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Niches / Tabletop + Top-Down

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Tabletop + Top-Down

Games tagged both Tabletop and Top-Down: 45 indie paid launches, 1 of them earned $100k+ in their first year.

How to read this page

  • A hit is an estimated $100k+ first year. Revenue is estimated from Steam reviews, so read figures as "about". Earnings are sales on Steam after discounts and regional prices, before Steam's 30% cut, refunds and sales tax. About 58% of it reaches the developer.
  • Price moves the odds more than genre does, so the page opens on one price band. The keys in section 2 switch it.
  • From 26,291 indie paid launches 12 to 36 months old, data of 3 Oct 2026. How it is measured.

Showing Tabletop + Top-Down priced under $5.

1Scoreboard: the pair against each of its tags

The pair's chance of a $100k+ first year beside each of its two tags, ranked like a high-score table, with typical earnings and the launches behind every figure.

ScoreboardDoes this pair beat its genres?Under $5

Tabletop + Top-Down is too small to compare with Tabletop and is too small to compare with Top-Down: 0 of its 25 launches earned $100k+ priced under $5, against 0 of 300 launches for Tabletop and 1 of 1,092 launches for Top-Down.

Small sample: 25 launches, 0 hits.

TIEA tie
Tag oneTabletop
0 of 300launches earned
$100k+ small
Odds0 of 300 launches
Typical earnings$79
Launches300 / 0 hits
Pair against ittoo few hits to compare
TIEA tie
This pairTabletop + Top-Down
0 of 25launches earned
$100k+ small
Odds0 of 25 launches
$1k+2 of 25 launches
$10k+0 of 25 launches
Launches25 / 0 hits
Expected0.4 in 100
TIEA tie
Tag twomood tagTop-Down
1 of 1,092launches earned
$100k+ small
Odds1 of 1,092 launches
Typical earnings$105
Launches1,092 / 1 hits
Pair against ittoo few hits to compare
All indie launches under $5: 0.4 in 100 earned $100k+ (1 in 238), typical $158, from 13,785 launches.each block is 0.5 in 100 all indie at under $5Top-Down is a mood tag: GMD never ranks it alone, but every game carrying it is counted.

2Overlap: where the two tags meet

Each circle is one tag, sized by its launches, and the gold overlap is exactly this pair. Click a part to read it. Price changes the odds more than genre does (under $5: 0.4 in 100 launches earned $100k+; $20 to $40: 44.2 in 100), so read it within a price band.

Price bandswitches the whole page
All prices45 in pairUnder $525 in pair$5 to $1010 in pair$10 to $205: too few$20 to $405: too few
What the overlap means

The overlap is this niche: the 25 games tagged both Tabletop and Top-Down priced under $5. 0 of 25 of them earned $100k+, against 0 of 275 for Tabletop-only games and 1 of 1,067 for Top-Down-only games, so the mix is too small to compare with Tabletop alone and is too small to compare with Top-Down alone.

Both: 25 games priced under $5; 0 of 25 earned $100k+, odds by size $1k+ 2 of 25 launches · $10k+ 0 of 25 launches · $100k+ 0 of 25 launches.

Circle areas follow launch counts; the gold overlap is exactly the pair's 25 launches. The outer parts are each tag's launches minus the pair's, so their chance is exact; their typical earnings are not computed yet.

3Comparables

Who leads this pair and each of its tags. Free until launch: one click opens the card. The full comparables list (nearest hits by tag pair, price and launch year) is not computed yet, and the card says so.

Comparables

Leaders

Top earner, share of the moneyFree until launch

Dune: Imperiumleads this pair93.6%
PairDune: Imperium93.6%
TabletopDune: Imperium11.3%
Top-DownDeep Rock Galactic: Survivor21.2%
CheckOne game over half?yes
NextNearest hitsnot computed yet

Lens checkOne-hit market. Standard: the base the others are compared with. West-facing view: too few to tell. Without the breakout: moves the answer. Last 18 months: too few to tell.

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ComparablesFree until launchClick to unlockWho leads Tabletop + Top-Down

What this card holds

  • Leaders. The top earner in this pair and in each of its two tags, with its share of the money.
  • One-hit check. Whether a single game holds over half of the pair's money.
  • Nearest hits. Similar games that earned $100k+, matched by tag pair, price and launch year: not computed yet.

How the list will be picked

Same tag pairdata ready
Same price banddata ready
Launched within a year of each otherplanned
Earned $100k+planned
The list itselfnot computed yet

Free until launch: one click opens the card.

The leaders, in words

  • Dune: Imperium earned 93.6% of the estimated first-year money of the 45 Tabletop + Top-Down launches.
  • It also leads Tabletop, with 11.3% of that tag's money.
  • Top-Down is led by Deep Rock Galactic: Survivor, with 21.2% of its money.
  • One game holds over half of this pair's money: read every figure here as that game's story.

