Hold the Dawn

Hold the Dawn is a 3D tower defense game set in a post-apocalyptic wasteland. By day, you rebuild and expand your stronghold; by night, you command its defenses against hordes of zombies. You choose a hero with a distinct fighting style who battles automatically while you place towers, shape the battlefield and try to keep the base standing until sunrise.

Build by day

Daylight is limited, so you use it to raise defenses, deploy towers and upgrade your base before the next assault. Tower placement shapes how each night unfolds: you can create choke points, overlapping fields of fire and fallback lines.

Defend by night

When darkness falls, zombies surge across the wastes and your towers open fire. Your hero fights automatically in the swarm while you direct the defense and try to hold the line until dawn.

Heroes and progression

Each survivor has a different strength. You unlock new heroes and develop their abilities as you progress, so they are stronger in later nights. Meta progression also unlocks new content and strengthens heroes.

Towers and tactics

The defensive arsenal includes structures for damage, control and support. Combining them and choosing the right layout can break a wave, while a poor layout can let the defense collapse.

Solo and multiplayer

You can defend the base alone or play with friends. Multiplayer is available locally, over LAN or through Steam online.