To play the game on Windows you must extract the zip file when that's provided you press download into a new folder by right-clicking the zip file, clicking extract files, and pressing Ok for Windows to automatically put it into a new folder inside of your downloads folder or you could use the bar on the top to navigate to a new folder to extract into. After your files have been taken out of the file you need to navigate to the folder they were extracted into and open the EXE file. Opening the EXE file should start the game. When the game is started you will be placed onto the menu screen. To continue from here you must press the button that says New Game. if you'd like to change some aspects of the game like the text speed, music volume, or sound effect volume you can press settings. After you press New Game you will be put into the main game. Here you can access the settings or save the game so that you may close it and continue where you left off. Once you are in the main game you will be prompted with a screen telling you to input your name. You can do this by clicking on the box you want to write into and using your keyboard to type the name. Use your mouse to click next after you've put your full name into the boxes. The game then will display text on the bottom telling the game's story and showing dialogue. You will also see a picture of whoever the main character is talking to whenever they have dialogue. To continue the story keep pressing the button that says "Next" after you've read the text in the bottom right corner. You will be prompted with many questions while playing the game. To answer the questions you must click on the boxes on the right and then click "Next" using your mouse. The game will not work if you make certain choices such as saying that you have dependencies. It's possible for you to lie and continue paying but then you would not be able to use the game for its intended purpose. After playing the game long enough you will see a map on your screen. you can use this to travel around the game world. To go to a location use your mouse to click on the button pointing to the place you want to go. Each button is labeled with the name of the location it takes you to. I believe this is all the information you need to complete the game.
when your tax codes aren’t meant to intentionally screw you over for not paying a company or licensed professional who both have to pay the company or sorry I meant country.
when your tax codes aren’t meant to intentionally screw you over for not paying a company or licensed professional who both have to pay the company or sorry I meant country.
hi, I work at the IRS. given the changes that are made to federal tax returns every year, I would say that this game would not help you in filing your 2023 tax return accurately. however, the IRS itself offers programs for taxpayers under a certain income to get their returns filed either by a volunteer preparer or by a computer program. assuming MSCHF doesn't update the game for 2023, I would recommend checking those out for your upcoming tax prep needs!
I'm not American but I played it (using some sample documents you can get online), and actually... enjoyed it? Here's hoping they keep updating and expanding it every year to include more and more edge cases until eventually it can handle a very wide variety of personal situations, and becomes the #1 tax preparation assistant. :)
the collector's edition sold out in hours... it's not even flipped on ebay yet... desperately waiting for some semblance of a sign that this is a real product i can buy in one way or another
Fun fact: if you select "Any Other Form" (because you have a 1099-R form or any others) she'll say "your finances are a little intimidating..." and it'll end. Developers, PLEASE code the 1099-R in your game I'm begging you. I just spent 10 hours today trying to fill out my tax return and THIS form even confuses me with little to no help on how it affects my Return, so I came to this hoping it would actually explain and help out with what this form does.... please
As someone who works for turbotax and hates every second of it, i didnt think anything could ever make me smile about taxes. Today, I learned I was wrong.
Hey, the concept of this game blew my mind and now I want to have it on my phone, so that I can play it whenever I have some minutes to waste. No, I don't live in the US, so the most this piece of software can be to me is a meme game. Still, a pretty powerful one!
It would be nice for you to make an Android build too... however, since the game is made in Ren'Py, I managed to create one myself! And now I have this gem on my smartphone.
If anyone else likes to destroy their eyes reading small text, here I've put both my built APK, and some instructions, in case you want to build and sign an APK of the game yourself instead of using mine: <https://hlb0.octt.eu.org/Misc/TaxHeaven3000-Android-Port/index.html>
How do I play the game, I download it and then its just files and doesn't actually boot the game, where to go/what to do to boot the game. I'm new to itch.io so not entirely sure hoe it works. I have the windows download.
Download the zip file unzip the zip file then open the unziped folder for the game, open TaxHeaven3000.exe file to start the game make sure you downloaded the Windows version and not the Mac version.
I'm not american but I played it. Really cool, innovative pedagogical project. You guys could make a version to release on Steam. Also it needs fullscreen.
MSCHF tried making a Steam page. It got banned on the same day the game went live.
As for the motive of Steam's ban, anime-themed visual novels can be quite hotsy-totsy with this one not being too lewd. Steam tends to disproportionately target small and independent developers with banishments while major videogame studios get away with quite a lot (mulling over that, this is similar to how Spotify treats musicians, actually).
