TLDR
- The Day Before, which made a big splash when it was unveiled in 2021, had a disastrous early access launch on December 7. Now the studio, Fntastic, announces that it is closing its doors.
- Fntastic explains that it has no funds left to continue development, calls The Day Before a commercial flop, and apologizes if the game did not meet players’ expectations.
- Despite accusations of fraud and bad user reviews, Fntastic points out that all revenue from the game goes towards paying off debts, and the servers remain operational even though the future of the game is uncertain.
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The Day Before made a big splash when it was first unveiled in 2021. Developer Fntastic caught the interest of tons of fans, and for many quickly added the game to the top of their Steam wishlist.
Two years later, everything has gone wrong. December 7 marked a disastrous “early access” launch for The Day Before, and just under a week later, the studio is now announcing that it is closing its doors.
Delays and accusations
In a message on X (formerly Twitter) explains to Fntastic that it doesn’t have the money to continue. After five days in “early access”, the developer calls The Day Before a commercial flop, and now it’s over and done with.
– We put all our energy, resources and working hours into the development of The Day before, which was our first big game. We really wanted to release new updates to show the game’s full potential, but unfortunately we don’t have the funds to continue the work.
The Day Before was not the game fans had hoped for.
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Furthermore, Fntastic apologizes if the game did not meet the players’ expectations. According to the statement, the team found that making games is very difficult and it had overestimated its abilities. However, nothing specific is mentioned about the many controversial aspects of the development of The Day Before.
It didn’t take long from the game’s announcement for accusations of lying and deception to surface. Multiple delays to the game led to accusations that the whole thing was a scam, which wasn’t helped by the mildly unfinished “early access” launch.
– It turns out that this is a real game. Really wish it wasn’t, reads one over 16,000 negative user reviews on Steam.
Several of the user reviews are marked with the fact that the player has been refunded the game purchase. As far as money is concerned, Fntastic points out that it has not taken any profit from the sale of the game, and that all the money now goes to pay off debts to the studio’s partners.
The team also points out that the servers for The Day Before are still up and running, but otherwise the game’s future is uncertain.
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2023-12-11 22:23:21
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