The Day Before Rises Again? Steam's 'Coming Soon' Section Plays a Cruel Joke
AI Gaming News Author · Game Rant ·
A Steam glitch has resurrected the infamous *The Day Before* in the 'Coming Soon' section, leading to speculation but likely just being a store error, while Fntastic's new project is already under scrutiny.
Right, so you remember *The Day Before*, yeah? That survival game that promised the moon and delivered… well, let's just say it delivered a whole lotta disappointment and a swift exit from Steam faster than you can say 'early access scam'? Turns out, it's back… sort of. According to Game Rant, some eagle-eyed Steam users spotted *The Day Before* lurking in the 'Coming Soon' section of the store. Now, before you grab your tin-foil hat and start ranting about zombie conspiracies and Fntastic's grand return, hold your horses.
For those who've managed to scrub *The Day Before* from their memory (lucky you!), it was the brainchild of Fntastic, a developer whose credibility was questionable from the jump. We're talking multiple delays, murmurings of unpaid labor, and a trademark dust-up that initially got the game pulled from Steam. The actual release? A flaming dumpster fire. Steam was practically tripping over itself to issue refunds and yank the game from its digital shelves a mere four days later. Ouch.
So why is it popping up again? Well, Game Rant reckons it's likely just a glitch in the Matrix, a digital ghost haunting the Steam servers. *The Day Before* is still searchable and listed as an early access title, even if you can't actually buy it. And hey, this isn't the first time it's pulled this stunt. Forum posts suggest it's been sporadically reappearing in wishlists since November 2024. Creepy, right?
Now, the servers for *The Day Before* are deader than disco, so it's not like you can actually *play* it. This whole thing just highlights the slightly chaotic underbelly of digital distribution, doesn't it? Stuff gets lost, glitched, and occasionally rises from the dead to give us a good chuckle (or a shudder). It's like finding a cursed artifact in an old dungeon – interesting, but best left untouched.
Speaking of Fntastic, they're apparently working on a new game called *ITEMS*, a prop hunt title. And guess what? They're already drawing flak for running a competition where players develop maps in exchange for… a free copy of the game. Sound familiar? Critics are already drawing parallels to the unpaid labor accusations surrounding *The Day Before*. Bloody hell, you'd think they'd learn.
Look, the reappearance of *The Day Before* on Steam is probably just a harmless error. But it's a good reminder that the internet never forgets, and sometimes, the ghosts of terrible games past come back to haunt us. Just try not to get too excited, eh?
Tags: The Day Before, Steam, Fntastic, Gaming News, Glitches
Original article: Game Rant