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Turnip Boy Commits Tax Evasion

Snoozy Kazoo · Graffiti Games · 2021-04-22

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ActionAdventureCasualIndie

Modes: Single player

Releases: Apr 22, 2021 (Linux), May 24, 2022 (iOS), Apr 18, 2022 (Xbox One), Apr 22, 2021 (Nintendo Switch), Apr 22, 2021 (PC (Microsoft Windows)), Dec 20, 2022 (PlayStation 4)

Play as an adorable yet trouble-making turnip. Avoid paying taxes, solve plantastic puzzles, harvest crops and battle massive beasts all in a journey to tear down a corrupt vegetable government!

12
playing now
95%
positive of 14k reviews
Very Positive
steam rating
200,000–500,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
77/100
critic score (3 outlets, IGDB)
69/100
IGDB user rating (71 ratings)
2.5h
to beat · rushed 2.3h · completionist 3.3h
platinum
deck/linux tier (ProtonDB)
$2.99
steam price (US)

12 players in-game as of 2026-08-30 02:00 UTC (census sample)

Turnip Boy Commits Tax Evasion is a 2021 action-adventure video game developed by Snoozy Kazoo and published by Graffiti Games and Plug In Digital. It was released for Linux, macOS, Windows, and Nintendo Switch in April 2021. The game was also released for Xbox One in April 2022, for iOS and Android in May 2022, and for PlayStation 4 in December 2022. The player is placed in the role of an anthropomorphic turnip who evades taxes in an effort to fight a corrupt vegetable government. A sequel, titled Turnip Boy Robs a Bank, was released for Nintendo Switch, Microsoft Windows, and Xbox One on January 18, 2024, and a prequel, titled Turnip Boy Steals the Mail, was announced on May 4, 2025.

Health check

Healthy
  • · 12 players in-game at the last census sample.
  • · 487 reviews in the last 8 weeks (~61/week).
  • · Review velocity down 30% vs the prior 8 weeks.
  • · Top 9% of 10,791 Action games in the census by review count.

Health tier since 2026-08-28

Estimated sales: 280k–630k copies

Review-multiple estimate from 13,996 total reviews — how this is computed.

Current store prices

Steam$2.99-80%
GOG$14.99
Microsoft Store$14.99

Deal snapshots via CheapShark, refreshed daily.

All-time low: $1.49 at IndieGala Store (2023-09-04) · bundled 7×via IsThereAnyDeal

12-month high $14.99 · on sale 56 of 93 observed days · $13.50 above the all-time low (census price snapshots)

