Uploaded March 2026 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago
2 million people played Highguard. The people funding it gave it two weeks. New reports explain what actually happened—and why this keeps happening.
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00:00 They Got 14 Days
00:53 92% Finished The Tutorial
02:01 Bloomberg Found Out What Happened
05:22 60% Gone By Day Two
08:47 One Publisher Takes 0% Until You Profit
Sources:
https://x.com/ChadGrenier/status/2028933344663400860
https://x.com/ChadGrenier/status/2028939815862075412
bloomberg.com/news/newsletters/2026-02-26/the-story-behind-the-failure-of-highguard
https://x.com/Chris_Dring/status/2022730613141442903?s=20
steamdb.info/app/2458470/charts
steamdb.info/app/4128260/charts
innersloth.com/1-year-of-outersloth
https://aftermath.site/indie-game-publishers-outersloth-pocketpair/
newsletter.gamediscover.co/p/one-step-beyond-how-game-contracts
2 million people played Highguard. The people funding it gave it two weeks. New reports explain what actually happened—and why this keeps happening.
Join us at http://bellular.games for early access content, 20 editions of 'Loading Screen' a month and to support our team!
00:00 They Got 14 Days
00:53 92% Finished The Tutorial
02:01 Bloomberg Found Out What Happened
05:22 60% Gone By Day Two
08:47 One Publisher Takes 0% Until You Profit
Sources:
https://x.com/ChadGrenier/status/2028933344663400860
https://x.com/ChadGrenier/status/2028939815862075412
bloomberg.com/news/newsletters/2026-02-26/the-story-behind-the-failure-of-highguard
https://x.com/Chris_Dring/status/2022730613141442903?s=20
steamdb.info/app/2458470/charts
steamdb.info/app/4128260/charts
innersloth.com/1-year-of-outersloth
https://aftermath.site/indie-game-publishers-outersloth-pocketpair/
newsletter.gamediscover.co/p/one-step-beyond-how-game-contracts
