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Tax Force places you in the boots of the ultimate warrior of the working people, tasked with accosting pesky tax-evading billionaires and making them pay – quite literally – to rebuild society by gathering their unpaid taxes and putting them into the planet's solar shield, thereby saving the Earth from complete and utter destruction (and all in beautiful '80s hand-drawn superhero fashion).

You fight through hordes of mutated billionaire henchmen with a tough, heavy-feeling combat system focused on punches and kicks, knocking enemies out of your way and administering justice. Along with your trusty fists and feet, you can call upon comic book-inspired special moves that, if you are a superhero fan, you'll instantly recognise – such as optical blast, astral projection, and metal man.

Once you can negotiate with a target, will you put money into a business to get money faster, or pump money into public service to help you throughout the biome and in the long run? These choices are a really cool way to make your decisions matter in a different way than other roguelikes, and I really enjoy the direction they took. Very topical!

As you rebuild society, you will notice changes throughout the world; new bridges will appear, upgrades will pop up in various places you have invested in, healthcare will vary in price depending on how much you have invested, and weapons, along with criminal activity, will do the same depending on how much you put into security. This makes your upgrades feel more real rather than just a simple stat boost like many other roguelikes.

You might be wondering what on earth the superpower of this mysterious liberator is; well, in classic roguelike fashion, upon death, your mutant power is activated, sending you back in time. Now armed with not only your steel fists, you'll need to put the knowledge from past runs to good use.

Tax Force is a deep, choice-driven roguelike with more complexity than I first imagined, plus an amazing art style that comic book fans will adore. If you think you'll like it, head over to Steam right now and join the Tax Force today.