Summary
To many people’s surprise,The Day Beforestill has a single active player on Steam, even months after the multiplayer game’s servers were shut down. Being one of the most controversial games of recent times,The Day Beforewas slammed by fans and critics alike upon its release last year.
What started out as a promising survival title in 2021 steadily transformed into a trainwreck whenThe Day Beforecame out on July 14, 2025. The journey in between was marred by multiple delays and reportedly toxic working conditions, along with allegations ofplagiarizingRed Dead Redemption 2and other popular games. Owing to all these negatives and a disastrous reception at launch, the survival game was delisted from Steam as developer Fntastic shut shop within four days of the game rolling out in early access. However, the recent emergence of what appears to be a dedicated player seems to be puzzling to those keeping tabs.
As spotted by a Reddit user (viaSteamDB), someone is still putting hours into the defunct online game even to this day. What’s interesting is that this player seems to be runningThe Day Beforedespite its servers having already been shut downway back on January 22. In the comments, someone took a guess that whoever was in the game wasn’t actually playing but was only spending time on the menu screen since there was no server support. Another user joked about the unknown Steam user being the final player in the game, quipping, “The last of us.”
The Day Before Weirdly Still Has One Player in the Game
Obviously, poorly rated games don’t necessarily need to have zero players. In fact,The Day Beforewas among the most wanted games on Steamat one point. However, when there’s a single player still logging into an online game that was effectively shut down several months ago, it does drive the curiosity of the onlookers. The SteamDB graph shows thatThe Day Beforehas witnessed no more than one player running the game since January 8. Notably, this number has also fluctuated to zero and back regularly since then.
While there is no concrete answer about whom that oneThe Day Beforeplayer may be, they have definitely brought thepost-apocalyptic gameback into discussion, even if it may be for a brief time. The Fntastic-developed title could be viewed as a suitable example of what not to do for game studios, serving as a harsh lesson in game development.
The Day Before
WHERE TO PLAY
The Day Before offers players a uniquely reimagined journey into post-apocalyptic open-world MMO survival set in the present day on the US East Coast following a deadly pandemic.SURVIVE AT ALL COSTSFight other players for survival. Survive against the deadly infected. Collect valuable loot.DISCOVER THE NEW POST-PANDEMIC WORLDExplore the beautiful and richly detailed New Fortune City. Enter tall skyscrapers, business centers, massive malls, grand stadiums, and more. Uncover distant surroundings of New Fortune City on stunningly detailed vehicles.REBUILD SOCIETYJoin the Woodberry survivor colony on its mission to rebuild society. Trade items in Woodberry and save your wealth in a personal storage room. Build your own home in the safe zone.
