Blockbuster or scam? Let's play The Day Before

Simon Balissat

7.12.2023

Translation: machine translated

Today sees the release of 'The Day Before', one of the most controversial games of the year. Several postponements and accusations of plagiarism have put the zombie survival MMO in a bad light. Phil and I try out the new game in early access in the livestream (in German).

"The Day Before" fell flat. The game was launched in 2021 to great success. It ended up on so many Steam wishlists that it topped the list of most desired games for a long time. But then, controversy and accusations followed.

• 'The Day Before' was postponed four times. Early access was originally planned for June 2022.
• The Day Before' was postponed four times.
• In January, 'The Day Before' disappeared from Steam, apparently due to a legal dispute over the name.
• The marketing department obviously used other games such as 'The Last Of Us', 'Cyberpunk 2077' or 'The Division' in trailers and promotional material. Entire scripts were copied 1:1 and screenshots were staged in a suspiciously similar way.

After all the controversy, many have wondered whether the game will ever exist or whether it is a work of fiction.

Now 'The Day Before' is released in early access and, if the trailers are to be believed, promises to be a zombie survival MMO in a post-apocalyptic open world. Phil and I will show if it will be as generic in the stream starting at 8pm.

Simon Balissat

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