It is never good news to hear that a game will no longer be receiving support as a result of low player numbers. After all, hundreds of developers have spent the last few years of their lives working on it, and although it was not a success, that is still something worth remembering. That is the case with one recently released title, which will unfortunately be shutting down in just a few weeks' time.
However, in the meantime, players will be able to play it for free courtesy of Steam to see how far they can get before it is gone forever.
The game in question is none other than Highguard, a free-to-play hero shooter from the creators of Titanfall and Apex Legends. First announced at December 2025's The Game Awards, the ambitious title was highly praised by Geoff Keighley himself, even bagging itself a slot at the end of the show for maximum impact. However, after launching back on 26 January, it was clear that it was not going to be viable long term. Due to oversized maps, lack of audience testing before release, punishing gameplay loops, and no incentives to keep playing, Highguard shot to the bottom of...
