There isn’t a week without drama in the world of video games. It’s something we’re already used to. We don’t even bother trying to predict what the next drama will be – it’s basically impossible. Usually, multiple things happen at once. When a company isn’t laying off dozens of employees, E3 gets canceled. And when that’s not the case, a game that seems like a scam stops being sold on Steam.
It’s no longer possible to buy The Day Before. After the game received an alarming amount of negative reviews because what was promised and what was delivered didn’t resemble each other at all, and following their developers, Fntastic, deciding to shut down in response, now comes their next move. Not only have they purged their YouTube channel and had their CEO, Eduard Gotovtsev, erase all of his digital footprint, but they’ve also removed the game from Steam.
The Day Before, which was still being sold for €39.99 even after the abandonment of its development was announced, is now officially a dead game. Nonetheless, it’s unclear which of the involved parties pulled the trigger. Whether it was Fntastic, the game’s developer; Mytona, its distributor; or Valve itself, the owner of Steam.
In any case, this isn’t the end of The Day Before’s drama. Even after delisting their game, the people behind Fntastic have continued making moves behind the scenes. In another one of their games, The Wild Eight, they’ve changed the developer’s name from Fntastic to Eight Points. This has only raised suspicions that all of this was a pre-planned scam, given the speed at which these changes were made.
While it’s entirely possible that we may never hear anything more about The Day Before or Fntastic, it’s quite probable that this is just another chapter in the story. Having sold at least 201,076 units on Steam, this won’t be over, at least not until every person who paid for the game gets their money back. That’s why we fear this story will continue to linger for a long, long time.
