Highguard: The 48-Hour Speedrun to a Dead Game

As of February 17, 2026, the player count tells a grim story. The current player base has dropped significantly since launch, with many reporting difficulty finding matches outside of peak hours. The subreddit and Discord channels are filled with posts about dead lobbies and ghost town servers. already over for Wildlight Entertainment, the studio that released HIGHGUARD less than 3 weeks ago. According to the LinkedIn post by Alex Graner, one of the game's level designers, and the tweet from Josh Sobel, tech artist, the entire team was laid off. Also just to rub some dirt into open wounds, a lawsuit was filed.