Bills Must Be Paid
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Bills Must Be Paid

You're broke, smash piggy banks, bills must be paid. A short active incremental game. Get money, upgrade, and get debt free!

DEV: Rike GamesPUB: Rike GamesAppID 4421010
UPDATE PULSEevery ~15d·last 42d ago·8 recent on record

Is Bills Must Be Paid still being updated? — the short answer, with the evidence.

98.9
Exceptional

Elixir Rating

96.7% of 10,363 Steam reviews are positive, which after adjusting for sample size gives a reception score of 96.4. The developers have shipped 4 substantial updates in the past six months, adding 2.5.

reception 96.4·support +2.5·Exceptional

Computed from Steam’s own review tally and observable developer activity — never from anyone’s opinion of the game. How this is calculated

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From Steam's own record

Current price

$6.99

Development

Slowing down

Last heard from developers

41 days ago

Usual rhythm

every ~15 days

Substantial updates (6 mo)

4

Current silence

3× normal

Posting has slowed: the developers usually appear every 15 days, and it has now been 41. 4 substantial updates landed in the past six months, 2 of them major.

Distilled by the oracle

Our coverage

1 dispatch written from this game’s announcements

patchAug 13, 2026

Bills Must Be Paid Sets July 29 Launch Date With 40,000+ Wishlists

Bills Must Be Paid, the debut release from Rike Games, is one week from launch as of the studio's latest community update.

What changed

  • Release date confirmed as July 29, with a global launch at 10 AM PDT / 1 PM EDT / 7 PM CEST / 1 AM CST
  • The game has surpassed 40,000 wishlists on Steam ahead of launch
  • Rike Games has directed players to a Discord server for feedback and community contact

The announcement, signed by developers Roxy and Mike, is brief by design — a marker post rather than a detailed feature breakdown. No pricing, platform requirements, or gameplay specifics appear in the update.

For the 40,000 players who have the game on their lists, the clock is now running.

Two years of development

■ substantial ■ routine

Oct2025AprJulOct2026AprJul

8 announcements · 4 substantial · 19 months with nothing

Recent Transmissions

8 entries in codex

Community AnnouncementsAug 16, 2026
Patch 1.1

Patch 1.1 Changes:Save slots are here. Three slots with Load, New and Delete (with a confirmation step). Your current progress automatically becomes Slot 1. The New Game button can no longer wipe your save.Double or Nothing. We see that man…

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Community AnnouncementsAug 1, 2026
100k+ copies sold in less than 72h - THANKS

Thanks so much to everyone out there who helped to reach this milestone of over 100k copies in this short amount of time. You are really amazing! It's mind blowing for us to see so many of you enjoying this game and seeing so many piggies b…

Community AnnouncementsJul 29, 2026
Bills Must Be Paid - OUT NOW!

Hey guys, we are SUPER EXCITED! Bills Must Be Paid just released and you can play it now! The last months had been quite crazy for us and a wild ride. We want to thank everyone who played the demo, wishlisted, shared feedback, reviewed and …

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Community AnnouncementsJul 22, 2026
7 days left & 40,000+ Wishlists

Hey guys,we're super excited! Just 7 days until release.Over 40,000 of you wishlisted the game and are waiting to smash some piggy banks... Thank you! Bills Must Be Paid launches on July 29, at 10 AM PDT / 1 PM EDT / 7 PM CEST / 1 AM CST Jo…

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Community AnnouncementsJun 15, 2026
Release date & Price - Bills Must Be Paid launches July 29

Hey guys,first of all, a huge thanks to everyone, for your support, feedback, wishlists, and just playing our game :))We're happy to officially announce that Bills Must Be Paid launches on July 29, 2026.PriceThe price will be $6.99,(with re…

Community AnnouncementsMay 19, 2026
Thanks for 10,000 Wishlists!

Thanks so much for playing and wishlisting our game :))We're super happy about your feedback and suggestions, and it's amazing to see so many of you enjoying the demo.We're working on new systems and stuff for the full game and giving our b…

Community AnnouncementsApr 26, 2026
Demo Bug Fix - v0.2.7

Hey everyone :)) First of all, we're really glad you're enjoying the demo, it really means a lot to us. Thanks so much for the feedback, we appreciate it and it helps a TON to make the game better.We're really sorry for any glitches or bugs…

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Community AnnouncementsApr 22, 2026
Demo Out Now

Hey everyone :)We've just released the demo for Bills Must Be Paid. If you haven't played it already, go and give it a try.We are happy to hear your feedback and are open for feature requests for the demo and especially the full game.Drop y…

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