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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!
What players say
Steam review score and the most-helpful voices, which may include critical ones. Score via Steam as of 2026-09-02 · quoted reviews as of 2026-05-12.
What reviewers agree on
65 of the 104 reviews raise this.
“This game has a great premise (despite being *very* similar to Papers, Please in terms of gameplay), but unfortunately it just does not stick the landing. The story starts off relatively interesting and cute, but over…”
“fun, creative little game with cheeky humour and fun endings. fate definitely adds a ton to the charm of the game itself and makes the entire thing more enjoyable! i wish there was a save button, or at least some way to…”
“Good game just after first play through after that not as repetable beacuse off soooo many text. If your ok to reed samw text 2 times then ok but not for me first play through was realy great but not for me”
23 of the 104 reviews raise this.
“fun, creative little game with cheeky humour and fun endings. fate definitely adds a ton to the charm of the game itself and makes the entire thing more enjoyable! i wish there was a save button, or at least some way to…”
“death and taxes has a really fun concept and story. you do have to read a lot, but it never felt boring since the writing has a lot of humor, and character interactions being voice acted helps a lot. the soundtrack is…”
“it's very fun. the storyline is a very creative idea, which is part of the reason of why i liked it. and also, i like how you get to make your own decisions. and another cool thing i like about it is the fact that there…”
15 of the 104 reviews raise this.
“A decent game, but I have a few gripes: - I thought the game would be more mechanical, like Papers, Please. The gameplay gets a little repetitive at times. - Dialogue with Fate seems very pointless and he's kind of an…”
“Gameplay - It's quite similar to Papers Please, but it focuses a bit more on your moral code since you're basically picking which people to sentence to death. It's quite repetitive, and I believe that's what stopped me…”
“it's very fun. the storyline is a very creative idea, which is part of the reason of why i liked it. and also, i like how you get to make your own decisions. and another cool thing i like about it is the fact that there…”
14 of the 104 reviews raise this.
“What a game! I thoroughly enjoyed it .. especially going through all the different endings. I didn’t expect it to be quite so good, so it was a really nice surprise.”
“One of my favorite casual games to play ever. There is so much to see about this game - diffrent paths and endings, thousands of interesting fates to decide, lovely NPCs (a cat!!), goated voice acting, gorgeus art,…”
“Love the games premise and replayability. Bought it on a whim and was gladly surprised.”
13 of the 104 reviews raise this.
“One of my favorite casual games to play ever. There is so much to see about this game - diffrent paths and endings, thousands of interesting fates to decide, lovely NPCs (a cat!!), goated voice acting, gorgeus art,…”
“Visually stunning and packed with personality. It hits that sweet spot: simple enough for anyone to pick up, yet engaging enough to keep you hooked as the choices get tougher. Whether you’re a long-time gamer or a total…”
“death and taxes has a really fun concept and story. you do have to read a lot, but it never felt boring since the writing has a lot of humor, and character interactions being voice acted helps a lot. the soundtrack is…”
24 of the 104 reviews raise this · 12 of them still recommend the game.
“This game has a great premise (despite being *very* similar to Papers, Please in terms of gameplay), but unfortunately it just does not stick the landing. The story starts off relatively interesting and cute, but over…”
“A decent game, but I have a few gripes: - I thought the game would be more mechanical, like Papers, Please. The gameplay gets a little repetitive at times. - Dialogue with Fate seems very pointless and he's kind of an…”
“The concept was interesting but I didn’t really have a sense of how my decisions were influencing the multiple endings. Dug the amount of customization and overall art style but the gameplay wasn’t varied enough to make…”
10 of the 104 reviews raise this · 7 of them still recommend the game.
“fun, creative little game with cheeky humour and fun endings. fate definitely adds a ton to the charm of the game itself and makes the entire thing more enjoyable! i wish there was a save button, or at least some way to…”
“The concept was interesting but I didn’t really have a sense of how my decisions were influencing the multiple endings. Dug the amount of customization and overall art style but the gameplay wasn’t varied enough to make…”
“I thought it was going to be like Papers, Please—which is a marvelous piece of gaming—but this one is boring, lacks emotional impact, and is actually quite dichotomous. The people are very distant; there is no bonding,…”
8 of the 104 reviews raise this · 2 of them still recommend the game.
“A decent game, but I have a few gripes: - I thought the game would be more mechanical, like Papers, Please. The gameplay gets a little repetitive at times. - Dialogue with Fate seems very pointless and he's kind of an…”
“stronger concept than execution. gameplay is whatever, with story lacking in depth & punch despite the grave* nature of the plot. great artstyle. * ;)”
“Death and Taxes touches on many important and interesting topics: choices and their unpredictable consequences, fate and free will, the meaning of life in an indifferent universe, complicity when working in systems one…”
6 of the 104 reviews raise this · 4 of them still recommend the game.
