New free-to-play online shooter launches on Steam as the most-played, least-liked game today, with 97,000-player peak

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Highguard officially dropped on Jan 26, 2026, peaking at 97,249 players. Despite the free-to-play status and a high volume of players, it's drowning in over 16,000 reviews, mostly negative, due to severe optimization issues and a 3v3 loop that players find boringly slow.

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