First Day: Home Defender overview

BadWolf Games | Jan 29, 2020 | game

Released

0players observed · 23 September 2026 - 20:29:16 UTC

Casual Indie Strategy Steam Store

Latest observed playersNot available
SteamPulse tracked peak4
Units sold (VGI)1,560
Revenue (VGI)$4,689
Review score68% positive

First Day: Home Defender dated player observations, monthly player trends, reviews, and game metadata are tracked on SteamPulse.

Latest observed playersNot available
SteamPulse tracked peak4
Units sold (VGI)1,560
Revenue (VGI)$4,689
Review score68% positive
Total reviews50
Release dateJan 29, 2020
DeveloperBadWolf Games
PublisherHandMade Games

Genres: Casual, Indie, Strategy

Company pages: Developer: BadWolf Games Publisher: HandMade Games

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Game overview

Overview

First Day: Home Defender comes from BadWolf Games and is published by HandMade Games. It arrived on Steam on Jan 29, 2020, and it sits naturally among Single-player, Steam Achievements, Steam Leaderboards, and Family Sharing. SteamPulse tracks it across Windows, Linux, and Steam so readers get a quick useful snapshot, not just a wall of numbers.

Players and reviews

First Day: Home Defender's latest SteamPulse observation recorded 0 players at 23 September 2026 - 20:29:16 UTC, with a tracked peak near 4. This peak is the highest value in the available SteamPulse record and may not include activity before tracking began. Player reaction is 68% positive across 50 reviews.

Language and system requirements

First Day: Home Defender is available in 7 languages including:

EnglishFrenchGermanTraditional ChineseKoreanRussianJapanese

3 regional rating boards including dejus, steam germany, and igrs

Platform	Type	OS	Processor	Memory	Graphics	Storage
Windows	Minimum	Not listed	Intel Core 2 Duo or equivalent	2 GB RAM	DirectX 9.0c compatible video card 512MB	2 GB available space
Windows	Recommended	Not listed	Intel i3 3GHz	4 GB RAM	Geforce GTX 660 or Radeon R7 200	2 GB available space
macOS	Minimum	Mac OS X	Intel Core 2 Duo or equivalent	2 GB RAM	DirectX 9.0c compatible video card 512MB	2 GB available space
macOS	Recommended	Mac OS X	Intel i3 3GHz	4 GB RAM	Geforce GTX 660 or Radeon R7 200	2 GB available space
Linux	Minimum	Linux OS	Intel Core 2 Duo or equivalent	2 GB RAM	DirectX 9.0c compatible video card 512MB	2 GB available space
Linux	Recommended	Linux OS	Intel i3 3GHz	4 GB RAM	Geforce GTX 660 or Radeon R7 200	2 GB available space

Sales, recommendations, and streams

First Day: Home Defender has sold up to 1,560 units and has recommendation data pending. The estimated VGI revenue is $4,689. On Twitch, 0 streamers are live with around 0 total watchers.

Detailed game overview

First Day: Home Defender overview details

First Day: Home Defender combines live player counts with reviews, pricing, platform support, Store metadata, dated player history, media, recent news, and related games.

Steam Store description

First Day: Home Defender This game combines genres such as Strategy and Tower Defense. Saving? - Forget that word forever! Out of the game? - Start over. Distracted? - Start over. Dead? - Start over. Start. Over. In the game you have to: Build a house Reflect enemy attacks Accumulate money Buy a variety of weapons Hire assistants Defend, repair and strengthen the base How long can you survive against an endless crowd of monsters wanting your flesh ?!

SteamPulse editorial summary

First Day: Home Defender is listed as a game with $1.99. It supports Windows and Linux, belongs to Single-player, Steam Achievements, Steam Leaderboards, and Family Sharing, and is associated with Casual, Indie, and Strategy. SteamPulse's latest observation records 0 players at 23 September 2026 - 20:29:16 UTC, a tracked peak of 4, and 68% positive reviews.

