Highguard
- Developer
- Wildlight Entertainment
- Publisher
- Wildlight Entertainment
- Released
- 26 January 2026
- Age rating
- PEGI N/A
Platforms: Xbox Series X|S, PC, PlayStation 5
Genres: shooter
From the creators of Apex Legends and Titanfall, comes Highguard: a PvP raid shooter where players will ride, fight, and raid as Wardens, arcane gunslingers sent to fight for control of a mythical continent.
Best gaming PC for Highguard in 2026
Full buyers guide →Below are the four PC tiers we'd actually recommend for Highguard today. These are our 2026 hardware picks, not the dated publisher minimums you'll find on Steam.
Budget
1080p · 60fps
- CPU
- AMD Ryzen 5 7600
- GPU
- NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5050 8GB
- RAM
- 16 GB
- Storage
- 1TB NVMe SSD
Mid-tier
1440p · 60fps
- CPU
- AMD Ryzen 7 7700
- GPU
- NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5060 Ti 16GB
- RAM
- 32 GB
- Storage
- 2TB NVMe SSD
High-end
1440p · 144fps
- CPU
- AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D
- GPU
- NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 Ti 16GB
- RAM
- 32 GB
- Storage
- 2TB NVMe SSD
Enthusiast
4K · 60fps
- CPU
- AMD Ryzen 9 9950X3D
- GPU
- NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5090 32GB
- RAM
- 64 GB
- Storage
- 4TB NVMe SSD
Official system requirements
These are the minimum and recommended specs as published by Wildlight Entertainment on Steam. They tend to be conservative, usually "what ran the game at 1080p when it shipped". For what you should actually buy in 2026, see the tier cards above.
| Minimum | Recommended | |
|---|---|---|
| OS | Windows 10 | Windows 11 |
| CPU | Intel Core i5-6600K / AMD Ryzen R5 1600 | Intel Core i5-9600K / AMD Ryzen 5 3600 |
| RAM | 8 GB | 12 GB |
| GPU | Nvidia GTX 1060 6GB / AMD RX 580 8 GB | Nvidia RTX 2080 8 GB / AMD RX 6650 XT 8 GB |
| Storage | 25 GB | 25 GB |
| DirectX | 12 | 12 |
Verified 23 August 2026 against the Steam store page.
Can your PC run Highguard?
If your CPU is roughly equivalent to Intel Core i5-9600K / AMD Ryzen 5 3600 and your GPU is at or above Nvidia RTX 2080 8 GB / AMD RX 6650 XT 8 GB, you'll hit recommended settings at 1080p/60. For 1440p or higher, look at the tier picks above.