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.

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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Nov. 2024
Got this game for free in a box of Cheerios back in the day. Funny to think they used to put certified classics in cereal boxes for free. An unfortunate reminder of how shit things have become in the last 10 years or so. I'm glad its been re-released on steam so I can play again once in a while. Now all we need is some multiplayer and my heart might just grow 2 sizes.
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Oct. 2024
Bought this game yesterday just because I used to play these games HEAVY back in the day. I'll never forget getting backyard soccer when I was 6. As a now 32 year old, I figured I would play a few games for nostalgia sake, and probably never touch it again.....WELL I already won the Universe Championship. I'm excited for the rest of the Backyard Sports games to come out. ALL HAIL PABLO SANCHEZ
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Oct. 2024
Yes it's intended for 5-10 year olds, but it has enough personality and charm to enjoy You name me a PC game that compares a 5 year old to Al Capone, I'll wait.
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Oct. 2024
First of all one quick tip: Hitting space brings up a more advanced menu to allow you to actually expand the playable screen. (hope that helps someone else out) Just to set your expectations going in, this is the EXACT same game that was released in '97. ever so slightly "modded(very loosely stated)" to add a few extra performance features. If you are deciding on getting this game or not and you did play it back when it originally came out. You will be looking at a lot of nostalgia, you can take that for good or bad, that's your call. That said expect the same game you've played before but now it's able to run again on modern hardware from steam. Will this game blow you out of the water with graphics or innovative features? no, it was made in '97 and released in a cereal box.... But now if you just want a simple game you can pop in and out of and just enjoy (or not) the whimsy commentator lines and character catch phrases. Then this will hit that spot on. It is a extremely simplistic baseball game. Very much just a point and click play type. with that said, as long as you keep in your mind that this is in fact the same game with all the same quirks and faults it originally had then you'll enjoy yourself for a bit. I am just excited to be able to have this gem back in my collection. Do I recommend it to "new" players that aren't familiar with the original? Honestly probably not as the game itself does not have much to it aside from simplicity and charm. If you're curious as to what all the hype for this return was about and able to keep your expectations in check then this might just give you a small glimpse of just how far gaming has come. Pablo you're going down! (personal choice to never pick Pablo for my time only to shut him down! *queue maniacal laughter*)
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Oct. 2024
This is Unapologeticly a Copy of the Orginal game PRO TIP: Don't press the Print Icon if you are connected to a Printer, It will literally Print a copy of whatever is on the screen. 10/10 would print again
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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.

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Backyard Baseball '97
9.75€
9.2
1,595
40
Game modes
Features
Online players
194
Developer
Mega Cat Studios
Publisher
Playground Productions
Release 10 Oct 2024
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