The Day Before

2023 - 1 - 25

Fans Wonder If 'The Day Before' Is Real After Last-Minute, Nine ... (Forbes)

The Day Before hyped up the release of actual gameplay footage today, which seems like something you'd probably need to be showing more than five weeks ahead of ...

But I would not hold my breath for that to happen. At this point, I would stop paying attention to this game. As such they were now delaying the game…nine months, to November 10, 2023. In practice, things have now reached a point of absurdity where many don’t believe the game is even real, or ever coming out. Without question, this is looking like Abandoned 2 at best, or something even scammier at worst. It seems unlikely to ever be released.

'The Day Before' delayed for 8 months over lack of trademark (NME.com)

'The Day Before' has been delayed for 8 months after developer Fntastic failed to trademark the name of the game.

[was criticised for using “unpaid volunteers”](https://www.nme.com/news/gaming-news/the-day-before-developer-uses-unpaid-volunteers-despite-being-steams-most-wishlisted-game-3257029) despite The Day Before being one of Steam’s most wish-listed titles. [The developer then defended its use of unpaid “volunteers”](https://www.nme.com/news/gaming-news/the-day-before-developer-defends-use-of-unpaid-volunteers-3258652), writing in a website update that: “Fntastic’s culture is based on the idea of volunteering. However, “after the announcement of the game, the above mentioned individual filled out an application before us to register the game trademark in the United States.” “We understand this may disappoint many of our fans, however we want to ensure we release the best possible game. [The Day Before was announced in January 2021](https://www.nme.com/news/gaming-news/the-day-before-trailer-gameplay-fntastic-2869240), “the game trademark was available”. [The Day Before](https://www.nme.com/games/the-day-before) has been delayed for 8 months after developer [Fntastic](https://www.nme.com/brands/fntastic) allegedly failed to trademark the name of the game.

Is The Day Before a real game? “Fake” game rumors spread after ... (Dexerto)

Generic and heavily scripted gameplay trailers seemed fine initially. However, pundits and prospective players note that such content is all anyone's seen of ...

Evidently, the mod sits in the same boat as everyone else, wondering if The Day Before may be fake. Especially with the size of the studio.” The title, consequently, suffered yet another long delay, meaning it’ll now launch on November 10, 2023. “Naaa, this just screams ‘Abandoned PS5’ scam all over again…” [LegacyKillaHD](https://twitter.com/LegacyKillaHD/status/1618233226170077184) wrote in response to the latest delay that “this game isn’t real, lmao.” The YouTuber pointed out the lack of real gameplay footage and the studio’s wide array of excuses. Apparently, the copyright strike came as a result of the development house failing to secure The Day Before’s trademark.

Even The Day Before's Discord Mods Doubt The Game Is Real (TheGamer)

A third-person survival horror zombie MMO with gunplay like The Division and survival elements like Day-Z. Throw in some fancy graphics, some crafting, and some ...

[used to be the most wishlisted game](https://www.thegamer.com/stray-day-before-steam-wishlist/). [The Day Before](https://www.thegamer.com/mmo-survival-the-day-before-announcement-trailer/). Now there's mounting evidence that The Day Before might not even be a real game at all. Wholf also confirmed that nobody on the mod team has seen actual gameplay, either. The Day Before [mysteriously fell off the platform just days ago](https://www.thegamer.com/the-day-before-delayed-dev-claims-doesnt-own-trademark/), with developer Fntastic citing a trademark issue taking the Steam store page down. A third-person survival horror zombie MMO with [gunplay like The Division](https://www.thegamer.com/the-day-before-extended-gameplay-trailer/) and survival elements like Day-Z.

Steam wishlist hit The Day Before's been delayed, and its store page ... (Rock Paper Shotgun)

Enigmatic survival MMO The Day Before was set for release on March 1st, but devs Fntastic have announced it's slipping to November due to trademark ...

Responding to a question on The Day Before Steam community about the disappearance, a Fntastic representative [claimed](https://steamcommunity.com/app/1372880/discussions/0/3761103203684350268/) the page was “experiencing a minor technical difficulty” that should be resolved during Steam maintenance. [removed](https://steamdb.info/app/1372880/history/) ahead of Fntastic sharing news of The Day Before’s delay. The trademark concerns mean that a reveal of unedited footage of the game in action, [announced](https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/were-finally-getting-a-clear-glimpse-of-steam-wishlist-hit-the-day-before-just-weeks-ahead-of-release) for later this month, won't go ahead in the short term. The company had [filed](https://tmsearch.uspto.gov/bin/showfield?f=doc&state=4809:h1n1a0.2.1) their own trademark claim for The Day Before in January last year. In the latest unusual twist in The Day Before's development, Fntastic [shared](https://twitter.com/FntasticHQ/status/1618113906878337024) a statement explaining the delay that credits it to a US trademark filing that the company overlooked. [application](https://tmsearch.uspto.gov/bin/showfield?f=doc&state=4809:h1n1a0.2.10) to trademark The Day Before was made by one Sun Jae Lee of Seoul, South Korea in May 2021.

The Saga Behind Steam's Most-Hyped Zombie Game Keeps Getting ... (Kotaku)

Have you heard of The Day Before? It's an upcoming zombie-themed survival horror MMO with strong The Last of Us vibes. You might just have had it on your ...

Right now the game is still nowhere to be found on Steam. The tweet goes on to say that the developer had only found out about the trademark on January 19 of this year. Noire “Doubt” memes and videos of Jonathan Frakes saying “it’s all made up” can be found among countless other statements expressing uncertainty that the game is real. The game was initially expected in 2022, but after a delay due to development switching to Unreal Engine 5, the release was pushed back to March of 2023 based on a statement [given to IGN](https://www.ign.com/articles/the-day-before-steam-most-wishlisted-delayed-unreal-engine-5) last year. Following the hype, a large number of players wishlisted the game on Steam to stay up-to-date on its development and upcoming release, pushing the title into one of the most wishlisted games on the digital store. Well, things have gotten a little mysterious regarding the popular Steam title as the game has suddenly been pulled from Valve’s storefront, with the developer citing a trademark issue that’s now caused a nine-month delay of the game.

The Day Before Delayed To November 2023 Amid Trademark ... (GameSpot)

Developer Fntastic was previously criticized for its use of "volunteer" workers.

[The Day Before shifted to the Unreal Engine 5](https://www.gamespot.com/articles/open-world-zombie-mmo-the-day-before-delayed-to-2023-switches-to-unreal-engine-5/1100-6503148/), which resulted in a delay to 2023. The studio said when it announced The Day Before in January 2021, the name "The Day Before" was available to trademark as a video game. You can find out more about "life at Fntastic" in the video above. Regarding the delay, Fntastic said it was necessary to push The Day Before to November 10, 2023, and it understands this might disappoint some fans. "Now we find out all the circumstances of the incident and we will definitely solve everything," Fntastic said. Developer Fntastic and publisher Mytona said in a statement that Steam blocked The Day Before from getting a page on the store due to a request from a private individual over the game's name.