Are you one of the people who bought The Day Before when it was released last week? If so, well, we have some very bad news for you. It seems the game’s support is being pulled, as Fntastic, the studio behind it, has announced its closure!
Yes, you read that right! A game that was released just five days ago is being shut down by the studio that made it, citing lack of resources, as the game failed financially.
Check out the full statement made by the studio:
Today, we announce the closure of Fntastic studio. Unfortunately, The Day Before has failed financially, and we lack the funds to continue. All income received is being used to pay off debts to our partners.
We invested all our efforts, resources, and man-hours into the development of The Day Before, which was our first huge game. We really wanted to release new patches to reveal the full potential of the game, but unfortunately, we don’t have the funding to continue the work.
It’s important to note that we didn’t take any money from the public during the development of The Day Before; there were no pre-orders or crowdfunding campaigns. We worked tirelessly for five years, pouring our blood, sweat, and tears into the game.
At the moment, the future of The Day Before and Propnight is unknown, but the servers will remain operational.
We apologize if we didn’t meet your expectations. We did everything within our power, but unfortunately, we miscalculated our capabilities. Creating games is an incredibly challenging endeavor.
We’re grateful to everyone who supported us during these difficult years. It’s been a fantastic journey over the past eight years:
2015: Opening of the studio
2017: Release of The Wild Eight
2018: Release of Dead Dozen
2018: Release of Radiant One 2021: Release of Propnight
2023: Release of The Day BeforeFNTASTIC
While the game itself is still operational for now, don’t expect any new content or bug fixes for it, based on the developer’s statement, the closure is happening now.
To be honest, we’re not entirely surprised at this, as the game felt vaporware for the most part, and I was honestly surprised it was released at all. Just last year, it got into a trademark dispute that saw its YouTube channel taken down.
Not only that, but our comparison article on the game’s trailer even showed how some shots were lifted from other games.