Death and Taxes
- Developer
- Placeholder Gameworks
- Publisher
- Pineapple Works
- Released
- 20 February 2020
- Age rating
- PEGI N/A
- UK price
- £10.99
Platforms: PlayStation 4, Linux, PC, macOS, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch
Genres: point and click , puzzle , role playing rpg , simulator , strategy , adventure , indie , visual novel
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!
Best gaming PC for Death and Taxes in 2026
Full buyers guide →Below are the four PC tiers we'd actually recommend for Death and Taxes today. These are our 2026 hardware picks, not the dated publisher minimums you'll find on Steam.
Budget
£7991080p · 60fps
- CPU
- AMD Ryzen 5 7600
- GPU
- NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 8GB
- RAM
- 16 GB
- Storage
- 1TB NVMe SSD
Mid-tier
£1,2991440p · 60fps
- CPU
- AMD Ryzen 7 7700
- GPU
- NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 Super 12GB
- RAM
- 32 GB
- Storage
- 2TB NVMe SSD
High-end
£1,7991440p · 144fps
- CPU
- AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D
- GPU
- NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 Ti 16GB
- RAM
- 32 GB
- Storage
- 2TB NVMe SSD
Enthusiast
£3,4994K · 60fps
- CPU
- AMD Ryzen 9 9950X3D
- GPU
- NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5090 32GB
- RAM
- 64 GB
- Storage
- 4TB NVMe SSD
Official system requirements
These are the minimum and recommended specs as published by Pineapple Works on Steam. They tend to be conservative — usually "what ran the game at 1080p when it shipped". For what you should actually buy in 2026, see the tier cards above.
| Minimum | Recommended | |
|---|---|---|
| OS | Windows 7 / 8 / 10 / 11 | Windows 7 / 8 / 10 / 11 |
| CPU | i3 or equivalent | i3 or equivalent |
| RAM | 2 GB | 4 GB |
| GPU | Integrated graphics or GPU with atleast 512 MB of VRAM | Integrated graphics or GPU with atleast 512 MB of VRAM |
| Storage | 2 GB | 2 GB |
| DirectX | 9.0 | 9.0 |
Verified 18 May 2026 against the Steam store page.
Can your PC run Death and Taxes?
If your CPU is roughly equivalent to i3 and your GPU is at or above Integrated graphics, you'll hit recommended settings at 1080p/60. For 1440p or higher, see the tier picks above.