Summary
The Day Beforedeveloper Fntastic has announced that it is closing down just four days after the zombie shooter game was released in Early Access on Steam.The Day Beforegenerated significant buzz when it was first revealed, giving fans hope of an open world MMO zombie shooter game with seriousLast of Usvibes. After multiple delays and very little of the game being shown to the public, though, many started to accuseThe Day Beforeof being fake.
The Day Beforedevelopers pushed back against claims that the game was fake or somehow a scam, but the controversies continued to pile on. Reports surfaced ofThe Day Beforeusing volunteer developerssoured many on the project. Things got worse whenThe Day Beforewas removed from Steam amid an apparent trademark dispute. Despite all of this, Fntastic finally releasedThe Day Beforein early access on December 7, but it seems the game has been a massive financial failure for the studio.
Fntastic has confirmed that it is closing down. “Unfortunately,The Day Beforehas failed financially, and we lack the funds to continue,” the developer said in a statement on Twitter. The statement stated a desire torelease updates forThe Day Beforeso that the game could reveal “its full potential,” but that won’t be possible since the studio no longer has funding to continue working on the project.The Day Beforeremains available for purchase on Steamat $39.99 at the time of this writing, and the developers have said that the game’s future is “unknown,” though “servers will remain operational” for now. So while Fntastic is closing down, it seems as thoughThe Day Beforeis staying live for the time being.
Despite impressive early trailers,The Day Beforereleased to Mostly Negative reviews as it completely failed to live up to the promises made in the trailer. Instead of being an open world MMO experience,The Day Beforewas more similar to an extraction shooter- one that was glitchy and broken in many ways. Fntastic said in its statement that the team “worked tirelessly for five years, pouring our blood, sweat, and tears into the game,” but this is unlikely to shift online discourse about the game, especially since no mention was made of gamers getting their money back.
We worked tirelessly for five years, pouring our blood, sweat, and tears into the game.
Unfortunately, Fntastic made no mention of refunds forDay Beforeplayerswho purchased the game. It said that all income received is being used to “pay off debts” to its partners, and made it a point to stress that it didn’t take any money from the public through crowdfunding or pre-orders, though that will likely do little to appease fans who bought the game and may be upset thatThe Day Before’s future updates have already been canceled.
Fntastic ended its statement by saying, “We apologize if we didn’t meet your expectations. We did everything within our power, but unfortunately, we miscalculated our capabilities. Creating games is an incredibly challenging endeavor.” Needless to say, social media reactions to this development have not been positive. ConsideringThe Day Before’s plummeting player count, many may have seen this coming, though it’s safe to say that few expected this to happen so quickly after the game’s early access launch on December 7.
The Day Before
WHERE TO PLAY
The Day Before offers players a uniquely reimagined journey into post-apocalyptic open-world MMO survival set in the present day on the US East Coast following a deadly pandemic.SURVIVE AT ALL COSTSFight other players for survival. Survive against the deadly infected. Collect valuable loot.DISCOVER THE NEW POST-PANDEMIC WORLDExplore the beautiful and richly detailed New Fortune City. Enter tall skyscrapers, business centers, massive malls, grand stadiums, and more. Uncover distant surroundings of New Fortune City on stunningly detailed vehicles.REBUILD SOCIETYJoin the Woodberry survivor colony on its mission to rebuild society. Trade items in Woodberry and save your wealth in a personal storage room. Build your own home in the safe zone.
