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Death and Taxes

Death and Taxes

Feb. 20, 2020 $1.94
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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!

About

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

Wishlist our other games! About the 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!

6106 Positive
922 Negative
6989 Recommendations
30 Peak CCU
60 Achievements

Developer

Placeholder Gameworks

Publishers

Hawthorn Games, Placeholder Gameworks

Genres

Adventure, Casual, Indie, Simulation, Strategy

Categories

Single-player, Steam Trading Cards, Steam Cloud, Family Sharing, Steam Achievements, Remote Play on Phone, Remote Play on Tablet

Tags

Choices Matter (265) Story Rich (260) Simulation (256) Point & Click (249) Multiple Endings (229) Strategy (225) Choose Your Own Adventure (218) Puzzle (216) Replay Value (215) Casual (214) Interactive Fiction (204) Dark Comedy (196) Narrative (193) Adventure (189) Indie (188) Atmospheric (187) 2D (181) Conversation (169) Singleplayer (164) Character Customization (163)

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About

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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