Corporate slop is ruining our communities! You’d be forgiven for assuming I’m talking about AI. It is doing that. However, “Dosa Divas,” today’s big release, is actually taking aim at ultra processed food and the collapse of culture under capitalism.

This vibrant RPG has two sisters stomping around in a mech trying to undermine their other sister who is set on wielding her megacorp to squash small villages and maintain a complete monopoly on jobs and the food supply. A Walmart-like situation, but with more snacks and robots.

What’s Cookin’

There’s turn-based combat and QTE cooking just like “Thirsty Suitors,” the previous release from Outerloop Games, but the story focus is what’s shifted substantially this time around. Sure, there’s horny ex-boyfriends and family drama keeping things moving forward, but this game is more preoccupied with society and community rather than just a family or small friend group.

I do miss the smooching and innuendo from “Thirsty Suitors,” but there’s a lot of heart here. The well-being of community members is tumbling quickly, and some well-timed mutual aid helps a lot. Sadly, that’s not nearly enough to undo the damage brought on by the corporate nightmare. The fish rots from the head, y’know.

We can’t stop helping each other in the moment, but until the problem is dealt with, there will be no peace. People will suffer and die to feed the machine.

Dig In

As someone who gravitates toward story over mechanics, and happens to have repetitive stress injuries, I am thrilled by the difficulty and accessibility options on offer. Battles have three difficulty modes, infinite continues can be toggled, and each of the mini-games can be set to be automated if that’s what the player needs.

It’s a game that wants you to finish it, and I appreciate that. However, there are some relatively small quibbles I have. First, loading in and out of battles takes a surprisingly long time on the Switch 2. I’m not expecting perfection, but those loads really start to add up when you’re exploring a heavily-armed area.

Second, there was a point in the second major area where I ended up completely stuck for about 45 minutes, and it turns out I just missed a path because it blends in with other background elements. This likely won’t be a problem for you since you’ll be able to quickly look up a video guide, but I thought my progress was softlocked there for a while.

Is that my fault or a design flaw? Maybe a little of both, but that was the most frustrating part of my experience for sure.

With all that said, this is easy for me to recommend to anyone who’s up for a reasonably brisk RPG. It delivers the funny and heart-felt storytelling you’d expect from this studio, the sound design rules (especially the mech horn), and the visuals look superb on a handheld and on the big screen. It’s hard to expect much more from a game of this size.

See For Yourself

If you’d like to see the game in action, I recorded myself playing about and hour to give you a sense of the gameplay loop. There are some spoilers for the second area, but that shouldn’t stop you from taking a gander before you buy.

Or you can watch on YouTube.

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“Dosa Divas” is available now on Switch, Switch 2, PS5, Xbox Series X/S, and PC.

Switch 2 review code provided by Outerloop Games.

Image credit: “Dosa Divas”