# Tax Heaven 3000
**Tax Heaven 3000** is a free romance visual novel for Windows and macOS, developed and published by the Brooklyn art collective MSCHF Product Studio Inc, in which the player dates an anime-style character named Iris who asks the personal and financial questions needed to prepare a 2022 United States federal income tax return[1](https://steamdb.info/app/2363850/history/) • [2](https://www.pcgamer.com/anime-dating-sim-that-can-prepare-your-taxes-was-removed-from-steam-but-its-developers-say-they-want-to-disrupt-corporations-not-steal-your-social-security-number/). Announced in March 2023, it was removed from Steam on the day it drew wide attention and was instead distributed through itch.io and the developers' own website[3](https://www.gamespot.com/articles/steam-visual-novel-claiming-to-prep-your-tax-return-has-been-removed/1100-6512593/) • [2](https://www.pcgamer.com/anime-dating-sim-that-can-prepare-your-taxes-was-removed-from-steam-but-its-developers-say-they-want-to-disrupt-corporations-not-steal-your-social-security-number/).
| Key fact | Detail |
|---|---|
| Developer / publisher | MSCHF Product Studio Inc, a Brooklyn-based artist collective[1](https://steamdb.info/app/2363850/history/) • [4](https://www.jeuxvideo.com/news/1725770/ce-jeu-video-completement-barre-vous-propose-de-rencontrer-l-amour-et-de-payer-vos-impots.htm) |
| Purpose | Prepares a 2022 US federal income tax return for single filers without dependents[2](https://www.pcgamer.com/anime-dating-sim-that-can-prepare-your-taxes-was-removed-from-steam-but-its-developers-say-they-want-to-disrupt-corporations-not-steal-your-social-security-number/) |
| Platforms and price | Windows and macOS; free to play[1](https://steamdb.info/app/2363850/history/) |
| Steam status | Delisted on March 22, 2023, before its planned March 31 release; the app is retired at the publisher's request[3](https://www.gamespot.com/articles/steam-visual-novel-claiming-to-prep-your-tax-return-has-been-removed/1100-6512593/) • [1](https://steamdb.info/app/2363850/history/) |
| Supported income forms | W-2, 1099-G, 1099-SSA, and 1099-INT; no Schedule C, dividend, or capital gains income[5](https://natalie.tf/2023/04/01/tax-heaven-3000-review/) |
| Genre tags | Visual novel, romance, dating sim, parody, simulation[1](https://steamdb.info/app/2363850/history/) |
## Concept and gameplay
The player takes the role of a self-insert protagonist who has moved to a new town and meets Iris, described on the game's website as a "cheerful, assertive girl [who is] filing singly this year"[5](https://natalie.tf/2023/04/01/tax-heaven-3000-review/) • [6](https://financialaccountant.co.uk/features/iris-asks-all-the-right-questions-to-file-your-taxes/). The relationship is established first, and the game then progresses through five date sequences in which Iris prompts the player for their personal and tax information[5](https://natalie.tf/2023/04/01/tax-heaven-3000-review/). Between dates the player can explore four locations to learn more about Iris and her fixation on taxes[5](https://natalie.tf/2023/04/01/tax-heaven-3000-review/).
The game is built in the Ren'py visual novel engine, and its presentation follows the conventions of a girly romance visual novel, with elaborate intro and ending sequences, detailed backgrounds, and a pink, sticker-filled interface[5](https://natalie.tf/2023/04/01/tax-heaven-3000-review/). Gameplay requires a copy of the 2022 [Form 1040](https://www.edgepedia.org/form-1040), the U.S. Individual Income Tax Return, to follow the prompts without trial and error, though real information does not need to be entered[7](https://www.christcenteredgamer.com/reviews/pc-mac/tax-heaven-3000-pc).
**Satirical targets.** The game introduces a rival called Turbo, an overbearing character who tries to convince Iris to ditch the player, a stand-in for [TurboTax](https://www.edgepedia.org/turbotax), whose practices the developers considered predatory and deceptive[7](https://www.christcenteredgamer.com/reviews/pc-mac/tax-heaven-3000-pc). MSCHF framed the project as commentary aimed at disrupting corporations rather than collecting users' data[2](https://www.pcgamer.com/anime-dating-sim-that-can-prepare-your-taxes-was-removed-from-steam-but-its-developers-say-they-want-to-disrupt-corporations-not-steal-your-social-security-number/).
## Tax preparation scope and limitations
The game assists a player in creating a self-prepared United States federal income tax return, checking eligibility for credits such as the earned income tax credit and the American Opportunity Credit[8](https://itch.io/profile/taxheaven3000) • [6](https://financialaccountant.co.uk/features/iris-asks-all-the-right-questions-to-file-your-taxes/). Its scope is narrow: it supports W-2 wage income, 1099-G unemployment compensation, 1099-SSA social security income, and 1099-INT interest income, and offers no way to report dividends, capital gains, other income, or Schedule C income such as contractor and self-employment income[5](https://natalie.tf/2023/04/01/tax-heaven-3000-review/).
