The Day Before, one of the most controversial and catastrophic games in recent memory, will have its servers shut down in January 2024, just 45 days after the game launched in Early Access.

• Controversial game The Day Before will have servers shut down in January 2024, just 45 days after its troubled launch.

• Developer Fntastic has closed down and the entire project will cease to exist, leaving players unable to purchase or play the game.

• Steam will automatically refund remaining players and Mytona, the investor, has been collaborating with Steam to facilitate refunds for all purchasers.

  • thoughtorgan@lemmy.worldEnglish
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    6 months ago

    I don’t think they intended to release anything ever. But there was so much attention an them they had to release something.

    They got funding from a Kickstarter right?

    • PrettyLights@lemmy.worldEnglish
      6·
      6 months ago

      Nope, no Kickstarter or obvious public funding before the early access “release”.

      There’s a chance some people weren’t able to get refunded but due to Steam’s refund policy I suspect most got their money back.

      If it was always intended to be a total scam and never release they’d likely have used their own launcher to bypass the Steam revenue share and refund policy.