"The Day Before: Early Access Launch Turns into a Zombie Apocalypse of Negative Reviews"

The Day Before, an open-world MMO zombie game that was highly anticipated and topped Steam's wishlist charts, has been released in early access but is receiving thousands of negative reviews. Players are disappointed with bugs, crashes, poor performance, and server issues, as well as the game not living up to its promises of being a true open-world MMO experience. Criticisms include the lack of melee weapons, limited exploration, and missing gameplay features. The developer, Fntastic, has acknowledged server problems. The game has been in development for several years and faced delays, trademark disputes, and controversy over unpaid developers.