Bills Must Be Paid is an incremental arcade game about earning money by smashing piggy banks, then using that money to keep up with your bills and improve future runs. Each swing uses stamina, so the key decision is whether to take a quick reward or spend energy chasing a harder target with better potential loot.
How to Play Bills Must Be Paid
Move the hammer toward piggy banks and break them open for random cash rewards. Some piggy banks stay still, while others move around or run away. When your stamina runs out, the run ends, so prioritize easy targets before spending energy on difficult ones.
Bills appear during the game. Ignore them and the collector takes a cut of your earnings. Pay the bills to unlock helpful perks, then divide the money left over between upgrades and future improvements.
The skill tree has multiple paths. You can improve strength, luck, and hammer abilities, with upgrades and abilities such as rock rain and an electrified hammer. Different hammers also change the way you play: some have higher critical-hit chance and a smaller radius, while others swing faster with a larger radius and less damage.
Tips for Bills Must Be Paid
- Save stamina for targets worth pursuing. Wasting swings on moving piggy banks can end a run before you collect enough cash.
- Clear easy piggy banks first. Their quick rewards help you build money without spending energy on every moving target.
- Pay attention to the bill collector. Paying bills unlocks perks, while ignoring them reduces the money you keep.
- Balance bill payments with upgrades. A stronger hammer or useful skill can improve later earnings, but spending everything on upgrades leaves bills unpaid.
- Match the hammer to your priority. Choose critical-hit power and a smaller radius for a different approach from a fast hammer with broad coverage and lower damage.