A reviewer who works as a tax accountant found the on-screen tax calculator misleading: it determines tax liability before taking the standard deduction into account, so it can overstate the player's tax liability by over $6,000 for part of the game[5](https://natalie.tf/2023/04/01/tax-heaven-3000-review/). Because federal tax rules change each year, an IRS employee commenting on the game's itch.io page said it would not help with filing a 2023 return accurately unless updated[9](https://taxheaven3000.itch.io/tax-heaven-3000/comments). The game was intended only for the 2022 tax year and should not be used for real-world taxes in later years[7](https://www.christcenteredgamer.com/reviews/pc-mac/tax-heaven-3000-pc).
## Steam delisting and release
The Steam page was first recorded on SteamDB on 17 March 2023, with a planned free release on 31 March[1](https://steamdb.info/app/2363850/history/) • [4](https://www.jeuxvideo.com/news/1725770/ce-jeu-video-completement-barre-vous-propose-de-rencontrer-l-amour-et-de-payer-vos-impots.htm). After the game drew attention on March 22, 2023, Valve removed it from [Steam](https://www.edgepedia.org/steam-service) later that same day, before it had released[3](https://www.gamespot.com/articles/steam-visual-novel-claiming-to-prep-your-tax-return-has-been-removed/1100-6512593/). The SteamDB entry records the app as retired at the publisher's request and notes it was free[1](https://steamdb.info/app/2363850/history/).
Valve did not give detailed public reasoning for the removal[10](https://taxheaven3000.itch.io/tax-heaven-3000/comments?after=0).
## Reception
The premise attracted broad attention in March 2023, and [TechCrunch](https://www.edgepedia.org/techcrunch) later described it as the 2023 dating-style game in which users went on a date with an avatar named Iris who asked questions to help complete a tax form[11](https://techcrunch.com/2025/04/01/an-accounting-startup-has-turned-tax-preparations-into-a-pokemon-showdown-game/). Reviewers treated it as a functional novelty: Christ Centered Gamer suggested it was worth playing once for the novelty of a taxes-meets-visual-novel premise, since it is free[7](https://www.christcenteredgamer.com/reviews/pc-mac/tax-heaven-3000-pc), while the Natalie.TF review praised its presentation and gave it low marks as tax software, calling its applications so limited that it is almost useless as a tax preparation tool[5](https://natalie.tf/2023/04/01/tax-heaven-3000-review/). The accounting press discussed it as an example of gamified, AI-era technology deployed on tax filing, noting it might suit a younger single person with straightforward tax requirements but be less useful for people with more complicated finances[6](https://financialaccountant.co.uk/features/iris-asks-all-the-right-questions-to-file-your-taxes/).
## References
1. [Tax Heaven 3000 History (App 2363850), SteamDB](https://steamdb.info/app/2363850/history/)
2. [Anime dating sim that can prepare your taxes was removed from Steam, PC Gamer](https://www.pcgamer.com/anime-dating-sim-that-can-prepare-your-taxes-was-removed-from-steam-but-its-developers-say-they-want-to-disrupt-corporations-not-steal-your-social-security-number/)
3. [Steam Visual Novel Claiming To Prep Your Tax Return Has Been Removed, GameSpot](https://www.gamespot.com/articles/steam-visual-novel-claiming-to-prep-your-tax-return-has-been-removed/1100-6512593/)
4. [Ce jeu vidéo complètement barré vous propose de rencontrer l'amour… et de payer vos impôts !, jeuxvideo.com](https://www.jeuxvideo.com/news/1725770/ce-jeu-video-completement-barre-vous-propose-de-rencontrer-l-amour-et-de-payer-vos-impots.htm)
5. [Tax Heaven 3000 Review, Natalie.TF](https://natalie.tf/2023/04/01/tax-heaven-3000-review/)
6. [Iris asks all the right questions (to file your taxes), Financial Accountant](https://financialaccountant.co.uk/features/iris-asks-all-the-right-questions-to-file-your-taxes/)
7. [Tax Heaven 3000 (PC), Christ Centered Gamer](https://www.christcenteredgamer.com/reviews/pc-mac/tax-heaven-3000-pc)
8. [Tax Heaven 3000, itch.io profile](https://itch.io/profile/taxheaven3000)
9. [Comments, Tax Heaven 3000 on itch.io](https://taxheaven3000.itch.io/tax-heaven-3000/comments)
10. [Comments 79 to 40, Tax Heaven 3000 on itch.io](https://taxheaven3000.itch.io/tax-heaven-3000/comments?after=0)
11. [An accounting startup has turned tax preparations into a Pokémon Showdown game, TechCrunch](https://techcrunch.com/2025/04/01/an-accounting-startup-has-turned-tax-preparations-into-a-pokemon-showdown-game/)
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