Multiple endings and replayability
Mentioned in ~1 in 3 positive reviews
“Really fun and relaxing game with a surprising amount of depth and replayability.”
Steam review · 22.9 h played ↗
Death and Taxes
Worth buying? What 300 Steam reviews say.Worth buying? Here’s what 300 Steam reviews actually say.
Very Positive · 86%Very Positive · 86%Placeholder Gameworks2020Psychological Horror · Simulation · Strategy
$12.99
Open on Steam ↗US Steam price, checked 3 h ago
The verdict
A short, stylish Papers, Please-lite narrative game about a desk-job Grim Reaper, with great voice acting and many endings. Skip it if you want mechanical depth or weighty choices.
Great for
Fans of narrative, choice-driven games who like cozy humor, replayable runs and achievement hunting
Main risk
Repetitive loop where choices feel weightless, especially if you expect Papers, Please
What changed in the last 30 days
19 recent reviews
Recent negatives cite a dull loop, stiff story, choices without weight, and a crash that corrupted a save. Low confidence on the cause.
19 recent reviews
What players love
Stylish art and customization
Mentioned in ~1 in 4 positive reviews
“the art style is also really unique and fits the game perfectly.”
Steam review · 5.4 h played ↗
Great voice acting and writing
Mentioned in ~1 in 5 positive reviews
“I must give a huge round of applause to the voice actors, as they did a fantastic job”
Steam review · 5 h played ↗
Cozy, relaxing desk-job atmosphere
Mentioned in ~1 in 12 positive reviews
“Surprisingly relaxing.”
Steam review · 2.4 h played ↗
What players complain about
Repetitive, boring gameplay loop
Mentioned in ~3 in 5 negative reviews
“gameplay loop is akin to watching paint dry”
Steam review · 1.9 h played ↗
Weak, unengaging characters and writing
Mentioned in ~1 in 3 negative reviews
“the vocal performances from everyone but Fate are very cringe-inducing”
Steam review · 3.2 h played ↗
Choices feel like they don't matter
Mentioned in ~1 in 4 negative reviews
“This game has the illusion of freewill but its all just hard-coded.”
Steam review · 4.7 h played ↗
Short and not worth full price
Mentioned in ~1 in 12 negative reviews
“not worth $13, gets a bit repetitive, only ~4 hr of game play”
Steam review · 4.8 h played ↗
Slow elevator and tedious navigation
Mentioned in ~1 in 15 negative reviews
“please speed up the elevator, i think i spent around 10% of my time going up and down”
Steam review · 3.7 h played ↗
Bugs, crashes and clunky controls
Mentioned in ~1 in 17 negative reviews
“the game crashed, the save file became corrupt”
Steam review · 8.8 h played ↗
System requirements
From the Steam store page
Steam Deck: Playable2 GB
Minimum
OSWindows 7, 8, 10, 11
Processori3 or equivalent
Memory2 GB RAM
GraphicsIntegrated graphics or GPU with atleast 512 MB of VRAM
Storage2 GB available space
Recommended
OSWindows 7, 8, 10, 11
Processori3 or equivalent
Memory4 GB RAM
GraphicsIntegrated graphics or GPU with atleast 512 MB of VRAM
Storage2 GB available space
OSWindows 7, 8, 10, 11
Processori3 or equivalent
Memory2 GB RAM
GraphicsIntegrated graphics or GPU with atleast 512 MB of VRAM
Storage2 GB available space
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