Die for the Economy!

Die for the Economy!

Tea Monster Games · December 20, 2024 · Action, Shooter, Top-Down Shooter, Pixel Graphics, Capitalism

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Die for the Economy! price by region

Die for the Economy! costs $3.99 in Georgia (USD), £4.99 in the United Kingdom, €5.89 in Europe (EUR), CA$7.79 in Canada, $7.99 in the United States, A$8.79 in Australia, NZ$8.99 in New Zealand, R$20.49 in Brazil and zł27.50 in Poland right now.

Cheapest Die for the Economy! offer in each region, in local currency
RegionBest priceOfficial storeKey shopStores
Georgia (USD) $3.99 $3.99 — 1
United Kingdom £4.99 £4.99 — 1
Europe (EUR) €5.89 €5.89 — 1
Canada CA$7.79 CA$7.79 — 1
United Statesyour region $7.99 $7.99 — 1
Australia A$8.79 A$8.79 — 1
New Zealand NZ$8.99 NZ$8.99 — 1
Brazil R$20.49 R$20.49 — 1
Poland zł27.50 zł27.50 — 1

Each row is a real price from that region's own stores, not a currency conversion, so the figures are not directly comparable. Switch regions in the header to shop the one you buy in.

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About Die for the Economy!

Die for the Economy! is a love letter to 1980s maze-based arcade games like Berzerk and Frenzy. Armed with your trusty blaster, the P-45, make your way through the maze, blast the evil robots and avoid the electrified walls.Gameplay:Play either the regular game (escape the maze), a random game with powerups, or 'classic' mode.

In regular 'escape the maze' game mode:

As you venture through the maze, finding and destroying security servers, you are accompanied by your friend The Union Rep over the video communicator. The Union Rep will provide useful instructions for getting out of the maze.

For bonus points, you can also collect patent documents which appear in most of the rooms. Each room has one and you can see on the results screen how many of them you ended up collecting- it's just a little extra challenge to take on as you battle your way through.

If you run away from the robots, they WILL taunt you for it. Because they're mean.

In a security server room, there are four shield terminals (one in each corner of the screen) that need to be destroyed to disable the shield surrounding the server in the center. Once you've taken the shield down, the server will be exposed and ready to receive some laser blasts! Hit it until it is destroyed.
When you disable all of the security servers, it's time to return to the start screen (in the center of the maze) where the teleporter will be activated (The Union Rep will tell you when it's time to return, so don't worry about keeping track of that!). Get back to the teleporter to complete the game.

In random arcade game mode:

See how far you can get in a randomly generated maze - it's different every time! In this mode, there are powerups to speed you up and extend your firepower. Take down as many bots as possible, survive the longest and beat your high scores.

In 'classic' game mode:

It's a random maze, no servers, no powerups just a huge maze full of robots. See how long you can survive!

Features:

  • Beautiful, chunky pixel art graphics with a psychedelic slant harking back to the old 8-bit systems.
  • 3 game modes to suit your style of play
  • Leaderboards for chasing your own high scores
  • The gameplay captures the essence of classic arcade games, but modernized to enjoy new features without taking away the original vibe.
  • Pause the game at any time, ideal if you need to put the kettle on and make a cup of tea!
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Die for the Economy! — game info

Platforms
Windows
Player modes
Single-player
Controller
Partial controller support
PC Game Pass
Not included

What Steam players say

Recent verbatim reviews from Steam — separate from playze.io community reviews below.

Recommended Jul 9, 2025
"Where are you going? To the chicken farm?" I've had a blast with this game - it is definitely a labour of love and tribute to early arcade games (developer mentions Bezerk as a main influence) but with the fluidity and polish that modern game development brings. The pixel art graphics are well suited to the game and some excellent explosion effects and screen shakes really add to the vibe. Special shout-out goes to the varied insults and office speak from the robots that are trying to ensure you will die for the economy. Be warned, this game is TOUGH. There are different difficulty modes for you to select and there are additional game modes which present differing challenges (and more game time for your money!). As with other Tea Monster games, this game is addictive and will have you going for just one more round, just to get that little bit further. Another great game from Tea Monster that I dive into for a quick go in between boring real life stuff - it's good to break up the day with quick blasts on games like this. Recommended for fans of retro gaming and arcade games of the past. WHAT I DIDN'T LIKE: I died. I died so many times for the economy. Just kidding, I rea…
5 found this helpful
Recommended Oct 4, 2025
Very Shamus-like!
3 found this helpful
Recommended Sep 28, 2025
Really enjoyable old-school arcade fun with chatty robot foes and satisfying pixelly explosions. :)
3 found this helpful
Recommended Jul 17, 2026
This is a great little take on the old arcade game Berserk. Fight through rooms with silly procedurally-generated names and take out loyal company robots and security servers as you attempt to escape from some kind of bean-counter's money-grubbing dystopian mess.
1 found this helpful
Recommended May 27, 2026
Anti-capitalist Smash TV with much, much more thought put into it. Shut your brain off in a pleasurable fashion!
1 found this helpful
Recommended Nov 10, 2025
A lovely, crunchy reimagining of Berzerk that seems to understand Berzerk better than Atari understand Berzerk as evidenced by their recent reimagining of Berzerk that wasn't as good as this reimagining of Berzerk.
1 found this helpful

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