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Death and Taxes

2019
IndieSimulation
⏱ ~3h average playtime
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Death and Taxes was released in 2019. It is an Indie, Simulation game. Players report about 3 hours of playtime on average.

About 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!

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!

Where to buy Death and Taxes

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Tags

2datmosphericstory-richnarrativechoices-matterweirddeathdark-humormeaningful-choices-2watercolorstrategy-gamegrim-reaper

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Frequently asked questions about Death and Taxes

How long does it take to beat Death and Taxes?

Players report about 3 hours of playtime on average for Death and Taxes. Actual time varies with playstyle, difficulty and how much side content you do.

What genre is Death and Taxes?

Death and Taxes is an Indie, Simulation game, released in 2019.

Is Death and Taxes worth playing?

Death and Taxes is an indie game from 2019. Fans of this game often enjoy titles like Not For Broadcast, Oxenfree II: Lost Signals, Venba. You can add it to your backlog on nxto.app to track it.

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