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Steam app 4421010 · updated 03 Oct 2026, 00:05 UTC

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!

Bills Must Be Paid Steam header artwork
Rike GamesRike Games
811playing now
1,09124-hour peak
8,039all-time peak
1,213average, last 30 days

The last 30 days

+90Gain+8.02%% gain2,451Peak

718 hourly samples, with the daily peak drawn over them. Weekends are shaded.

06621k2k3k14 Sep19 Sep24 Sep29 Sep04 Oct09 Oct14 OctMonday 14 September 20262,285 peakTuesday 15 September 20262,445 peakWednesday 16 September 20262,279 peakThursday 17 September 20261,966 peakFriday 18 September 20261,635 peakSaturday 19 September 20261,772 peakSunday 20 September 20261,849 peakMonday 21 September 20261,388 peakTuesday 22 September 20261,286 peakWednesday 23 September 20261,145 peakThursday 24 September 20261,122 peakFriday 25 September 20261,212 peakSaturday 26 September 20261,144 peakSunday 27 September 20261,082 peakMonday 28 September 2026878 peakTuesday 29 September 2026768 peakWednesday 30 September 2026718 peakThursday 01 October 2026805 peakFriday 02 October 20261,136 peakSaturday 03 October 20261,480 peakSunday 04 October 20261,608 peakMonday 05 October 20261,252 peakTuesday 06 October 20262,193 peakWednesday 07 October 20262,451 peakThursday 08 October 20262,229 peakFriday 09 October 20261,762 peakSaturday 10 October 20261,633 peakSunday 11 October 20261,495 peakMonday 12 October 20261,290 peakTuesday 13 October 20261,092 peakWednesday 14 October 2026961 peak
Daily peakEvery hourly sample

All time

4 months, July 2026 to October 2026. The highest number of people in the game at once, each month, on a time axis -- a gap in the record stays a gap.

02k4k7k9kJul 2026Aug 2026Sep 2026Oct 2026July 20267,423 monthly peakAugust 20268,039 monthly peakSeptember 20262,559 monthly peakOctober 20262,451 monthly peak
Monthly peak

The last four months

Show:

The highest number of people in the game at once, each month. Four, because four is as far back as the source keeps anything finer than one figure a month.

02k4k7k9kJuly 2026August 2026September 2026October 2026July 20267,423 peak — no finer data keptAugust 20268,039 peak — daily detail belowSeptember 20262,559 peak — hourly detail belowOctober 20262,451 peak — hourly detail below
Monthly peakHas finer data

July 2026

The source keeps every hour for about a month, one figure a day for about two, and a single number for anything older.

One measurement for the whole month: 7,423 at peak.There is nothing finer than that to draw.

August 2026

31 days, each one the highest figure that day. The source keeps no hourly detail this far back. Weekends are shaded.

02k4k7k9k01 Aug06 Aug11 Aug16 Aug21 Aug26 Aug31 AugSaturday 01 August 20268,039 peakSunday 02 August 20266,741 peakMonday 03 August 20266,195 peakTuesday 04 August 20264,939 peakWednesday 05 August 20264,243 peakThursday 06 August 20263,759 peakFriday 07 August 20263,656 peakSaturday 08 August 20263,897 peakSunday 09 August 20264,374 peakMonday 10 August 20263,767 peakTuesday 11 August 20263,627 peakWednesday 12 August 20263,278 peakThursday 13 August 20262,363 peakFriday 14 August 20262,067 peakSaturday 15 August 20262,175 peakSunday 16 August 20262,481 peakMonday 17 August 20262,135 peakTuesday 18 August 20261,757 peakWednesday 19 August 20261,601 peakThursday 20 August 20261,586 peakFriday 21 August 20261,414 peakSaturday 22 August 20261,621 peakSunday 23 August 20261,567 peakMonday 24 August 20261,167 peakTuesday 25 August 20261,121 peakWednesday 26 August 2026967 peakThursday 27 August 20261,014 peakFriday 28 August 20261,102 peakSaturday 29 August 20261,424 peakSunday 30 August 20261,612 peakMonday 31 August 20261,437 peak

September 2026

30 days as the curve, each the highest figure that day. Behind it, 402 hourly samples from 14 Sep, which is as far back as the source keeps every hour. Weekends are shaded.

06911k2k3k01 Sep06 Sep11 Sep16 Sep21 Sep26 SepTuesday 01 September 20261,230 peakWednesday 02 September 20261,255 peakThursday 03 September 20261,337 peakFriday 04 September 20261,334 peakSaturday 05 September 20261,435 peakSunday 06 September 20261,321 peakMonday 07 September 20261,097 peakTuesday 08 September 20261,020 peakWednesday 09 September 2026867 peakThursday 10 September 2026909 peakFriday 11 September 20261,104 peakSaturday 12 September 20261,753 peakSunday 13 September 20262,559 peakMonday 14 September 20262,285 peakTuesday 15 September 20262,445 peakWednesday 16 September 20262,279 peakThursday 17 September 20261,966 peakFriday 18 September 20261,635 peakSaturday 19 September 20261,772 peakSunday 20 September 20261,849 peakMonday 21 September 20261,388 peakTuesday 22 September 20261,286 peakWednesday 23 September 20261,145 peakThursday 24 September 20261,122 peakFriday 25 September 20261,212 peakSaturday 26 September 20261,144 peakSunday 27 September 20261,082 peakMonday 28 September 2026878 peakTuesday 29 September 2026768 peakWednesday 30 September 2026718 peak

October 2026

14 days as the curve, each the highest figure that day. Behind it, 317 hourly samples. Each dip is a night. Weekends are shaded.

