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Highguard Adds 5v5 and Major Stability Fixes as Reviews Rebound, Player Counts Lag

Wildlight is racing updates to rebuild trust following a rocky, high-profile debut.

Overview

  • Wildlight shipped back‑to‑back patches that it says cut crashes by about 90% and added key controls like console FOV sliders, ADS and crouch toggles, and new PC graphics options including DLSS presets and the ability to disable global illumination.
  • A second update within a day introduced optimization tweaks and a limited‑time 5v5 option after in‑game UI changes hinted at larger teams.
  • Steam user reviews have shifted from an initial "Mostly Negative" to overall "Mixed," and reviews filtered to players with more than three hours trend mostly positive in separate analyses.
  • Despite technical fixes, Steam concurrent players have fallen sharply from an all‑time peak near 97,000 to under 10,000 within days, according to multiple trackers and reports.
  • Industry figures from Larian, Remedy, and others criticized pile‑on negativity, while Wildlight CEO Dusty Welch acknowledged a poor reveal trailer and said the toxicity is challenging as he questions the decision to debut at The Game Awards.