I'm pretty sure Valve pulled the game because they were nervous about customer fears about putting their SSN into the game text entry field. Not because of perceived sexual content.
But I don't think the game dose anything with your SSN except add it to the pdf of your full tax return you get at the end of the game but most people prob just used a fake SSN anways
nah. Steam lifted their ban on outright pornographic content years ago (mostly 'cause Valve couldn't be assed to do any moderating), and this game comes *nowhere* near that.
Steam still bans r18 content arbitrarily, usually localizations of Japanese visual novels. For example, Steam banned CHAOS;HEAD NOAH less than 60 days before its release date without explanation and only relented because of community protest. The remastered version of the game released doesn’t even contain r18 content though the original does. Even more puzzling, Nintendo allows the same version of the game to be sold on their site for the Switch. WTF? The C;H Noah is too adult for Steam, but OK for Nintendo?
If Steam didn't delist the game I would've never looked into things to find out how horrifically monopolistic TurboTax is in the US and how terrible our government treats its citizens when it comes to filing tax returns compared to other countries.
While I doubt Steam wants to be legally liable for anything, I do hope it gets relisted. Or if not, the Streisand effect takes place.
where is Canada version? we are neighbours and represent (north america) like seriously ur missing out on a whole country that is only a boarder away ,and i'm size 11 by the way some big red boots would be awesome.
I am so happy that this game commits to the bit and doesn't have some kind of crazy twist in a "gotcha" moment. The only plot twist of sorts is totally missable, and has no bearing on whether or not you get those taxes done.
While some of its humor is in-your-face, most of the funniest things about this game and the way it was released are a little bit subtle. For the most part, this game is exactly what it says it is. That itself is the joke, and it didn't need much more.
This release gives me hope for the future of ironic visual novels. It's hope that I desperately needed.
Iris was a synthetic human created in a Turbotax lab, meant to spread their influence after assimilating into society. She escaped and tried to be her own woman, but a passion for taxes is what she was made for. This is why she's so eager to help you do her taxes, and why she especially hates Turbotax (on top of the other reasons). She does love you, but helping with tax forms is the only way she knows how to express that love.
i got the feeling that she was some sorta artificial creation when i started poking around after my initial playthrough. specifically the dialogue from the library lady about her
well actually, one of the wattpad stories about her actually makes this detail pretty clear too
idk why i said i missed it, now that i think about it. ig i just didn't take it too seriously lmao
If you guys want free tax filing software but don't want to give your info to a waifu, check out FreeTaxUSA. Federal filings are free and State filings are $15. They're also one of the very few companies that don't lobby to make tax filing harder
install a suitable C compiler and development packages for python3, ffmpeg (libavcodec, libavformat, libswresample, libswscale), SDL2 (libsdl2, libsdl2-image, libsdl2-gfx, libsdl2-mixer, libsdl2-ttf), libjpeg, libfribidi, libfreetype
The game getting removed is because Tax-filing companies in the USA do not like a BETTER and FREE alternative to their ovepriced packages. that you must use because they use 99% of their profits to Lobby against FREE-Filing
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Will there be a 2023 version?
how do i play
i cant figure it out
To play the game on Windows you must extract the zip file when that's provided you press download into a new folder by right-clicking the zip file, clicking extract files, and pressing Ok for Windows to automatically put it into a new folder inside of your downloads folder or you could use the bar on the top to navigate to a new folder to extract into. After your files have been taken out of the file you need to navigate to the folder they were extracted into and open the EXE file. Opening the EXE file should start the game. When the game is started you will be placed onto the menu screen. To continue from here you must press the button that says New Game. if you'd like to change some aspects of the game like the text speed, music volume, or sound effect volume you can press settings. After you press New Game you will be put into the main game. Here you can access the settings or save the game so that you may close it and continue where you left off. Once you are in the main game you will be prompted with a screen telling you to input your name. You can do this by clicking on the box you want to write into and using your keyboard to type the name. Use your mouse to click next after you've put your full name into the boxes. The game then will display text on the bottom telling the game's story and showing dialogue. You will also see a picture of whoever the main character is talking to whenever they have dialogue. To continue the story keep pressing the button that says "Next" after you've read the text in the bottom right corner. You will be prompted with many questions while playing the game. To answer the questions you must click on the boxes on the right and then click "Next" using your mouse. The game will not work if you make certain choices such as saying that you have dependencies. It's possible for you to lie and continue paying but then you would not be able to use the game for its intended purpose. After playing the game long enough you will see a map on your screen. you can use this to travel around the game world. To go to a location use your mouse to click on the button pointing to the place you want to go. Each button is labeled with the name of the location it takes you to. I believe this is all the information you need to complete the game.
good try IRS. I'm not paying my taxes
Why the hell does Iris have the same pencil as me...
what where the people over at mschf on???
