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:$9.99
- Release Date:9/8/2025
- Developer:Mega Cat Studios
- Publisher:Playground Productions
- Last Updated:12/16/2025
- 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 20 concurrent players online and in-game. This is 94% 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).
Price History Chart
Track historical price changes and trends for Backyard Football '99. Right now, it costs $9.99 in the Steam Store.
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.
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 is available for gamers to download and play for $9.99. 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, 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:
- Family Sharing
- Steam Achievements
- Single-player
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 16). Backyard Football '99 on Steam. Steam Store. https://store.steampowered.com/app/3170570
- Valve Corporation. (2025, December 16). 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/