Defend your base from zombies — First steps when you start a new game
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OverviewDefend Your Base from Zombies is a Roblox tycoon-meets-tower-defense game where you build up income, hire soldiers, and stop endless zombie waves from breaking through your base. This guide covers how to start strong, manage your money, handle bosses and survivors, and keep pushing forward without getting stuck.
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First steps when you start a new game
Step
The game gives you a free soldier right away — open the soldier menu and equip them before you spend a single coin elsewhere. Once that soldier is active, your next move is putting a gate at your base entrance so zombies cannot walk straight to the back of your base. Only after those two things are done should you start thinking about workers and income upgrades.
- Equip your free soldier open the soldier menu and confirm the soldier is active
- Build a gate at the entrance this stops zombies from reaching the interior immediately
- Buy your first worker workers raise the cash you earn every second without any extra effort
- Add another soldier or upgrade soldier firepower lock in a real defensive line
- Pick up a basic weapon for yourself your own shots matter alongside your soldiers
- Leave walls, turrets, and base expansion for later get income and defense stable first
How income and spending work together
Tips
Every piece of base equipment is bought by walking onto a glowing purchase pad on the floor and standing on its centre. Before you step on one, check the name and price so you know exactly what you are buying. The rhythm that keeps a run stable is simple: raise income one step, raise defense one step, repeat.
- Workers and income pads increase the cash that ticks in every second automatically
- If enemies are piling up at the gate, prioritise soldiers and turrets over income that turn
- If you have cash sitting idle and the gate is holding, that is the right moment to buy an income upgrade
- Decorative buildings and deep base expansion can wait until your gate and soldiers are solid
- If a pad does not respond, check your cash total, check whether an earlier purchase is required, and make sure you are standing on the centre
Reading a wave to fix the right problem
Check
After each wave, ask yourself three questions: how far did enemies get, how many did your soldiers stop, and did your own shots reach the threat? The answers point to one clear purchase.
- Lots of small enemies surviving you need more soldiers or a faster-firing weapon
- A few large enemies surviving focus on stronger guns and concentrated soldier fire
- Enemies reaching the gate interior stop expanding and reinforce the entrance first
- Cash keeps piling up unspent income is ahead of defense; catch defense up
- Workers feel too slow look for income purchase pads you have not stepped on yet
- Display freezes or a pad stops responding leave and rejoin the game rather than repeating the same action
Bosses and survivor rescues
Warn
As you progress, tougher bosses and bigger crowds appear. Items like the Nuke hit a wide area all at once, but they are wasted on a handful of weak enemies. Hold them until a boss and a large crowd overlap, or until the gate is about to break. Survivor rescues require you to leave the base entirely, which is risky if a wave is about to start.
Getting rewards without spending Robux
SummaryThe game tracks six working redeem codes at the time this guide was written. Codes are entered in the code screen inside the game and each one can only be used once, so use them as soon as you have them. Surviving a full zombie wave also pays out bonus cash, which compounds well with a growing per-second income.
- Free codes enter them in the in-game code screen for cash rewards; check the code section at the top of this page for current codes
- Wave clear bonuses surviving every enemy in a wave pays extra cash on top of your per-second income
- Alternating upgrades income one step, defense one step, keeps growth steady without Robux
- Paid store items check whether each item is a one-time reward or a permanent effect before buying, and ask a parent first
- Soldier cap of 14 reachable through normal play over time without spending anything
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Server options and long-term goals
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The game supports up to six players in a public server. Private servers cost nothing to create and are useful when you want to troubleshoot a freeze or step through an expensive upgrade sequence. Beyond the early waves, the game's longer goals give you reasons to keep building.
| Public server | up to six players |
| Private server | free to create, useful for troubleshooting |
| Boss battles | stronger enemies that reward coordinated soldier and player fire |
| Survivor rescues | outside-the-base objectives that pay bonus rewards |
| Prestige | a long-term reset that unlocks the next tier of upgrades and keeps the run fresh |
Glossary
Glossary- Purchase pad
- A glowing tile on the base floor that buys a specific upgrade or building when you stand on its centre.
- Per-second income
- Cash that adds to your total automatically every second, even when you are not actively doing anything.
- Wave
- A single timed group of zombies that attacks the base all at once.
- Preparation time
- The countdown between waves when you can buy upgrades and reposition without enemies attacking.
- Turret
- A fixed gun placed inside the base that shoots at zombies automatically.
- Nuke
- A powerful one-use item that damages all enemies in a wide area at the same moment.
- Prestige
- A long-term progression choice that resets parts of your base in exchange for access to stronger upgrades.
- Survivor rescue
- An optional mission outside the base walls that pays extra rewards for bringing survivors back safely.
- Tycoon
- A game format where you grow income over time and spend it on purchase pads to expand your base.
Common questions
FAQHow do I grow my cash faster early on?
Buy workers and step on income purchase pads whenever you have spare cash, since those raise the amount you earn every second. Surviving a full wave also pays a bonus on top of that steady income. Redeeming any available codes as soon as you start gives you an early cash boost as well.
Does having more soldiers always make things easier?
More soldiers help a lot against large crowds of weaker zombies, but if your weapons are not upgraded to match, high-health enemies and bosses will take much longer to bring down. Keeping soldier count and weapon strength roughly in step with each other works better than rushing one while ignoring the other.
What happens if I fail a boss fight?
Your progress is not wiped — you can face the same boss again after regrouping. Use the time between attempts to raise your soldier count, upgrade weapons, or build more income so the next attempt starts from a stronger position.
When should I go for a prestige?
Get comfortable with the full loop first — income management, defending against bosses, and completing survivor rescues. Before you confirm a prestige, read the screen that tells you what resets, what you need to qualify, and what you unlock, so there are no surprises.
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