You need mobile versions
I LOVE THIS GAME
UK Version? When?
when your tax codes aren’t meant to intentionally screw you over for not paying a company or licensed professional who both have to pay the company or sorry I meant country.
canada version when
when your tax codes aren’t meant to intentionally screw you over for not paying a company or licensed professional who both have to pay the company or sorry I meant country.
Copypasta when?
This is super helpful to me! The only thing I do wish is that there was a back button, in case you messed up a piece of information
Can you use this for, say, 2023 when that tax season rolls around?
hi, I work at the IRS. given the changes that are made to federal tax returns every year, I would say that this game would not help you in filing your 2023 tax return accurately. however, the IRS itself offers programs for taxpayers under a certain income to get their returns filed either by a volunteer preparer or by a computer program. assuming MSCHF doesn't update the game for 2023, I would recommend checking those out for your upcoming tax prep needs!
you work for the irs? kindly gfys
do it yourself, coward ❤️
dont threaten me with a good time
I'm not American but I played it (using some sample documents you can get online), and actually... enjoyed it? Here's hoping they keep updating and expanding it every year to include more and more edge cases until eventually it can handle a very wide variety of personal situations, and becomes the #1 tax preparation assistant. :)
Though it's probably still gonna kick you if you have a waifu/husbando.
I like stealing from the office (I have committed 12 transgressions).
Somebody,give me your information so I can use it here.
aaaAAAAA SO CLOSE, I['M GONNA FILE!!!!
Tax heaven 🤑
Guess this is the only game I can't play
the collector's edition sold out in hours... it's not even flipped on ebay yet... desperately waiting for some semblance of a sign that this is a real product i can buy in one way or another
ddlc tax evasion
Fun fact: if you select "Any Other Form" (because you have a 1099-R form or any others) she'll say "your finances are a little intimidating..." and it'll end. Developers, PLEASE code the 1099-R in your game I'm begging you. I just spent 10 hours today trying to fill out my tax return and THIS form even confuses me with little to no help on how it affects my Return, so I came to this hoping it would actually explain and help out with what this form does.... please
she left... really cool game
I want to date Iris and I’m heart broken that Iris left me
As someone who works for turbotax and hates every second of it, i didnt think anything could ever make me smile about taxes. Today, I learned I was wrong.
I'm sorry that you have to bear the weight of the worst software ever produced
Hey, the concept of this game blew my mind and now I want to have it on my phone, so that I can play it whenever I have some minutes to waste. No, I don't live in the US, so the most this piece of software can be to me is a meme game. Still, a pretty powerful one!
It would be nice for you to make an Android build too... however, since the game is made in Ren'Py, I managed to create one myself! And now I have this gem on my smartphone.
If anyone else likes to destroy their eyes reading small text, here I've put both my built APK, and some instructions, in case you want to build and sign an APK of the game yourself instead of using mine: <https://hlb0.octt.eu.org/Misc/TaxHeaven3000-Android-Port/index.html>
Do you know any websites that explain how to make renpy games into apks? I have no experience but I want to learn how.
I love this game played it in 1 sitting. To bad it got taken off of Steam.
tfw you get rejected by your tax waifu because you contributed to a Health Savings Account (HSA)
How do I play the game, I download it and then its just files and doesn't actually boot the game, where to go/what to do to boot the game. I'm new to itch.io so not entirely sure hoe it works. I have the windows download.
Download the zip file unzip the zip file then open the unziped folder for the game, open TaxHeaven3000.exe file to start the game make sure you downloaded the Windows version and not the Mac version.
I'm not american but I played it. Really cool, innovative pedagogical project. You guys could make a version to release on Steam. Also it needs fullscreen.
MSCHF tried making a Steam page. It got banned on the same day the game went live.
As for the motive of Steam's ban, anime-themed visual novels can be quite hotsy-totsy with this one not being too lewd. Steam tends to disproportionately target small and independent developers with banishments while major videogame studios get away with quite a lot (mulling over that, this is similar to how Spotify treats musicians, actually).
