Backyard Baseball '97 on Steam - User reviews, Price & Information

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Rediscover the joy of the original Backyard Baseball 1997, now updated for modern systems! Build your roster from among the iconic Backyard Kids, aim for those home runs, and various game modes. Relive the magic of this classic baseball game!

Backyard Baseball '97 is a sports, casual and baseball game developed by Mega Cat Studios and published by Playground Productions.
Released on October 10th 2024 is available in English only on Windows.

It has received 1,635 reviews of which 1,595 were positive and 40 were negative resulting in an impressive rating of 9.2 out of 10. 😍

The game is currently priced at 9.75€ on Steam, but you can find it for less on Gamivo.

The Steam community has classified Backyard Baseball '97 into these genres:

Sports Casual Baseball Cute Arcade Pixel Graphics 1990's Cartoon Retro Simulation Colorful Comedy Singleplayer Nostalgia Funny Classic Cult Classic Anime Family Friendly 2D

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System requirements

These are the minimum specifications needed to play the game. For the best experience, we recommend that you verify them.

Windows
  • OS: Windows 10 32bit
  • Processor: 2.0+ Ghz
  • Memory: 512 MB RAM
  • Graphics: AMD Radeon HD 5670 1GB DDR3 Sapphire
  • Storage: 200 MB available space

User reviews & Ratings

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June 2025
Anyone who votes negatively on this game hasn't played it back in the day, and it's as simple as that.
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May 2025
next up to bat pablo sanchez..... and its gone i dont think the pitcher even threw yet they are just giving him a home run
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May 2025
10 year old me would've been obsessed with this if I had known about it's existence in elementary school. So instead I'll focus on being obsessed with it in my 30s.
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May 2025
You know its a good game when you go from yelling at a four year old, to cheering on a mexican 7 year old who just hit a 600 yard home run, and then the little league pulls out the customized team blimp.
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March 2025
---{ Graphics }--- ☐ You forget what reality is ☐ Beautiful ☑ Good ☐ Decent ☐ Bad ☐ Don‘t look too long at it ☐ MS-DOS ---{ Gameplay }--- ☐ Very good ☑ Good ☐ It's just gameplay ☐ Mehh ☐ Watch paint dry instead ☐ Just don't ---{ Audio }--- ☐ Eargasm ☐ Very good ☑ Good ☐ Not too bad ☐ Bad ☐ I'm now deaf ---{ Audience }--- ☑ Kids ☑ Teens ☑ Adults ☐ Grandma ---{ PC Requirements }--- ☑ Check if you can run paint ☐ Potato ☐ Decent ☐ Fast ☐ Rich boi ☐ Ask NASA if they have a spare computer ---{ Game Size }--- ☑ Floppy Disk ☐ Old Fashioned ☐ Workable ☐ Big ☐ Will eat 15% of your 1TB hard drive ☐ You will want an entire hard drive to hold it ☐ You will need to invest in a black hole to hold all the data ---{ Difficulty }--- ☐ Just press 'W' ☑ Easy ☐ Easy to learn / Hard to master ☐ Significant brain usage ☐ Difficult ☐ Dark Souls ---{ Grind }--- ☑ Nothing to grind ☐ Only if u care about leaderboards/ranks ☐ Isn't necessary to progress ☐ Average grind level ☐ Too much grind ☐ You'll need a second life for grinding ---{ Story }--- ☐ No Story ☑ Some lore ☐ Average ☐ Good ☐ Lovely ☐ It'll replace your life ---{ Game Time }--- ☐ Long enough for a cup of coffee ☐ Short ☑ Average ☐ Long ☐ To infinity and beyond ---{ Price }--- ☐ It's free! ☑ Worth the price ☐ If it's on sale ☐ If u have some spare money left ☐ Not recommended ☐ You could also just burn your money ---{ Bugs }--- ☐ Never heard of ☑ Minor bugs ☐ Can get annoying ☐ ARK: Survival Evolved ☐ The game itself is a big terrarium for bugs ---{ ? / 10 }--- ☐ 1 ☐ 2 ☐ 3 ☐ 4 ☐ 5 ☐ 6 ☐ 7 ☑ 8 ☐ 9 ☐ 10
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Frequently Asked Questions

Backyard Baseball '97 is currently priced at 9.75€ on Steam.

Backyard Baseball '97 is currently not on sale. You can purchase it for 9.75€ on Steam.

Backyard Baseball '97 received 1,595 positive votes out of a total of 1,635 achieving an impressive rating of 9.24.
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Backyard Baseball '97 was developed by Mega Cat Studios and published by Playground Productions.

Backyard Baseball '97 is playable and fully supported on Windows.

Backyard Baseball '97 is not playable on MacOS.

Backyard Baseball '97 is not playable on Linux.

Backyard Baseball '97 is a single-player game.

Backyard Baseball '97 does not currently offer any DLC.

Backyard Baseball '97 does not support mods via Steam Workshop.

Backyard Baseball '97 does not support Steam Remote Play.

Backyard Baseball '97 is enabled for Steam Family Sharing. This means you can share the game with authorized users from your Steam Library, allowing them to play it on their own accounts. For more details on how the feature works, you can read the original Steam Family Sharing announcement or visit the Steam Family Sharing user guide and FAQ page.

You can find solutions or submit a support ticket by visiting the Steam Support page for Backyard Baseball '97.

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Steam data 19 January 2026 16:13
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Steam price 28 January 2026 20:55
Steam reviews 28 January 2026 14:00

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Backyard Baseball '97
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Rating
9.2
1,595
40
Game modes
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Online players
44
Developer
Mega Cat Studios
Publisher
Playground Productions
Release 10 Oct 2024
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