Mar 23, 2023 12:30:00

'Galgame that allows you to file a real tax return for free' is deleted from Steam

In the United States, you must file and pay your taxes by April 18, 2023. However, the US tax return process is very complicated. Therefore, the game ``

Tax Heaven 3000 '', which looks like a love simulation game but allows you to easily create tax return documents, was scheduled to appear on April 4, 2023, but for some reason the sales page was suddenly deleted from Steam. It has been reported that

MSCHF's Tax Heaven 3000 is a dating simulator that can prepare your taxes - The Verge
https://www.theverge.com/2023/3/22/23651802/mschf-tax-heaven-3000-dating-simulator

You can see what kind of game it is by watching the trailer movie of Tax Heaven 3000 below.

Tax Heaven 3000-Announce Trailer-YouTube


Tax Heaven 3000 is a game that allows you to simulate dating while applying for personal income tax returns and earned income tax credits. It is appealing that it is ideal for single people.

MSCHF , an American arts collective based in Brooklyn, New York, and the creators of Tax Heaven 3000, said that massive lobbying has caused TurboTax , an income tax preparation software, to become a 'predatory and parasitic bottleneck.' ', and pointed out on the official website that the tax return process is intentionally complicated. In addition, Intuit, which releases TurboTax, is a ``vicious company that manipulates the government behind the scenes,'' and TurboTax is severely criticized as software that is built on people's fear, uncertainty, and suspicion about tax returns.

MSCHF said, ``At the end of the day, video games are pieces of software, and they're ontologically similar to Microsoft's Word. I'm just doing it.' 'If you file a tax return in the game, it means that you will also file a tax return in real life.'

However, on March 22, 2023, Tax Heaven 3000 was abruptly removed from Steam. The Tax Heaven 3000

sales page left a message just before it was removed: 'Steam is about to deplatform Tax Heaven 3000. Please download it directly from the official site on April 4th.' . MSCHF jokingly explains, 'Maybe Turbotax sent a check (to Steam), but I don't know the details.'

MSCHF co-founder Daniel Greenberg said, 'Tax Heaven 3000 was supposed to go through Steam's standard verification process and launch on April 4th, but suddenly the verification stopped and the platform was shut down without explanation. It has been removed from ,' he said.

However, just deleted from Steam, Tax Heaven 3000 can be downloaded from April 4, 2023 on the official website. The software itself is free, and a collector's edition with a physical media installation disk and a pillow cover will be sold, but the price is unknown at the time of writing the article.