--- title: "Highguard Player Numbers Drop 96% in Four Days" url: https://daily.dev/posts/highguard-player-numbers-drop-96-in-four-days-dsc5msk6e source_url: https://80.lv/articles/highguard-player-numbers-drop-96-in-four-days/ type: article source: "80 LEVEL" published: 2026-01-30T10:33:04.111Z updated: 2026-01-30T10:33:40.116Z tags: ["game-development", "gaming", "steam"] reading_time: 3 upvotes: 0 comments: 0 language: 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 Player Numbers Drop 96% in Four Days **[80 LEVEL](https://daily.dev/sources/80lv)** · 3 min read · 0 upvotes · 0 comments ## Summary Wildlight Entertainment's hero shooter Highguard lost 96% of its player base within four days of launch, dropping from 97,249 concurrent players to under 4,000. The game currently holds a 2.2/10 rating on Metacritic, though its Steam rating has improved slightly from Mostly Negative to Mixed (40% positive). The rapid decline is abnormal compared to other hero shooters, suggesting initial interest was driven by pre-release hype and free-to-play accessibility. Developers are responding with post-launch patches addressing crashes, bugs, and adding new features in an attempt to salvage the game's reception. ## Full article daily.dev links to this article rather than hosting it. Read it at the original source: ## Similar posts on daily.dev - [Highguard, 2026's First Contentious Title, Performs Poorly at Launch](https://daily.dev/posts/highguard-2026-s-first-contentious-title-performs-poorly-at-launch-dbnbwgxkj) · 80 LEVEL · 0 upvotes · 0 comments --- Tags: [#game-development](https://daily.dev/tags/game-development), [#gaming](https://daily.dev/tags/gaming), [#steam](https://daily.dev/tags/steam) [View this post on daily.dev](https://daily.dev/posts/highguard-player-numbers-drop-96-in-four-days-dsc5msk6e)