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The Day Before Servers Shutting Down Next Month, Leaving Game Active for Just 45 Days - IGN (www.ign.com)

submitted 11 months ago by AnActOfCreation@programming.dev to c/games@lemmy.world

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• Controversial game The Day Before will have servers shut down in January 2024, just 45 days after its troubled launch.

• Developer Fntastic has closed down and the entire project will cease to exist, leaving players unable to purchase or play the game.

• Steam will automatically refund remaining players and Mytona, the investor, has been collaborating with Steam to facilitate refunds for all purchasers.

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[–] thoughtorgan@lemmy.world 2 points 10 months ago (1 children)

I don't think they intended to release anything ever. But there was so much attention an them they had to release something.

They got funding from a Kickstarter right?

[–] PrettyLights@lemmy.world 6 points 10 months ago

Nope, no Kickstarter or obvious public funding before the early access "release".

There's a chance some people weren't able to get refunded but due to Steam's refund policy I suspect most got their money back.

If it was always intended to be a total scam and never release they'd likely have used their own launcher to bypass the Steam revenue share and refund policy.