"On January 26, after period of radio silence following its reveal at the 2025 Game Awards, Highguard launched for free, offering players a 3v3 PVP "raid shooter" experience complete with destructible environments and cool mounts to ride into battle on. However, shortly after the game's launch, players began reporting problems. One of the first was that many, myself included, couldn't even play Highguard due to the overwhelmed servers. Far from the worst issue to have on launch day."
"Once players got in, many reported performance issues on PC, with rigs equipped with high-end hardware still struggling to play Highguard at a steady framerate. And after getting through all that, some players have found matches in Highguard boring and slow, complaining that the 3v3 format and large map don't mix well. Sprinkle in some bad-faith users attacking the game for looking "woke," whatever the hell that means, and you end up with a horrible Steam review rating."
"As of 5:10 p.m. EST, Highguard has 9,442 user reviews on Steam across all languages. Of those nearly 10,000 reviews, SteamDB data shows 7,230 of them are negative. This adds up to a "Mostly Negative" status on Steam with fewer than 2,000 positive reviews. Ouch. Over on the PlayStation Store, things are better, with Highguard sitting at nearly 2,000 reviews and a 3.34 out of 5-star rating."
Highguard launched free on January 26 for PS5, Xbox, and PC with a 3v3 PvP 'raid shooter' concept featuring destructible environments and rideable mounts. Overwhelmed servers prevented many players from joining matches during the first hours of launch. Players who entered experienced performance problems on PC, including unstable framerates even on high-end hardware. Some players described matches as boring and slow, saying the 3v3 format clashes with large maps. A portion of user reviews attacked the game for perceived cultural reasons, contributing to a surge of negative feedback. Steam currently shows a Mostly Negative rating with over 7,000 negative reviews; the PlayStation Store rating is about 3.34/5.
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