Backyard Baseball

Backyard Baseball

Steam Deck Playable

Mega Cat Studios · Sports · Jul 9, 2026

Worth it for the right player.

At $39.99. We haven't seen it on sale.

79%
Mostly Positive
1k player reviews
Medium confidence
Buy it if you like
  • Gameplay: 97 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Story and characters: 91 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Graphics: 60 reviews raised it, mostly praise
Think twice if you dislike
  • Bugs: 60 reviews raised it, mostly criticism

Based on 1k player reviews · updated 2 days ago

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
70% of themes are praise20% are divided10% are caveats
Gameplay
Players who bring up Gameplay mostly praise it.
I loved so many of the new ideas brought to the table, but I think getting the core gameplay loop working properly is more important than customization or collectibles or even pro players being added.
97 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Story and characters
Players who bring up Story and characters mostly praise it.
I don't think a change here is even feasible, and it's not a particularly big gripe, I just wish the voice acting was better for one of the two characters you hear the most.
91 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Graphics
Players who bring up Graphics mostly praise it.
I like the game, the graphics are updated and modern, but still cute and reminiscent of the original/older games.
60 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Multiplayer
Players who bring up Multiplayer mostly praise it.
I like the variety that this will create in both single player and multiplayer when it eventually comes.
45 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Controls
Players who bring up Controls mostly praise it.
This game does play well withe the default Controller Inputs and runs between 50-60 fps if everything is set to the lowest setting.
27 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Audio
Players who bring up Audio mostly praise it.
- The animations look great, and I appreciate the sound design.
25 of 300 sampled reviews raised it

+1 more the community rallied around

Theme by theme

Every theme is scored by what reviewers actually said about it, not just whether they recommended the game.

LovedMixedComplained about
Players love7 themes
Gameplay97 reviews
Story and characters91 reviews
Graphics60 reviews
Multiplayer45 reviews
Controls27 reviews
Audio25 reviews
Interface6 reviews
Divided opinion% still recommend
Difficulty55 reviews
62%
Monetization16 reviews
75%
Players complain% still recommend
Bugs60 reviews
60%

Ranked by how many sampled reviews mention each topic. A topic sits in a column by what reviewers said about that topic; the percentage beside it is how many of them recommended the game anyway. 2 more themes were each raised by fewer than 6 sampled reviews and are not shown.

Should you buy it now?

Crit’s read on the price, from Steam price history.

Full price

Currently $39.99. We haven't seen it on sale yet.

1 points recordedtoday · $39.99

The data behind the verdict

For the players who want the receipts.

Player review score
79%
Mostly Positive
Playing right now
Not sampled yet

Crit has not sampled this game’s concurrent players yet.

Achievements
51
total to unlock
Rarest-achievement stats coming soon
Average playtime
Not tracked yet

We’ll surface hours-played once playtime ingestion ships.