--- title: Highguard is permanently shutting down on March 12 description: Wildlight Entertainment is shutting down its live service multiplayer shooter Highguard on March 12, 2026, less than two months after its debut at the 2026... canonical: https://daily.dev/posts/highguard-is-permanently-shutting-down-on-march-12-zkgtjpe3b twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:site: @dailydotdev og:type: website og:site_name: daily.dev og:title: Highguard is permanently shutting down on March 12 | daily.dev og:description: Wildlight Entertainment is shutting down its live service multiplayer shooter Highguard on March 12, 2026, less than two months after its debut at the 2026... og:url: https://daily.dev/posts/highguard-is-permanently-shutting-down-on-march-12-zkgtjpe3b og:image: https://api.daily.dev/og/posts/zkgtJpe3b.png og:image:alt: Highguard is permanently shutting down on March 12 og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 630 og:locale: en --- > ## Documentation Index > Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://daily.dev/llms.txt > Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further. # Highguard is permanently shutting down on March 12 **[Game Developer](https://daily.dev/sources/gamedeveloper)** · 2 min read · 0 upvotes · 0 comments ## Summary Wildlight Entertainment is shutting down its live service multiplayer shooter Highguard on March 12, 2026, less than two months after its debut at the 2026 Game Awards. Despite attracting over 2 million players, the studio failed to build a sustainable player base. The studio had already laid off most of its staff two weeks after launch, leaving only a core team. A final content update will be released before servers go offline. Questions remain about the game's troubled development, undisclosed Tencent backing, and what the closure means for Wildlight's future. ## Full article daily.dev links to this article rather than hosting it. 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