Bills Must Be Paid

Developer: Rike Games
Released: Jul 29, 2026
Steam reviews: 97% of players recommend it, from 11,714 reviews — Steam calls that “Overwhelmingly Positive”
Tags: ActionCasualIndie

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Proton: PlatinumDeck VerifiedSteam Machine: VerifiedSteamOS Compatible

This game runs perfectly out of the box under Proton, per ProtonDB reports (9 reports). Valve rates it Deck Verified.

Valve rates it Verified on Steam Machine. Valve marks it SteamOS Compatible.

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Price & availability

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Free demo

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Features

Full controller support

Single-player
Steam Achievements
Full controller support
Camera Comfort
Color Alternatives
Custom Volume Controls
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Playable without Timed Input
DualShock Controller Support
DualSense Controller Support
Save Anytime
Steam Cloud
Family Sharing

From the game's Steam store page.

Languages

English
French
Italian
German
Spanish - Spain
Japanese
Korean
Portuguese - Brazil
Russian
Simplified Chinese

Steam lists 10 languages.

Age rating & content

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About this game

The developer's description, from the game's Steam store page.

Bills Must Be Paid is an active incremental game about paying your bills by smashing piggy banks.

Smash Piggy Banks

Smashing costs stamina. When your hand is getting tired the run is over.

Pay your bills

Bills show up. If you ignore them, bankruptcy will be your destiny. Pay them off to unlock perks that help you pay back your bills even faster.

Paying bills also gives you legacy points which you can spend on rings and bracelets to upgrade your hand after declaring bankruptcy.

Different piggy types

New types to discover. Some run away, some are too lazy to move, and others carry all the black money you never had :P...

Random loot

Piggies spawn random loot

You never know which one is holding the most, or do you?

Upgrades

A skill tree with multiple paths. Improve your grip strength, get addicted to caffeine, hit the gym, pump up your wrist, get more lucky, unlock abilities like rock rain, electrify your hammer, and more.

Different Hammers

Unlock different types of hammer. Some have higher crit chance and smaller radius, while others are super fast with big radius and less damage. Choose the one that better fits your own playstyle.

Collect rare coins

System requirements

As Steam lists them.

Windows

Minimum

OS: Windows 10 (64-bit)
Processor: Intel Core i3-6100 / AMD FX-6300
Memory: 2 GB RAM
Graphics: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 660 / AMD Radeon HD 7870 (2 GB VRAM, DirectX 11)
Storage: 2 GB available space

macOS