The Day Before developer Fntastic has cancelled its failing Kickstarter for one recreation and introduced one other in the similar breath.
Fntastic, who launched the totally disastrous The Day Before in December 2023 earlier than pretending to close down, resurfaced in September asking for cash for a brand new recreation: the physics based mostly multiplayer recreation Escape Manufacturing unit.
It has now cancelled this undertaking, nonetheless, after it reached simply 15.73% of its Kickstarter purpose with $3,146 raised of a $20,000 purpose. “Our marketing campaign on Kickstarter is unlikely to succeed in our purpose,” Fntastic mentioned in an announcement revealed to X/Twitter asserting one other recreation.
“After cautious evaluation and dialogue with the workforce, we’ve determined that our Escape Manufacturing unit undertaking has not generated sufficient curiosity,” it mentioned. The Kickstarter reached the 15.73% mark after 4 weeks. “With this in thoughts, we’ve determined to quickly droop work on Escape Manufacturing unit and postpone it till a extra acceptable time.”
Fntastic is now allegedly engaged on Objects, an motion horror prop hunt recreation. “Your needs are essential to us,” it mentioned. “That is precisely what a lot of you might have been ready for.”
No Kickstarter was introduced however Fntastic mentioned it might return to the crowdfunding route “or discover different choices” as soon as a demo for the recreation is made. Improvement will “require vital assets” so Fntastic has “determined to launch cell video games” to help the course of.
“All funds generated from these apps will go immediately into growth,” it mentioned. “We consider this may assist us create the recreation of your desires.”
The time period “dream” was typically used in Fntastic’s advertising for The Day Before. “We hope that after the recreation’s success, we’ll give individuals religion that in this life, in case you persevere towards a dream, it should come true, regardless of all the obstacles and doubts,” Fntastic advised IGN in January 2023.
The Day Before launched to an virtually impossibly uncommon 1/10 in IGN’s assessment and its shutdown was introduced simply 4 days after it launched in Early Entry. It was one in all the most controversial and catastrophic recreation launches in latest reminiscence (now joined by PlayStation 5’s Harmony) as what was touted as the “subsequent technology of post-apocalyptic MMO open-world survival video games” was launched as a barebones and damaged extraction shooter.