Fntastic, the developer behind the controversial and much-derided postapocalyptic shooter The Day Earlier than, introduced it’s shutting down simply 4 days after the sport’s launch.
“In the present day, we announce the closure of Fntastic Studio. Sadly, The Day Earlier than has failed financially, and we lack the funds to proceed. All earnings obtained is getting used to repay money owed to our companions,” a message posted to Fntastic’s X account and web site states. “We invested all our efforts, sources, and man-hours into the event of The Day Earlier than, which was our first big sport. We actually needed to launch new patches to disclose the complete potential of the sport, however sadly, we don’t have the funding to proceed to work.”
The Day Earlier than gained discover earlier this 12 months with glitzy trailers and its momentary standing as probably the most wish-listed sport on Steam. Controversy adopted, as Fntastic reportedly was utilizing some unpaid volunteers to make the sport, put out underwhelming new gameplay footage, and struggled to acquire the rights to the title The Day Earlier than. After a number of delays, the sport lastly got here out on December 7, peaking at 38,104 concurrent gamers, in keeping with SteamDB. The response to the sport has largely been destructive, because it’s clear that Fntastic overpromised and underdelivered .
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The Day Earlier than at present sits at a “principally destructive” person rating common on Steam with over 18,500 opinions. Some have alleged that The Day Earlier than was doubtlessly scamming gamers. In reponse to that, Fntastic’s message states the studio “didn’t take any cash from the general public throughout the improvement of The Day Earlier than; there have been no pre-orders or crowdfunding campaigns.”
As for what’s subsequent, The Day Earlier than stays accessible for buy on Steam, and Fntastic says that “servers will stay in operation” for it and the studio’s different sport, Propnight, for now. It appears to have deleted its account on Medium and adjusted the standing of all movies on its YouTube channel to personal, although.
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