Death and Taxes

In Death and Taxes, you step into the shoes of the Grim Reaper, tasked with deciding the fate of the inhabitants of the Sun County of Cosmopolis City. Fate, your enigmatic boss, has imbued you with the power to choose life or death for these individuals, with the potential for far-reaching consequences. Each day, you receive instructions that you can follow or disregard as you see fit, observing the repercussions of your decisions as they unfold throughout the game. As you navigate this narrative-driven 2D adventure, you'll grapple with the weight of your choices and uncover the mysteries surrounding your own existence. In total, 30 different endings can be obtained.

• Release date: 02-20-2020
• Developer: Placeholder Gameworks
• Publisher: Pineapple Works
• Platforms: Linux, MacOS, Nintendo Switch, Windows PC, Xbox One

Triggers for this game

Animals & Wildlife

• Cats

  Fate has a cat named Lady Pawdington

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  Lady Pawdington steals your paperwork on the 13th. She's also very abusive with the rubber gerbil if you give it to her, and appears fully aware it has a spirit inside.

  • Can't be avoided

• Dogs

  Can customize your character with wolf/dog heads

  • Can't be avoided

• Rodents

  Rubber gerbil toy

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  Lady Pawdington is very abusive with the rubber gerbil if you give it to her, and appears fully aware it has a spirit inside.

  • Can't be avoided

• Wolves

  Can customize your character with wolf/dog heads

  • Can't be avoided

Crime

• Murder

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  Your choice to either kill or save various individuals and groups can and will cause mischief later on.

  • Can't be avoided

Death & Loss

• Misc. Death & Loss

  • Can't be avoided

Drugs & Alcohol

• Alcohol Consumption

  • Can't be avoided

• Tobacco & Smoking

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  One customizable head you can get is a smoker, which will lead to comments about how deadly smoking can be.

  • Is avoidable

Gore

• Body Horror

  • Can't be avoided

Horror Themes

• Ghosts & Hauntings

  • Can't be avoided

• Zombies & Undead

  • Can't be avoided

Mental Health

• Hallucinations

  • Can't be avoided

• Misc. Mental Health

  Guilt

  • Can't be avoided

Natural Events

• Pandemic

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  Sparing an archaeologist planning to dig for ruins in permafrost causes him to unleash a variety of buried viruses and causes pandemics

  • Is avoidable

Non-Sexual Abuse & Violence

• Blackmail

  • Can't be avoided

• Gaslighting

• Manipulation

  • Can't be avoided

Phobias

• Misc. Phobias

  Decidophobia (Fear of making decisions)

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  Botanophobia (Fear of plants), Carcinophobia (Fear of cancer), Catoptrophobia (Fear of mirrors), Coulrophobia (Fear of clowns), Cynophobia (Fear of dogs), Dipsophobia (Fear of drinking), Enissophobia (Fear of having committed an unpardonable sin or of criticism), Felinophobia (Fear of cats), Methyphobia (fear of alcohol), Pathophobia (Fear of disease), Pyrophobia (Fear of fire), Thanatophobia (Fear of dying)

  • Can't be avoided

• Necrophobia

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  You play the Grim Reaper and can customize your character using a variety of suits and heads

  • Can't be avoided

Physical Health & Body Issues

• Pain & Physical Suffering

  • Can't be avoided

• Progressive Illness

  • Can't be avoided

• Terminal Illness

  • Can't be avoided

Traumatic Events

• Accidents

  Multiple

  • Can't be avoided

• Apocalypse

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  There are four general apocalypses based on having a critical score in one category (Health, Ecology, Prosperity, and Peace), with eight unique apocalypses caused by specific individuals being spared or killed.

  • Can't be avoided

• Mass Casualty Event

  Multiple

  • Can't be avoided

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