Disastrous survival shooter The Day Before to be extracted from existence, shutting down its servers just one month after launch

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It's startling to think The Day Before was once the most wishlisted game on Steam, given how fast and spectacular its fall from grace has been. Earlier this month, the game launched to scathing reviews from critics and players alike, panning it as a shallow, empty extraction shooter that was nothing like what its developer Fntastic originally promised. Just four days later, Fntastic announced it was shutting its doors, with the developer claiming that it «lack[ed] the funds to continue». A few hours after that, the game was pulled from sale on Steam, though the actual servers remained online.

For those players who could still access it, the fate of the game itself has remained uncertain. Until now. Earlier today, The Day Before's official Twitter account posted a statement confirming the game will be shut down next month. «We regret to inform you that the development company Fntastic has officially ceased operations, and as a result The Day Before will be retired and the servers will be turned off on 22 January 2024.»

The statement then explains The Day Before's investor, Mytona «has been working in collaboration with Steam to facilitate refunds for all game purchasers», adding that Steam will «proactively refund all remaining players». It ends by thanking all of the game's supporters «throughout this journey». There is no apology for the state of the game on launch, nor its extraordinarily short lifespan, though the account did retweet an apology from Mytona on December 11.

pic.twitter.com/GIX4ZAztnyDecember 22, 2023

Indeed, it isn't entirely clear who the statement is from, whether it’s a spokesperson for Fntastic, its sibling founders Eduard and Aisen Gotovtsev, or someone from Mytona. Fntastic itself is apparently