Backyard Football '99
Backyard Football 1999 is back and now enhanced to run on modern systems. Whether you're picking Jerry Rice or Barry Sanders for your dream team, scoring TDs with Pablo Sanchez, or enjoying the witty banter between Sunny Day and Chuck Downfield, simple controls let anyone pick up and play football!
- Price:$7.99
- Release Date:9/8/2025
- Developer:Mega Cat Studios
- Publisher:Playground Productions
- Last Updated:12/19/2025
- Steam App Id:3170570
Backyard Football '99
- Windows
- Mac
- Linux
- Steam Deck (Playable)
Steam Charts, Stats, and Live Player Count
At the moment, Backyard Football '99 has 12 concurrent players online and in-game. This is 96% lower than its previous all-time peak of 331 players achieved on 9/10/2025.
Review History Chart
Track historical review trends and overall ratings for Backyard Football '99. It has received a total of 129 reviews on the Steam store and achieved a Player Score of 85 (Very Positive).
Community Hub Members & Followers Chart
Explore the cumulative breakdown of Steam community hub members for Backyard Football '99 and its growth over time. It currently has 1,245 followers on its community page.
Backyard Football '99 Price
Backyard Football '99 costs $7.99 in the Steam store as of 12/19/2025 which is a 20% discount off its base price. It can be purchased as a standlone game or through a bundle like Backyard Sports: Retro Collection which offer a discount off the game's base price.
Explore the price history chart below to track historical price changes and other pricing stats for Backyard Football '99.
About Backyard Football '99
Backyard Football '99 is a Casual, and Sports game developed by Mega Cat Studios. On 9/8/2025, it was released on the Steam Store by Playground Productions.
Players have rated Backyard Football '99 as "Very Positive" out of 129 total reviews on the Steam Store. These are split between 123 positive reviews and 6 negative reviews — an overall 95% positive review rating.
It can be played and ran on Windows systems. At the moment, it is possible to play Backyard Football '99 on the Steam Deck but some functionaliy may not be fully supported.
According to Steam’s category system, Backyard Football '99 supports the following features:
- Steam Achievements
- Single-player
- Family Sharing
From the Steam community, Backyard Football '99 has been tagged with the following user tags:
- Sports
- 1990's
- Football (American)
- Pixel Graphics
- Retro
- Simulation
- Cute
- Arcade
- Cartoon
- Casual
- Colorful
- Singleplayer
- 2D
Media & Sceenshots
Watch the featured video for Backyard Football '99 and see the latest screenshots from the Steam Store.
Related Bundles
Backyard Football '99 is included in 1 bundle in the Steam Store.
| Image | Name | Apps | Packages | Price | Actions |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | Backyard Sports: Retro Collection | 6 | 4 | $35.96 | View |
Related Packages
Backyard Football '99 is referenced by 1 package in the Steam Store.
| Name | Price | Actions |
|---|---|---|
| Backyard Football | $8.99 | View |
Frequently Asked Questions
Soures & References
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Backyard Football '99 data has been sourced from:
- Valve Corporation. (2025, December 19). Backyard Football '99 on Steam. Steam Store. https://store.steampowered.com/app/3170570
- Valve Corporation. (2025, December 19). Backyard Football '99. Steam Community Hub. https://steamcommunity.com/app/3170570
- Mega Cat Studios. (2024, October 10). Backyard Football '99. Backyard Football '99. https://backyardsports.com/