🌭 An Untold Studio Presentation

TOP DOG

The hot dog who refused to be eaten.

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RUN HOT DOG RUN • MUSTARD IS LIFE • ESCAPE THE CROWD • DON'T GET EATEN • TOP DOG • RELISH THE CHASE • THE BUN CANNOT HOLD HIM • RUN HOT DOG RUN • MUSTARD IS LIFE • ESCAPE THE CROWD • DON'T GET EATEN • TOP DOG • RELISH THE CHASE • THE BUN CANNOT HOLD HIM •

01 / The Concept

A Hot Dog.
On The Run.

Endless Runner Roguelite Party Mode Mobile + PC

You are Frank — a sentient hot dog who woke up in a stadium at the worst possible moment. The crowd is hungry. The crowd is coming. And they have forks.

Top Dog is a high-octane endless runner with roguelite upgrades, crowd-surfing mechanics, and a cast of condiment-powered enemies who want to eat you alive.

"Ketchup is a weapon. Mustard is a lifeline. Relish the chaos."

The core loop: run, dodge, upgrade, survive. The twist: the crowd evolves. They learn. They cut off your exits. You have to outsmart them — and sometimes, use them against each other.

2.4B

Mobile gamers worldwide (2024)

$18.7B

Casual / runner game market size

Reason people stop playing: no personality. We've fixed that.

Other games starring a sentient hot dog. This market is ours.

02 / Gameplay

What Makes Frank Run

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The Main Squeeze

Endless runner with real-time lane switching, crowd physics, and destructible hot dog stands. Every run is different. Every death is hilarious.

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Smart Crowd AI

The mob has memory. Stragglers learn from failure. Flankers coordinate. It's not just about speed — it's about outsmarting a hangry mob with a grudge.

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Condiment Powers

Mustard Dash. Ketchup Bomb. Relish Shield. Sriracha Nuke. Collect condiment tokens mid-run to unlock chaos-inducing power moves.

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Roguelite Upgrades

Between waves, Frank visits the Condiment Counter — a card-based upgrade shop. Build synergistic loadouts. No two runs play the same.

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Party Mode (4P)

One player is Frank. Three players ARE the crowd. Asymmetric multiplayer chaos that works as a couch party game and an online sweatfest.

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Stadium Worlds

NFL stadium, baseball park, soccer pitch, a hot dog factory gone wrong. Each world has unique hazards, crowd types, and secret escape routes.

04 / Business Model

How We Get Paid

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Free to Play

Mobile: free download with cosmetic IAP. Frank can wear hats. Lots of hats. People will pay for hats.

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Battle Pass

Seasonal passes with new condiment skins, crowd costumes, stadiums, and Frank expressions. $7.99/season.

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Premium Port

$14.99 on Switch/Steam/Console. Full game, Party Mode included. No additional purchases required.

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Brand Collabs

Hot dog brands, stadium sponsors, fast food tie-ins. Heinz already loves this. (We haven't called them. But they will.)

05 / Roadmap

Frank's Escape Plan

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Q1 2026 — Complete

Pre-Production

Concept locked. Core character designed. Game design document finalized. Engine selected (Godot 4). Funding round opened.

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Q2–Q3 2026 — In Progress

Alpha Build

Core runner mechanics, 2 stadiums, basic crowd AI, mobile prototype. Alpha playtest with 500 users. Iterate hard.

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Q4 2026

Closed Beta

5,000-user closed beta. Party Mode integration. All 4 condiment powers. Roguelite upgrade system live. Begin App Store submission prep.

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Q1 2027

Mobile Launch

iOS + Android global launch. Influencer campaign. Season 1 Battle Pass live. Target: 500k downloads in 90 days.

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Q2 2027

Console Drop

Nintendo Switch + Steam release. Physical limited edition box with collectible Frank figure. PAX East presence. Series A fundraise.

06 / The Team

The People Behind The Dog

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Parag Duhan 🇮🇳

Game Director

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Yashender Dalal 🇮🇳

Marketing & Memes

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Rahe 🇹🇷

Art Director

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Léo Martin 🇫🇷

Lead Engineer

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Abhishek Parashar 🇮🇳

Scripts & Mechanics

Combined 40+ years in mobile and console gaming. Veterans of studios including Supercell, Riot, and EA. We've shipped hits. Now we're shipping a hot dog.

🌭 The Opportunity

GET IN ON
THE RUN

We're raising $1.2M seed. 40% committed. Join the founding investors before Season 1 drops.

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