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Death and Taxes

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App ID 1166290
App Type Game
Developer
Publisher Placeholder Gameworks, Hawthorn Games
Franchise Placeholder Gameworks
Supported Systems Windows macOS Linux
Technologies Unity Engine
Last Changenumber 31602531
Last Record Update 10 October 2025 – 19:15:40 UTC ()
Release Date 20 February 2020 – 18:57:00 UTC ()
😎 84.07%
7k reviews
16
In-Game
🧞 Choices Matter 📚 Story Rich 🖥️ Simulation 🔎 Point & Click 🔚 Multiple Endings

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!

Additional Information

Developer Placeholder Gameworks
metacritic_name Death and Taxes
community_visible_stats Yes
ReleaseState released
Publisher Placeholder Gameworks
Store Release Date 20 February 2020 – 18:57:43 UTC ()
osarch 64
community_hub_visible Yes
Social Media https://discord.gg/xpx6g7q
https://www.facebook.com/DeathandTaxesgame/
https://x.com/PlaceholderGW
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCzNjNJHrGUaa2h6g6i5-fow/
Primary Genre Indie (23)
Store Genres Adventure (25), Casual (4), Indie (23), Simulation (28), Strategy (2)
Steam Release Date 20 February 2020 – 18:57:00 UTC ()
Store Asset Modification Time 24 June 2025 – 15:05:21 UTC () (1750777521)
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tchinese死亡與稅賦
review_score 8
review_percentage 86
Detected Technologies (?) Unity Engine
Steam Deck Compatibility
  • Steam Deck:
  • This game sometimes shows mouse, keyboard, or non-Steam-Deck controller icons
  • Entering some text requires manually invoking the on-screen keyboard
  • All functionality is accessible when using the default controller configuration
  • In-game interface text is legible on Steam Deck
  • This game's default graphics configuration performs well on Steam Deck
  •  
  • SteamOS:
  • This game runs successfully on SteamOS
  • Note: Entering some text requires manually invoking the on-screen keyboard
  •  
  • category: Playable
  • steamos_compatibility: Compatible
  • test_timestamp: 29 June 2022 – 00:00:00 UTC
  • tested_build_id: 7691680
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Content Descriptors General Mature Content (5)
First seen on SteamDB 24 September 2019 – 09:40:42 UTC (), in changelist #6917798
Content Descriptors (Including DLC) General Mature Content (5)

Supported Languages

7 Languages Interface Full Audio Subtitles Achievements
English Yes Yes Yes Yes
Portuguese - Brazil Yes Yes
Russian Yes Yes
Simplified Chinese Yes Yes Yes
Traditional Chinese Yes Yes Yes
Turkish Yes Yes
Spanish - Spain Yes Yes

Tags

🧞 Choices Matter 📚 Story Rich 🖥️ Simulation 🔎 Point & Click 🔚 Multiple Endings 💡 Strategy 🧚 Choose Your Own Adventure 🧩 Puzzle 🔄 Replay Value 😌 Casual 📚 Interactive Fiction 🧛🏻 Dark Comedy 📚 Narrative 🌱 Indie 🗺️ Adventure 🌫 Atmospheric 🏽 2D 🗣️ Conversation 👤 Singleplayer 🦹 Character Customization

Categories

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

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