Overview facts

Field	Value
Game	First Day: Home Defender
Steam App ID	1225640
Type	game
Release date	Jan 29, 2020
Developer	BadWolf Games
Publisher	HandMade Games
Price	$1.99
Platforms	Windows and Linux
Genres	Casual, Indie, Strategy
Categories	Single-player, Steam Achievements, Steam Leaderboards, Family Sharing
Supported languages	English, French, German, Traditional Chinese, Korean, Russian, Japanese
Website	Not available

Player and review overview

Metric	Value
Latest observed players	0 · 23 September 2026 - 20:29:16 UTC
SteamPulse tracked peak	4
Positive reviews	34
Negative reviews	16
Total reviews	50
Positive percent	68%
Review type	Mixed
Recommendations	Not available
Average playtime	Not available

SteamPulse record freshness

Field	Value
Steam release date	Jan 29, 2020
Official Steam feed update (UTC)	5 February 2020 - 17:31:26 UTC
SteamPulse last record update (UTC)	23 September 2026 - 20:29:16 UTC
Live player count updated (UTC)	23 September 2026 - 20:29:16 UTC
Store metadata updated (UTC)	23 September 2026 - 20:29:16 UTC

Content descriptors

The living dead (zombies), blood, and pieces of their bodies scattering from explosions.

Highlighted achievements

Achievement	Description
Rich	No description
Need to strengthen!	No description
It's getting cold!	No description
Fort	No description
A cozy house!	No description
Great Wall!	No description
Great Castle!	No description
Great Defender!	No description
Weapon Collector	No description
Take My Money!	No description

Support and legal notes

Field	Value
Support email	[email protected]
Support URL	Not available
Legal notice	Not available

References

Official and third-party reference links for checking this Steam app outside SteamPulse.

Reference	Link
SteamPulse canonical	https://steampulse.org/game/1225640
Steam Store	https://store.steampowered.com/app/1225640/
Steam Community	https://steamcommunity.com/app/1225640
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IGDB search	Search IGDB for First Day: Home Defender

Game FAQ

Real questions answered from SteamPulse data, including live players, monthly momentum, review sentiment, regional audience signals, Twitch activity, and current Steam pricing.

What is the latest observed Steam activity for First Day: Home Defender?

First Day: Home Defender's latest SteamPulse observation records 0 players at 23 September 2026 - 20:29:16 UTC, with a tracked peak of 4 concurrent players in the available SteamPulse record. The tracked peak is the highest value stored by SteamPulse and may not cover activity from before tracking began.

Is First Day: Home Defender growing or declining recently?

September 2026 is still in progress. The month-to-date average is 0 players; the highest observed daily value is 1 players. Available values are provisional and will continue changing until the UTC month closes. The completed comparison month is August 2026.

What country-level audience data is available for First Day: Home Defender?

In the observed sample of public reviewer profiles with a visible country, the leading shares are Canada (12.5%), Türkiye (12.5%), Philippines (12.5%). The separate directional player-region model assigns its leading shares to United States (13.7%), Türkiye (9.3%), Philippines (9.2%). The directional follower-region model assigns its leading shares to United States (15.3%), Türkiye (9.7%), United Kingdom (9.6%). The directional wishlist-region model assigns its leading shares to United States (14.7%), China (8.8%), United Kingdom (8.1%). Only the reviewer view is based on observed public profile countries; the other percentages are modeled relative weights, not verified account locations or country-level user counts.

What does the Steam review footprint look like for First Day: Home Defender?

First Day: Home Defender currently sits at 68% positive across 50 Steam reviews tracked by SteamPulse, including 34 positive reviews and 16 negative reviews. Steam labels the current review summary as Mixed.

How much follower and Twitch attention does First Day: Home Defender have?

First Day: Home Defender currently has about 86 tracked Steam followers as of 23 January 2026 - 00:00:00 UTC. On Twitch, SteamPulse is matching roughly 0 live viewers across 0 active streams for the game's category.

What is the current Steam price for First Day: Home Defender?

First Day: Home Defender is currently listed at $1.99 on Steam. SteamPulse uses the current store snapshot and historical price records to show whether the page is at full price or in a discounted window.

Reviews, pricing, and metadata

Review summary

Mixed

68% positive, 34 positive, 16 negative

Price and discount

$1.99

Platforms

Windows, Linux

Categories

Single-player, Steam Achievements, Steam Leaderboards, Family Sharing

Achievements

Platform releases

Steam 29 January 2020

DLC and packages

First Day: Home DefenderBuy First Day: Home Defender #424800$0.49

System requirements

Minimum requirements

Minimum: OS *: Windows XP SP3 or later Processor: Intel Core 2 Duo or equivalent Memory: 2 GB RAM Graphics: DirectX 9.0c compatible video card 512MB Storage: 2 GB available space Sound Card: DirectX® 9.0 compatible

Recommended requirements

Recommended: OS *: Windows 7 or higher 64 bits Processor: Intel i3 3GHz Memory: 4 GB RAM Graphics: Geforce GTX 660 or Radeon R7 200 Storage: 2 GB available space Sound Card: DirectX 11 compatible card

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