Highguard, the highly anticipated free-to-play PvP raid shooter from Wildlight Entertainment, officially launches on January 26, 2026, across PC, PlayStation 5, and Xbox Series X/S platforms. Revealed at The Game Awards 2025, the title promises intense team combat and dynamic gameplay when its servers go live worldwide.
Global Launch Details
Wildlight has confirmed that Highguard’s release will be timed so players around the world can jump in simultaneously once regional clocks hit launch time. According to the latest global timetable, the game will become playable on January 26 at 10 AM Pacific Time (PT). From there, it rolls out across major zones, hitting 1 PM Eastern Time (ET) and 6 PM Greenwich Mean Time (GMT) on the same day.
Here are the Highguard launch times in different time zones based on the confirmed global release schedule:
- US Pacific Time (PT): January 26 at 10 AM
- US Eastern Time (ET): January 26 at 1 PM
- US Central Time (CT): January 26 at 12 PM
- US Mountain Time (MT): January 26 at 11 AM
- UK (GMT): January 26 at 6 PM
- Central Europe (CET): January 26 at 7 PM
- Middle East (GST): January 26 at 10 PM
- India (IST): January 26 at 11:30 PM
- China (CST): January 27 at 2 AM
- Japan (JST): January 27 at 3 AM
- Australia (AEST): January 27 at 4 AM
- New Zealand (NZST): January 27 at 7 AM
These times reflect the worldwide launch start for Highguard, which goes live on January 26, 2026, across major regions, so players everywhere can begin playing around the same moment based on their local clocks.
