A new report on the development of The Day Before alleges Fntastic employees and “volunteers” were subject to mistreatment.
The report was published by German PC gaming outlet GameStar and YouTube channel Game Two earlier this week, and is based on testimonies from 16 former Fntastic employees, one volunteer, and seven employees at publisher Mytona.
The claims paint a bleak image of the working environment at Fntastic, which include allegations of toxic management, in particular co-founders Eduard and Aysen Gotovtsev, and a lack of direction.
Game Two’s sources claimed the Gotovtsevs would impose punishments and fire employees at their own will. In one instance, two employees were allegedly made to pay a fine of $1930 for turning in “low quality” voice recordings. An internal work chat obtained by Game Two is said to show Eduard Gotovtsev announcing an employee’s dismissal due to “lack of will”.