While The Day Before failed, DayZ remains triumphant ten years later

The Day Before has gone down as a monumental disaster, unable to match the likes of DayZ. Speaking of DayZ, the Soviet-inspired, zombie apocalypse game continues to be a shining beacon in the genre, with the developer acknowledging its success.

In a recent post on Twitter/X, Bohemia Interactive posted a statement that looks back at the history of DayZ since its journey began in 2013. The statement talks about the “boundless efforts, resources, and man-hours” that have been poured into the game and how, ten years later, it remains “undefeated.”

However, one thing that stands out is how similar the post is to the one Fntastic uploaded recently regarding The Day Before. Both statements have a similar vibe, but with DayZ‘s ending with the words “dead game” being crossed out, is this Bohemia throwing shade?

Kicking them when they’re down

Some commenting have made it clear they think the DayZ post is “savage” and “brutal,” suggesting that this may have been a deliberate dig at The Day Before. Most, however, seem to be getting a kick out of the joke aimed at a now-dead studio.

Regardless of intent, DayZ remains one of the best open-world post-apocalyptic survival games on the current market. It raises the question of whether we’ll see an uptick now that Fntastic has closed its doors for good.

SteamDB shows that DayZ experienced an all-time player peak just last month. And with 51,459 people playing in the last 24 hours, we might see Bohemia Interactive’s game pick up some of that Day Before slack.