Backyard Football '99

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App ID	3170570
App Type	Game
Developer	Mega Cat Studios
Publisher	Playground Productions
Franchise	Backyard Sports
Supported Systems	Windows
Last Changenumber	31826571
Last Record Update	22 October 2025 – 00:18:35 UTC ()
Release Date	9 September 2025 – 04:48:14 UTC ()

❓ 83.36%

84 reviews

In-Game

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!

Additional Information

Developer

Mega Cat Studios

community_visible_stats

Yes

ReleaseState

released

Publisher

Playground Productions

Store Release Date

9 September 2025 – 04:48:17 UTC ()

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community_hub_visible

Yes

Social Media

https://www.instagram.com/backyardsportsofficial
https://www.tiktok.com/@backyardsports
https://x.com/_backyardsports
https://www.youtube.com/@backyardsports

Primary Genre

Sports (18)

Store Genres

Casual (4), Sports (18)

Steam Release Date

9 September 2025 – 04:48:14 UTC ()

Store Asset Modification Time

8 September 2025 – 21:42:40 UTC () (1757367760)

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Steam Deck Compatibility

Steam Deck:
This game requires manually enabling controller support using in-game settings
All functionality is accessible when using the default controller configuration
In-game interface text is legible on Steam Deck
This game's default graphics configuration performs well on Steam Deck
Note: This game does not support external Bluetooth/USB controllers on Deck for local multiplayer
SteamOS:
This game runs successfully on SteamOS
Note: This game requires manually enabling controller support using in-game settings
Note: This game does not support external Bluetooth/USB controllers on SteamOS for local multiplayer
category: Playable
steamos_compatibility: Compatible
test_timestamp: 15 October 2025 – 00:00:00 UTC
tested_build_id: 19901775

configuration:

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controllertagwizard

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First seen on SteamDB

14 August 2024 – 17:36:06 UTC (), in changelist #24787766

Supported Languages

1 Languages	Interface	Full Audio	Subtitles
English	Yes	Yes

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timestamp	8 September 2025 – 23:46:03 UTC

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19 players right now
50 24-hour peak
331 all-time peak 10 September 2025

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Owner estimations

~5.7 k by PlayTracker
~8.5 k by Gamalytic

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User reviews history

❓ Very Positive
83.36% SteamDB Rating
80 95.2% positive reviews
4 4.8% negative reviews

How many players are playing Backyard Football '99 right now on Steam?

Steam player counter indicates there are currently 19 players live playing Backyard Football '99 on Steam.

Backyard Football '99 had an all-time peak of 331 concurrent players on 10 September 2025.

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Backyard Football '99

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Supported Languages

Tags

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Trailer 973545 ↴

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