Old As Taxes... LD60

You are a lone lord owing taxes to a king. You also need to protect yourself from monsters like goblins, ogres and more.

If you fall behind on your taxes, life gets hard. Some old tech you find or buy in the world can help.GamePlay.png

Tech used :
Visual Studio, C++, Raylib, and CMake.
MS Paint for the images.
Sword Swoosh sound was made in FL Studio 24 using the Sytrus plugin.
Music was made in FL Studio 24.

Further development and roadmap on the itch.iodeceev.png page.

Comments14

David Fiattarone19 Oct 2026, 20:44
Right on, fits the theme to a T and is generally relaxing. True art as well, accommodated highly in my rating given.

Gives me a lot of nostalgia. Well thought out game! You thinking of going the extra mile with this or is this exclusively for LD?
tenthousandfireants
tenthousandfireantsauthor19 Oct 2026, 21:02
I think im going to add a roadmap this coming week, to add more monsters, biomes, and events!
Zectalier19 Oct 2026, 21:05
Good little game, pacing does feel a bit slow (cooldown for magic rage too long for its effect, progression is a bit slow), but does have its charm. Game can benefits a lot with a bit more explanation/hints, but understandable knowing the context of the jam. Definitely can be very fun with more time worked on it.
Avi
Avi20 Oct 2026, 01:17
Your kangaroo-dragon creatures are stuff that fuels nightmares. hahaha! great work :)
Empeurman
Empeurman20 Oct 2026, 12:55
Feels like the flash game vibes, draws are so original and fitting.

It lacks some sounds when fighting and some explanations for the castle but really good and fun.

I had to stop myself because i have other games to review or else i would have played for a long time.

Made me smile playing it, lots of fun.
AO-85
AO-8520 Oct 2026, 18:49
Awesome, your game is magnificent! I had a blast playing it, really cool stuff
zagush20 Oct 2026, 19:38
A very fun game, though in my opinion it’s a bit overloaded; the graphics have a great vibe.
Jeffrey Meyers20 Oct 2026, 22:15
Progression is quite slow, but the core gameplay loop is pretty fun. It would be nice if there were some sort of automation for getting grain to the fiefs because it can be a bit annoying to walk back and forth just delivering grain.
Neeko69
Neeko6920 Oct 2026, 22:25
Very fun game, this can easily become a full game after the jam. Maybe new upgrades after each level? or new things to buy? Regardless, I really enjoy this game!
rekk1d
rekk1d21 Oct 2026, 04:59
The art had me laughing for so long, it’s really unique and hilarious! Fun game too! I’d just add a few more sound effects, everything else is great
Nephem21 Oct 2026, 09:24
An abstract and amusing game that frequently makes me burst out laughing; it also features a management system that I’ve really enjoyed engaging with.

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