Summary

  • The Day Before faced criticism for its troubled development and controversial release, resulting in accusations of deception and scam.
  • Despite the game's negative reception and impending closure, some players are still interested in playing The Day Before, as seen through the development of an unofficial crack for offline play.
  • The game's poor ratings and development issues have created a secondary market, with individuals scalping The Day Before at varying prices and offering accounts with the game already activated.

A player is currently working on a The Day Before crack aimed at enabling players to experience the highly controversial title offline. This move comes after a tumultuous development process and a controversial release that left players disillusioned. Surprisingly, as The Day Before approaches its official shutdown, some players are still interested in playing the game.

The Day Before, published by Mytona, faced severe criticism for its troubled development and a controversial launch that fell short of many promises. The most significant discrepancy was The Day Before’s initial billing as an MMO, only for players to discover upon release that it was an extraction shooter. The gap between the promised features and the delivered product resulted in widespread accusations of deception and scam. This triggered a wave of negative criticism, with many players requesting refunds. Ultimately, this downturn led to the game becoming a commercial failure, prompting its publisher to announce the forthcoming closure of The Day Before servers.

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Ex-Fntastic Dev Says The Day Before Was Never an MMO

A former Fntastic developer chimes in on The Day Before controversy by claiming that the game was never anything resembling the MMO that was promised.

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Amid The Day Before's impending closure, a Twitter user named Luci0 shared a work-in-progress image, hinting at the development of a crack that could potentially allow players to play the game offline. This unofficial version has no intended release date, and the player hasn’t shared any further information. It looks like, despite the game's highly publicized flaws and imminent closure, some players remain interested in experiencing The Day Before firsthand.

It's not entirely clear who would want to play such a broken game, but in addition to this unofficial crack version, there have been reports of individuals scalping The Day Before online at varying prices, ranging from $15 to an astonishing $1,000. Some are even offering accounts with the game already activated, creating a secondary market for a title marred by controversy.

In addition to players complaining about The Day Before’s absence of open-world components, bugs, crashes, and difficulties in finding open servers have further fueled the discontent. The controversy reached a tipping point when Fntastic, the studio behind the game, began erasing its digital presence. The Day Before's Discord channels were shut down, YouTube content was removed, and even the CEO removed themselves from Twitter. The studio ultimately announced its closure, and the publisher marked the end of The Day Before's troubled journey, with servers scheduled to shut down on January 22, 2024.

Despite many poorly rated video games in 2023, The Day Before is already considered by several players as the worst game of the year. However, despite this setback, the unexpected development of an unofficial offline version proves that players are still curious about the game.

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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