What happened to The Day Before? Sudden shutdown explained

radiotimes.com:

You’ve probably seen the news doing the rounds about The Day Before, its overwhelmingly negative user reviews, and now the fact that its development studio has shut its doors for good.

It’s been a bit of a whirlwind, and if you need it all explaining, we don’t blame you.

Developer Fntastic has closed down just days after the disastrous launch of The Days Before, with cries of the whole thing being a scam thrown around by many online.

Simply put, the game launched after years of a suspicious development journey, was seemingly in no way whatsoever worth the price people paid for it, and now the developer is no more.

What is it exactly that happened to The Day Before? We’re here with an explainer of the situation and a strong recommendation to ask for a refund if you bought it.

The Days Before launched in early access on 7th December 2023, and was shut down by the developer and publisher just four days later, on 11th December.

Those who played the game panned it in just about every department as the dubious nature of its protracted development cycle was revealed to the world – players and critics alike questioning the validity of the release.

Following the launch of the game, its developer Fntastic was unceremoniously shut down, and took to X (formerly Twitter) to reveal its statement:

Just a quick look down the comments and in the quote posts of that statement will tell you what many people thought of the game. DayZ had some fun with it, too.

Mired in controversy since its reveal, many were surprised that a game from a relatively unknown development studio could become the most wishlisted title on Steam.

Accusations of the multiplayer extraction shooter survival horror overpromising and even flipping assets from other