Today the publisher for the game is still open as Steam refunds

Mytona, the publisher of the zombie disaster MMO The Day Before, has issued an apology for the game and will work with Steam to issue refunds.

Yesterday, Fntastic’s development was abruptly shut down, stating that the game “has failed financially, and we don’t have the funds to continue”. Only a few days after its launch it immediately received a negative response from players.

“We are saddened by the fact that the game did not meet the expectations of many players,” said Mytona, citing an investor in the game.

“Today we will work with Steam to open refunds for any player who chooses to issue a refund. We will be in contact with Fntastic regarding the future of the game.”

A post from Fntastic on X, formerly Twitter, added that refunds will be available to any player regardless of the game time. It also states that no money was made from the game’s sales.

Eurogamer has contacted Valve for comment on offering refunds on Steam.

The shutdown of Fntastic has had many knock-on effects.

Least of all, The First Day is no longer available for purchase on Steam. The game page is still there but there is no purchase. Also, Fntastic CEO Eduard Gotovstev has deleted his X accountalthough it is not clear why.

The game’s Discord server has also been taken down, Eurogamer can confirm.

It is also seen that Wild Eight, available on Steam, changed its development from Fntastic to Eight Points yesterday, as it were. SteamDB.

According to that game Kickstarter, the original creator of Eight Points but changed his name to Fntastic. However, a Shotgun rock paper news from 2017 states that Wild Eight has been sold to publisher Hype Train Digital while Fntastic continues to make a new game, Dead Dozen. Maybe the creator of Eight Points was just mistakenly listed on Steam, but the timing of the change has certainly added to the confusion at Fntastic.

Eurogamer has contacted Hype Train for clarification.

At the release on December 7, The Day Before reached a peak of 38,104 players, according to SteamDB. Four days later, the number of players dropped to 4768 at midnight on 11 December. That’s a drop in players of more than 87 percent and has since fallen again.

It’s an introduction and conclusion for Day One, which has been mired in controversy since the beginning. Fntastic has repeatedly dismissed the game as a virtual reality, though its launch will do little to change players’ minds.