4 days. 96 hours. That’s how long it took The Day Before studio to shut down after releasing its video game. Fntastic just communicated through a tweet that there won’t be any more video games. The tremendous failure that The Day Before has represented predicted bad omens, but we didn’t expect it to happen so soon.
“Today, we announce the closure of Fntastic studio,” begins the text. “Unfortunately, The Day Before hasn’t performed well financially, and we lack funds to continue. All the revenue received is being used to pay off our debts with our partners.”
“We’ve invested all our efforts, resources, and hours into the development of The Day Before, which was our first major game. We truly wanted to release new patches to unveil the true potential of the game, but sadly, we don’t have the funds to continue the work,” they continue.
“It’s important to emphasize that we didn’t receive any money from the public during the development; there were no pre-orders or crowdfunding. We worked tirelessly for 5 years, pouring our blood, sweat, and tears into the game,” they emphasize. “We’re sorry if we didn’t meet your expectations. We did everything we could, but we fell short of our capabilities. Creating video games is an incredible challenge and effort.”
The anticipation for The Day Before has always been very high. Ever since that famous trailer was released, showcasing everything so well, the studio carried a weight that it hasn’t been able to shake off. In fact, all that time without news about the development already hinted that something was amiss.
The Day Before has come out with optimization issues, performance shortcomings, far from what was promised, and a myriad of other problems.
