Death and Taxes
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!
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About This Game
Death and Taxes is a adventure/casual game designed for single-player, developed by Placeholder Gameworks and released in 2020. With an estimated 513,000 copies sold, it is considered a commercially strong title on Steam. With 8k reviews on Steam, it stands as a game with a solid review base on Steam. Community ratings across Steam average 86.4/100 — a strong reception overall. According to player data, the main story takes around 3.26 hours, with side content bringing that to 5.4 hours, and a completionist run can reach 16.9 hours. Players commonly describe it as Choices Matter, Story Rich, Simulation, Point & Click and Multiple Endings.
Playtime Estimates
3.26h
🎯 Main Story
5.4h
⭐ Main + Sides
16.9h
💯 Completionist
Based on 13 player submissions
DLCs (1)
Death and Taxes - Standalone Soundtrack
$4.99
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Game Information
Release Date
February 20, 2020
Developer
Placeholder Gameworks
Publisher
Placeholder Gameworks, Hawthorn Games
Platforms
Windows, Mac, Linux
Price
$12.99
Analytics & Metrics
Copies Sold (VISE)
512.9K
(410.3K 615.5K) VRI ScoreLearning
72.3
Hard to call the data is inconsistent at this point.
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Genres & Categories
Genres
Adventure
Casual
Indie
Simulation
Strategy
Categories
Single-player
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Steam Trading Cards
Steam Cloud
Remote Play on Phone
Remote Play on Tablet
Family Sharing
Tags
Choices Matter
Story Rich
Simulation
Point & Click
Multiple Endings
Strategy
Choose Your Own Adventure
Puzzle
Replay Value
Casual
Interactive Fiction
Dark Comedy
Narrative
Indie
Adventure
Atmospheric
2D
Conversation
Singleplayer
Character Customization
Supported Languages
With Full Audio
English
Text Only
Portuguese - Brazil
Russian
Simplified Chinese
Traditional Chinese
Turkish
Spanish - Spain
System Requirements
🪟 Windows
🍎 Mac
🐧 Linux
Minimum
Recommended
Minimum:
- 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
Recommended:
- Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system
- OS *: Windows 7, 8, 10, 11
- 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:
- 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:
- 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
Minimum:
- 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:
- 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
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