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The Day Before had been elevated from wishlist curiosity to the main character of the internet. The delay and bizarre timing created a perfect storm. On the other hand, eight months! That's a really long time to delay a game that's supposedly almost finished-unless it wasn't? Reactions were all over the place: On one hand, the dispute seemed real and disruptive for Fntastic. Surprise! The Day Before was delayed another eight months, this time because of a trademark dispute with a calendar app called 'TheDayBefore.' The Day Before Steam page disappeared, and Fntastic also postponed that gameplay video we were promised. The second delay & Steam takedown: January 2023 The red flags were piling up, but things would get really weird just a few days later. The Day Before had its naysayers, too, but pessimism was shot down by much louder enthusiasm.įntastic announced that it'd finally share a new video in January that'd 'showcase a majority of the features and gameplay elements requested by our community and will provide a clear glimpse into the current state of development.' Meanwhile, we seriously questioned if The Day Before was legit. The official Discord was abuzz with fans who were convinced the next DayZ-like phenomenon was almost here.

The game's second deadline was in two months, and by this time it'd been nearly two years since we'd seen significant gameplay. Six months of silence, Fntastic promises to show some gameplay before release: January 2023īy 2023, unease around the lack of The Day Before updates was on the rise. There seemed to be a misunderstanding around Fntastic's special definition of volunteer, but it did admit some of its employees were unpaid help. People had already taken notice of the studios' quirky communication style, but this was the first time it got them into trouble. Just a month after the big delay, Fntastic put out a call for 'volunteers' willing to help get The Day Before over the finish line. Fntastic criticized for using unpaid 'volunteer' workers: June 2022 Big games sometimes get delayed just months before their release date, but usually they're pushed back a matter of weeks or a month, not a whole year. 'The transition to a more advanced and adapted open worlds engine, will make the gameplay of The Day Before even more fantastic.' 'Feeling and understanding the great responsibility that we face, with enormous gratitude in our hearts, we're pleased to announce that The Day Before is switching to the new Unreal Engine 5 technology!' the studio said in a statement at the time.

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The game was delayed nearly a year so Fntastic could upgrade to Unreal Engine 5. Just a month before The Day Before, now the top-wishlisted game on Steam, is set to release, Fntastic pulled the plug.

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