# Games like 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.

## Similar games, ranked

The full ranked list, 24 games, best match first (the HTML page shows the top 8 as cards).

1. [Not For Broadcast](https://imho.run/games/1147550/not-for-broadcast) — Shares achievement hunting with Death and Taxes. 5,212 Steam reviews, 95% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1147550/)
2. [Papers, Please](https://imho.run/games/239030/papers-please) — Shares moral decision making and resource management with Death and Taxes. 38,957 Steam reviews, 97% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/239030/)
3. [Beholder 2](https://imho.run/games/761620/beholder-2) — Shares moral decision making with Death and Taxes. 1,028 Steam reviews, 82% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/761620/)
4. [The Life and Suffering of Sir Brante](https://imho.run/games/1272160/the-life-and-suffering-of-sir-brante) — Also Choose Your Own Adventure and Interactive Fiction, like Death and Taxes. 2,670 Steam reviews, 90% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1272160/)
5. [Headliner: NoviNews](https://imho.run/games/918820/headliner-novinews) — Also Interactive Fiction, like Death and Taxes. 500 Steam reviews, 91% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/918820/)
6. [Neo Cab](https://imho.run/games/794540/neo-cab) — Shares dialogue branching and resource management with Death and Taxes. 911 Steam reviews, 83% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/794540/)
7. [Do Not Feed the Monkeys](https://imho.run/games/658850/do-not-feed-the-monkeys) — Shares resource management with Death and Taxes. 2,202 Steam reviews, 92% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/658850/)
8. [That's not my Neighbor](https://imho.run/games/3431040/that-s-not-my-neighbor) — A frequent pick in Death and Taxes players' libraries, and another Indie. 1,891 Steam reviews, 88% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/3431040/)
9. [Grotto](https://imho.run/games/1538850/grotto) — Shares moral decision making with Death and Taxes. 188 Steam reviews, 94% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1538850/)
10. [THE LONGING](https://imho.run/games/893850/the-longing) — Also Choose Your Own Adventure, like Death and Taxes. 3,804 Steam reviews, 92% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/893850/)
11. [Crown Gambit](https://imho.run/games/2447980/crown-gambit) — A frequent pick in Death and Taxes players' libraries, and another RPG. 164 Steam reviews, 95% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2447980/)
12. [Slay the Princess — The Pristine Cut](https://imho.run/games/1989270/slay-the-princess-the-pristine-cut) — Also Choose Your Own Adventure and Interactive Fiction, like Death and Taxes. 21,995 Steam reviews, 97% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1989270/)
13. [Overboard!](https://imho.run/games/1546920/overboard) — Also Dark Comedy and Choose Your Own Adventure, like Death and Taxes. 454 Steam reviews, 91% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1546920/)
14. [Afterparty](https://imho.run/games/762220/afterparty) — Also Narrative and Dark Comedy, like Death and Taxes. 611 Steam reviews, 70% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/762220/)
15. [VIDEOVERSE](https://imho.run/games/2079180/videoverse) — Also Narrative and Choose Your Own Adventure, like Death and Taxes. 165 Steam reviews, 95% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2079180/)
16. [Reigns: Her Majesty](https://imho.run/games/717640/reigns-her-majesty) — Also Dark Comedy and Choose Your Own Adventure, like Death and Taxes. 339 Steam reviews, 81% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/717640/)
17. [I Was a Teenage Exocolonist](https://imho.run/games/1148760/i-was-a-teenage-exocolonist) — Also Choose Your Own Adventure and Interactive Fiction, like Death and Taxes. 3,777 Steam reviews, 96% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1148760/)
18. [Suzerain](https://imho.run/games/1207650/suzerain) — Also Choose Your Own Adventure and Interactive Fiction, like Death and Taxes. 6,933 Steam reviews, 93% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1207650/)
19. [Imagine Lifetimes](https://imho.run/games/1229570/imagine-lifetimes) — Shares achievement hunting with Death and Taxes. 96 Steam reviews, 69% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1229570/)
20. [Scarlet Hollow](https://imho.run/games/1609230/scarlet-hollow) — Also Narrative and Interactive Fiction, like Death and Taxes. 3,657 Steam reviews, 98% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1609230/)
21. [Signs of the Sojourner](https://imho.run/games/1058690/signs-of-the-sojourner) — Also Narrative and Choose Your Own Adventure, like Death and Taxes. 149 Steam reviews, 89% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1058690/)
22. [Dark Scavenger](https://imho.run/games/293880/dark-scavenger) — Shares new game plus with Death and Taxes. 125 Steam reviews, 90% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/293880/)
23. [Dead in Antares](https://imho.run/games/2511800/dead-in-antares) — A frequent pick in Death and Taxes players' libraries, and another Strategy. 116 Steam reviews, 78% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2511800/)
24. [Do No Harm](https://imho.run/games/3138780/do-no-harm) — Shares achievement hunting and resource management with Death and Taxes. 412 Steam reviews, 71% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/3138780/)

## Machine-readable

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## About Death and Taxes

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.

## Game info

- **AppID:** 1166290
- **Developer:** Placeholder Gameworks
- **Publisher:** Placeholder Gameworks, Hawthorn Games
- **Genres:** Strategy, Indie, Adventure, Simulation, Casual
- **Categories:** Single-player, Steam Achievements, Steam Cloud, Steam Trading Cards, Remote Play on Phone, Remote Play on Tablet, Family Sharing
- **Released:** Feb 20, 2020
- **Free to play:** no
- **Platforms:** windows, mac, linux

## Links

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