Summary
The Day Beforehas continued its string of controversies after the gaming community unearthed the Unreal Engine marketplace assets that make up the majority of its content. From beingSteam’s most-wanted game in November 2023to launching with an overwhelmingly negative score on Steam, the fall from grace forThe Day Beforehas been nothing short of catastrophic. When it was initially announced by Fntastic in 2021,The Day Beforewas billed as an open-world zombie-themed survival MMO.
The Day Beforeis playable in a very loose interpretation of the word, as the Early Access version on Steam is not only extremely buggy but is also a shell of what the game promised prior to launch. Despite allegedly having five years of development, Reddit user bxbl discovered thatThe Day Beforeused an asset pack (worth $300) from the Unreal Engine marketplace for its entire city map, with the barn house, main hub, and player items allegedly being the sole original models. Another user in the same thread pointed out thatThe Day Beforealso used a game kit (worth $65) for its inventory and gameplay features.
The anger from its community causedThe Day Beforeto shut down its Discord server, as many players flooded the platform with negative feedback, bug reports, complaints, and hateful comments. While 2023 was marked by a long list of terrific video game releases,The Day Beforewill instead join other notorious titles that came out during the year, such asLord of the Rings: GollumandThe Walking Dead: Destinies.
The Day Beforewill likely not recover from its disastrous release, as many players have concluded that the game was cobbled together in a matter of months. The lack of any map interactivity, progression system, enemy variety, and PvP content imply that the marketing forThe Day Beforewas dishonest from the get-go. The sleuthing that connectedThe Day Before’s map and gameplay with the assets from the Unreal Engine marketplace perhaps offers the most damning piece of evidence that Fntastic never had a serious plan to make a zombie survival MMO, but given the huge interest the project sparked among gamers across the globe, the market is certainly there for someone else to do the concept justice.
The Day Before
WHERE TO PLAY
The Day Before offers players a uniquely reimagined journey into post-apocalyptic open-world MMO survival set in the present day on the US East Coast following a deadly pandemic.SURVIVE AT ALL COSTSFight other players for survival. Survive against the deadly infected. Collect valuable loot.DISCOVER THE NEW POST-PANDEMIC WORLDExplore the beautiful and richly detailed New Fortune City. Enter tall skyscrapers, business centers, massive malls, grand stadiums, and more. Uncover distant surroundings of New Fortune City on stunningly detailed vehicles.REBUILD SOCIETYJoin the Woodberry survivor colony on its mission to rebuild society. Trade items in Woodberry and save your wealth in a personal storage room. Build your own home in the safe zone.
