Just when we thought the story about The Day Before couldn’t get any better, the development studio Fntastic comes up with the next banger. The game company actually no longer exists, but a social media posting now reveals more about the future of the title.
The story of The Day Before will certainly go down in video game history as one of the greatest failures ever. After the first trailers, a real hype developed around the title, which many fans saw as the next great survival MMO hope. But with each postponement and more videos released, concerns arose that the Fntastic studio had unsubtle intentions.
The release on December 7, 2023 put the final nails in the title’s coffin. Some resourceful detectives discovered that the developers simply slapped together a few assets from the Unreal Engine store. The scandal was rounded off by the gameplay not working front and back.
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Shortly after the release of The Day Before, Fntastic announced that the studio was closing its doors. Allegedly, all buyers should receive refunds from Steam, even if they played for more than two hours. The title has now been removed from the distribution platform, but Fntastic promised that the servers will remain online for the time being.
Oops, promises were made too hastily. Because in a new posting on So if you haven’t asked for a refund, take a look at the role now. It might be even more annoying if you bought a Steam account with the game from one of the tons of scalpers popping up. Some of the accounts sold for over $200 on the virtual table.
— The Day Before (@playdaybefore) December 22, 2023
The statement continues: “As previously communicated, Mytona is working as an investor with Steam to facilitate refunds for all buyers. For all players who have not yet canceled their purchase, Steam will now proactively issue refunds. We want to “To once again express our gratitude for the community’s support throughout the lifespan of the project. Unfortunately, without a development team, we have no choice but to officially close the project.”
We’ll be curious to see whether all buyers will automatically receive a refund. Because it all still seems suspicious. By the way, my colleague Felix has broken down the entire story in detail in the following video:
The Day Before was one of the most anticipated games on Steam for almost two years. Recently the game finally appeared in an early access version – and just four days later it completely disappeared. Felix tries to break down the absolutely crazy story behind this mega-flop.
