Death and Taxes
Point-and-click narrative game about a reaper choosing who dies
Placeholder Gameworks · Published by Placeholder Gameworks, Hawthorn Games · Released Feb 20, 2020
AdventureCasualIndieSimulationStrategy
- Reviews
- Very Positive
- 86% of 8,570
- Recent reviews
- Very Positive
- 80% of 72 in 30 days
- Playing now
- 14
- right now
- Steam Deck
- Playable
- Last update
- 1 year ago
- Jun 9, 2025
Free demo available, 0 playing it now: get the demo.
What is Death and Taxes?
This point-and-click narrative game casts you as a Grim Reaper with an office job. You review paperwork to decide who lives and dies, talk to your boss, and spend your earnings on items for your desk. Your choices shape a branching story with multiple endings.
For you if...
- +you enjoy short stories with branching endings
- +you like moral choices wrapped in dark office comedy
Not for you if...
- −you want detailed strategy systems behind each decision
- −you prefer action to reading and marking paperwork
What players say
86% of 8,570 reviews are positive · 80% of 72 in the last 30 days
Players praise the art, humor, and reaper customization. The most common complaint is that the daily decisions grow repetitive; some players also find their choices less consequential than expected.
Screenshots and trailer
Death and Taxes system requirements
As published by the developer.
Minimum
- OS
- Windows 7, 8, 10, 11
- Processor
- i3 or equivalent
- Graphics
- Integrated graphics or GPU with atleast 512 MB of VRAM
- Memory
- 2 GB RAM
- Storage
- 2 GB available space
- DirectX
- Version 9.0
Recommended
- OS
- Windows 7, 8, 10, 11
- Processor
- i3 or equivalent
- Graphics
- Integrated graphics or GPU with atleast 512 MB of VRAM
- Memory
- 4 GB RAM
- Storage
- 2 GB available space
- DirectX
- Version 9.0
PC version details
DRM, required accounts, controller support and Steam features.
- DRM
- None declared on Steam
- Controller
- Keyboard and mouse
- Platforms
- Windows, macOS, Linux
- Achievements
- 60
- Steam features
- Cloud saves, Family Sharing, Trading cards
Steam Deck: Playable
- Sometimes shows mouse, keyboard or non-Deck controller icons
- Some text entry requires manually opening the on-screen keyboard
- All functionality is accessible with the default controller configuration
- In-game text is legible on Steam Deck
- Default graphics settings perform well on Steam Deck
Multiplayer and co-op
Languages
Full audio: English. Text only: Portuguese - Brazil, Russian, Simplified Chinese, Traditional Chinese, Turkish, Spanish - Spain, Japanese.
Tags
- Choices Matter
- Story Rich
- Simulation
- Point & Click
- Multiple Endings
- Strategy
- Puzzle
- Choose Your Own Adventure
- Replay Value
- Casual
- Interactive Fiction
- Dark Comedy
- Narrative
- Indie
- Adventure
- Atmospheric
Recent updates
- Jun 9, 2025 · Patch Update + CraftCraft Bundle!
1 DLC available.
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