Steam's most wishlisted game seems to be worked on entirely by volunteers Rock Paper Shotgun Support us Join our newsletter Visit our store Sign in / Create account If you click on a link and make a purchase we may receive a small commission. Read our editorial policy. Steam's most wishlisted game seems to be worked on entirely by volunteers Full-timers are paid an undisclosed amount, whereas part-timers get “cool rewards” News by CJ Wheeler News Reporter Published on June 27, 2022 51 comments The most wishlisted game on Steam, The Day Before, is being developed entirely by volunteers according to its developer's website. Fntastic say they accept full-time and part-time volunteers to work on their games. Watch a video about volunteering that's featured on the company's website below. Watch on YouTube "Whatever you do in life, you do it willingly or unwillingly. If you do it willingly it becomes a heaven. If you do it unwillingly it becomes a hell." The company website for Fntastic now has a 'volunteer' section, which says: "Fntastic's culture is based on the idea of volunteering. This means that every Fntastic member is a volunteer." Full-time volunteers are salaried, but those offering their services part-time are given "cool rewards, participation certificates, and free codes". Describing what they're looking for in part-time volunteers, Fntastic say: "Part-time volunteering at Fntastic includes various activities ranging from translating to community moderating. Part-time volunteers also can offer their unique skills to improve our projects or create new special features." You can read what Fntastic have to say about it all here. I've reached out to ask about the voluntary nature of their organisation, and what pay the various people working on The Day Before receive. The mention of improving projects and creating new features does suggest the work goes beyond standard volunteer work, but it's pretty vague. Remember Ubisoft's adventures into fan labour for no guaranteed pay for Watch Dogs Legion and Beyond Good And Evil 2? As QA testers and other games industry professionals begin to unionise to bargain for better working conditions and pay, it's discomfiting to see companies working on high-profile games actively recruiting what appear to be unpaid volunteers. This isn't the first time that groups have built games on the unpaid work of volunteers, but they're often collaborative fan projects such as the Skywind mod. Other times, it turns out to be something more uncomfortable like Starbound. The Day Before is due out on March 1st 2023. It's certainly been wishlisted by a lot of people on Steam. We'll update you if there's any comment from Fntastic. UPDATE: Fntastic have responded and you can read their statement over in our follow-up post. More News Jack King-Spooner's next handcrafted game has a teaser demo out Judero brings chat and action in the Scottish Borders Alice O'Connor 17 hours ago 1 If you were hoping for any Overwatch 2 balance changes then you'll have to wait until season two The next season begins in December CJ Wheeler 18 hours ago 3 The Dead Space remake will chuck random Necromorphs at you as you wander the Ishimura In space, no one can hear you proper bricking it CJ Wheeler 18 hours ago 8 Valve register mysterious new Neon Prime trademark in the US It doesn’t seem to be for a particularly colourful Steam Deck CJ Wheeler 20 hours ago 11 Latest Articles What are we all playing this weekend? Well? Alice O'Connor an hour ago 21 Past Wordle answers Here's an archive of previous Wordle words Ollie Toms 2 hours ago 1 Wordle answer today (Saturday 15 October) Hints and the answer to today's Wordle word Rebecca Jones 9 hours ago Overwatch 2 hero tier list Which are the best heroes in Overwatch 2? Ollie Toms 16 hours ago Supporters Only You're probably better than me at One Many Nobody You go on without… uh, you? Sin Vega 17 hours ago Supporter podcast - The Nate Files episode 13: dry bones Bad science is also FUN science! Alice Bell 18 hours ago Japanese dating show Love Wagon has surprising parallels with Yakuza and Persona My new obsession Ed Thorn 2 days ago If you're hankering after Bayonetta 3, Valkyrie Elysium might be a good substitute It's not out on PC until next month, but the console demo has been a surprise charmer Katharine Castle 1 week ago 4 We've been talking, and we think that you should wear clothes Total coincidence, but we sell some clothes Buy RPS stuff here