The Bureau's basement has gone rogue. Twenty-eight auditors. Fifteen fiscal quarters. Your audit begins now.
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FREE DEMO
DEADLINE
A TAX ROGUELITE
The Bureau's basement has gone rogue. Descend nine fiscal quarters, dodge audits, exploit loopholes, and file the return of a lifetime.
🔑 CHEAT CODES
Rumors swirl around the Bureau water cooler…
🏦 REFUND OFFICE
Spend permanent Tax Refunds on career upgrades. They apply to every future run.
Balance: $0
AUDITED
❔ HOW TO PLAY
Controls
WASD / Arrows / HJKL
Move (orthogonal)
Y U B N / Numpad
Diagonal moves
Bump into enemy
Attack it
Space or .
Wait one turn
E / Enter
Interact: stairs, fountains, shops, chests
F
WRITE-OFF area attack
1 – 3
Use pocket item
C
Auditor file (full stats)
ESC / P
Pause menu
M
Mute audio
? / Esc
This screen
The Rules of Tax Season
Descend 15 fiscal quarters across five worlds. Bosses seal every third quarter.
Pickings are taxed: a share of all income is withheld to escrow. File your return at the stairs — kills, Forms and bosses are itemized deductions, and overpayment comes back as a refund check.
Every turn burns your Audit Deadline. When it expires, enforcement squads spawn forever. Keep moving!
Deductions ($) buy supplies from Compliance Officers.
Forms are relics — permanent for that run. Bosses let you pick one.
Level up to choose performance perks.
Die and leftover earnings convert to Tax Refunds: permanent upgrades in the Refund Office between runs.
Watch for Interest Goblins — they compound over time. Crypto Bros explode when audited.
🛎️ COMPLIANCE OUTLET
Your deductions: $0
Press number key to buy · ESC to leave
CHOOSE
📊 AUDITOR FILE
⏸ PAUSED
⚙ SETTINGS
Saved automatically. ESC to return.
DEADLINE
DEMO COMPLETE
You closed the Senior Auditor's case. The basement goes deeper — 15 quarters, 28 auditors and the Black Ledger are waiting in the full version.