The arcade-style classic is back - and it's leveling up. With enhanced gameplay, new game modes, and all the humor & charm of the original, this is Backyard Baseball like it was always meant to be played. Are you ready to play like a kid again?
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New game modes. New ways to play. Unlockables to chase and achievements to earn! Welcome to the all-new Backyard Baseball. This reimagined version of an all-time classic blends the best of modern gaming with the timeless charm that made it legendary. Play in 11 remastered stadiums, choose from 24 original teams, and compete across 6 unique game modes with a roster of 30 beloved Backyard characters.
From classic modes like pick-up games, reimagined modes like batting practice, and brand new modes that’ll become instant hits, there’s a world of Backyard fun waiting to be explored.
Our game is packed full of exciting achievements, unlockable characters, and collectible rewards. One thing you won’t find: microtransactions. Backyard Baseball is a fully modern game, but when it comes to rewards, we’re proudly old-school: earn them!
The all-new Backyard Baseball offers something for players of any age and ability. Tutorials, accessibility features, and simple modes like T-ball make it the perfect intro to both baseball and gaming, while competitive modes give experienced players the chance to bunt, steal, and grind their way to victory. Everyone is welcome in the Backyard.
Power-ups are back and crazier than ever, adding chaos and fun to every game. Pitchers can unleash FIRE BALLS, CRAZY BALLS, and FREEZEBALLS on unsuspecting hitters, while batters can wield CRAZY BUNTS, UNDERGROUNDERS, and the legendary ALUMINUM POWER BAT to rack up runs.
Backyard Baseball is iconic because we play the game a little differently than most. Follow these rules and let the fun begin!
PICK YOUR TEAM: Choose from 30 beloved Backyard kids to assemble your roster.
SET YOUR LINE UP: Assign positions and a batting order. Choose wisely!
PLAY LIKE A KID: In the Backyard there are no injuries, and while all kids make errors, it is a feature you can turn off. Need to use a tee? No problem! There are plenty of ways to customize your experience, but above all: have fun and Play Like a Kid™!
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| Store | Price | Audience | Score | Chart | Est. revenue |
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SteamYou are here | $35.99−10% | 1.2Kreviews | 81% | — | $1.6M |
| $39.99 | 0ratings | 0% | — | not modelled |
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If this was early access I would say it feels broken and unfinished. Performance is fine, but gameplay is mid at best, plus some bugs (especially with baserunning) and QOL issues such as having to watch players walk all the way back to the dugout, etc. Bummber.
I would expect this game to be in early access with how many bugs there are... and the price tag is absurd. It has been infuriating trying to play this game when some bug disrupts gameplay about once or twice every inning. Here are just a few of the things I have experienced: - If you try to advance a runner with the ball in play and want them to return to their original base, it doesn't matter how many times you try it, 90% of the time they will just not stop running into an out, completely ignoring your input. - The other team hits the ball somewhere behind them, the ball instantly disappears, and after a few seconds they are awarded a ground rule double with the ball nowhere in sight. - If you are, let's say, running to second base, and the second baseman makes an error and falls down away from the bag and the ball gets thrown to them, they will teleport to the bag to make the catch and get you out. - One I just experienced for the first time was where the opponent had a runner on first, hit straight to my second baseman, so I tried to tag the runner going to second and throw the batter out at first for a double play, but I just ran straight through the runner who got to second base safely. - Occasionally when you try to throw a runner out at a base and the baseman isn't quite at the base yet, and you click on the baseman to throw it them, the ball will get thrown ahead of the baseman, not being caught. This does not happen to the CPU. - Sometimes when you throw the ball to another fielder, the fielder will just not catch it and it goes right through them. This is different from when a player makes an error, because on errors an exclamation point appears and they usually fall down, but not when this happens. - When you try to throw the ball from one infielder to another, sometimes you'll just throw the ball deep into the outfield where nobody is. - When you get a batting powerup, it will frequently not let you roll for your upgrade when against the CPU, no matter how much you try to spam it before the pitch. - This one is less of a bug and just more of an annoyance, but when playing against the CPU on normal difficulty, it does not matter where you pitch the ball. If you pitch it anywhere in the strike zone, they are guaranteed to hit it. If you pitch it anywhere outside of the strike zone, they will either watch it for a ball, swing at it and