06621k2k3k01 Oct03 Oct05 Oct07 Oct09 Oct11 Oct13 OctThursday 01 October 2026805 peakFriday 02 October 20261,136 peakSaturday 03 October 20261,480 peakSunday 04 October 20261,608 peakMonday 05 October 20261,252 peakTuesday 06 October 20262,193 peakWednesday 07 October 20262,451 peakThursday 08 October 20262,229 peakFriday 09 October 20261,762 peakSaturday 10 October 20261,633 peakSunday 11 October 20261,495 peakMonday 12 October 20261,290 peakTuesday 13 October 20261,092 peakWednesday 14 October 2026961 peak
Nothing here is interpolated or estimated; where a sample is missing the line is broken.

Game information

Updated 03 Oct 2026, 00:05 UTC
App ID
4421010
Last updated
16 Aug 2026 build 24759944
Update pace
Quiet no update while we have been watching · 0 in 32 days watched
Developer
Rike Games
Publisher
Rike Games
Release date
Jul 29, 2026
Platforms
WindowsmacOS
Download size
202 MB232 MB
Install size
1.37 GB1.49 GB
Genres
Action, Casual, Indie, Simulation, Strategy
Game modes
Single-player
Controller support
Full
Achievements
27

Features & support

Steam features

Steam Achievements#category_playable_at_your_own_paceSteam CloudFamily Sharing

Controllers & input

Full controller supportDualShock Controller SupportDualSense Controller Support

Accessibility

Camera ComfortColor AlternativesCustom Volume ControlsPlayable without Timed InputSave Anytime

Popular tags

IncrementalCapitalismRelaxingStrategyIdlerRogueliteGamblingIndieCasualManagementArcadeColorfulResource Management3DSimulationActionSingleplayerStylizedDestructionShort
About this gameFull description from Steam
Bills Must Be Paid is an active incremental game about paying your bills by smashing piggy banks. Smash Piggy Banks Smashing costs stamina. When your hand is getting tired the run is over. Pay your bills Bills show up. If you ignore them, bankruptcy will be your destiny. Pay them off to unlock perks that help you pay back your bills even faster. Paying bills also gives you legacy points which you can spend on rings and bracelets to upgrade your hand after declaring bankruptcy. Different piggy types New types to discover. Some run away, some are too lazy to move, and others carry all the black money you never had :P... Random loot Piggies spawn random loot You never know which one is holding the most, or do you? Upgrades A skill tree with multiple paths. Improve your grip strength, get addicted to caffeine, hit the gym, pump up your wrist, get more lucky, unlock abilities like rock rain, electrify your hammer, and more. Different Hammers Unlock different types of hammer. Some have higher crit chance and smaller radius, while others are super fast with big radius and less damage. Choose the one that better fits your own playstyle. Collect rare coins
Content & age ratings2 regional ratings

Regional ratings

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System requirementsMinimum and recommended hardware

Minimum

Minimum: OS: Windows 10 (64-bit) Processor: Intel Core i3-6100 / AMD FX-6300 Memory: 2 GB RAM Graphics: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 660 / AMD Radeon HD 7870 (2 GB VRAM, DirectX 11) Storage: 2 GB available space

Recommended

macOS

Minimum: OS: macOS 12 Monterey Processor: Apple M1 / Intel Core i3-6100 Memory: 2 GB RAM Graphics: Apple M1 GPU / Intel Iris Plus 640 (Metal required) Storage: 2 GB available space
Supported languages10 languages
LanguageFull audio
English
French
Italian
German
Spanish - Spain
Japanese
Korean
Portuguese - Brazil
Russian
Simplified Chinese

A blank audio cell means full audio was not marked in the returned language list.

Screenshots & trailersScreenshots and trailers
Bills Must Be Paid screenshot 1Bills Must Be Paid screenshot 2Bills Must Be Paid screenshot 3Bills Must Be Paid screenshot 4Bills Must Be Paid screenshot 5Bills Must Be Paid screenshot 6Bills Must Be Paid screenshot 7Bills Must Be Paid screenshot 8Bills Must Be Paid screenshot 9Bills Must Be Paid screenshot 10Bills Must Be Paid screenshot 11Bills Must Be Paid screenshot 12

Trailers

AchievementsTotal count and selected achievements

27 achievements in total.

Show selected achievements (may contain spoilers)
Rookie SmasherAchievement
Serial SmasherAchievement
Bills Must Be PaidAchievement
One Step at a TimeAchievement
Making ProgressAchievement
Keeping UpAchievement
Better than NothingAchievement
High RollerAchievement
Five FiguresAchievement
Not a Single MissAchievement

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DemosPlayable demos on Steam

8 developer announcements, Apr 2026 to Aug 2026 · times in UTC

August

  1. 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…

    Rike Games
  2. 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…

    Rike Games

July

  1. 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…

    Rike Games
  2. 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…

    Rike Games

June

  1. 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…

    Rike Games

May

  1. 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…

    Rike Games

April

  1. 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…

    Rike Games
  2. 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…

    Rike Games

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