The success of Wardogs got here as a pleasing shock, contemplating the tough yr for aggressive shooters. In January 2026, the sport Highguard was launched and briefly reached 100,000 concurrent players on Steam. Throughout the first week, that quantity dropped by greater than 80%. Then, in March 2026, Wildlight Leisure introduced the sport would be permanently shut down.
Bungie’s Marathon, launched in March 2026, has obtained good evaluations, however it has struggled commercially. Different multiplayer shooters like Final Flag and 1047 Video games’ Empulse additionally did not preserve an viewers this yr.
As of now, Wardogs has reached over 428,000 concurrent players on Steam. The sport is predicted to be in early entry for 12-24 months earlier than a 1.0 model, so we’ll see if it might maintain its present participant base for that lengthy — particularly with GTA 6 and Name of Obligation: Fashionable Warfare 4 popping out this yr.