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Backyard Baseball '97 cover art

Backyard Baseball '97

Mega Cat Studios · Playground Productions · 2024-10-10

SteamPlayStation Store

CasualSports

Modes: Single player

Releases: Oct 10, 2024 (PC (Microsoft Windows)), Jun 12, 2025 (PlayStation 5), Jun 12, 2025 (Nintendo Switch), Mar 24, 2025 (iOS), Mar 05, 2025 (Android), Nov 13, 2025 (PlayStation 4)

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!

40
playing now
97%
positive of 2.3k reviews
Overwhelmingly Positive
steam rating
100,000–200,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
80/100
critic score (1 outlets, IGDB)
platinum
deck/linux tier (ProtonDB)
$9.99
steam price (US)

40 players in-game as of 2026-08-30 05:00 UTC (census sample)

Health check

Quietly active
  • · 40 players in-game at the last census sample.
  • · 92 reviews in the last 8 weeks (~12/week).
  • · Review velocity down 12% vs the prior 8 weeks.
  • · Current weekly pace is under 5% of the all-time peak week (566 reviews).
  • · Top 12% of 9,647 Casual games in the census by review count.
Estimated sales: 46k–103k copies

Review-multiple estimate from 2,282 total reviews — how this is computed.

All-time low: $4.99 at Steam (2026-06-25)via IsThereAnyDeal

12-month high $39.99 · on sale 12 of 13 observed days (census price snapshots)

Review momentum

PositiveNegative
54554520242026Week of 2024-10-10: 545 positiveWeek of 2024-10-10: 21 negativeWeek of 2024-10-17: 155 positiveWeek of 2024-10-17: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-10-24: 69 positiveWeek of 2024-10-24: 2 negativeWeek of 2024-10-31: 39 positiveWeek of 2024-10-31: 2 negativeWeek of 2024-11-07: 44 positiveWeek of 2024-11-14: 34 positiveWeek of 2024-11-14: 2 negativeWeek of 2024-11-21: 57 positiveWeek of 2024-11-21: 2 negativeWeek of 2024-11-28: 212 positiveWeek of 2024-11-28: 2 negativeWeek of 2024-12-05: 32 positiveWeek of 2024-12-05: 2 negativeWeek of 2024-12-12: 28 positiveWeek of 2024-12-12: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-12-19: 27 positiveWeek of 2024-12-26: 33 positiveWeek of 2024-12-26: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-01-02: 21 positiveWeek of 2025-01-02: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-01-09: 15 positiveWeek of 2025-01-16: 14 positiveWeek of 2025-01-23: 12 positiveWeek of 2025-01-30: 11 positiveWeek of 2025-01-30: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-02-06: 11 positiveWeek of 2025-02-13: 8 positiveWeek of 2025-02-20: 9 positiveWeek of 2025-02-27: 10 positiveWeek of 2025-03-06: 5 positiveWeek of 2025-03-13: 15 positiveWeek of 2025-03-20: 14 positiveWeek of 2025-03-20: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-03-27: 12 positiveWeek of 2025-03-27: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-04-03: 8 positiveWeek of 2025-04-10: 8 positiveWeek of 2025-04-17: 18 positiveWeek of 2025-04-17: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-04-24: 13 positiveWeek of 2025-04-24: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-05-01: 15 positiveWeek of 2025-05-08: 15 positiveWeek of 2025-05-15: 12 positiveWeek of 2025-05-22: 34 positiveWeek of 2025-05-29: 18 positiveWeek of 2025-06-05: 23 positiveWeek of 2025-06-05: 3 negativeWeek of 2025-06-12: 12 positiveWeek of 2025-06-19: 18 positiveWeek of 2025-06-19: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-06-26: 23 positiveWeek of 2025-07-03: 28 positiveWeek of 2025-07-03: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-07-10: 26 positiveWeek of 2025-07-10: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-07-17: 12 positiveWeek of 2025-07-17: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-07-24: 9 positiveWeek of 2025-07-31: 12 positiveWeek of 2025-07-31: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-08-07: 9 positiveWeek of 2025-08-14: 13 positiveWeek of 2025-08-14: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-08-21: 10 positiveWeek of 2025-08-28: 7 positiveWeek of 2025-09-04: 11 positiveWeek of 2025-09-11: 9 positiveWeek of 2025-09-18: 3 positiveWeek of 2025-09-25: 12 positiveWeek of 2025-09-25: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-10-02: 6 positiveWeek of 2025-10-09: 9 positiveWeek of 2025-10-16: 7 positiveWeek of 2025-10-23: 7 positiveWeek of 2025-10-30: 5 positiveWeek of 2025-10-30: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-11-06: 7 positiveWeek of 2025-11-13: 6 positiveWeek of 2025-11-20: 6 positiveWeek of 2025-11-20: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-11-27: 7 positiveWeek of 2025-12-04: 6 positiveWeek of 2025-12-11: 6 positiveWeek of 2025-12-18: 7 positiveWeek of 2025-12-25: 8 positiveWeek of 2026-01-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2026-01-08: 1 positiveWeek of 2026-01-22: 2 positiveWeek of 2026-01-29: 7 positiveWeek of 2026-02-05: 9 positiveWeek of 2026-02-12: 5 positiveWeek of 2026-02-19: 6 positiveWeek of 2026-02-26: 8 positiveWeek of 2026-02-26: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-03-05: 5 positiveWeek of 2026-03-12: 7 positiveWeek of 2026-03-19: 10 positiveWeek of 2026-03-26: 8 positiveWeek of 2026-03-26: 2 negativeWeek of 2026-04-02: 5 positiveWeek of 2026-04-09: 6 positiveWeek of 2026-04-16: 15 positiveWeek of 2026-04-23: 6 positiveWeek of 2026-04-30: 9 positiveWeek of 2026-04-30: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-05-07: 7 positiveWeek of 2026-05-14: 10 positiveWeek of 2026-05-21: 15 positiveWeek of 2026-05-21: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-05-28: 11 positiveWeek of 2026-05-28: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-06-04: 9 positiveWeek of 2026-06-04: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-06-11: 18 positiveWeek of 2026-06-11: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-06-18: 12 positiveWeek of 2026-06-25: 18 positiveWeek of 2026-07-02: 9 positiveWeek of 2026-07-02: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-07-09: 14 positiveWeek of 2026-07-16: 16 positiveWeek of 2026-07-23: 10 positiveWeek of 2026-07-30: 8 positiveWeek of 2026-07-30: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-08-06: 10 positiveWeek of 2026-08-06: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-08-13: 12 positiveWeek of 2026-08-13: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-08-20: 8 positiveWeek of 2026-08-20: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-08-27: 4 positive
Weekly review counts (Steam review histogram). Positive above the line, negative below.

