Highguard Revealed as a New PvP Raid Shooter from Titanfall and Apex Legends Creators Launching January 26 2026
The Game Awards is known for its major world premieres yet few reveals truly catch the industry off guard. This year however ended with a rare genuine surprise. Wildlight Entertainment the new studio founded by several original creators of Titanfall and Apex Legends closed the show with the announcement of Highguard, a new PvP raid shooter arriving January 26 2026.
Highguard immediately distinguishes itself with an eclectic mix of high mobility gunplay arcane powers class driven combat and one standout mechanic that grabbed everyone’s attention horseback shooting. Players can unleash weapons and abilities while mounted turning traditional shooter expectations on their head and introducing a new kinetic layer to PvP engagements.
The title positions players as Wardens arcane gunslingers battling for control of a mythical continent. According to the game’s Steam page matches revolve around securing the Shieldbreaker an objective that enables victorious crews to breach and destroy rival bases in a hybrid design that blends raid structure objective control and dynamic team skirmishes.
Highguard’s strong industry pedigree makes it one of the more intriguing new competitive shooters in development. As a free to play title launching across PC Xbox Series X/S and PlayStation 5 it aims to compete directly in the growing arena of high velocity ability driven PvP experiences. Its bold willingness to experiment rather than play it safe has already piqued significant interest with comparisons rising to previous breakout shooters while maintaining a distinctly original identity.
Expect more details about classes weapons powers and raid mechanics as Wildlight Entertainment ramps up communication ahead of launch. With its release set for January 26 2026 players will not have long to wait before stepping into the saddle as a Warden.
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