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Steam app 3170570 · updated 12 Sep 2026, 22:24 UTC

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!

Backyard Football '99 Steam header artwork
Mega Cat StudiosPlayground Productions
9playing now
1524-hour peak
135all-time peak
7average, last 30 days

The last 30 days

+0.2Gain+3.28%% gain18Peak

276 hourly samples, with the daily peak drawn over them. Weekends are shaded.

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Daily peakEvery hourly sample

All time

13 months, September 2025 to September 2026. The highest number of people in the game at once, each month, on a time axis -- a gap in the record stays a gap.

03673109146Sep 2025Nov 2025Jan 2026Mar 2026May 2026Jul 2026Sep 2026September 2025135 monthly peakOctober 202575 monthly peakNovember 202544 monthly peakDecember 202549 monthly peakJanuary 202640 monthly peakFebruary 202625 monthly peakMarch 202622 monthly peakApril 202625 monthly peakMay 202618 monthly peakJune 202618 monthly peakJuly 202620 monthly peakAugust 202618 monthly peakSeptember 202618 monthly peak
Monthly peak

The last four months

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The highest number of people in the game at once, each month. Four, because four is as far back as the source keeps anything finer than one figure a month.

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July 2026

31 days, each one the highest figure that day. The source keeps no hourly detail this far back. Weekends are shaded.

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August 2026

31 days as the curve, each the highest figure that day. Behind it, 168 hourly samples from 13 Aug, which is as far back as the source keeps every hour. Weekends are shaded.

0510151901 Aug06 Aug11 Aug16 Aug21 Aug26 Aug31 AugSaturday 01 August 202615 peakSunday 02 August 202616 peakMonday 03 August 202610 peakTuesday 04 August 202612 peakWednesday 05 August 202613 peakThursday 06 August 202612 peakFriday 07 August 20269 peakSaturday 08 August 202615 peakSunday 09 August 202615 peakMonday 10 August 20269 peakTuesday 11 August 202610 peakWednesday 12 August 20269 peakThursday 13 August 202610 peakFriday 14 August 202614 peakSaturday 15 August 202610 peakSunday 16 August 202617 peakMonday 17 August 202614 peakTuesday 18 August 202618 peakWednesday 19 August 202615 peakThursday 20 August 202614 peakFriday 21 August 202613 peakSaturday 22 August 202612 peakSunday 23 August 202616 peakMonday 24 August 202613 peakTuesday 25 August 20269 peakWednesday 26 August 202610 peakThursday 27 August 20269 peakFriday 28 August 20269 peakSaturday 29 August 202612 peakSunday 30 August 202613 peakMonday 31 August 202610 peak

September 2026

12 days as the curve, each the highest figure that day. Behind it, 108 hourly samples. Each dip is a night. Weekends are shaded.

0510151901 Sep03 Sep05 Sep07 Sep09 Sep11 SepTuesday 01 September 20269 peakWednesday 02 September 202611 peakThursday 03 September 202612 peakFriday 04 September 202613 peakSaturday 05 September 202617 peakSunday 06 September 202618 peakMonday 07 September 202617 peakTuesday 08 September 202611 peakWednesday 09 September 202611 peakThursday 10 September 20269 peakFriday 11 September 202611 peakSaturday 12 September 202615 peak

October 2026

Backyard Football '99 was released on 8 Sep, 2025.

Not out yet.There is nothing to draw for this month.
Nothing here is interpolated or estimated; where a sample is missing the line is broken.

Game information

Updated 12 Sep 2026, 22:24 UTC
App ID
3170570
Last updated
08 Sep 2025 build 19901775
Developer
Mega Cat Studios
Publisher
Playground Productions
Release date
8 Sep, 2025
Platforms
Windows
Download size
176 MB
Install size
326 MB
Genres
Casual, Sports
Game modes
Single-player
Controller support
Unknown
Achievements
23

