Tabletop Baseball
Dumb Duck Games · 2025 · Sports, Baseball, Physics, Action, Casual
PC
6 user reviews100% · 6
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About Tabletop Baseball
Tabletop Baseball is a fast, physics-driven arcade baseball game where every pitch, swing, and ricochet is controlled by real-time physics. Step up to the plate in a customizable, kinetic tabletop arena inspired by classic pinball and arcade machines. Play quick innings or full games to master your timing, learn the angles, and climb the high score rankings.Easy to learn but hard to master, each at-bat challenges you to read the pitch, time your swing, and aim your hits across the ever-changing scoring zones. Chase your new personal best or battle head-to-head in local multiplayer action!
Key Features
- Physics-Driven Baseball Gameplay
A modern twist on pinball-style mechanics. Every pitch and hit behaves uniquely based on timing, angle, and the physics of the ball. - Local Multiplayer OptionsPlay with a friend using either one shared controller or two separate controllers, your choice.
- Arcade Action, No Waiting Around
Fast innings, and quick rounds make the game perfect for short sessions or score-chasing marathons.
- Old-School High Score System
Break records, enter your initials, and climb the arcade leaderboards.
- Stylized Tabletop EnvironmentsReach highscore milestones to unlock more environments and skins for your stadium.
What Steam players say
Recent verbatim reviews from Steam — separate from playze.io community reviews below.
✦ AI summary
Tabletop Baseball successfully captures the arcade baseball experience with satisfying physics-based gameplay and excellent value for local multiplayer fun, though players note minor frustrations like unpredictable ball timing, camera limitations, and occasional animation obstruction. Most praise its accessibility, nostalgic charm, and engaging mechanics despite its simple presentation, though some feel it lacks sufficient content variety and additional pitch types to justify a higher price point. Overall, it's a solid casual game that delivers genuine entertainment for its intended audience,
[h3]RANKING:[/h3] [table] [tr] [td] [h3][strike]AVOID | FLAWED[/strike] | [b]MAYBE[/b] | [strike]WORTHWHILE | COMPELLING | UNMISSABLE [/strike] [/h3] [/td] [/tr] [/table] [h3]SYNOPSIS:[/h3] [table] [tr] [th][b]ASSESSMENT:[/b][/th] [/tr] [tr] [td] Tabletop Baseball is a faithful if unimaginative, adaptation of the coin-op game found in arcades & malls. Delivering fun & casual gameplay that is very simple & very minimalistic, yet captures the nostalgia of the real world experience. Ball physics feel sufficiently recreated, though additional pitch types & batting options would have fostered a better game. It possesses the same annoying scoring zone changes that occur mid-hit, as the original. While true alt. modes or variants are lacking, it at least provides x5 inning lengths & the possibility for local coop. Either with shared or separate input devices. Atmospheric audiovisuals do justice at immersing the player in the ambience of the original version. A perfect way to relieve some stress at the end of a long day, that [b]MAYBE[/b] enough to attract arcade junkies like me. [/td] [/tr] [/table] [table] [tr] [td][b]STATUS:[/b][/td] [td]Given the version number, it may be prematur…12 found this helpful
If you’ve ever been to Dave and Busters, there’s an arcade game that’s basically this. I’d considered how to buy one for like 10 grand but this $5 version is perfect for my son and I to enjoy together.6 found this helpful
Hey Dev: 1) baserunners don't reset between innings, please fix! 2) Highscore initials entry box should be automatically selected so you can just type. 3) AI should wait for runners to cross home fully before quick pitching. So glad I found this gem. It's super fun to beat your highscores, and so satisfying to knock a grand slam off of the suprisingly tricky AI pitchers. It's quick to pick up, and if you have someone over it's easy to throw them a controller and play against each other regardless of their skill level. It's a complete and very fun experience, and it looks like there is more to come. This is why I love games and these are the types of games we need to support: not a cashgrab, just a quality engaging and very fun experience. If you got this far, you know what to do.3 found this helpful
https://steamcommunity.com/groups/indieretrogamers From the devs of Lumberjacked, Tabletop Baseball is a game you play with your controller and aim the ball to score. The highlight of this arcade game is the realistic physics.. As a batter, you can choke up on the ball or swing late to aim for right field. Most of the unlockable fields depends on amount of games played, so it's obvious the developer wanted you to keep the game up to 2 hours. You can also pitch the ball. As a batter, there is definitely a nice feel about aiming the ball and getting a home run. Needs more fields and interesting aspects to pay full price, but it is fairly priced. if the concept looks fun to you, get it. I'm not regretting my purchase at full price.2 found this helpful
Definitely a stress-free relaxing homage to what arcade games used to be. As the game does not require a massive amount of engagement or focus, I can play this while talking to other people in the room, or am listening to something like a lecture or the news or something. Wish the developers would make another old-style video game like this one. Well done.
I love games like this in arcades, and this is a great approximation. Something as simple as this, great to hop in, play a few innings, and just chill. Customizations are fun and not hidden behind impossible achievements. I love the little baseball guys that hop around the board! I just have a few drawbacks. No camera movement. I wish I had a higher view to better judge the ball speed. Sometimes the animations get in the way of the pitch. You'll be watching your guys run bases and suddenly the ball launches and you strike out. Speaking of the ball, it's unpredictable when it will launch. You'll be watching the ball you hit to see where it lands, then the next ball launches. Even with that, I love this fun little game. I play them IRL whenever I see one in the while and it's a great fun option to have this is my library. I hope for a sequel or upgraded version with more features, there's a lot of potential here!
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