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Dough or Die

2025 Adventure Hack and slash/Beat 'em up Indie

Manage the shop by day, serving customers and keeping everything afloat, by night fend off hordes of crazed lunatics and handle unexpected challenges that come with being a small business owner. Enjoy a mix of cooking simulations, tower defense, and multiplayer co-op in this unique pizza adventure.

World design Nicht eindeutig GameplayCombat-focused Game modeCo-op Game modeMultiplayer

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The year is 2098 and the culinary landscape has gone off the deep end. After the Great Gluten Panic of 2072, most people in New City turned their backs on real food entirely, replacing meals with nutrient pods and synthetic flavor cartridges. Pizza, once a symbol of warmth is now labeled “marinara paraphernalia"& opening up a Za shop is about as dangerous as smuggling contraband cheese. But one man didn’t get the memo. Meet Mario Meatballs Armed with nothing but a dream and a rolling pin, Mario sets up shop where the neon lights fade...on the outskirts of New City. By day, he slings piping-hot pies and questionable hamburgers to the few brave souls who still crave the taste of something real. By night, he defends his shop against waves of Carb-Free Crusaders, Health Enforcers, and other diet-less driven fanatics determined to snuff out his saucy rebellion. In a world that’s lost its tast Show full description

The year is 2098 and the culinary landscape has gone off the deep end. After the Great Gluten Panic of 2072, most people in New City turned their backs on real food entirely, replacing meals with nutrient pods and synthetic flavor cartridges. Pizza, once a symbol of warmth is now labeled “marinara paraphernalia"& opening up a Za shop is about as dangerous as smuggling contraband cheese. But one man didn’t get the memo. Meet Mario Meatballs Armed with nothing but a dream and a rolling pin, Mario sets up shop where the neon lights fade...on the outskirts of New City. By day, he slings piping-hot pies and questionable hamburgers to the few brave souls who still crave the taste of something real. By night, he defends his shop against waves of Carb-Free Crusaders, Health Enforcers, and other diet-less driven fanatics determined to snuff out his saucy rebellion. In a world that’s lost its taste, Mario Meatballs is serving up resistance one doughy, sauce-splattered slice at a time. In this thrilling pizza-making simulation with a dash of tower defense, you'll step into Mario's shoes and manage every aspect of running a brick-and-mortar shop by day then at night fend off hordes of crazed lunatics and other totally normal things for a small business owner.

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GenreSimulator GenreStrategy Traitbusiness simulation Traitcooking Traitcooking simulation Traitpizza Traitpve Traitpvp Traittower defense

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Studio & publishing

Developer
SoundByte Interactive
Publisher
SoundByte Interactive
Franchise
Standalone
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So spielt es sich

Spielprofil

Modi
Co-operative, Multiplayer, Single player
Perspective
First person, Third person
Themes
Action, Business
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Wo & wann

Platform releases

  • PC (Microsoft Windows) Oct 22, 2025

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