Choose Anime And Your Life
Choose Anime And Your Life if you want a Simulation and RPG experience. On Steam, it's currently about 50% cheaper on the Steam Store. Anime And Your Life launched in 2018.
Anime And Your Life vs First Day: Home Defender
Anime And Your Life and First Day: Home Defender both land in Strategy, Indie, Casual 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, Casual on Steam. Anime And Your Life (2018) is 2 years older than First Day: Home Defender (2020). Anime And Your Life is currently ~50% cheaper on Steam than First Day: Home Defender (4.99 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 First Day: Home Defender
Choose First Day: Home Defender if it matches what drew you to this matchup. First Day: Home Defender launched in 2020.
Both Anime And Your Life and First Day: Home Defender sit in Strategy, Indie, and Casual 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
 Anime And Your Life |  First Day: Home Defender | |
|---|---|---|
| Released | 2018 | 2020 |
| Genres | Strategy, Indie, Simulation, RPG, Casual | Strategy, Indie, Casual |
| Platforms | Windows, macOS, Linux | Windows, Linux |
| Steam Deck | Unrated | Unrated |
| Price | 4.99 USD | 9.99 USD |
| Steam reviews | 60.6% positive (33 reviews) | 7 reviews |
| Multiplayer | Single-player only | Single-player only |
| Developers | BadWolf Games | BadWolf Games |
Side by side
- Both share Strategy, Indie, Casual on Steam.
- Anime And Your Life (2018) is 2 years older than First Day: Home Defender (2020).
- Anime And Your Life is currently ~50% cheaper on Steam than First Day: Home Defender (4.99 USD vs. 9.99 USD).
Anime And Your Life vs First Day: Home Defender — FAQ
- Should I play Anime And Your Life or First Day: Home Defender first?
- If you want chronology, Anime And Your Life (2018) came out before First Day: Home Defender (2020). 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 Anime And Your Life and First Day: Home Defender similar?
- They overlap on Strategy, Indie, Casual 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.