The Day Before, one of Steam’s most anticipated games, is developed by part-time volunteers due to developer Fntastic’s volunteer policy.
Another interesting news came for The Day Before, about which we hear different things every day and which is called an interest or a dead end. The production, which has become Steam’s most anticipated game, is developing a team of part-time volunteers with the “volunteering policy” of developer Fntastic.
The Day Before: Steam’s most anticipated game is being developed by volunteers!
If you remember, The Day Before release date was delayed in May. Now, the news coming in is the kind we are not used to in the game industry. Part-time, unpaid volunteers develop the game. This is based on the idea of a “culture of volunteering” by developer Fntastic. So much so that even paid personnel in the company are considered volunteers. In fact, we can say that this company sees its employees as a big family. But there are also situations where this is disadvantageous.
The Day Before, which became the most anticipated game on Steam after the gameplay video shown, was the most added game to the wishlist on the platform. The survival game, which we can describe as a mixture of The Division and The Last of Us, has been added to the wish list by over 100,000 people. In fact, a release date was announced recently, but as of May, it was delayed to 2023.
Now the developers as featured on their website, talented people who want to help the development process of the game can join the project voluntarily. The company handles volunteering in two different ways. news.com.auWe can also say that the approach “Some animals are more equal than others” is exhibited. Full-time volunteers are recruited for a certain salary, while part-time volunteers help develop the project for free. Fntastic currently does not need full-time volunteers. It shouldn’t be surprising. Fntastic says it will give part-time volunteers great rewards, participation certificates and free codes for their work.
Currently, The Day Before also employs part-time volunteers, which is not a good environment for a video game development. We will see together how right it is to entrust the future of the project to part-time volunteers, while there can be confusion even in studios where full-time salaried employees are present in the highly anticipated games in the industry.