All owners of The Day Before will receive a refund for the game.
The Day Before never stops making headlines. The alleged survival MMO, which turned out to be a buggy extraction shooter, has been criticized more harshly than almost any other game. The fraud allegations have now led to Steam itself intervenes and gives all buyers their money back.
Refund for everyone
How on X (formerly Twitter) announced by the developers, Steam is working with investor Mytona to give everyone their money back. It probably doesn’t matter how long you played The Day Before. Normally, a refund on Steam is only possible if the product has been used for less than two hours.
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The Day Before: Between fraud and incompetence
Steam will do this proactive
proceed with the remaining buyers – so whether there is even the choice to keep The Day Before is unclear. Very soon you will no longer be able to play the shooter anyway.
Servers are shutting down
As the developers also announce, The Day Before server gates will close on January 22, 2024. Then everyone who got a key on the black market will no longer be able to play. The Day Before was no longer available for purchase shortly after its release and the studio Fntastic closed down. Unfortunately, without a development team, we had no choice but to officially close the project
say the makers.
The users have had enough
Of course, the mood in the comments has reached a low point. Most users accuse the developers of a scam attempt that went wrong. Revolt believes the fallout may not just be limited to The Day Before:
Successfully lost people’s trust in Early Access! It makes more sense to just wait and see how it develops!
The train has left for SlimMerc and he doesn’t want to hear anything more from the developers:
At this point, I don’t think there’s really any excuse that can repair the damage. Just refund players their money, keep quiet, and leave the gaming industry to the actual developers and publishers.
Are you happy that a refund for The Day Before is now imminent or do you personally wish you could keep the buggy remnants of an online game? Despite all the chaos, did you expect the servers to shut down so quickly? What are your thoughts on the entire controversy? Feel free to write it in the comments!
