Rank 01Why this
Shares achievement hunting with Death and Taxes.
- $24.99 (Price checked Nov 4)
- Deck Playable
- 2022
Games like Death and Taxes
- 35 games
- Updated Oct 5, 2026
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The closest matches to Death and Taxes: Not For Broadcast, Papers, Please, Beholder 2, The Life and Suffering of Sir Brante, and Headliner: NoviNews. Ranked by imho.run from Steam co-play data, shared tags and reviews.
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Rank 02Why this
Shares moral decision making and resource management with Death and Taxes.
- $9.99 (Price checked Nov 4)
- Deck Verified
- 2013
Rank 03Why this
Shares moral decision making with Death and Taxes.
- $2.69 (Price checked Oct 31)
- Deck Verified
- 2018
Rank 04 
The Life and Suffering of Sir Brante
Why this: Also Choose Your Own Adventure and Interactive Fiction, like Death and Taxes.
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Headliner: NoviNews
Why this: Same dark mood as Death and Taxes.
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Neo Cab
Why this: Shares dialogue branching and resource management with Death and Taxes.
Rank 07 
Do Not Feed the Monkeys
Why this: Shares resource management with Death and Taxes.
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The full ranked list: top 24 games like Death and Taxes
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Shares moral decision making and resource management with Death and Taxes.
- 97% of 38,957 reviews
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Also Choose Your Own Adventure and Interactive Fiction, like Death and Taxes.
- 90% of 2,670 reviews
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Shares achievement hunting and resource management with Death and Taxes.
- 71% of 412 reviews
- Released: 2020
- Developer: Placeholder Gameworks
- Price: $12.99checked Nov 4
- Steam Deck: Deck Playable
- 86% of 3,973 reviews
- Genres: Strategy, Indie, Adventure, Simulation, Casual
- Platforms: Windows, macOS, Linux
Players highlight
- Dark humor and surreal office setting
- Distinct personalities in every profile
- Ethical choices reshape the world
- Contemplative
- Dark
- Whimsical
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Why this: Same dark mood as Death and Taxes.
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Why this: Shares resource management with Death and Taxes.
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Why this: Shares new game plus with Death and Taxes.
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Why this: Shares achievement hunting with Death and Taxes.
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Why this: Shares moral decision making and resource management with Death and Taxes.
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Why this: Shares moral decision making with Death and Taxes.
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Why this: Also Choose Your Own Adventure and Interactive Fiction, like Death and Taxes.
About Death and Taxes
The closest matches to Death and Taxes: Not For Broadcast, Papers, Please, Beholder 2, The Life and Suffering of Sir Brante, and Headliner: NoviNews. Ranked by imho.run from Steam co-play data, shared tags and reviews.
If Death and Taxes is your kind of game, the closest matches are Not For Broadcast, Papers, Please and Beholder 2 — picked from the ranked list below. Reviewers describe it as contemplative, dark and whimsical, and single out its achievement hunting and dialogue branching. Each pick is ranked by what players of this game also play, shared genres and tags, and review-mined similarity — not a generic popularity list.
Death and Taxes is a 2020 strategy-adventure-simulation where players take on the unusual role of an office-bound Grim Reaper working through daily paperwork to determine which people live or die. Developed by Placeholder Gameworks and published by Hawthorn Games, the game tasks players with managing resources, reviewing case files, and making dialogue choices that reshape the fictional world around them. Reviewers and players highlight the distinct personalities encountered in each profile, the dark humor derived from its surreal office setting, and the numerous hidden secrets and Easter eggs scattered throughout. The game offers multiple endings and a new-game-plus mode that encourages replayability, with players describing the overall mood as contemplative, dark, and whimsical. Currently priced at 12.99 USD and marked as playable on Steam Deck, the title holds an 86% positive rating from over 3,900 Steam reviews.
About Death and Taxes: 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!
Is Death and Taxes worth buying?
Recent reviews are much worse
A summary of what players say, not a promise you'll like it. Every signal is listed below.
- 86% of 3,973 Steam reviews are positive.
- Last 30 days: 68% positive across 54 new reviews, 18 points below its all-time score.
- Price: $12.99 (checked Nov 9).
- People who recommend it had played a median of 5 h when they wrote their review.
- Critics had played a median of 4 h before their negative review.
- Steam Deck Playable: works, with some rough edges.
What fans praise · Themes mined from positive reviews
- Dark humor and surreal office setting
- Distinct personalities in every profile
- Ethical choices reshape the world
- Hidden secrets and easter eggs
Top critical reviews
The most up-voted negative English reviews in our sample, quoted as written.
“Good game just after first play through after that not as repetable beacuse off soooo many text. If your ok to reed samw text 2 times then ok but not for me first play through was realy great but not for me”
People who play it also play: Not For Broadcast, Papers, Please, Beholder 2
Frequently asked about Death and Taxes
Can I run it?
Does Death and Taxes run on Steam Deck?
Death and Taxes is rated Playable on Steam Deck — it runs, but expect some manual adjustments (control remapping, text size, or graphics settings) for the best experience.
How much does Death and Taxes cost?
Death and Taxes is listed on Steam at 12.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
What games are most similar to Death and Taxes?
Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Death and Taxes are Not For Broadcast, Papers, Please, Beholder 2.
Who developed Death and Taxes?
Death and Taxes was developed by Placeholder Gameworks and published by Placeholder Gameworks, Hawthorn Games.