The Day Before is considered by some to be the flop of the year 2023. In December, the developers announced that the servers would close today. Now it has been revealed that the developers are already working on a new game.
Why are the servers closing today? The servers are closing today due to the major flop of the game. The developers commented in December in a statement on X (formerly Twitter) and called the game “financially failed”.
The Day Before was supposed to become a survival MMO, featuring realistic zombies and impressive graphics. The game made it onto more and more wish lists on Steam, but then everything went wrong:
- The release was unexpectedly postponed in May 2022
- After the release of new trailers, players began to doubt the quality
- Due to a lawsuit regarding the name, The Day Before temporarily disappeared from Steam
On December 7, 2023, the release was finally approaching, but not much of the original hype remained. Nevertheless, The Day Before immediately soared on Twitch, only to be torn apart on Steam .
The reason so many people bought The Day Before might lie in its trailers. You can watch the final trailer for the game here again.
The Day Before is closing, but it doesn’t matter
Is anyone upset about the closure? Actually, most players should not care; the game had only one loyal player left who was actively playing.
On SteamDB, it is evident that only one player logs into the game daily for weeks. Who this player is and why he continues to play is unknown, but he is probably the only one still affected by the server shutdown. Since Christmas Eve, no more than two players have been in the game at the same time.
Can the game still be played after the closure? No, it can’t be played anymore. However, two modders have announced that they want to preserve the game for posterity. As one of the most controversial releases, the game likely holds some historical value for future generations. Our colleagues at GameStar have reported in detail about how far the modders have come.
The developers are probably already working on the next game
What about the developers? According to CD-ACTION , the developers are already working on a new game. Although the developer studio FNTASTIC has been closed, the minds behind it are said to have been planning their new project several months before the closure.
The laid-off developers from the studio reportedly received offers to work on the new mobile game, CD-ACTION reports, citing a source who likely worked at FNTASTIC.
What kind of game is it supposed to be? The game is reportedly being kept as secret as possible by the developers. So far, according to CD-ACTION, it has only been found out that it is a mobile game. According to the source, the developers want to keep the game secret to be successful despite the global embarrassment.
Did you play The Day Before back then, or are you perhaps the last person logging in? Many players felt cheated by the game. Steam refunded everyone their money, and The Day Before is no longer available. Whether that counts as fraud, we have discussed in our article: The Day Before: “Fraud of the Year” on Steam? – This is what a lawyer says
