Backyard Basketball '01
Return to the blacktop with your favorite Backyard athletes! The original Backyard Basketball 2001 is back and now enhanced to run on Steam. Dribble, shoot, and take that ball to the hoop!
- Release Date:11/13/2025
- Developer:Mega Cat Studios
- Publisher:Playground Productions
- Last Updated:12/10/2025
- Steam App Id:3170580
Backyard Basketball '01
- Windows
- Mac
- Linux
Steam Charts, Stats, and Live Player Count
At the moment, Backyard Basketball '01 has 8 concurrent players online and in-game. This is 94% lower than its previous all-time peak of 144 players achieved on 11/14/2025.
Review History Chart
Track historical review trends and overall ratings for Backyard Basketball '01. It has received a total of 66 reviews on the Steam store and achieved a Player Score of 80 (Very Positive).
Community Hub Members & Followers Chart
Explore the cumulative breakdown of Steam community hub members for Backyard Basketball '01 and its growth over time. It currently has 656 followers on its community page.
About Backyard Basketball '01
Backyard Basketball '01 is a Casual, Sports, and Free to Play game developed by Mega Cat Studios. On 11/13/2025, it was released on the Steam Store by Playground Productions.
Players have rated Backyard Basketball '01 as "Very Positive" out of 66 total reviews on the Steam Store. These are split between 61 positive reviews and 5 negative reviews — an overall 92% positive review rating.
It is available for gamers to download and play completely for free. It can also be purchased through Backyard Sports: Retro Collection which gives a discount off its base price.
It can be played and ran on Windows systems. At the moment, there is no confirmed information regarding Steam Deck support for this game.
According to Steam’s category system, Backyard Basketball '01 supports the following features:
- Family Sharing
- Steam Achievements
- Single-player
From the Steam community, Backyard Basketball '01 has been tagged with the following user tags:
- Free to Play
- 1990's
- Sports
- Pixel Graphics
- Comedy
- Retro
- Simulation
- Cute
- Arcade
- Basketball
- Casual
- Colorful
- Cartoony
- Singleplayer
Media & Sceenshots
Watch the featured video for Backyard Basketball '01 and see the latest screenshots from the Steam Store.
Related Bundles
Backyard Basketball '01 is included in 1 bundle in the Steam Store.
| Image | Name | Apps | Packages | Price | Actions |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | Backyard Sports: Retro Collection | 6 | 4 | $35.96 | View |
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Soures & References
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Backyard Basketball '01 data has been sourced from:
- Valve Corporation. (2025, December 10). Backyard Basketball '01 on Steam. Steam Store. https://store.steampowered.com/app/3170580
- Valve Corporation. (2025, December 10). Backyard Basketball '01. Steam Community Hub. https://steamcommunity.com/app/3170580
- Mega Cat Studios. (2024, October 10). Backyard Basketball '01. Backyard Basketball '01. https://backyardsports.com/