miss, both of which are expected, but then they will frequently rip off insane hits when the ball is placed as far away from the strike zone as you can get it. It does not matter where you place the ball, they will frequently hit it well. - Also just more of an annoyance, but you can throw pitches further to the right of the strike box than to the left, regardless of right vs left batters. You don't get much room to throw outside of the box on the left side, and you get much more room on the right side. - If you play the season mode, you will not get to see stats for all of the teams like you can in their other games. You can only ever see your team's own stats and stats for the team you have most recently played. On top of that, the stats that they do show for the CPU teams are extremely bugged, where, for instance, one team had a pitcher who was averaging 100+ pitches per game, who got scored on 40+ times in 3 games, and had an ERA of 0.00 because they counted all of the 40+ runs as errors. Those are just a few of the bugs/annoyances I have experienced so far, with new ones popping up every time I play. It is an understatement to describe this game as disappointing. The price tag is criminal, and this game should still be in early access until they can put out a functional game with fewer bugs. I will not be buying another game made by the Backyard Sports company. They should be ashamed of what they have done. They are exploiting people's nostalgia for the game. Do yourself a favor and skip this one, it is not worth it unless they drop the price tag below $10, and even then it will be an extremely frustrating game to play until they fix these bugs and add better content.
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Oh how the mighty have fallen. I was so happy to get another backyard baseball game decades after my childhood. But it needs so much polish it could could have the white house sparkling. It looked at the phrase "if it ain't broke, don't fix it" and spat in it. Everything used to be managed with a click. The pitches need to be held for accuracy, the pitch assist when batting is either pinpoint or none at all rather than a zone like the OG, meaning it's baby easy or swing and pray. they added a "press space to dive" feature whereas my infielders automatically did it and all the fielding throws are arced and sluggish. To have a perfect template readily available, that worked for multiple iterations, and say "nah, let's change it up" is modern companies acquiring an IP in a nutshell. $40 for this abomination is diabolical. Especially when they showcased OG MLB players appearing and they aren't selectable. Thanks for putting the OG Backyard Baseball games on modern platforms, but until you realize that's what we wanted but with better graphics, I'll take my money back and wait for you to get it together.
First the $40 value is way too high for this game. Secondly, it's entirely too buggy for this to be a full release. Thirdly, the mechanics are really annoying if you're using a controller. For the mechanics, just to provide one example, I was on defense and the ball was hit to 3B. I wanted to throw to 2B and back to 1B for a double play but because the SS was standing in front of the third basemen, I had to throw it to him as if he was the cut off man and it made everyone safe. For the bugs, runners randomly not running, the commentary is really annoying too. I'll hit a groundball to 2B and they'll say its a ground ball to CF (same for 3B and LF, etc.). I can see the potential for this game to be good but they need to fix the bugs and improve the mechanics for contollers.
Froze twice in 30 minutes. When on defense and the ball is hit, it doesn't give you control of the closest player. The new controls are terrible. Just all around a step down from the older one that's available.
Brings back childhood memories. I can't wait until the other Backyard Sports games are released!
I love that the game is staying true to the original. Such a nostalgic experience!
NO MULTI PLAYER I WANT MONEY BACK
Nostalgia of the original series with an updated flair! Mechanics are updated slightly and take a bit to get used to, but once you have them down, the game is incredibly fun! MLB players are unlockable and the new home run derby and Wiggle Ball additions are fun inclusions to expand game modes! Definitely recommend for fans of the series and to kids who want a fun and easy baseball game they can enjoy!
First off, I make this review as someone who absolutely loved the original '97 release and tolerated the later versions. The gameplay is fun, batting is great and they managed to capture and build on the nostalgia of one of the best early arcade style baseball games. However I cannot recommend this game at this price point (yes, I know the original launched for $40 back in the day). The amount of real world product placement sponsorships in the game could have quite easily off-set the price to a more normal $20 price for an arcade game experience - however launching at $40 for an unfinished version of a 30 year old remake with somehow poorer fielding AI than the original, has left a sour taste that ultimately led me to refund.
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