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4.6 out of 5
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Death and Taxes this small Indie, short narrative-based game, you take the role of the Grim Reaper... on an office job.
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About Death and Taxes
About this game
In this small Indie, short narrative-based game, you take the role of the Grim Reaper... on an office job. Your job is to decide which people are going to live or die. Your choices will affect the world around you. Keep the chaos away or foil plots to destroy the world and rise through the ranks of Reapers all the way up to MIDDLE-MANAGEMENT, wow!
Death and Taxes is a game in the vein of narrative-based indie titles, such as "Papers, Please", "Reigns", "Beholder" and "Animal Inspector", to name a few. The consequences of your choices are yours to bear, while the mystery of your incarnation awaits revelation!
- Have a.. totally normal.. office job
- Talk to your boss
- Get monies
- Buy stuff from Mortimer’s Plunder Emporium(?)
- Decorate your desk
- Do some paperwork
- Pet the cat??
- Stare in the mirror and talk to yourself
- Don’t let the existential dread set in
- DONT LET IT SET IN (ONLY THE FATE OF HUMANKIND IS IN YOUR HANDS, IT'S 100% OK)
- Listen to that one really catchy tune in the elevator
Features:
- Meaningful choices
- Branching storyline with multiple [SECRET] endings
- Make-Your-Own-Grim-Reaper!
- Fully voiced NPCs
- Original Soundtrack
- Original artwork featuring watercolour graphics
- Dialogue options
- Upgrade shop
- Twitch integration!
Game Details
- Platform:
- steam
- Release Date:
- February 20, 2020
- Developer:
- Placeholder Gameworks
- Publisher:
- Placeholder Gameworks
- Rating:
- Supported Languages:
- English
- Genres:
- Story Rich
Simulation
Point & Click
Strategy
Choose Your Own Adventure
Puzzle
Casual
Interactive Fiction
Adventure
- Features:
- Steam Achievements
Steam Trading Cards
Steam Cloud
Remote Play on Phone
Remote Play on Tablet
Singleplayer
Product Requirements
Minimum:
- Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system
- OS: Windows 7, 8, 10
- Processor: i3 or equivalent
- Memory: 2 GB RAM
- Graphics: Integrated graphics or GPU with atleast 512 MB of VRAM
- DirectX: Version 9.0
- Storage: 2 GB available space
Recommended:
- Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system
- OS: Windows 7, 8, 10
- Processor: i3 or equivalent
- Memory: 4 GB RAM
- Graphics: Integrated graphics or GPU with atleast 512 MB of VRAM
- DirectX: Version 9.0
- Storage: 2 GB available space
Product Requirements
Minimum:
- Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system
- OS: macOS 10.12+
- Processor: i3 or equivalent
- Memory: 2 GB RAM
- Graphics: Integrated graphics or GPU with atleast 512 MB of VRAM
- Storage: 2 GB available space
Recommended:
- Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system
- OS: macOS 10.12+
- Processor: i3 or equivalent
- Memory: 4 GB RAM
- Graphics: Integrated graphics or GPU with atleast 512 MB of VRAM
- Storage: 2 GB available space
Product Requirements
Minimum:
- Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system
- OS: Ubuntu 16.04+ or equivalent
- Processor: i3 or equivalent
- Memory: 2 GB RAM
- Graphics: Integrated graphics or GPU with atleast 512 MB of VRAM
- Storage: 2 GB available space
Recommended:
- Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system
- OS: Ubuntu 16.04+ or equivalent
- Processor: i3 or equivalent
- Memory: 4 GB RAM
- Graphics: Integrated graphics or GPU with atleast 512 MB of VRAM
- Storage: 2 GB available space
Death and Taxes Statistics
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0% of players played this game for >= 80 Hours!
0% of players played this game for >= 80 Hours!
Difficulty Statistics
Difficulty Rating
Simple
28.57%
Easy
21.43%
Just Right
42.86%
Tough
7.14%
Unforgiving
0%
Relax & enjoy! 42.86% of players consider this game to be Just Right
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13.33%
Beat It
80%
Conquered It
6.67%
Completionist! 6.67% of players have Conquered It
Death and Taxes User Reviews
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Phantom
I don't usually like this kind of game to be honest because often I find them repetitive and boring after a while. This game is an interesting mix of decision-making and story and after playing it a number of times I am amazed with how your decisions actually change the story. Often my biggest issue is that I don't feel like what I do doesn't matter but in this game it clearly does. Playing the game again is also encouraged by the archievements.
The voiceover is great, the replayability is there, the "everyday work" in the game is nice and different.
I recommend you play the demo and decide for yourself whether or not you'd like to try the game yourself.
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Frequently Asked Questions
50% of GameFAQs users said Death and Taxes is Simple or Easy. 43% of GameFAQs users said the difficulty is Just Right.
According to ACB, Death and Taxes is suitable for players aged 15 and above.
Yes, Death and Taxes is not fully Steam Deck Verified but the publisher says it is "Playable" on Steam Deck. Valve’s testing indicates that Death and Taxes is Playable on Steam Deck. This game is functional on Steam Deck, but might require extra effort to interact with or configure.
- All functionality is accessible when using the default controller configuration
- In-game interface text is legible on Steam Deck
- This game's default graphics configuration performs well on Steam Deck
- This game sometimes shows mouse, keyboard, or non-Steam-Deck controller icons
- Entering some text requires manually invoking the on-screen keyboard
Minimum:
- Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system
- OS: Windows 7, 8, 10
- Processor: i3 or equivalent
- Memory: 2 GB RAM
- Graphics: Integrated graphics or GPU with atleast 512 MB of VRAM
- DirectX: Version 9.0
- Storage: 2 GB available space
Recommended:
- Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system
- OS: Windows 7, 8, 10
- Processor: i3 or equivalent
- Memory: 4 GB RAM
- Graphics: Integrated graphics or GPU with atleast 512 MB of VRAM
- DirectX: Version 9.0
- Storage: 2 GB available space
Minimum:
- Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system
- OS: macOS 10.12+
- Processor: i3 or equivalent
- Memory: 2 GB RAM
- Graphics: Integrated graphics or GPU with atleast 512 MB of VRAM
- Storage: 2 GB available space
Recommended:
- Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system
- OS: macOS 10.12+
- Processor: i3 or equivalent
- Memory: 4 GB RAM
- Graphics: Integrated graphics or GPU with atleast 512 MB of VRAM
- Storage: 2 GB available space
The average playtime for GameFAQs users is 5 hours.
86% of Fanatical users recommend Death and Taxes. The average review score is 3.9/5
Death and Taxes was released on February 20, 2020
Yes, Death and Taxes supports MacOS.
Yes, Death and Taxes supports Linux.
Death and Taxes is published by Placeholder Gameworks
Death and Taxes was developed by Placeholder Gameworks
Fanatical users tagged Death and Taxes as Story Rich, Simulation, Point & Click, and Strategy
Fanatical users tagged Death and Taxes as Replay Value, Dark Comedy, Narrative, and Atmospheric
Yes. Fanatical users tagged Death and Taxes as having Character Customization
Yes. Fanatical users tagged Death and Taxes as having Singleplayer
Yes, Fanatical users tagged Death and Taxes as Story Rich
Yes, Fanatical users tagged Death and Taxes as Simulation
Yes, Fanatical users tagged Death and Taxes as Point & Click
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