Nearest hits (similar games that earned $100k+, matched by tag pair, price and launch year): not computed yet.

Filters do not apply here yet. Leaders and shares are for all prices and the Standard view; per price band and per lens they are not computed yet.

4Lens check: does the answer hold?

The same figures with three kinds of games set aside: games mostly reviewed in Chinese, the single biggest earner, and everything older than 18 months.

Does the answer hold?

All prices

Tabletop + Top-Down is one-hit market: one game earned over half the money.

Tabletop + Top-Down through every lens, all prices
This pairBaseStandardevery launchWest-facing view41 of 45 launchesWithout the breakout44 of 45 launchesLast 18 months11 of 45 launches
Launches counted451 hits411 hits440 hits110 hits
Earned $100k+1 of 45too few for a rate1 of 41too few for a rate0 of 44too few for a rate0 of 11too few for a rate
Chance of $10k+3 of 45 launchescleared $10k; $1k+ 31 in 100under 100 launchesunder 100 launchesunder 100 launches
Chance against standardthe base+9.8%0.2 more in 100; too few to tell-100.0%2.2 fewer in 100-100.0%2.2 fewer in 100; too few to tell
Typical against standardthe baseunder 100 launchesunder 100 launchesunder 100 launches
Does it hold?The base viewToo few to tellMoves the answerToo few to tell
BaseStandardThe base view

Every indie paid launch tagged both Tabletop and Top-Down, 12 to 36 months old: 45 launches.

Launches counted
451 hits
Earned $100k+
1 of 45too few for a rate
Chance of $10k+
3 of 45 launchescleared $10k; $1k+ 31 in 100
Chance against standard
the base
Typical against standard
the base
West-facing viewToo few to tell

Games mostly reviewed outside China. Drops games mostly reviewed in Chinese, meaning 35% or more of their reviews are in Simplified Chinese: 4 of 45 launches here. Review language is measured for games with 2,000+ reviews; smaller games are guessed from their names.

Launches counted
411 hits
Earned $100k+
1 of 41too few for a rate
Chance of $10k+
under 100 launches
Chance against standard
+9.8%0.2 more in 100; too few to tell
Typical against standard
under 100 launches
Without the breakoutMoves the answer

Drops the single biggest earner, Dune: Imperium (93.6% of the money): 44 launches left. It moves the answer when that one game earned over half the money.

Launches counted
440 hits
Earned $100k+
0 of 44too few for a rate
Chance of $10k+
under 100 launches
Chance against standard
-100.0%2.2 fewer in 100
Typical against standard
under 100 launches
Last 18 monthsToo few to tell

Keeps only launches 18 months old or newer: 11 of 45.

Launches counted
110 hits
Earned $100k+
0 of 11too few for a rate
Chance of $10k+
under 100 launches
Chance against standard
-100.0%2.2 fewer in 100; too few to tell
Typical against standard
under 100 launches
Standard
Every indie paid launch tagged both Tabletop and Top-Down, 12 to 36 months old: 45 launches.
West-facing view
Games mostly reviewed outside China. Drops games mostly reviewed in Chinese, meaning 35% or more of their reviews are in Simplified Chinese: 4 of 45 launches here. Review language is measured for games with 2,000+ reviews; smaller games are guessed from their names.
Without the breakout
Drops the single biggest earner, Dune: Imperium (93.6% of the money): 44 launches left. It moves the answer when that one game earned over half the money.
Last 18 months
Keeps only launches 18 months old or newer: 11 of 45.

Tabletop holds in West-facing view, Without the breakout and Last 18 months. No lens moves the chance or typical earnings more than chance alone would.

Tabletop through every lens, all prices
TabletopBaseStandardevery launchWest-facing view472 of 509 launchesWithout the breakout508 of 509 launchesLast 18 months146 of 509 launches
Launches counted50925 hits47223 hits50824 hits1467 hits
Earned $100k+4.9 in 1001 in 204.9 in 1001 in 214.7 in 1001 in 214.8 in 1001 in 21
Typical first-year earnings$236top tenth $22,027+$253$236$179
Chance against standardthe base-0.8%no change-3.8%0.2 fewer in 100-2.4%0.1 fewer in 100
Typical against standardthe base+7.2%$17 more0.0%no change-24.2%$57 less
Does it hold?The base viewHoldsHoldsHolds
BaseStandardThe base view

Every indie paid launch tagged Tabletop, 12 to 36 months old: 509 launches.

Launches counted
50925 hits
Earned $100k+
4.9 in 1001 in 20
Typical first-year earnings
$236top tenth $22,027+
Chance against standard
the base
Typical against standard
the base
West-facing viewHolds

Games mostly reviewed outside China. Drops games mostly reviewed in Chinese, meaning 35% or more of their reviews are in Simplified Chinese: 37 of 509 launches here. Review language is measured for games with 2,000+ reviews; smaller games are guessed from their names.