Review momentum

PositiveNegative
89489420212026Week of 2021-04-01: 894 positiveWeek of 2021-04-01: 44 negativeWeek of 2021-05-01: 524 positiveWeek of 2021-05-01: 29 negativeWeek of 2021-06-01: 596 positiveWeek of 2021-06-01: 33 negativeWeek of 2021-07-01: 291 positiveWeek of 2021-07-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2021-08-01: 179 positiveWeek of 2021-08-01: 18 negativeWeek of 2021-09-01: 131 positiveWeek of 2021-09-01: 15 negativeWeek of 2021-10-01: 77 positiveWeek of 2021-10-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2021-11-01: 402 positiveWeek of 2021-11-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2021-12-01: 143 positiveWeek of 2021-12-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2022-01-01: 137 positiveWeek of 2022-01-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2022-02-01: 110 positiveWeek of 2022-02-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2022-03-01: 65 positiveWeek of 2022-03-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2022-04-01: 199 positiveWeek of 2022-04-01: 11 negativeWeek of 2022-05-01: 164 positiveWeek of 2022-05-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2022-06-01: 136 positiveWeek of 2022-06-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2022-07-01: 222 positiveWeek of 2022-07-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2022-08-01: 124 positiveWeek of 2022-08-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2022-09-01: 87 positiveWeek of 2022-09-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2022-10-01: 192 positiveWeek of 2022-10-01: 11 negativeWeek of 2022-11-01: 156 positiveWeek of 2022-11-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2022-12-01: 229 positiveWeek of 2022-12-01: 13 negativeWeek of 2023-01-01: 204 positiveWeek of 2023-01-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2023-02-01: 92 positiveWeek of 2023-02-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2023-03-01: 186 positiveWeek of 2023-03-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2023-04-01: 113 positiveWeek of 2023-04-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2023-05-01: 194 positiveWeek of 2023-05-01: 11 negativeWeek of 2023-06-01: 136 positiveWeek of 2023-06-01: 12 negativeWeek of 2023-07-01: 253 positiveWeek of 2023-07-01: 15 negativeWeek of 2023-08-01: 96 positiveWeek of 2023-08-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2023-09-01: 131 positiveWeek of 2023-09-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2023-10-01: 147 positiveWeek of 2023-10-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2023-11-01: 97 positiveWeek of 2023-11-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2023-12-01: 155 positiveWeek of 2023-12-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2024-01-01: 258 positiveWeek of 2024-01-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2024-02-01: 132 positiveWeek of 2024-02-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2024-03-01: 130 positiveWeek of 2024-03-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2024-04-01: 197 positiveWeek of 2024-04-01: 21 negativeWeek of 2024-05-01: 114 positiveWeek of 2024-05-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2024-06-01: 138 positiveWeek of 2024-06-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2024-07-01: 180 positiveWeek of 2024-07-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2024-08-01: 60 positiveWeek of 2024-08-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2024-09-01: 63 positiveWeek of 2024-09-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2024-10-01: 52 positiveWeek of 2024-11-01: 51 positiveWeek of 2024-11-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2024-12-01: 87 positiveWeek of 2024-12-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2025-01-01: 201 positiveWeek of 2025-01-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2025-02-01: 82 positiveWeek of 2025-02-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2025-03-01: 145 positiveWeek of 2025-03-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2025-04-01: 85 positiveWeek of 2025-04-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2025-05-01: 53 positiveWeek of 2025-05-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2025-06-01: 123 positiveWeek of 2025-06-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2025-07-01: 132 positiveWeek of 2025-07-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2025-08-01: 53 positiveWeek of 2025-08-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-09-01: 82 positiveWeek of 2025-09-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2025-10-01: 62 positiveWeek of 2025-10-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2025-11-01: 64 positiveWeek of 2025-11-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2025-12-01: 76 positiveWeek of 2025-12-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2026-01-01: 70 positiveWeek of 2026-01-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-02-01: 52 positiveWeek of 2026-02-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2026-03-01: 54 positiveWeek of 2026-03-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2026-04-01: 56 positiveWeek of 2026-04-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2026-05-01: 35 positiveWeek of 2026-05-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2026-06-01: 53 positiveWeek of 2026-06-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2026-07-01: 64 positiveWeek of 2026-07-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2026-08-01: 48 positiveWeek of 2026-08-01: 2 negative
Weekly review counts (Steam review histogram). Positive above the line, negative below.

Players online

2502026-08-07 00:00 — 8 players2026-08-07 08:00 — 4 players2026-08-07 16:00 — 9 players2026-08-08 00:00 — 9 players2026-08-08 08:00 — 5 players2026-08-08 16:00 — 17 players2026-08-09 00:00 — 13 players2026-08-09 08:00 — 6 players2026-08-09 16:00 — 9 players2026-08-10 00:00 — 9 players2026-08-10 08:00 — 5 players2026-08-10 16:00 — 8 players2026-08-11 00:00 — 10 players2026-08-11 08:00 — 3 players2026-08-11 16:00 — 12 players2026-08-13 00:00 — 6 players2026-08-14 07:00 — 9 players2026-08-15 15:00 — 14 players2026-08-16 23:00 — 25 players2026-08-18 07:00 — 9 players2026-08-19 14:00 — 15 players2026-08-20 22:00 — 10 players2026-08-22 05:00 — 16 players2026-08-23 13:00 — 10 players2026-08-24 21:00 — 25 players2026-08-26 05:00 — 8 players2026-08-27 13:00 — 12 players2026-08-28 18:00 — 14 players2026-08-30 02:00 — 12 players
Concurrent players, hourly average, last 30 days (census samples).

