Bills Must Be Paid
An active incremental game about smashing piggy banks to pay bills
Rike Games · Released Jul 29, 2026
- Reviews
- Overwhelmingly Positive
- 97% of 13K
- Recent reviews
- Overwhelmingly Positive
- 96% of 2,099 in 30 days
- Players
- 659
- daily peak, Oct 28, 2026
- Steam Deck
- Verified
- Last update on Steam
- 2 months ago
- Aug 16, 2026
What is Bills Must Be Paid?
In this single-player incremental game, you smash piggy banks for random loot during stamina-limited runs, balancing upgrade purchases against bills that can bankrupt you. Paying bills unlocks perks and earns legacy points, which you spend on rings and bracelets to strengthen your hand after bankruptcy.
For you if...
- +you enjoy collecting rare coins and discovering different piggy types
- +you like choosing hammers that trade speed for damage
Not for you if...
- −you prefer idle games that need little active input
What players say
97% of 13,032 reviews are positive · 96% of 2,099 in the last 30 days
Players praise the satisfying piggy-bank smashing and upgrade loop. The main complaints are the short overall length, limited replayability, and progression that feels too linear.
Screenshots and trailer
Bills Must Be Paid system requirements
Minimum: GeForce GTX 660, 2 GB RAM, 2 GB of disk space.
As published by the developer.
Can my PC run Bills Must Be Paid?
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- OS
- Windows 10 (64-bit)
- Processor
- Intel Core i3-6100 / AMD FX-6300
- Graphics
- NVIDIA GeForce GTX 660 / AMD Radeon HD 7870 (2 GB VRAM, DirectX 11)
- Memory
- 2 GB RAM
- Storage
- 2 GB available space
Does Bills Must Be Paid have co-op or multiplayer?
No: single-player only, no multiplayer modes declared.
Does Bills Must Be Paid run on Steam Deck?
Verified Yes, Verified by Valve: it works on Steam Deck out of the box.
- All functionality is accessible with the default controller configuration
- Shows Steam Deck controller icons
- In-game text is legible on Steam Deck
- Default graphics settings perform well on Steam Deck
- External controllers are not supported for the primary player
PC version details
- DRM
- None declared on Steam
- Controller
- Full controller support
- Platforms
- Windows, macOS
- Achievements
- 27
- Steam features
- Cloud saves, Family Sharing
- Languages
- Text only: English, French, Italian, German, Spanish - Spain, Japanese, Korean, Portuguese - Brazil, Russian, Simplified Chinese.
Does Bills Must Be Paid use AI-generated content?
No AI-generated content is disclosed on the game's Steam page.
Self-reported by the developer under Steam rules: it covers AI content that ships in the game, not tools used to make it. Steam page checked on Oct 27, 2026. How to filter AI games on Steam
Tags
- Incremental
- Roguelite
- Capitalism
- Strategy
- Gambling
- Relaxing
- Idler
- Indie
- Casual
- Management
- Arcade
- Colorful
- Resource Management
- 3D
- Simulation
- Singleplayer
Recent updates
- Aug 16, 2026 · Patch 1.1
- Apr 26, 2026 · Demo Bug Fix - v0.2.7
1 DLC available.