From Belfast, Northern Ireland, indie studio Outsider Games has today launched Tax-Force into Steam Early Access — a hand-drawn, 90s comicbook-inspired action roguelite where you don’t just collect taxes — you punch them out of mutant billionaires.
THE PREMISE
The galaxy is in debt. The Solar Shield protecting Farset-13 is about to be switched off — and the only people holding the funds are a cabal of tax-evading billionaires, each hoarding wealth behind armies of mutated henchmen. As the leader of Tax-Force, an elite Treasury strike team, you have seven cycles to break through their defences, negotiate repayments, and save your world.
But here’s the twist: every choice shapes the city. Will you squeeze every credit from a billionaire to pay off the debt faster — or push for public investment that upgrades your biomes, lowers healthcare costs, and opens new paths through the world? Reinvest in infrastructure, and the map physically changes around you — new bridges appear, prices shift, and the story branches in surprising directions.
GAMEPLAY HIGHLIGHTS
- Souls-lite melee combat — tight, punishing close-quarters fighting through procedurally remixed biomes
- Mutant powers — Astral Projection, Metal Man, Optical Blasts — channel that 90s X-Men energy
- Time-loop narrative — die, return to cycle one, but keep your knowledge and watch your choices ripple across every run
- Card-based economy system — reinvestment isn’t just flavour; it remodels the world and how you fight
- Gorgeous hand-drawn art — inspired by Jim Lee and classic 90s comic book aesthetics
EARLY ACCESS DETAILS
- Out now on Steam — released 10th November 2026
- 10% launch discount available until 17th November
- Expected to stay in Early Access for 6–12 months, with more bosses, abilities, biomes and story coming in free updates
- Price will rise as content grows — get in now at the introductory rate
“We want to make this the best tax-collecting, billionaire-punching game possible — and we need players with us every step of the way.” — Outsider Games
It’s rare to see a game that marries tight roguelite combat with genuine economic strategy and moral weight — and rarer still that it comes with such style and wit. Go give it a look — the billionaires aren’t going to audit themselves.
Grab Tax-Force on Steam now:
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