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Death and Taxes

Original title: Death and Taxes - February 20, 2020
Death and Taxes
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AdventureRole-playing (RPG)SimulatorStrategyPuzzleIndiePoint-and-clickVisual Novel
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Studio:Pineapple Works
Stars:Doug Pennant, Greg Holgate, Isaak Wells - Full View
Soundtrack:Death and Taxes (Original Game Soundtrack)
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Award
Game
Best Estonian Game
Winner
2020
Award
Game
Indie of the Year (Top 100)
Nominee
2020
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Game Details
Developer
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Publisher
Pineapple Works
Studio
Pineapple Works
Genres
Adventure, Role-playing (RPG), Simulator, Strategy, Puzzle, Indie, Point-and-click, Visual Novel
Platforms
PlayStation 4, PC (Microsoft Windows), Xbox One, Mac, Nintendo Switch, Linux
Release Date
February 20, 2020
Metacritic Score
-
Game Engine
Unity
Story

In this 2D, 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!

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Crew & Contributors 4
Doug Pennant
Doug Pennant
Performance • Voice Actor
Greg Holgate
Greg Holgate
Performance • Voice Actor
Isaak Wells
Isaak Wells
Performance • Voice Actor
Jacob Williamson
Jacob Williamson
Performance • Voice Actor

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Awards2
Award
Game
Best Estonian Game
Estonian Game Awards
Winner
2020
Award
Game
Indie of the Year (Top 100)
IndieDB
Nominee
2020
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Data aggregated from 2 sources: IGDB, RAWG
Last updated: 10.07.2026
Business
Budget
Not disclosed
RevenueReported
Over 700,000 copies sold on PC (developer-stated)
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Over 700,000 PC copies sold (developer-stated); estimated gross ~$3.5M–$9M (units × realized price, base $12.99 heavily discounted over time); not officially disclosed in dollars. Excludes console sales and the ~30% platform cut.

Time to Beat
Main Story1h
Main + Extras3h
Completionist5h
Language Support
Language
AudioSubUI
English
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Portuguese (Brazil)
—✔✔
Russian
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Chinese (Simplified)
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Chinese (Traditional)
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Japanese
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Turkish
——✔
Spanish (Spain)
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Content Rating
Mild Violence
Use of Alcohol and Tobacco
Sexual Themes
Drug Reference
Use of Tobacco
Sexuality
Alcohol
Tobacco
Drug
PEGI 12
ACB M
CLASS_IND 14
ESRB T
USK 12
GRAC 15+
System Requirements
Minimum
OS:Windows 7, 8, 10
CPU:i3 or equivalent
RAM:2 GB RAM
GPU:Integrated graphics or GPU with atleast 512 MB of VRAM
Storage:500 MB available space
Available On
GOG
GOG$1.69US
Steam$12.99US
Official Website
itch.io
itch.io
PlayStation Store
Nintendo eShop
Fanatical
Fanatical$12.99US
Humble Store$12.99US
Community & Media
Data aggregated from 2 sources: IGDB, RAWG
Last updated: 10.07.2026