Price history

$14.99$1.492021-04-222026-08-302021-04-22 — best price $10.382021-06-05 — best price $14.992021-07-19 — best price $8.812021-09-16 — best price $12.402021-11-17 — best price $11.012022-01-02 — best price $12.592022-02-18 — best price $8.992022-04-18 — best price $14.992022-06-10 — best price $7.502022-08-01 — best price $14.992022-09-29 — best price $7.492022-11-22 — best price $5.092023-01-12 — best price $12.262023-03-06 — best price $4.942023-04-26 — best price $14.992023-06-19 — best price $12.312023-08-07 — best price $4.192023-09-18 — best price $4.042023-11-06 — best price $14.992023-12-23 — best price $3.572024-02-11 — best price $10.252024-03-24 — best price $12.592024-05-07 — best price $14.992024-06-17 — best price $2.522024-08-03 — best price $11.012024-09-14 — best price $14.992024-11-13 — best price $2.992025-01-09 — best price $14.992025-03-12 — best price $14.992025-06-03 — best price $1.492025-08-30 — best price $14.992025-11-18 — best price $2.992026-02-02 — best price $10.252026-06-24 — best price $11.602026-08-30 — best price $14.99
Lowest recorded price across tracked stores, per day (census snapshots).

Attention

68232026-05-30 — 33 pageviews2026-06-02 — 40 pageviews2026-06-05 — 40 pageviews2026-06-08 — 35 pageviews2026-06-11 — 61 pageviews2026-06-14 — 60 pageviews2026-06-17 — 41 pageviews2026-06-20 — 38 pageviews2026-06-23 — 43 pageviews2026-06-26 — 42 pageviews2026-06-29 — 37 pageviews2026-07-02 — 53 pageviews2026-07-05 — 40 pageviews2026-07-08 — 42 pageviews2026-07-11 — 45 pageviews2026-07-14 — 29 pageviews2026-07-17 — 27 pageviews2026-07-20 — 38 pageviews2026-07-23 — 24 pageviews2026-07-26 — 41 pageviews2026-07-29 — 23 pageviews2026-08-01 — 32 pageviews2026-08-04 — 29 pageviews2026-08-07 — 35 pageviews2026-08-10 — 25 pageviews2026-08-13 — 33 pageviews2026-08-16 — 35 pageviews2026-08-19 — 35 pageviews2026-08-22 — 49 pageviews2026-08-25 — 30 pageviews2026-08-27 — 40 pageviews
Daily Wikipedia pageviews (attention proxy, census-recorded).

Completion

37
achievements tracked
93%
earned "Tax evader"
55.6%
median achievement earned by

Global achievement rates from Steam.

Details

WindowsmacOSLinuxFull controller supportSingle-playerSteam AchievementsFull controller supportSteam Trading CardsSteam CloudRemote Play on TVFamily Sharing

9 supported languages: English, French, Italian, German, Portuguese - Brazil, Russian, Simplified Chinese, Spanish - Latin America, Japanese

Console footprint

PlatformPlayers trackedCompletionTrophies/achievements
Xbox One, Windows (Xbox)16,95329%37
Steam (Steam)12,62638%37
PS4 (PlayStation)72584%38
PS4 (PlayStation)70385%38
Switch (Nintendo)2420%0
Switch (Nintendo)20%0
Switch (Nintendo)0—0

Players tracked by Exophase (achievement/trophy trackers) — a sample of the player base, not total sales.

Player tags

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Census log

Computed from census-recorded observations only — dates are observation dates.

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