Nakanune studio closes its doors: the disaster is over

2023 has left us with many great games, but also some extremely disappointing ones. However, what happened to The day before This is an isolated case that goes beyond a simple glitch. It looks like Fntastic, the studio responsible for its development, has planned fraud which ended up not working out as they expected.

Just two months after The day before was released at the early access stage, Fntastic has ceased all activities and closed its doors. That’s why, Game servers will also stop working on January 22, 2024..

“We regret to inform you that the developer company Fntastic has officially ceased its activities and, as a result, The day before will be deleted [de Steam] and the servers will be shut down on January 22nd.

Fantastic.

And what will happen to all those players who paid for The day before? Apparently there will be no problems with returns. Mytona, the company that provided financial support to Fntastic, is working closely with Steam to coordinate refunds to users who have not yet received them.

“As previously announced, Mytona is partnering with Steam as an investor to facilitate refunds for all purchasers of the game. For players who have not yet received a refund for their purchase, Steam is actively refunding all remaining users.”

Fantastic.

The developers’ statement ends with a special thank you to the players who supported them before the launch of such a grotesque thing. They add that given the current circumstances, it is impossible for them to continue to improve. The day before. “We are grateful for the community’s support throughout the life of the project. Unfortunately, without a development team, we had no choice but to officially close.”

The day beforeattempt fraud?

Although this is not the first nor the last time we see such a case in the video game industry, The day before achieved a higher level of impact because This was a long-awaited game.. The first previews looked very good both visually and in the gameplay section. It promised to be an MMO in a post-apocalyptic world with zombies. However, over time, it became obvious that something was wrong in his development.

He was late countless times, and at one point Fntastic seemed to cut off his communication. Finally, on November 28, the company announced the release date, making it clear that this is a work in progress. Unfortunately, on December 7 everything became clear. The day before It was a complete disaster..

It seemed like a simple virtual tour of an empty map, with a huge number of technical errors that made it practically unplayable. In a matter of minutes, the community trashed it in Steam reviewsand the comments section filled with people demanding refunds.

Five days later, on December 12, Fntastic admitted its deplorable state The day before. Worse, they said that They couldn’t continue developing it because they ran out of funds.. The title has, of course, been removed from Steam.

“We put all our efforts, resources and hours of work into developing The day before, this was our first big game. We really wanted to release new patches to unlock the full potential of the game, but, unfortunately, we were not able to do this. “We don’t have the funds to continue the work.”

Without a doubt we collided one of the biggest scandals video game industry in recent years. It will be interesting to see if any investigation is launched into Fntastic and Mytona as this situation smacks of attempted fraud throughout.