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About the Game
Bills Must Be Paid is a short active idle game about smashing piggy banks to clear your debts.
Bills Must Be Paid is a single-player game from Rike Games that blends action, casual, simulation, and strategy elements, and it is tagged as an indie title. The store description calls it an active idle game, so you stay hands-on rather than just watching numbers climb.
The premise is simple: you have gone bankrupt, and the way out is to smash the piggy banks that hold your money. Every swing costs stamina, and when your arm gets too tired to keep swinging, the current run ends.
Bills keep arriving, and if you ignore them, the outcome is bankruptcy. Paying them off unlocks boosts that help you clear the rest faster. Bill payments also earn legacy points, which you can spend after going bankrupt on rings and bracelets that upgrade your hand. The skill tree has several branches covering grip strength, caffeine dependence, gym training, wrist thickness, and luck, and it unlocks abilities such as falling rock rain and an electric hammer.
Piggy banks come in different types. Some run away, some barely move, and some hide dark money, according to the store description. Coins drop from them at random, so you never know which bank is hiding the most, and rare coins are something you can collect. The writing has a deadpan, tongue-in-cheek tone that suits the premise.
Feature Highlights
- Each smashing run ends when your arm tires, so every swing matters.
- Unlock several hammers, from fast wide swings to slower strikes with higher critical chance.
- A branching skill tree lets you build your character through grip, caffeine, gym training, and luck.
- Legacy points earned from paying bills carry over after bankruptcy to buy rings and bracelets.
- Full controller support includes DualSense and DUALSHOCK controllers.
- Steam Cloud saves, save-anytime support, and Family Sharing help you pick up where you left off.
Who It Is (and Is Not) For
Recommended For
Players who enjoy light idle games with a bit of hands-on action should find this one appealing. Because it is playable at your own pace and does not require fast reactions, it suits relaxed sessions. It is also a good match for fans of short, dark-humored games.
Not Recommended For
Players who want a long, story-driven campaign should skip it, since the focus is a compact idle loop rather than narrative. Anyone who needs Traditional Chinese text will also be disappointed, because the game does not list that language.
What the Steam Reviews Say
Bills Must Be Paid holds an Overwhelmingly Positive rating on Steam, shown as 壓倒性好評 in the Taiwan store, with 96% of reviews positive. The review volume is in the tens of thousands, so the rating rests on a large sample rather than a handful of opinions.
Steam review labels are based on the percentage of positive reviews and the total number of reviews, so an Overwhelmingly Positive label generally means the large majority of players are happy with the game. Because the count is this large, the rating is more stable than one built on a few hundred reviews, although individual opinions will still vary. Check the live review section on the store page for the current numbers.
Price History & Historical Low
We started recording this game's Taiwan-store price on 2026-10-26 and have 5 day(s) of data so far.
Latest recorded price: NT$127 (regular NT$159)
A price chart appears here once we have recorded at least a week of prices with some variation.
All prices below are Taiwan Steam store prices in NT$. The game currently sells for NT$ 127, a 20 percent discount from its regular price of NT$ 159. That current price is also the lowest we have recorded, and it matched our record from the very first day we logged it.
Our record shows the game is discounted often, and we have not logged a free-to-keep offer for it. The discount depth on our record is 20 percent, so the deal has so far not gone deeper.
Our price record is still short, so this verdict is tentative. If the current NT$ 127 price fits your budget and you like the gameplay description, it is a reasonable time to buy, but you may want to watch the price for a while before you commit.
Analysis written 10/27/2026 from our recorded prices; the chart above is live. Taiwan-region Steam prices.
How to Buy
- Bills Must Be Paid is not free to keep right now, so you will need to purchase it on Steam.
- Open the store page while signed in and check the current Taiwan price of NT$ 127 with its 20 percent discount.
- If you prefer to wait, add the game to your wishlist from the store page.
- Turn on Steam's wishlist notifications so you are alerted when the price changes.
- Check back here for the price trend before you decide to buy.
Things to Know
Bills Must Be Paid supports English and Simplified Chinese along with several other languages, but Traditional Chinese is not on its supported list, so Taiwan readers should check that before buying. The game does not carry an adult content flag. All prices here are Taiwan-region Steam prices in NT$ and may differ in other regions or stores. Free and discount promotions can end at any time, so please check the official Steam page before you buy.
