Death and Taxes (you can't escape) by dreadzilla

Death and Taxes (you can't escape)
The game was written using Gamemaker Studio 2. The music was made with Ableton Live. Sound effects were made with Audacity and sfxr. Drawings were done in paint.net and in the Gamemaker sprite editor.
Instructions
Collect coins and other treasure. Avoid or kill zombies as you search for meaning, and coins.
A:arrowleft:,S:arrowdown:,D:arrowright:,Space:arrowup: to move around. Mouse:mousethreebutton: to aim and shoot :gun: if so equipped. Press R to restart the game and Escape to quit.
Once you finish the game, exactly what sacrifices were made?
Minor bugs might be fixed later, or they might not. Don't forget to press R if you for some reason get stuck in a death-loop in a poisonouos bog.
Screenshots
A level:

Treasure awaits!?:

| Source code | https://github.com/dreadzilla/Death-and-Taxes.git |
| HTML5 (web) | http://athenasolutions.se/ld43/ |
| Original URL | https://ldjam.com/events/ludum-dare/43/death-and-taxes-you-cant-escape |
Ratings
| Overall | 406th | 2.955⭐ | 24🧑⚖️ |
| Fun | 369th | 2.909⭐ | 24🧑⚖️ |
| Innovation | 499th | 2.048⭐ | 23🧑⚖️ |
| Theme | 503th | 1.864⭐ | 24🧑⚖️ |
| Graphics | 410th | 2.667⭐ | 23🧑⚖️ |
| Audio | 243th | 3⭐ | 23🧑⚖️ |
| Humor | 203th | 2.909⭐ | 24🧑⚖️ |
| Mood | 381th | 2.725⭐ | 22🧑⚖️ |
| Given | 29🗳️ | 5🗨️ |
Few bugs:
- you can leave on the left in the first level by "climbing" on the side of the screen.
- it's possible to fall in the "toxic waste" such that you get stuck there and get hurt repeatedly in a loop without dying
- I think the end screen doesn't work for me (see image below)

I loved the zombie enemies and the wall climb ability, they were really cool!
Also great interpretation of the 'Sacrifices must be made' theme. :thinking:

In terms of how the game could be updated, it would be nice to possibly have more obstacles which would try to stop you - Maybe giant zombie hands coming up from the ground? Zombie goo dripping down?
With longer development goals, the story could be expanded to encorporate the story of death and taxes more, as well as the addition of more zombies along the way. Maybe with we could see the actual tax man? :moneybag:
From [my team](https://discordapp.com/invite/whalesandgames) thank you for making this game - It was a pleasure to play and I wish you the best in further development!
I like that you took the time to put in an anim state for hanging off the edge of a ledge.
There's also a small animation on the dogs before they leap at you which was much appreciated so they can tell when they are about to leap.
The sound effects don't match up very well, either.