Launches counted
47223 hits
Earned $100k+
4.9 in 1001 in 21
Typical first-year earnings
$253
Chance against standard
-0.8%no change
Typical against standard
+7.2%$17 more
Without the breakoutHolds

Drops the single biggest earner, Dune: Imperium (11.3% of the money): 508 launches left. It moves the answer when that one game earned over half the money.

Launches counted
50824 hits
Earned $100k+
4.7 in 1001 in 21
Typical first-year earnings
$236
Chance against standard
-3.8%0.2 fewer in 100
Typical against standard
0.0%no change
Last 18 monthsHolds

Keeps only launches 18 months old or newer: 146 of 509.

Launches counted
1467 hits
Earned $100k+
4.8 in 1001 in 21
Typical first-year earnings
$179
Chance against standard
-2.4%0.1 fewer in 100
Typical against standard
-24.2%$57 less
Standard
Every indie paid launch tagged Tabletop, 12 to 36 months old: 509 launches.
West-facing view
Games mostly reviewed outside China. Drops games mostly reviewed in Chinese, meaning 35% or more of their reviews are in Simplified Chinese: 37 of 509 launches here. Review language is measured for games with 2,000+ reviews; smaller games are guessed from their names.
Without the breakout
Drops the single biggest earner, Dune: Imperium (11.3% of the money): 508 launches left. It moves the answer when that one game earned over half the money.
Last 18 months
Keeps only launches 18 months old or newer: 146 of 509.

Top-Down is audience split +1: West-facing view moves the answer more than chance alone would, and 1 more lens too. It holds in Without the breakout.

Top-Down through every lens, all prices
Top-DownBaseStandardevery launchWest-facing view1,778 of 1,861 launchesWithout the breakout1,860 of 1,861 launchesLast 18 months504 of 1,861 launches
Launches counted1,86157 hits1,77849 hits1,86056 hits50414 hits
Earned $100k+3.1 in 1001 in 332.8 in 1001 in 363.0 in 1001 in 332.8 in 1001 in 36
Typical first-year earnings$266top tenth $8,426+$278$266$179
Chance against standardthe base-10.0%0.3 fewer in 100-1.7%0.1 fewer in 100-9.3%0.3 fewer in 100
Typical against standardthe base+4.5%$12 more0.0%no change-32.7%$87 less
Does it hold?The base viewMoves the answerHoldsMoves the answer
BaseStandardThe base view

Every indie paid launch tagged Top-Down, 12 to 36 months old: 1,861 launches.

Launches counted
1,86157 hits
Earned $100k+
3.1 in 1001 in 33
Typical first-year earnings
$266top tenth $8,426+
Chance against standard
the base
Typical against standard
the base
West-facing viewMoves the answer

Games mostly reviewed outside China. Drops games mostly reviewed in Chinese, meaning 35% or more of their reviews are in Simplified Chinese: 83 of 1,861 launches here. Review language is measured for games with 2,000+ reviews; smaller games are guessed from their names.

Launches counted
1,77849 hits
Earned $100k+
2.8 in 1001 in 36
Typical first-year earnings
$278
Chance against standard
-10.0%0.3 fewer in 100
Typical against standard
+4.5%$12 more
Without the breakoutHolds

Drops the single biggest earner, Deep Rock Galactic: Survivor (21.2% of the money): 1,860 launches left. It moves the answer when that one game earned over half the money.

Launches counted
1,86056 hits
Earned $100k+
3.0 in 1001 in 33
Typical first-year earnings
$266
Chance against standard
-1.7%0.1 fewer in 100
Typical against standard
0.0%no change
Last 18 monthsMoves the answer

Keeps only launches 18 months old or newer: 504 of 1,861.

Launches counted
50414 hits
Earned $100k+
2.8 in 1001 in 36
Typical first-year earnings
$179
Chance against standard
-9.3%0.3 fewer in 100
Typical against standard
-32.7%$87 less
Standard
Every indie paid launch tagged Top-Down, 12 to 36 months old: 1,861 launches.
West-facing view
Games mostly reviewed outside China. Drops games mostly reviewed in Chinese, meaning 35% or more of their reviews are in Simplified Chinese: 83 of 1,861 launches here. Review language is measured for games with 2,000+ reviews; smaller games are guessed from their names.
Without the breakout
Drops the single biggest earner, Deep Rock Galactic: Survivor (21.2% of the money): 1,860 launches left. It moves the answer when that one game earned over half the money.
Last 18 months
Keeps only launches 18 months old or newer: 504 of 1,861.

A lens moves the chance only when it differs from standard by more than a random cut of the same size would, with 5+ hits on both sides; typical earnings are compared from 100 launches, within 25%. Without the breakout moves the answer when one game earned over half the money. Lens figures by price band are not computed yet, so this table is for all prices.

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