Backyard Hockey '02
Return to the ice with your favorite Backyard athletes! The original Backyard Hockey 2002 is back and now enhanced to run on Steam. Skate, pass, shoot, and score in this classic game!
- Release Date:11/13/2025
- Developer:Mega Cat Studios
- Publisher:Playground Productions
- Last Updated:12/16/2025
- Steam App Id:3170590
Backyard Hockey '02
- Windows
- Mac
- Linux
Steam Charts, Stats, and Live Player Count
At the moment, Backyard Hockey '02 has 10 concurrent players online and in-game. This is 89% lower than its previous all-time peak of 94 players achieved on 11/14/2025.
Review History Chart
Track historical review trends and overall ratings for Backyard Hockey '02. It has received a total of 58 reviews on the Steam store and achieved a Player Score of 70 (Mostly Positive).
Community Hub Members & Followers Chart
Explore the cumulative breakdown of Steam community hub members for Backyard Hockey '02 and its growth over time. It currently has 641 followers on its community page.
About Backyard Hockey '02
Backyard Hockey '02 is a Casual, Simulation, 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 Hockey '02 as "Mostly Positive" out of 58 total reviews on the Steam Store. These are split between 45 positive reviews and 13 negative reviews — an overall 78% 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 Hockey '02 supports the following features:
- Family Sharing
- Steam Achievements
- Single-player
From the Steam community, Backyard Hockey '02 has been tagged with the following user tags:
- Hockey
- Free to Play
- Sports
- 1990's
- Pixel Graphics
- Comedy
- Retro
- Simulation
- Cute
- Arcade
- Cartoon
- Casual
- Colorful
- Singleplayer
Media & Sceenshots
Watch the featured video for Backyard Hockey '02 and see the latest screenshots from the Steam Store.
Related Bundles
Backyard Hockey '02 is included in 1 bundle in the Steam Store.
| Image | Name | Apps | Packages | Price | Actions |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | Backyard Sports: Retro Collection | 6 | 4 | $35.96 | View |
Frequently Asked Questions
Soures & References
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Backyard Hockey '02 data has been sourced from:
- Valve Corporation. (2025, December 16). Backyard Hockey '02 on Steam. Steam Store. https://store.steampowered.com/app/3170590
- Valve Corporation. (2025, December 16). Backyard Hockey '02. Steam Community Hub. https://steamcommunity.com/app/3170590
- Mega Cat Studios. (2024, October 10). Backyard Hockey '02. Backyard Hockey '02. https://backyardsports.com/