Summary

  • The Day Before, a game that faced criticism for failing to deliver on promises, is now being scalped online with accounts and individual keys being sold for absurd prices.
  • The closure of FNTASTIC, the development studio, has left players without support for the broken game, amplifying the controversy surrounding it.
  • Despite the negative reception and the game being removed from the Steam platform, opportunistic individuals are taking advantage of its rarity and controversy by selling it at high prices.

The Day Before rogue keys are currently being scalped on online marketplaces, and accounts with the game activated are being sold for absurd prices, reaching up to $1,000. Following the tumultuous release and subsequent removal of The Day Before from Steam, scalpers have seized the opportunity presented by its delisting.

The Day Before entered early access on December 7. Despite significant pre-release hype, the game faced criticism for failing to deliver on promises, resulting in widespread negative reviews. The subsequent closure of FNTASTIC, the development studio, has left players without support for a broken game, amplifying the controversy surrounding it. However, it appears that some individuals are trying to capitalize on this situation.

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The Day Before Developer Controversy Explained

The Day Before has been a disappointment, and recent news about its developer Fntastic has caused huge controversy that has left fans furious.

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Online accounts with The Day Before activated are being listed for as much as $1,000. In addition, as highlighted by SrGarrus on Twitter, individual keys are surfacing on various platforms at staggering prices, reaching up to $200. The G2A marketplace is also witnessing the resale of keys for the now-deleted FNTASTIC post-apocalyptic shooter at over $230, further emphasizing the trend. This is particularly striking, considering that the original price for the game was around $40.

Initially, The Day Before sold approximately 200,000 copies, but more than half were refunded within a day. On the very day of its launch, The Day Before player count started to decline from its initial peak, and just a couple of days after its release, the game was left with an almost 90% decrease. Now, with the game removed from the Steam platform and becoming inaccessible, opportunistic individuals are capitalizing on its rarity and controversy.

One of the main complaints about the game was that it promised to be a massive multiplayer online (MMO), but upon release, players discovered it was an extraction shooter. While some fans thought this meant the developer couldn't deliver on its promise and decided to change the focus of the game, a former FNTASTIC developer revealed that The Day Before never resembled anything like an MMO. The developer even acknowledged that no one from their team understood why they were calling it an MMO.

Despite publisher Mytona committing to opening up refunds for anyone who purchased The Day Before on Steam, some players are clearly still interested in buying it.

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The Day Before
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Open-World
Zombie
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Systems
PC-1
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Top Critic Avg: 12 /100
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Released
December 7, 2023
Developer(s)
Fntastic
Publisher(s)
MYTONA
Engine
Unreal Engine 5
Multiplayer
Online Multiplayer, Local Multiplayer
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WHERE TO PLAY

DIGITAL
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The Day Before offers players a uniquely reimagined journey into post-apocalyptic open-world MMO survival set in the present day on the US East Coast following a deadly pandemic.


SURVIVE AT ALL COSTS
Fight other players for survival. Survive against the deadly infected. Collect valuable loot.


DISCOVER THE NEW POST-PANDEMIC WORLD
Explore the beautiful and richly detailed New Fortune City. Enter tall skyscrapers, business centers, massive malls, grand stadiums, and more. Uncover distant surroundings of New Fortune City on stunningly detailed vehicles.


REBUILD SOCIETY
Join the Woodberry survivor colony on its mission to rebuild society. Trade items in Woodberry and save your wealth in a personal storage room. Build your own home in the safe zone.

Platform(s)
PC
Genre(s)
Open-World, Zombie