Debuting at The Sport Awards 2025 with an end-of-show reveal trailer, Highguard is a brand new free-to-play PvP raid shooter hailing from some of the creators of Respawn’s Apex Legends and Titanfall.
Although we have heard little or no since, Highguard reemerged final week with the promise of a launch showcase that confirmed the January 26, 2026 launch date. The showcase will supply a “full gameplay deep dive, yr one plans, and far more.”
In Highguard, gamers will “experience, combat, and raid as Wardens, arcane gunslingers despatched to combat for management of a mythic continent,” though it has suffered from a level of negativity on-line since that The Sport Awards reveal.
Highguard is ready to launch throughout PC, PlayStation 5, and Xbox Collection X and S. Affirmation of its launch time comes from SteamDB, which of course relates solely to the worldwide Steam launch, however it’s seemingly Highguard will go dwell concurrently throughout all platforms.
Highguard world launch occasions:
Relying on the place you’re on this planet, Highguard is ready to go dwell on:
Monday, January 26, 2026:
PST (San Francisco):
CST (Austin, Mexico Metropolis):
EST (New York):
GMT (London):
CET (Paris):
Tuesday, January 27, 2026
JST (Tokyo):
CST (Beijing):
AEST (Sydney):
NZST (Wellington):
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