“Good game just after first play through after that not as repetable beacuse off soooo many text. If your ok to reed samw text 2 times then ok but not for me first play through was realy great but not for me”
“The concept was interesting but I didn’t really have a sense of how my decisions were influencing the multiple endings. Dug the amount of customization and overall art style but the gameplay wasn’t varied enough to make…”
“Got the good ending on the second run. I just hope there are unique lines every new game +”
6 of the 104 reviews raise this · 4 of them still recommend the game.
“That's 6 hours of life I won't get back. The game feels nice, until you play though the end. spoiler the story is a massive waste of time with multiple endings that are worse than the last and very underwhelming. It's…”
“The only criticisms I have for this game is that it wasnt longer and the ending could've been more satisfying”
“Death and Taxes is a really clever and darkly funny twist on a choice-based game. You play as a Grim Reaper working an office job, deciding who lives and who dies based on limited information. Your choices affect the…”
Counted across 104 English reviews, sampled to match this game's 85.8% positive rating · as of 2026-05-12
“Fixed the ecology problem of the world at the small cost of wiping out humanity. Grand.”
— a player, Steam review · 2 hrs played“If this game was trying to say something, I wasn't listening because I was too busy killing people who interacted with ancient cheese.”
— a player, Steam review · 3 hrs played“Thoroughly Meh. I played through once. I didn't feel any attachment to the people on the papers, I didn't feel like the mirror was doing anything other than just chattering about vagueries, and ultimately, I didn't feel like I got to know any other characters in the game. Maybe…”
— a player, Steam review · 2 hrs playedPlayer activity
Monthly average concurrent players. Live data self-collected from the Steam API · history through 2026-06 via SteamCharts.
Achievement stats
Global completion rates across all Steam players — a data view of how far people actually get. Source: Steam official stats · as of 2026-09-05.
Price tracking
US-region pricing (USD), sampled twice daily by our own tracker since 2026-07-11. Steam prices vary by region — always confirm your local price on Steam.
Regional prices at last sample, in local currency — Steam sets each region's price independently.
Cheapest → most expensive, converted to USD at ECB reference rates (2026-09-04). Relative comparison only.
Latest official news
Developer announcements via the Steam news API — links go to the original posts. More across all games on the news hub.
Death and Taxes on the Daily Deal + CraftCraft Bundle!
Good tidings to you, Reapers!Happy to say that we are at a historic low price for Death and Taxes now! If you want to get some reaping done (hard work), then now is a great time to do so ^_^Additional
Death and Taxes at the Steam Summer Sale (and More ^^')
Good summer tidings, Grims!Oak here! Just wanted to give you a bit of an update on all things Death and Taxes.First of all, we're on the Summer Sale at a cool -85% off! If you already own Death and Ta
Patch Update + CraftCraft Bundle!
Hi everyone! Oak here.Here's a small little update on Death and Taxes for you!We've been polishing the Japanese translation for the game and we did notice that there were some font issues for the game
Death and Taxes - now in Japanese - at LudoNarraCon!
Greetings, Grims! Oak here with some fine news. I'm quite chuffed to announce that THINGS HAVE BEEN GOING SWIMMINGLY. We're now finally on track to release the first major update for Broken Alliance,
QUARTERMASTER MORTIMER IS BACK!
Hi Grims, This is a special short cross-game announcement for CraftCraft / Death and Taxes! Quartermaster Mortimer from Death and Taxes is back! And he will be your customer in our next game, CraftCra
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Screenshots
Official Steam store screenshots — click any shot to enlarge.
Facts & details
From the Steam store record, snapshot 2026-05-12.
| Genres | Adventure, Casual, Indie, Simulation, Strategy |
| Player tags | Choices Matter · Story Rich · Simulation · Point & Click · Multiple Endings · Strategy · Choose Your Own Adventure · Puzzle · Replay Value · Casual · Interactive Fiction · Dark Comedy (SteamSpy community voting) |
| Features | Single-player · Steam Achievements · Steam Trading Cards · Steam Cloud · Remote Play on Phone · Remote Play on Tablet · Family Sharing |
| Languages | English * , Portuguese - Brazil, Russian, Simplified Chinese, Traditional Chinese, Turkish, Spanish - Spain, Japanese * |
| Achievements | 60 |
Minimum system requirements (PC)
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