Q and A

Sergei and the Tax Return

Sergei and the Tax Return is a small Indie project, it uses a simple design and is mostly text based. At its heart it is a small business / tycoon style game where you delagate work and keep on top of the paperwork.

Figured with just under a month left to go, I'll do a wee little Q and A on the game. Q: "Sergei and the Tax Return"? Bit of an odd name isn't it? A: Well, yes I grant you that one. It started out as its working title and it just kinda stuck and here we are. It does in a sense explain the game, in an odd roundabout kinda way. Q: "Pre-Tech PC Services"? Sounds less like a game dev and more like a service? A: Oddly, you are absoultely right. Pre-Tech PC Services is a PC Service based on the South coast UK, I have helped the likes of Vestas UK, UASC, Schools and many local customers. However, there are weeks without work sometimes, the gamedev side started as a way to fill in that space. Pre-Tech will be 10 years old on Feb 2024. Q: Where did the idea of Sergei and the Tax Return come from? A: It stems from when starting my own business and all the paperwork that was needed back then. Sergei and the Tax Return was born as an idea back then. Q: What do you do in the game? A: You start the game by delegating jobs to Sergei (all via the computer). You can purchase upgrades here aswell and check the News (which does change daily). Each job will take time, so during this time you have a goverment paperwork quota to fulfill. The amount required daily will slowly go up. At first you will need to check the name of the business to the CEO. Soon, however, you will soon need to double check the area of the business and then the yearly outgoings. Q: Why Muffinski? A: Comedy was to be a big part of the game, so dodgy innuendos included. Q: How many people worked on the game? A: In total 3. Myself did the game and everything you see, my better half supplied the radio voice you randomly hear and Why Dardii supplied most of the music. Q: Why release on Steam? A: Why not? I see it as a big Achievement and do have plans for more. It will also be over at itch.io, but this links back to Steam. Q: Used Steam long? A: One of the originals baby! get my 20 year service badge soon. Q: How long did the game take? A: Between work and real life, I allowed 6 months, but reality was 7 months. It is currently in a playable state, but wanted to make sure everything works as intended, I also want to add a couple more bits. Q: Whens it out? A: I put the release date for 31st Jan 2024. If all goes there shouldnt be an issue releasing on that date. Although I might prove myself wrong if something goes wrong. Q: Have you released any other games? A: Yup, I did few on the Google Play store, these are just casual games. If you search for Pre-Tech PC Services on Google play, you'll find them all. Q: How do you like your chips? A: With piri-piri.