Choose First Day: Home Defender
Choose First Day: Home Defender if you want a Casual experience. First Day: Home Defender launched in 2020.
First Day: Home Defender vs Project Astra Dominium
First Day: Home Defender and Project Astra Dominium both land in Strategy, Indie on Steam, which is why they keep getting compared. The comparison below is built from each game's Steam metadata — release year, genres, categories, Steam Deck status, price, and review score — refreshed daily by imho.run's scraper. Headline differences: Both share Strategy, Indie on Steam. First Day: Home Defender (2020) is 4 years older than Project Astra Dominium (2024). Project Astra Dominium is currently ~0% cheaper on Steam than First Day: Home Defender (9.99 USD vs. 9.99 USD). No login or purchase needed — scroll for the full table, the verdict FAQ, and links to ranked similar games for both titles.
Which should you pick?
Choose Project Astra Dominium
Choose Project Astra Dominium if you want a Simulation experience. On Steam, it's the newer release (2024) and ships with the modern feature baseline. Project Astra Dominium launched in 2024.
Both First Day: Home Defender and Project Astra Dominium sit in Strategy and Indie on Steam and both list Steam Leaderboards, so either pick lands in the same broad neighborhood. Use the side-by-side table for the feature view, or follow the "Games like" links below to see ranked alternatives for either title.
Side-by-side comparison
 First Day: Home Defender |  Project Astra Dominium | |
|---|---|---|
| Released | 2020 | 2024 |
| Genres | Strategy, Indie, Casual | Strategy, Indie, Simulation |
| Platforms | Windows, Linux | Windows, macOS, Linux |
| Steam Deck | Unrated | Deck Playable |
| Price | 9.99 USD | 9.99 USD |
| Steam reviews | 7 reviews | 81.1% positive (37 reviews) |
| Multiplayer | Single-player only | Single-player only |
| Developers | BadWolf Games | Snob Entertainment UG |
Side by side
- Both share Strategy, Indie on Steam.
- First Day: Home Defender (2020) is 4 years older than Project Astra Dominium (2024).
- Project Astra Dominium is currently ~0% cheaper on Steam than First Day: Home Defender (9.99 USD vs. 9.99 USD).
- Project Astra Dominium is Deck Playable on Steam Deck; First Day: Home Defender has no Deck rating yet.
First Day: Home Defender vs Project Astra Dominium — FAQ
- Should I play First Day: Home Defender or Project Astra Dominium first?
- If you want chronology, First Day: Home Defender (2020) came out before Project Astra Dominium (2024). If neither is a sequel to the other, order doesn't really matter — start with whichever fits your current mood, since both share enough on Steam to make either a reasonable opener.
- Are First Day: Home Defender and Project Astra Dominium similar?
- They overlap on Strategy, Indie on Steam, so the catalogue groups them together — but "similar" depends on the specific mechanics. Use the genre + category rows above to decide whether the overlap matches what drew you to the one you've already played.