Game · Placeholder Gameworks, Hawthorn Games
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.
Before you buy
- Redeem on
- Steam clientPC: Windows, macOS, Linux. Needs a free Steam account.
- Activates in
- Europe and UK. Activates on accounts registered in 32 countries: Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, Czechia, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, United Kingdom.Activates on accounts registered in the EU, EEA, Switzerland and the United Kingdom.Will not activate on accounts registered in North America, Asia, Latin America or Oceania.
- You get
- A digital activation keyStandard edition. No disc, no box.
- Delivery
- To your account and by emailDelivered to your account and by email once it is ready. Some orders get a short manual check first.
Trailers and screenshots
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!
Description, images and details are taken from this product's Steam page.
Details
- Developer
- Placeholder Gameworks
- Publisher
- Placeholder Gameworks, Hawthorn Games
- Released
- 20 Feb, 2020
- Genres
- Adventure, Strategy, Simulation, Puzzle, Indie, Casual
- Runs on
- Windows, macOS, Linux
- Activates on
- Steam client, Europe and UK
- Interface
- English, Portuguese - Brazil, Russian, Simplified Chinese, Traditional Chinese, Turkish, Spanish - Spain, Japanese
- Full audio
- English
- Single-player
- Steam Achievements
- Steam Trading Cards
- Steam Cloud
- Remote Play on Phone
- Remote Play on Tablet
- Family Sharing
The game talks about difficult topics in philosophically and helps people deal with topics around death. Mentions of death, suicide in written text.
System requirements
Windows
- Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system
| Component | Minimum | Recommended |
|---|---|---|
| OS | Windows 7, 8, 10, 11 | Windows 7, 8, 10, 11 |
| Processor | i3 or equivalent | i3 or equivalent |
| Memory | 2 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Graphics | Integrated graphics or GPU with atleast 512 MB of VRAM | Integrated graphics or GPU with atleast 512 MB of VRAM |
| DirectX | Version 9.0 | Version 9.0 |
| Storage | 2 GB available space | 2 GB available space |
macOS
| Component | Minimum | Recommended |
|---|---|---|
| OS | macOS 10.12+ | macOS 10.12+ |
| Processor | i3 or equivalent | i3 or equivalent |
| Memory | 2 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Graphics | Integrated graphics or GPU with atleast 512 MB of VRAM | Integrated graphics or GPU with atleast 512 MB of VRAM |
| Storage | 2 GB available space | 2 GB available space |
Linux / SteamOS
| Component | Minimum | Recommended |
|---|---|---|
| OS | Ubuntu 16.04+ or equivalent | Ubuntu 16.04+ or equivalent |
| Processor | i3 or equivalent | i3 or equivalent |
| Memory | 2 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Graphics | Integrated graphics or GPU with atleast 512 MB of VRAM | Integrated graphics or GPU with atleast 512 MB of VRAM |
| Storage | 2 GB available space | 2 GB available space |
Activating it on Steam client
- Open the Steam client and sign in.
- Choose Games in the top menu, then Activate a Product on Steam.
- Paste the key and confirm. It appears in your library.
The key is listed for the Europe and UK. Activates on accounts registered in 32 countries: Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, Czechia, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, United Kingdom. region. Read how regions work before you buy.