I'm pretty sure Valve pulled the game because they were nervous about customer fears about putting their SSN into the game text entry field. Not because of perceived sexual content.
Hoping it stays up here on itch!
I could be wrong though, I don't think Valve gives detailed reasoning as to why each game is delisted.
But I don't think the game dose anything with your SSN except add it to the pdf of your full tax return you get at the end of the game but most people prob just used a fake SSN anways
I agree! But it's possible Valve removed it just to avoid confusion spreading.
nah. Steam lifted their ban on outright pornographic content years ago (mostly 'cause Valve couldn't be assed to do any moderating), and this game comes *nowhere* near that.
Steam still bans r18 content arbitrarily, usually localizations of Japanese visual novels. For example, Steam banned CHAOS;HEAD NOAH less than 60 days before its release date without explanation and only relented because of community protest. The remastered version of the game released doesn’t even contain r18 content though the original does. Even more puzzling, Nintendo allows the same version of the game to be sold on their site for the Switch. WTF? The C;H Noah is too adult for Steam, but OK for Nintendo?
If Steam didn't delist the game I would've never looked into things to find out how horrifically monopolistic TurboTax is in the US and how terrible our government treats its citizens when it comes to filing tax returns compared to other countries.
While I doubt Steam wants to be legally liable for anything, I do hope it gets relisted. Or if not, the Streisand effect takes place.
where is Canada version? we are neighbours and represent (north america) like seriously ur missing out on a whole country that is only a boarder away ,and i'm size 11 by the way some big red boots would be awesome.
This game is used Japanese for the title.
Where is Japan version?
NEEDS A UK DLC
I am so happy that this game commits to the bit and doesn't have some kind of crazy twist in a "gotcha" moment.
The only plot twist of sorts is totally missable, and has no bearing on whether or not you get those taxes done.
While some of its humor is in-your-face, most of the funniest things about this game and the way it was released are a little bit subtle.
For the most part, this game is exactly what it says it is. That itself is the joke, and it didn't need much more.
This release gives me hope for the future of ironic visual novels. It's hope that I desperately needed.
>plot twist
what would the plot twist be? you refer to it as totally missable so i'm assuming i missed it
Iris was a synthetic human created in a Turbotax lab, meant to spread their influence after assimilating into society.
She escaped and tried to be her own woman, but a passion for taxes is what she was made for. This is why she's so eager to help you do her taxes, and why she especially hates Turbotax (on top of the other reasons). She does love you, but helping with tax forms is the only way she knows how to express that love.
So iris is like a robot waifu like in plastic memories or atri? The only thing I care about is that our girl loves us.
i got the feeling that she was some sorta artificial creation when i started poking around after my initial playthrough. specifically the dialogue from the library lady about her
well actually, one of the wattpad stories about her actually makes this detail pretty clear too
idk why i said i missed it, now that i think about it. ig i just didn't take it too seriously lmao
This is not "ironic". You said so yourself.
Hot take: the barista is hotter
also 10/10 nice game if you are single, have no kids, and living in the USA
when it asks you for a phone number just use jenny's (867-5309)
If you guys want free tax filing software but don't want to give your info to a waifu, check out FreeTaxUSA. Federal filings are free and State filings are $15. They're also one of the very few companies that don't lobby to make tax filing harder
Linux release when?
Imagine releasing a game in Ren’Py and not including a Linux version.
install a suitable C compiler and development packages for python3, ffmpeg (libavcodec, libavformat, libswresample, libswscale), SDL2 (libsdl2, libsdl2-image, libsdl2-gfx, libsdl2-mixer, libsdl2-ttf), libjpeg, libfribidi, libfreetype
mv renpy renpy.dist
git clone https://github.com/renpy/pygame_sdl2
git clone https://github.com/renpy/renpy renpy-git
python3 -m venv venv
source venv/bin/activate
pip3 install -U future ecdsa
python3 pygame_sdl2/setup.py install
python3 pygame_sdl2/setup.py install_headers
python3 renpy-git/module/setup.py install
ln -s renpy-git/renpy renpy
venv/bin/python3 TaxHeaven3000.py
(or just get a prebuilt version of renpy, probably exists somewhere)
The game getting removed is because Tax-filing companies in the USA do not like a BETTER and FREE alternative to their ovepriced packages. that you must use because they use 99% of their profits to Lobby against FREE-Filing
not surprised there