First Day: Home Defender is a Casual, Strategy game from BadWolf Games with a 53% positive Steam review signal. Indie Lantern indexes it for players browsing by dark, single-player.
Game snapshot
- Developer
- BadWolf Games
- Release year
- 2020
- Playtime
- Varies by player
- Price
- $1.99
- Review signal
- 53% positive
Screenshots
System requirements
PC
- 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
- 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
macOS
- Minimum
- OS: Mac OS X
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
- OS: Mac OS X
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
Linux
- Minimum
- OS: Linux OS
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
- OS: Linux OS
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
From Steam reviews
Review notes
First Day: Home Defender is worth a closer look if you want strong atmosphere, replayable, and body horror.
Best for players who want strong atmosphere, body horror, and replayable.
strong-atmosphere
ToneThe mood, place, and presentation carry a lot of the experience.
replayable
FitThe structure gives reasons to return rather than finish once.
body-horror
SettingGrotesque bodies, mutation, or physical corruption are part of the texture.
Steam review snapshots
REPLAY VALUE: After obtaining all the achievements, I don't want to play anymore.Set in a bleak, post-apocalyptic world ravaged by nuclear fallout, the game tasks you with surviving and defending your last safe haven…The audio design complements the experience in a similarly modest fashion—weapon sounds and enemy growls get the job done, though they lack…Why it fits
Check it if you want casual, strategy filtered by dark, single-player.
Who might skip it
Research further on Steam if you need verified accessibility details, exact playtime, or current system requirements.