Fntastic’s The Day Before is finally dead. After a controversial launch and being pulled from sale (publisher MyTona worked with Steam to offer full refunds), the servers have officially shut down as of January 22nd. Shout out to the one person who kept logging in daily since December 28th, per SteamDB.
Announced in 2021, The Day Before was touted as a survival MMO set in a post-pandemic world. It would face multiple delays and a shift to Unreal Engine 5. The lack of gameplay footage close to release prompted skepticism from fans, and when Fntastic finally showcased the game in January 2023, it was after announcing yet another delay to November due to trademark dispute.
The Day Before would suffer another delay to December while shifting to an early access launch on PC. Following overwhelmingly negative reviews, Fntastic shut down, stating the title had “failed financially” and lacked the funds to continue development. Check out our review for the early access version here – we gave it a rare 1 out of 10 due to its terrible gameplay, design, world and more.