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The Day Before studio now asking community to design maps for free in newly launched "contest"
Fntastic, the developer behind last year's widely derided zombie shooter The Day Before, is - having already been embro…
Fntastic, the developer behind last year's widely derided zombie shooter The Day Before, is - having already been embroiled in controversy over its use of hundreds of unpaid vounteers - now asking community members to design maps for its next game, "action-horror prop hunt" Items, as part of a newly announced contest, but it won't be paying winners for their work. Fntastic's open-world zombie MMO first made headlines with a striking reveal trailer back in 2021 - catapulting the game to the top of Steam's most wishlisted titles - but its lustre soon began to fade amid repeated (and sometimes bizarre) delays, alongside frequent accusations it was a scam. Despite that small shopping list of requirements, Fntastic won't be paying anyone for their work, but winners will see their map "fully designed and playable in the game", with their name displayed on it "somewhere", and - assuming it ever materialises - a free copy of Items itself.
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