Players online

72162026-08-11 20:00 — 45 players2026-08-12 11:00 — 19 players2026-08-13 03:00 — 46 players2026-08-13 19:00 — 39 players2026-08-14 11:00 — 16 players2026-08-15 03:00 — 56 players2026-08-15 18:00 — 58 players2026-08-16 10:00 — 19 players2026-08-17 02:00 — 72 players2026-08-17 18:00 — 45 players2026-08-18 10:00 — 28 players2026-08-19 02:00 — 65 players2026-08-19 17:00 — 40 players2026-08-20 09:00 — 17 players2026-08-21 01:00 — 51 players2026-08-21 17:00 — 46 players2026-08-22 08:00 — 29 players2026-08-23 00:00 — 61 players2026-08-23 16:00 — 55 players2026-08-24 08:00 — 32 players2026-08-25 00:00 — 64 players2026-08-25 15:00 — 40 players2026-08-26 08:00 — 26 players2026-08-27 00:00 — 62 players2026-08-27 16:00 — 29 players2026-08-28 07:00 — 28 players2026-08-28 21:00 — 52 players2026-08-29 13:00 — 30 players2026-08-30 05:00 — 40 players
Concurrent players, hourly average, last 30 days (census samples).

Price history

$39.99$4.992024-10-102026-07-232024-10-10 — best price $8.992024-10-17 — best price $9.992024-11-27 — best price $7.992024-12-04 — best price $9.992024-12-19 — best price $7.992025-01-02 — best price $9.992025-03-13 — best price $8.492025-03-20 — best price $9.992025-05-24 — best price $7.992025-05-27 — best price $9.992025-07-01 — best price $7.992025-07-10 — best price $9.992025-08-15 — best price $7.492025-08-29 — best price $9.992025-09-29 — best price $7.992025-10-06 — best price $9.992025-10-10 — best price $7.492025-10-13 — best price $9.992025-12-08 — best price $7.992025-12-15 — best price $9.992025-12-18 — best price $7.992026-01-05 — best price $9.992026-03-19 — best price $7.492026-03-26 — best price $9.992026-06-25 — best price $4.992026-07-09 — best price $9.992026-07-23 — best price $39.99
Lowest recorded price across tracked stores, per day (census snapshots).

Completion

25
achievements tracked
99.8%
earned "Not Just a Collector"
11.3%
median achievement earned by

Global achievement rates from Steam.

Details

WindowsSingle-playerSteam AchievementsPartial Controller SupportSteam CloudFamily Sharing

Console footprint

PlatformPlayers trackedCompletionTrophies/achievements
Steam (Steam)1,3243%25
PS5 (PlayStation)50915%24
Switch (Nintendo)500%0
PS4 (PlayStation)130%24
PS4 (PlayStation)0—24
PS4 (PlayStation)0—24

Players tracked by Exophase (achievement/trophy trackers) — a sample of the player base, not total sales.

Player tags

CuteFunnyRetro1990'sArcadeCasualComedySportsCartoonBaseball

Census log

Computed from census-recorded observations only — dates are observation dates.

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Similarity via IGDB.

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