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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!

Death and Taxes is a choices matter, story rich and simulation game developed by Placeholder Gameworks and published by Placeholder Gameworks and Hawthorn Games.
Released on February 20th 2020 is available on Windows, MacOS and Linux in 7 languages: English, Portuguese - Brazil, Russian, Simplified Chinese, Traditional Chinese, Turkish and Spanish - Spain.

It has received 6,888 reviews of which 5,991 were positive and 897 were negative resulting in a rating of 8.4 out of 10. 😎

The game is currently priced at 11.99€ on Steam, but you can find it for 1.88€ on Instant Gaming.

The Steam community has classified Death and Taxes into these genres:

Choices Matter Story Rich Simulation Point & Click Multiple Endings Strategy Choose Your Own Adventure Puzzle Replay Value Casual Interactive Fiction Dark Comedy Narrative Adventure Atmospheric Indie 2D Conversation Character Customization Singleplayer

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System requirements

These are the minimum specifications needed to play the game. For the best experience, we recommend that you verify them.

Windows
  • Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system
  • OS *: Windows 7, 8, 10, 11
  • 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
MacOS
  • 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
Linux
  • 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

User reviews & Ratings

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Jan. 2025
Really enjoyed the art style, soundtrack, storytelling and voice acting in this game and would highly recommend! It is very engaging to chose who to spare and who to slay, especially as the narrative unfolds. The characters aren't particularly deep - the main draw here is all the tiny choices with constraints that you are making that add up to your utopia (or hell on earth). I got the utopia ending on the first try and was so happy about it that I didn't play the game for a long time after that. Be aware that if you are an achievement hunter, this one can be a bit on the tedious side, as it requires multiple (eight? nine? can't rightly recall at the moment) playthrus for one of its achievements, and a bit of numerical balancing to unlock one specific achievement, the requirements for which are not made clear to the player. Other than that, this is a very fantastic and fun game to play. Loved the character customization options as well. Thanks for a great experience!
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Jan. 2025
This is a more casual, lighthearted version of Papers, Please. There's morbid humor, items to purchase, a bar to visit on weekends, and a selection of outfits/looks. It has replay value with the achievements, although it gets repetitive.
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Aug. 2024
First time I had fun working behind a desk and didn't get a burnout and the desire to scream and cry, curled up on the bathroom floor. (Story is totally made-up and I haven't experienced it /sarcasm)
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June 2024
---{ Graphics }--- ☐ You forget what reality is ☐ Beautiful ☑ Good ☐ Decent ☐ Bad ☐ Don‘t look too long at it ☐ MS-DOS ---{ Gameplay }--- ☐ Very good ☑ Good ☐ It's just gameplay ☐ Mehh ☐ Watch paint dry instead ☐ Just don't ---{ Audio }--- ☐ Eargasm ☐ Very good ☑ Good ☐ Not too bad ☐ Bad ☐ I'm now deaf ---{ Audience }--- ☑ Kids ☑ Teens ☑ Adults ☑ Grandma ---{ PC Requirements }--- ☐ Check if you can run paint ☐ Potato ☑ Decent ☐ Fast ☐ Rich boi ☐ Ask NASA if they have a spare computer ---{ Game Size }--- ☐ Floppy Disk ☑ Old Fashioned ☐ Workable ☐ Big ☐ Will eat 10% of your 1TB hard drive ☐ You will want an entire hard drive to hold it ☐ You will need to invest in a black hole to hold all the data ---{ Difficulty }--- ☐ Just press 'W' ☑ Easy ☐ Easy to learn / Hard to master ☐ Significant brain usage ☐ Difficult ☐ Dark Souls ---{ Grind }--- ☑ Nothing to grind ☐ Only if u care about leaderboards/ranks ☐ Isn't necessary to progress ☐ Average grind level ☐ Too much grind ☐ You'll need a second life for grinding ---{ Story }--- ☐ No Story ☐ Some lore ☐ Average ☐ Good ☑ Lovely ☐ It'll replace your life ---{ Game Time }--- ☐ Long enough for a cup of coffee ☐ Short ☐ Average ☑ Long ☐ To infinity and beyond ---{ Price }--- ☐ It's free! ☑ Worth the price ☐ If it's on sale ☐ If u have some spare money left ☐ Not recommended ☐ You could also just burn your money ---{ Bugs }--- ☑ Never heard of ☐ Minor bugs ☐ Can get annoying ☐ ARK: Survival Evolved ☐ The game itself is a big terrarium for bugs ---{ ? / 10 }--- ☐ 1 ☐ 2 ☐ 3 ☐ 4 ☐ 5 ☐ 6 ☐ 7 ☑ 8 ☐ 9 ☐ 10
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May 2024
What a beautiful piece of Art! Yes, I do get the reviews that complain this is maybe a bit of a tedious and repetitive game because, after-all, being “The Reaper” is a 9-to-5 office job where you read reports on a daily basis, etc. etc. But there is so much more to it! Like: Lots of character customization items, dark humor, freedom of choices, personality tests, a cool bartender, real-life cocktail recipes (no kidding!), talking plants, and wide variety of possible outcomes amongst other things. Even the day-job of reading reports and deciding who gets to live and who must die (all this while not disappointing your ‘Boss’ and/or his cat ) is quite entertaining if you really get into it. Maybe not a game “to die for” (pun intended). But absolutely one to try, even if only for the nice artwork and very unique gameplay it has to offer. Alright now, before you leave, don’t forget to give this review a ‘thumbs-up’! ....Otherwise remember: ‘I’ will be the one making the final decision when your ‘file’ gets on my desk! ;p
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Frequently Asked Questions

Death and Taxes is currently priced at 11.99€ on Steam.

Death and Taxes is currently not on sale. You can purchase it for 11.99€ on Steam.

Death and Taxes received 5,991 positive votes out of a total of 6,888 achieving a rating of 8.44.
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Death and Taxes was developed by Placeholder Gameworks and published by Placeholder Gameworks and Hawthorn Games.

Death and Taxes is playable and fully supported on Windows.

Death and Taxes is playable and fully supported on MacOS.

Death and Taxes is playable and fully supported on Linux.

Death and Taxes is a single-player game.

There is a DLC available for Death and Taxes. Explore additional content available for Death and Taxes on Steam.

Death and Taxes does not support mods via Steam Workshop.

Death and Taxes supports Remote Play on Phone and Remote Play on Tablet. Discover more about Steam Remote Play.

Death and Taxes is enabled for Steam Family Sharing. This means you can share the game with authorized users from your Steam Library, allowing them to play it on their own accounts. For more details on how the feature works, you can read the original Steam Family Sharing announcement or visit the Steam Family Sharing user guide and FAQ page.

You can find solutions or submit a support ticket by visiting the Steam Support page for Death and Taxes.

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Death and Taxes
11.99€ -84% 11.75€ 1.88€
8.4
5,991
897
Game modes
Features
Online players
22
Developer
Placeholder Gameworks
Publisher
Placeholder Gameworks, Hawthorn Games
Release 20 Feb 2020
Platforms
Remote Play
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