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Death and Taxes Demo

Death and Taxes is available here 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 t

Release date
August 6, 2020
Platforms
Windows, macOS, Linux
Developer
Placeholder Gameworks
Publisher
Pineapple Works
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Death and Taxes is available here 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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★ 6.6/10GOG · 23 ratings
GOGLast checked November 3, 2026

Most helpful6

★ 5 / 5
I wanted something different and found this demo truly relaxing and enjoyable. The dialogue is simple and witty enough for me and the setting is…
★ 4 / 5
I've been curious about this game so when I saw the demo so decided to try it. It's seems like it will be a pretty…
★ 1 / 5
The idea was interesting, the execution is boring. I didn't really care about who lived or died, and my impact was only visible via a…
★ 1 / 5
Would love to Play the game, after install the game opens to a Blurry screen then sits there for 90 seconds and closes without warning.…

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★ 1 / 5
The idea was interesting, the execution is boring. I didn't really care about who lived or died, and my impact was only visible via a…
★ 4 / 5
I've been curious about this game so when I saw the demo so decided to try it. It's seems like it will be a pretty…
★ 1 / 5
Would love to Play the game, after install the game opens to a Blurry screen then sits there for 90 seconds and closes without warning.…
★ 5 / 5
I wanted something different and found this demo truly relaxing and enjoyable. The dialogue is simple and witty enough for me and the setting is…

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