Highguard dev hit with mass layoffs as "most of the team at Wildlight" is let go

Key art for Highguard showing Kai riding a bear, Atticus with the Shieldbreaker, and Scarlet, crouched, aiming down sights.

Highguard studio Wildlight has been hit with layoffs just weeks after the launch of the game.

It's no surprise that Highguard hasn't had the easiest time since it was announced at the end of The Game Awards 2025. Reactions to the announcement trailer ranged from mild confusion and apathy to straight-up rejection of yet another live-service hero shooter ala Concord. Then the game was launched to middling reviews and performance complaints, and despite a flurry of big updates since, Wildlight has confirmed it's laid off "a number" of developers.