Backyard Baseball '97

Buy97%

Overwhelmingly Positive · 2k player reviews · Medium confidence

Likely worth it. Reviews lean strongly positive.

Steam Deck Verified
  • Windows

Mega Cat Studios · Sports · Oct 10, 2024

Player review score
97%
Overwhelmingly Positive
Price
$9.99
Playing right now
All-time peak
Not charted

Steam only charts its most-played games, and this one isn’t among them.

Achievements
25
total to unlock
Steam does not publish achievement rarity.
Languages
1
Full audio1 of 1
Subtitles0 of 1

Should I buy Backyard Baseball '97?

Buy it if you like
  • Gameplay: 26 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Graphics: 8 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Audio: 7 reviews raised it, mostly praise
Think twice if you dislike
  • No recurring complaint surfaced in 300 sampled reviews

Based on 2k player reviews · updated

What players think

The recurring themes across 300 analysed reviews: what players praise, what divides them, and what to know.

Why players love itThings to know
27% of themes are praise73% are divided0% are complaints
Gameplay
Players who bring up Gameplay mostly praise it.
26 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Pros: Casual fun, great characters and presentation, surprisingly deep mechanics and strategy (not super deep, though), easy to play well
Graphics
Players who bring up Graphics mostly praise it.
8 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
I never played the original version, but I still felt a strong sense of nostalgia due to the pixel style graphics, sound design, and the slow gameplay.
Audio
Players who bring up Audio mostly praise it.
7 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
The soundtrack and sound effects complement the presentation perfectly, with energetic music, amusing dialogue, and lively crowd reactions creating an inviting atmosphere throughout every match.

Theme by theme

Scored on what reviews say about each topic, not the thumbs.

Players love
Gameplay26 reviews
Graphics8 reviews
Audio7 reviews
Divided opinion
Difficulty
89% still recommend
Characters
100% still recommend
Steam Deck
60% still recommend
Multiplayer
100% still recommend
Interface
75% still recommend
Bugs
75% still recommend
Controls
100% still recommend
Crashes
67% still recommend
Players complain

No recurring complaints in this sample.

What you get

Can you play it alone, does a controller work, does it run on your machine.

Play modes

  • Single-player

Controller

  • Partial Controller Support

Store features

  • Family Sharing
  • Steam Achievements
  • Steam Cloud

Platforms

  • Windows

Valve device support

Steam DeckVerified
SteamOSPlayable
Steam MachineVerified

Should I buy it now?

Based on Steam price history.

Prices have been lower
$9.99

The lowest we've tracked is $4.99.

3 points recordedtoday · $9.99