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Games like First Day

If First Day is your kind of game, the closest matches are HitTube, Rebirth evolution and Urban Strife — picked from the ranked list below. Reviewers single out its liquids turned to alcohol, atmospheric and contemplative. Each pick is ranked by what players of this game also play, shared genres and tags, and review-mined similarity — not a generic popularity list.

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About First Day: It's the first day of the rest of your life

2019StrategyIndieSimulationRPGFree To PlayCasualFree to playWindows · macOS · Linuxby BadWolf Games
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Liquids turned to alcoholMarket system for loot exchangeMutated cacti as safe water sourceAtmosphericContemplativeMysterious

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Steam players who put hours into First Day also tend to own these titles — a signal called collaborative filtering. imho.run cross-references millions of library ownership patterns to surface games whose real audiences overlap, regardless of whether their genre tags match.

  1. HitTube

    WHY THIS

    Top pick for First Day fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and Indie with First Day.

    HitTube is an open-world co-op roguelite looter shooter where you become a post-apocalyptic video blogger in a procedurally generated, destructible New York. Shoot, loot, trade and use magical cards to gain superpowers.

    2026ActionStrategyIndieSteam ↗
  2. Rebirth evolution

    WHY THIS

    Shares survivor recruitment and an atmospheric mood with First Day.

    Second-strongest match for First Day fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and Indie with First Day.

    2D pixel style simulation business strategy game Build and operate your own survivor base, recruit and cultivate various professional combatants. Clear zombie strongholds, reduce regional infections, survive in the apocalypse, and establish your own power.

    2023StrategyIndieSimulation8.99 USDSteam ↗
  3. Urban Strife

    WHY THIS

    Shares an atmospheric mood with First Day.

    Third-strongest match for First Day fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and Indie with First Day.

    Old school TBS, post-apoc survival and RPG. Recruit deranged locals in your militia, ally local factions and fight those you hate. Haul loot back and rebuild your shelter, doctor your wounds, and fix your guns. People need feeding, booze needs brewing and there is an end of the world to enjoy.

    2024StrategyIndieRPG27.99 USDSteam ↗
  4. State of Decay 2: Juggernaut Edition

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #4 for First Day fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Simulation and RPG with First Day.

    The dead have risen and civilization has fallen. Now it's up to you to gather survivors, scavenge for resources and build a community in a post-apocalyptic world – a world where you define what it means to survive in this ultimate zombie survival simulation.

    2020ActionSimulationRPG29.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  5. They Are Billions

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #5 for First Day fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy with First Day.

    They Are Billions is a Steampunk strategy game set on a post-apocalyptic planet. Build and defend colonies to survive against the billions of the infected that seek to annihilate the few remaining living humans. Can humanity survive after the zombie apocalypse?

    2019Strategy29.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  6. The Dead Await

    WHY THIS

    Shares skill progression, crafting and an atmospheric mood with First Day.

    Ranked #6 for First Day fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and Indie with First Day.

    Build your deck and try to survive in The Dead Await, a deck-building RPG set during a zombie apocalypse. As one of many survivors, set out across the desolate world, discover the truth about the outbreak, and rebuild human civilization - or die trying.

    2024StrategyIndieRPG12.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  7. Final Outpost: Definitive Edition

    WHY THIS

    Shares day night cycle and a tense mood with First Day.

    Ranked #7 for First Day fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and Simulation with First Day.

    Final Outpost is a survival strategy base-builder. You lead the last survivors of the apocalypse. Assign roles, craft tools, and manage resources carefully. Construct buildings, level up your citizens, and fortify your town against hordes of zombies. How many days can you survive?

    2025StrategySimulation9.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  8. Rebuild 3: Gangs of Deadsville

    WHY THIS

    Shares an atmospheric mood with First Day.

    Ranked #8 for First Day fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and Indie with First Day.

    Rebuild a ruined city in this post-apocalyptic mix of strategy and simulation. Manage survivors, scavenge for food and supplies, deal with rival gangs, illness, interpersonal strife and zombie attacks.

    2015StrategyIndieSimulation14.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗

More from BadWolf Games

Other recommendable Steam games by BadWolf Games, ranked by review count so the studio's hits land first.

  1. Save Home

    WHY THIS

    Another title from BadWolf Games, the studio behind First Day. Shares Strategy and Indie with First Day.

    You have inherited a farm! What is waiting for you on arrival at the place ?! Huge field with a bunch of the crop? The big and vast land? Not a bit of it! Your new farm it is - an old junk! Next to that, nestled ancient cemetery! Restore and improve and protect his farm from attack undead!

    2016ActionStrategyIndie4.99 USDSteam ↗
  2. Attack Of Insects

    WHY THIS

    Another title from BadWolf Games, the studio behind First Day. Shares Indie with First Day.

    Love insects? And insects that are two or even ten times more than you? If you love, then - it's fine, you will definitely be pleased with our insects. And if you do not love, then you will be happy, because you have to shoot on insects and watch them fly apart!

    2024ActionIndieAdventure6.99 USDSteam ↗
  3. Anime And Your Life

    WHY THIS

    Shares an atmospheric mood with First Day.

    Another title from BadWolf Games, the studio behind First Day. Shares Strategy and Indie with First Day.

    This is more than a game. This is your whole life!

    2018StrategyIndieSimulation4.99 USDSteam ↗
  4. First Day: Home Defender

    WHY THIS

    Another title from BadWolf Games, the studio behind First Day. Shares Strategy and Indie with First Day.

    Build and protect your home after a nuclear apocalypse!

    2020StrategyIndieCasual9.99 USDSteam ↗
  5. Time of the Clones

    WHY THIS

    Another title from BadWolf Games, the studio behind First Day. Shares Strategy and Indie with First Day.

    Thanks to an unsuccessful experiment, the scientific complex found itself in a time loop. Any ideas how to fix this?!

    2021StrategyIndieCasual4.99 USDSteam ↗
  6. Mad World Survivors

    WHY THIS

    Another title from BadWolf Games, the studio behind First Day. Shares Strategy and Indie with First Day.

    Mad World Survivors is a fast-paced rogue-lite shooter where you battle relentless hordes of monsters in a world consumed by chaos. Players must survive intense combat where every decision could be their last

    2025ActionStrategyIndie1.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗

Frequently asked about First Day

Is First Day free to play?
Yes — First Day is a free-to-play title on Steam. You can install and play it without buying anything, though some games include optional in-app purchases.
What games are most similar to First Day?
Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside First Day are HitTube, Rebirth evolution, Urban Strife.
Who developed First Day?
First Day was developed by BadWolf Games.

imho.run ranks Steam game alternatives using a mix of collaborative filtering (ALS / iALS / EASE / LightGCN), content scoring over genres, categories, Steam tags, developers, and publishers, plus AI-extracted vibes mined from review text. The page above is generated in seed mode anchored on First Day.

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