First Day: Home Defender

First Day: Home Defender

BadWolf Games · January 29, 2020 · Indie, Casual, Strategy, Gore, Tower Defense

Buy the First Day: Home Defender key for Steam from Kinguin at $0.54 — the cheapest of 3 stores we compare.

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$0.54-73%
lowest tracked $0.49
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Where to buy First Day: Home Defender — official stores

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Standard Edition · Steam
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Standard Edition · Steam
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Standard Edition · Steam
$1.05
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First Day: Home Defender price by region

First Day: Home Defender costs £0.21 in the United Kingdom, €0.24 in Europe (EUR), $0.54 in the United States, $0.54 in Georgia (USD), zł1.34 in Poland, CA$2.58 in Canada, NZ$2.98 in New Zealand, A$3.00 in Australia and R$6.98 in Brazil right now.

Cheapest First Day: Home Defender offer in each region, in local currency
RegionBest priceOfficial storeKey shopStores
United Kingdom £0.21 −88% £1.78 £0.21 2
Europe (EUR) €0.24 −88% €1.99 €0.24 3
United Statesyour region $0.54 −73% $1.99 $0.54 3
Georgia (USD) $0.54 −70% $1.80 $0.54 3
Poland zł1.34 −84% zł8.30 zł1.34 2
Canada CA$2.58 CA$2.58 — 1
New Zealand NZ$2.98 NZ$2.98 — 1
Australia A$3.00 A$3.00 — 1
Brazil R$6.98 R$6.98 — 1

Each row is a real price from that region's own stores, not a currency conversion, so the figures are not directly comparable. Switch regions in the header to shop the one you buy in.

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About First Day: Home Defender

✦ AI summary

First Day: Home Defender is a roguelike tower defense game where you build and fortify a house while fending off endless waves of monsters using strategic weapon purchases and hired assistants. With no saving allowed, every mistake sends you back to the start, creating an intense test of survival and resource management against increasingly relentless hordes.

Build and protect your home after a nuclear apocalypse!

First Day: Home Defender — game info

Platforms
Windows, Linux / SteamOS
Player modes
Single-player
PC Game Pass
Not included
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What Steam players say

Recent verbatim reviews from Steam — separate from playze.io community reviews below.

Not recommended Mar 11, 2026
Buggy, boring, and repetitive. Not worth the time or money.
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Not recommended Jul 17, 2025
20/100 bad game (aka 90% Autoplay) Should be described as UNITY hobby project gone cashgrab. - horrible gfx - bad mechanics >>> No TowerDefense game, just fighting off waves of zombies. Not worth it, even for free.
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Not recommended May 12, 2026
Game is unplayable with my PC. No display window in upper left corner to adjust game speed etc. No where to click to continue to next level. Enter doesn't work, esc. doesn't work. Specs attached.
Recommended Mar 11, 2026
This game is a thrilling and fast-paced shooter that keeps you on the edge of your seat. The shooting mechanics are incredibly smooth, and the controls feel very intuitive. I love the impressive visual style and the immersive sound effects. The variety of enemies and upgrades makes every level feel fresh and exciting. It is a fantastic game for anyone who loves high-quality action and home defense strategy!
Recommended Jan 29, 2026
очень крутая интересная и привлекательная за свою цену игра. здесь мы чисто сражаемся против зомбаков и защищаем свой дом. советую всем купить тк вы в нее будете очень долго играть.
Recommended Oct 30, 2025
First Day: Home Defender, developed by BadWolf Games and published by HandMade Games, is a small-scale indie title that combines the frantic energy of a wave-based shooter with the strategy of a base defense simulator. Set in a bleak, post-apocalyptic world ravaged by nuclear fallout, the game tasks you with surviving and defending your last safe haven against relentless swarms of mutated creatures. Its concept is simple yet appealing—build, defend, survive—and it attempts to deliver a fast-paced hybrid experience that mixes direct shooting mechanics with tower-defense elements. While the execution is far from flawless, the game’s raw ambition and accessible design give it an identity of its own. The game begins with your character stranded in the aftermath of a global disaster, forced to build and defend a fragile home base amid waves of hostile mutants. You start small, constructing basic walls and defensive structures, gathering limited resources, and gradually upgrading both your home and arsenal. Every round becomes a race against time: fortify before the next wave, repair damage, and prepare for the unpredictable escalation that follows. The player can manually engage in com…

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