Features & support

Steam features

Steam AchievementsFamily Sharing

Controllers & input

Accessibility

Popular tags

SportsCasualFootball (American)Arcade2DCuteSimulationColorfulPixel GraphicsCartoon1990'sRetroSingleplayer
About this gameFull description from Steam
HUDDLE UP FOR BACKYARD FOOTBALL Backyard Football 1999 is now enhanced to run on modern systems. Whether you're picking Jerry Rice or Barry Sanders for your dream team, rushing with Pete Wheeler, scoring touchdowns with Pablo Sanchez, or enjoying the witty banter of hosts Sunny Day and Chuck Downfield, simple controls let anyone pick up and play football! GAME MODES Single Game: With 5 backyard fields and unique weather condition settings, players can pick their team, design their team logos, and play a pick-up game! Season Mode: Players can draft seven players from the 30 iconic Backyard Sports characters and a collection of legendary pros including Barry Sanders, Jerry Rice, John Elway, Dan Marino, Randall Cunningham, Drew Bledsoe and Steve Young to compete against 15 other teams in the Backyard Football League. Each team plays a 14-game season. By the end of the regular season, the 4 division champions and 4 wild card teams enter the Backyard Football League Playoffs to compete for the Super Colossal Cereal Bowl! EARN CLASSIC POWER UPS Earn power-ups by completing passes on offense and sacking the opposing QB on defense. Offensive Hocus Pocus – A pass play which results in a receiver teleporting down field. Sonic Boom – A run play which causes an earthquake to knock over the opposing team. Leap Frog – A run play which causes your running back to leap down field. Super Punt – A very powerful punt! Defensive Cough Drop – A play that causes the opponent to fumble when tackled. Chameleon – A trick play that results in your team wearing the other team's colors for ultimate confusion. Spring Loaded – A play that causes your player to leap over the line of scrimmage to sack the QB. ADDITIONAL INFORMATION At our core, we are fans first – not just of video games, but of the Backyard Sports franchise. Fans have asked for accessible and legal ways to play their original Backyard titles for years, and we are excited to deliver. Without having access to the source code, there are hard limitations on the experience we can create. As an example, we can’t use the original 32bit code to support modern macOS, as even with an incredibly clever wrapper, macOS can’t execute the binaries. Backyard Football ‘99 runs well, looks better than ever, is stacked with Steam achievements to test your mettle, and creates a new installation for digital preservation within the Backyard Sports catalog that allows the next generation of fans to fall in love with the game.
Content & age ratings2 regional ratings

Regional ratings

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System requirementsMinimum and recommended hardware

Minimum

Minimum: OS: Windows 10 32bit Processor: 2.0+ Ghz Memory: 512 MB RAM Graphics: AMD Radeon HD 5670 1GB DDR3 Sapphire Storage: 200 MB available space

Recommended

Recommended: OS: Windows 10 32bit Processor: 2.0+ Ghz Memory: 1 GB RAM Graphics: NVidia Quadro K2000M or better (2GB VRAM) Storage: 200 MB available space
Supported languages1 languages
LanguageFull audio
English●

A blank audio cell means full audio was not marked in the returned language list.

Screenshots & trailersScreenshots and trailers
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Trailers

AchievementsTotal count and selected achievements

23 achievements in total.

Show selected achievements (may contain spoilers)
Not Just a CollectorHidden achievement
Big WinnersAchievement
Bigger WinnersAchievement
Division HeroesAchievement
Conference ChampsAchievement
Walter Weasel WorldAchievement
Flawless VictoryAchievement
Snow BowlAchievement
Big ToeAchievement
The Steele CurtainAchievement

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7 developer announcements, Sep 2025 to Jul 2026 · times in UTC

July

  1. The New Backyard Baseball Launches TODAY!

    Today we are ready to play like kids -- Backyard Kids! The New Backyard Baseball officially launches today for Steam, and we are so excited for you to play. With enhanced game mechanics, an expansive reward system, new game modes, multiple…

    Playground Productions

April

  1. JUST LAUNCHED: Backyard Baseball Demo

    The new Backyard Baseball doesn't officially drop until July 9th, but you won't have to wait until then to experience the action. Today we're launching a free-to-play demo and we think you're going to love it. Welcome to Backyard Derby, a…

    mberk

March

  1. Backyard Football '99 Steam Spring Sale

    Summer is just a few months away! Enjoy a discount on Backyard Football '99 during the Spring Sale and get ready to play the new Backyard Baseball -- coming out July 9th. Click here and add it to your wishlist now!

    mberk

February

  1. Watch Backyard Baseball at IGN Fan Fest!

    Hello Backyard Football fans! Please mark your calendars for Day 2 of IGN Fan Fest on 2/26/26. We're excited to be sharing an update on the new Backyard Baseball game that we think you'll really enjoy. See you there!

    mberk

November

  1. TOMORROW: Backyard Basketball & Hockey - FREE DOWNLOADS

    Hello, Sports Fans! We're thrilled to share that on Thursday, November 13th two new Backyard games will be available FOR FREE. You heard right. We're dropping Backyard Basketball '01 & Backyard Hockey '02 on Steam free to play. No ads, no…

    mberk

September

  1. Backyard Football '99 Patch Update 🚨

    Hi-ho, Sports fans! 🏈The Backyard Football '99 1.0.5 patch notes are here to deliver smoother and more stable gameplay. We've been at work on crushing all the bugs and improving the game, and here's a list of what's new:🏈 Updated…

    Patch notes
  2. 🏈 Backyard Football ’99 – Out Now! 🏈

    The classic is back! Backyard Football 1999 has been enhanced to run on modern systems, so you can dive back into the neighborhood gridiron like it’s 1999 all over again. And for this week only, it's 10% off on Steam!Whether you’re drafting…

    cwaters

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