The Day Before is an open-world MMO survival game, from developer Fantastic, set in a deadly, post-pandemic America overrun by flesh-hungry infected and survivors killing each other for food, weapons, and cars.
With an open-world that’s overrun by zombie-like infected enemies, the game was first revealed back in 2021 and steadily became one of the most anticipated new games for 2023, with a growing fan base that emerged following its announcement.
The Day Before release date is now November 10, 2023. The open world survival game was originally due to launch on March 1, 2023, although a delay pushed the game back by 10 months.
The upcoming MMO is currently set to land on PC at launch, with Fantastic also confirming that it is looking at the possibility of The Day Before Xbox Series X/S and PS5 releases.
Gameplay
The delayed release of The Day Before came as a result of the decision to move the development of the project onto Unreal Engine 5. In a statement to IGN, Fantastic stated that the move to the “more advanced and adapted open worlds engine will make the gameplay of The Day Before even more fantastic”.
While we’ve gotten to see glimpses of the game in trailers, our first look at gameplay footage came in a video from IGN back in 2021. The footage shows two players scavenging around for supplies in a gas station and taking out infected foes nearby with their guns. The footage offers some insight into the inventory and how we’ll be able to loot.
But after revealing that we could expect to see gameplay sometime in January prior to the news of the delay, Fantastic released 10 minutes of footage on February 2. The video begins with two player characters running through the street of an abandoned residential area, before looting from a house. We’re then taken through empty city streets, with a few zombie encounters. Unfortunately, the reception to the gameplay reveal so far has been largely that of disappointment.
With a growing sense of anticipation surrounding the MMO since its reveal in 2021, there has been some scepticism and controversy surfacing about The Day Before. Some controversy surfaced shortly after the news of a delay, when the studio appeared to be looking for “volunteers” to help with its upcoming projects. The biggest sticking point was the website’s description of part-time volunteers “ranging from translating to community moderating” who receive non-monetary rewards such as “participation certificates and free codes”.
The scepticism on the other hand, is largely due to the fact that we haven’t really seen all that much gameplay or had substantial information about the game, which has only intensified as we draw closer to the release date. The most recent video didn’t show any gameplay footage, and fans appear to remain quite sceptical on whether The Day Before can deliver on its promises.
Final Words
After reading what exciting adventures to expect from this game, do you think you will be amongst the people that will be waiting to purchase this game when it is finally released, on November 10th 2023?
