Highguard manages almost 100k Steam players on day one, amidst over 13k negative reviews

Highguard has debuted to a strong playerbase on Steam, but the achievement has been softened somewhat by over 13 thousand negative Steam reviews. Highguard was announced at The Game Awards, gaining a large amount of attention due to being the final game announced at the show. This slot is usually reserved for announcements from large franchises or well-known studios, so a debut shooter being placed in the slot, followed by radio silence from developer Wildlight Entertainment, turned heads. The game was released this week on PC and console, and has been met with a mixed reception from players online. However, Highguard has managed a strong start on Steam, at least when it comes to concurrent players. Read More...

Jan 27, 2026 - 20:15
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Highguard manages almost 100k Steam players on day one, amidst over 13k negative reviews
Highguard has debuted to a strong playerbase on Steam, but the achievement has been softened somewhat by over 13 thousand negative Steam reviews.

Highguard was announced at The Game Awards, gaining a large amount of attention due to being the final game announced at the show. This slot is usually reserved for announcements from large franchises or well-known studios, so a debut shooter being placed in the slot, followed by radio silence from developer Wildlight Entertainment, turned heads.

The game was released this week on PC and console, and has been met with a mixed reception from players online. However, Highguard has managed a strong start on Steam, at least when it comes to concurrent players.

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