Devs behind Steam wishlist hit The Day Before defend use of unpaid volunteers
Fntastic, the studio developing Steam’s most wishlisted game The Day Before, have issued a statement to RPS explaining their policy of using paid and unpaid volunteers to make up their dev team. Metaphorical alarm bells began ringing earlier this week when it emerged that Fntastic are composed entirely of “volunteers” – although full-time volunteers, kindly dubbed "employees" in the statement, do receive salaries.29 Oct 2024The Day Before studio is up to its old tricks, asking people to design maps for free in a contest whose lucky winner will get their work in a game, a free copy, and no money whatsoeverPC Gamer ︎23 Oct 2024The Day Before developer cancels Kickstarter after it whimpers out with $2,200 of funding, immediately goes all-in on a third game in the same announcementPC Gamer ︎27 Sep 2024The Day Before dev is back, this time with a Kickstarter - and nope, absolutely notVG247 ︎02 Feb 2024Former devs of The Day Before recount a workplace of employee fines, shifting whims, and ‘pure megalomaniacal chaos’MassivelyOp ︎01 Feb 2024The Day Before was an even bigger disaster than you thought: devs reportedly made to pay fines for bad work, learned it was an MMO from the trailers, and no one's sure where the bosses arePC Gamer ︎26 Jan 2024Somehow, we haven't seen the last of The Day Before, as dev returns with bizarre statementVG247 ︎25 Jan 2024The Day Before studio claims to be the target of misinformation and a hate campaign in a statementMassivelyOp ︎24 Jan 2024The Day Before studio say the game's downfall was thanks to "a hate campaign"RPS ︎24 Jan 2024The Day Before studio asks whether you're going to believe it or your own lying eyes as it attributes the game's catastrophic performance to a 'hate campaign' by 'bloggers'PC Gamer ︎23 Jan 2024The Day Before has officially sunsetted, bringing its early access drama to a final endingMassivelyOp ︎22 Dec 2023Disastrous survival shooter The Day Before to be extracted from existence, shutting down its servers just one month after launchPC Gamer ︎22 Dec 2023The Day Before ends its strange, sad tale by shutting down its servers next month, refunding all Steam playersRPS ︎21 Dec 2023Steam keys for the unavailable disaster game The Day Before are being resold for up to $400, despite its servers' uncertain futurePC Gamer ︎12 Dec 2023The Day Before early access review: you won't be missedRPS ︎12 Dec 2023"S**t happens" - The Day Before dev shuts down, game removed from saleVG247 ︎12 Dec 2023The Day Before saga, explained: From Steam's most wishlisted game to the end of a studioPC Gamer ︎11 Dec 2023Just four days after The Day Before finally launched, devs Fntastic have closed downRPS ︎11 Dec 2023The Day Before dev studio announces its closure after claiming the shooter has ‘failed financially’MassivelyOp ︎11 Dec 2023The Day Before devs downplay original massively multiplayer pitch as playerbase and reviews plummetMassivelyOp ︎08 Dec 2023Surprise! Steam game The Day Before is out and it's nothing like was promisedVG247 ︎08 Dec 2023The Day Before actually launched – and it’s already being savaged in reviewsMassivelyOp ︎08 Dec 2023The Day Before is finally out, and according to its Steam reviews, it absolutely honksRPS ︎07 Dec 2023The Day Before launches to 'overwhelmingly negative' Steam reviews as players complain it's 'not an open world MMO'PC Gamer ︎05 Dec 2023Ahead of launch, Fntastic tells players The Day Before is not a scam or an asset flipMassivelyOp ︎02 Dec 2023Survival shooter The Day Before shows off Times Square ad space ahead of December 7 early accessMassivelyOp ︎01 Nov 2023The Day Before just delayed to December with its post-trademark-dispute early accessMassivelyOp ︎01 Nov 2023Steam’s most wishlisted - and controversial - game The Day Before will release next month, after another delayRPS ︎01 Nov 2023After 'suffering' internet skepticism and a trademark dispute, The Day Before is returning to Steam with a new early access release datePC Gamer ︎30 Oct 2023Survival MMO The Day Before heralds news of Steam page return, release timing, and ‘final trailer’ November 1MassivelyOp ︎28 Aug 2023Following a trademark dispute with a calendar, beleaguered zombie survival game The Day Before looks like it's getting a new name, but this one might already be in use tooPC Gamer ︎08 Jun 2023The Day Before studio founders say they'll be 'back at the top of the wishlists' in interview that feels barely acquainted with realityPC Gamer ︎07 Jun 2023The Day Before talks player housing, lifeskilling, volunteer workers, and the ongoing trademark disputeMassivelyOp ︎07 Jun 2023The Day Before will be “at the top of Steam wishlists” again soonPCGamesN ︎20 Apr 2023The Day Before studio still claims it’s working on beta and Steam reinstatementMassivelyOp ︎19 Apr 2023The Day Before announces a beta test and pledges a return to SteamPC Gamer ︎