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Turnip Boy Commits Tax Evasion is a short and sweet comedic action-adventure with satirical elements, primarily following a linear, though vague, story-line to its end through a series of easy fetch quests. Having purchased the game through a bundle some time ago, I did not mind that it took me under 3 hours to complete. Though you may consider that when looking at the retail price of $14.99. Regardless, this game is a boatload of fun and definitely worth checking out, so hopefully you can find it at an agreeable price for you.

Turnip Boy, our protagonist wakes up to find that his home has be reappropriated by Mayor Onion due to back taxes. His only way out is to play assistant to the mayor in running around the town and surrounding regions procuring an number of items that the mayor is looking for. In the process, you will meet the other citizens of Veggieville and help out many of them in order to secure some nice hat selections and to progress the story. At some point, you find out that there is more to it than just the happy cheerful vegetables and fruits living in harmony.

The involves a top-down adventure that shifts screen to screen like the old-school Zelda games, albeit much smaller in scope. You quickly obtain a sword and a watering can, which you will use to solve much of the smaller on-screen puzzles throughout the game.

While there are some enemies to deal with, they are very pattern based and easy to deal with. However, if you find this troublesome, the game also comes with changeable settings allow you to overtune your own strength or even to turn on God-mode should you find the need in order to progress. At various points, you will encounter a few boss creatures as expected. Fighting enemies are fairly straight forward, you can walk about, dash, stab with your sword (which later gets exchanged with a shovel, or use the watering can based on what the environment gives you to work with.

At game's end, you are also presented with basically a survival mode with daily challenges on how long you can survive. So while the game isn't combat focused, you basically get an arena-survival mini-game after completing the main game. Interesting how this works, but it's a way to ensure that if the player doesn't want to replay the main game, that they have something to come play a bit from time to time, or everyday, if that's your cup of tea.

I used a controller to play with absolutely no issues, there are basic keyboard bindings as well.

Everything is hand-drawn and cartoony, super adorable, and the animations are a riot to look at.

The music is rather bright and cheerful and I love the song that plays when you complete the game.

The game is meant to be enjoyed by all audiences who attempt it. The gameplay options ensure that it's not too difficult for anyone who can understand the game and the small quest instructions to progress. The satirical aspects will be more targeted to the more mature crowd.

$14.99 is the base set price, and that's maybe a bit high for a game that just is so short. There's a lot of little things worthwhile packed into this short game, but nothing is truly so deep as to warrant paying full price. If you can get it cheap on sale or in a bundle as I did, then it's totally worth your time.

Turnip Boy Commits Tax Evasion is an absolute joy to play from front to end. Despite its short length, it has a lot to offer and is definitely worth your time. The developers clearly poured their hearts and souls into this game in creating it. So you should give it some consideration or at least add it to your wishlist if you find the base set price a bit too high.

[quote][url=https://store.steampowered.com/curator/32732116-IndieGems/]Follow our curator page: [b]IndieGems[/b] if you like and want to see more reviews like this one.[/url][/quote] [i]Turnip Boy Commits Tax Evasion[/i] is a short and sweet comedic action-adventure with satirical elements, primarily following a linear, though vague, story-line to its end through a series of easy fetch quests. Having purchased the game through a bundle some time ago, I did not mind that it took me under 3 hours to complete. Though you may consider that when looking at the retail price of $14.99. Regardless, this game is a boatload of fun and definitely worth checking out, so hopefully you can find it at an agreeable price for you. [h1]Story[/h1] Turnip Boy, our protagonist wakes up to find that his home has be reappropriated by Mayor Onion due to back taxes. His only way out is to play assistant to the mayor in running around the town and surrounding regions procuring an number of items that the mayor is looking for. In the process, you will meet the other citizens of Veggieville and help out many of them in order to secure some nice hat selections and to progress the story. At some point, you find out that there is more to it than just the happy cheerful vegetables and fruits living in harmony. [h1]Gameplay[/h1] The involves a top-down adventure that shifts screen to screen like the old-school [i]Zelda[/i] games, albeit much smaller in scope. You quickly obtain a sword and a watering can, which you will use to solve much of the smaller on-screen puzzles throughout the game. While there are some enemies to deal with, they are very pattern based and easy to deal with. However, if you find this troublesome, the game also comes with changeable settings allow you to overtune your own strength or even to turn on God-mode should you find the need in order to progress. At various points, you will encounter a few boss creatures as expected. Fighting enemies are fairly straight forward, you can walk about, dash, stab with your sword (which later gets exchanged with a [spoiler]shovel,[/spoiler] or use the watering can based on what the environment gives you to work with. At game's end, you are also presented with basically a survival mode with daily challenges on how long you can survive. So while the game isn't combat focused, you basically get an arena-survival mini-game after completing the main game. Interesting how this works, but it's a way to ensure that if the player doesn't want to replay the main game, that they have something to come play a bit from time to time, or everyday, if that's your cup of tea. [h1]Controls[/h1] I used a controller to play with absolutely no issues, there are basic keyboard bindings as well. [h1]Graphics[/h1] Everything is hand-drawn and cartoony, super adorable, and the animations are a riot to look at. [h1]Music & Sounds[/h1] The music is rather bright and cheerful and I love the song that plays when you complete the game. [h1]Audience[/h1] The game is meant to be enjoyed by all audiences who attempt it. The gameplay options ensure that it's not too difficult for anyone who can understand the game and the small quest instructions to progress. The satirical aspects will be more targeted to the more mature crowd. [h1]Pricing[/h1] $14.99 is the base set price, and that's maybe a bit high for a game that just is so short. There's a lot of little things worthwhile packed into this short game, but nothing is truly so deep as to warrant paying full price. If you can get it cheap on sale or in a bundle as I did, then it's totally worth your time. [h1]Conclusion[/h1] [i]Turnip Boy Commits Tax Evasion[/i] is an absolute joy to play from front to end. Despite its short length, it has a lot to offer and is definitely worth your time. The developers clearly poured their hearts and souls into this game in creating it. So you should give it some consideration or at least add it to your wishlist if you find the base set price a bit too high.