The Day Before: Developer of Steam’s Most Wishlisted Game Defends Using Unpaid Volunteers
Fntastic, the developer of Steam’s most wishlisted game, The DayBefore, has defended the use of unpaid workers.
Talk to EurogamerThe company argued that “we are always open-minded and striving to attract active people,” so all employees, whether paid or not, are volunteers.
Fntastic classifies workers into two camps: full-time volunteers and part-time volunteers. The former are regular paid employees and the latter are unpaid workers who contribute to game development, “from translation to community moderation,” according to online. Application form.. These unpaid workers can “get cool rewards, certificates of participation, and free codes.”
“Company values mean that everyone who works or volunteers here does it positively, acts devotedly and enthusiastically, and supports the team in every possible way. It’s based on the idea of Fntastic. “
“There are many people around the world who can help us in different ways. They are part-time volunteers. They help us with our projects. Full-time volunteers are employees of the company. We share these values internally because we are always open-minded and willing to attract positive people. “
After updating its website, which included a dedicated volunteer page, the company faced criticism online. You can see an example below:
Unpaid work in AAA studio to create MMO in UE5 in 2022? Would Fntastic pay for employees who are helping to carry out large projects?It should be a joke
— Jordan Dragon (@jordanDragon_) June 27, 2022
Fntastic revealed last month that the previous day (Open World Survival MMO) had been postponed until next year as the studio switched to Unreal Engine 5. The day before was even better, “he told IGN. “The new release date for the game is March 1, 2023.”
Ryan Dinsdale is an IGN freelancer and I sometimes remember tweeting @thelastdinsdale. He talks about Witcher all day long.
