Death and Taxes

Death and Taxes

87% Very Positive
5,829 Positive
869 Negative
6,698 Total Reviews

In this 2D, short narrative-based game, you assume the role of the Grim Reaper... on an office job. Your job is to decide which people are going to live or die. The consequences of your choices are yours to bear, while the mystery of your incarnation awaits revelation!

$1.94
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Release Date: (5 years ago)

Game Details

Achievements
60
Average Playtime
4.5 hours
Estimated Owners
200000 - 500000
Peak Concurrent Users
156
Recommendations
6,216
DLC Count
1 DLC
Median Playtime
4.6 hours
⚠️ Content Warning:

The game talks about difficult topics in philosophically and helps people deal with topics around death. Mentions of death, suicide in written text.

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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!
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Categories

Family Sharing Remote Play on Phone Remote Play on Tablet Single-player Steam Achievements Steam Cloud Steam Trading Cards

User Tags

Story Rich (253) Choices Matter (252) Simulation (248) Point & Click (243) Strategy (223) Multiple Endings (223) Choose Your Own Adventure (215) Puzzle (213) Replay Value (213) Casual (210) Interactive Fiction (202) Dark Comedy (192) Narrative (190) Adventure (187) Atmospheric (186) Indie (184) 2D (178) Conversation (165) Character Customization (160) Singleplayer (160)

Supported Languages

English ✓ Audio
Portuguese - Brazil
Russian
Simplified Chinese
Spanish - Spain ✓ Audio
Traditional Chinese
Turkish