Dough: A Crime Strategy RPG

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Dough drops you into the Prohibition-era underworld as a nobody with big ambitions. Build your empire through resource management, alliance-building, and strategic risk-taking. Every decision impacts your reputation across five distinct factions. Balance white-collar schemes with street-level intimidation while avoiding heat from authorities and rival gangs. Progress by upgrading skills, expanding operations, and manipulating city politics through bribes or brute force. The game's strength lies in its layered decision-making. Each playthrough shifts based on relationship choices and crime type, leading to varied endgame outcomes. With 12 possible reputation tracks and over 30 skill upgrades, player freedom feels genuine. Early access feedback highlights the satisfying weight of consequences, burn bridges with cops and face raids, or cozy up to politicians for protection. Not The Best Games polishes the genre with a focus on branching narratives over combat.