“The Day Before” has launched on Steam. On Twitch, hundreds of thousands wanted to see what it was all about.
What’s going on with The Day Before? On December 7 at 7:00 PM, it was time: The survival MMORPG “The Day Before” was supposed to launch. Still in early access, but at least: The download was available from the announced time.
Many interested players started the download and were confronted with a data size of over 50 GB. For some, it still means: Waiting for the download to finish.
However, some are already able to play and are now showing the first impressions of The Day Before on Twitch. And apparently, a lot of people want to see that.
You can get an impression live in the GameStar stream of The Day Before on Twitch.
Update December 8, 10:00 PM: The Day Before has been playable for three hours and is currently overwhelmed with negative reviews on Steam. We have expanded the article with the part about the Steam reviews and adjusted the headline accordingly.
Reviews on Steam extremely negative: “Not an open-world MMO”
The first reviews on Steam are mostly negative about the game. Currently, the reviews stand at “Extremely negative” with just over 2,100 votes. This means that 85% have rated the game negatively and only 15% positively.
What do the negative reviews say? In summary, frequently mentioned criticisms include:
- The game is not an open-world MMO as advertised, but an extraction shooter
- The map feels empty and lifeless
- The game has hardly any survival elements, as announced
- The gunplay feels dull with poor hit feedback
- The performance is poor
- The difference between the shown gameplay trailers and the game itself is too large
Here is an excerpt of some reviews:
- Daquavious Bruhquavion the 1st: “This is not an open-world MMO, but a small extraction shooter. The city is dead, and there are hardly any open buildings. There are no survival elements in the game because it is based on being an extraction shooter game like Tarkov. This is a shame; the game could have been a Next Day Z. I would not recommend buying this game. Most of the city is not open anyway.”
- RearAdmiral: “I was looking forward to a game like this. The servers are bad, but I still had my hopes for the story and looting. I have a decent PC, and this game runs very poorly.”
- Glimmers: “I have played many games, but this is probably the biggest cash grab among them. Don’t buy it, it is literally impossible to connect to a server as they only have space for 4k players, but active 40k players.”
Are there positive reviews? Hardly. Currently, you have to scroll and search long on Steam to find positive words.
In the positive words, you also find criticism woven into the reviews. For example, nucro says: “Graphics and implementation please me so far. Housing is also present.
However, since the game is a pure Division Darkzone with constant PvP and extraction points, I’m unfortunately out.”
What is the biggest problem? That an online game has performance issues and initial hiccups at launch is nothing unusual at first.
However, the biggest drawback seems to be that “The Day Before” is perceived as a hoax. Due to the previous marketing, people thought it would come as an open-world shooter in the style of The Division. That it is now only an extraction shooter is disappointing.
Huge interest is evident through Twitch
This is what it looks like for “The Day Before” on Twitch: Currently (December 7, 7:49 PM), 456,924 viewers are watching live streams of “The Day Before”. This places it just behind the category “Just Chatting”.
For the time being, however, “The Day Before” has temporarily surpassed Fortnite, which is currently attracting quite a few people with its Lego update, as well as League of Legends and Counter Strike 2.
But while some are already able to see gameplay scenes, others are stuck in the character creator due to apparently full servers, or are simply still downloading the game. Nevertheless, it is already generating a lot of interest on Twitch.
What is the story of The Day Before?
The Day Before was once the “most anticipated game on Steam”, but was marked by a chaotic development phase and was originally supposed to be released in November 2023. Before that, a beta was supposed to come, which was then canceled. In addition, it simply disappeared from Steam for several months due to uncertainties regarding the game’s naming rights. This raised doubts among the originally interested players.
What kind of game is this? Basically, it is a survival game set in a post-apocalypse following a pandemic. You are in “New Fortune City” and have to take care of your own survival – while hostile groups want to get at you.
In the process, you seek ever better equipment and weapons to defend yourself against other players and against the infected.
Where is The Day Before coming out? The game is currently only available for PC and is only in early access for now. It is supposed to be available at a later time on PS5 and Xbox Series X.
An overview of “The Day Before” can be found here.
