Backyard Basketball '01 · Game information

11playing now

1124-hour peak

47all-time peak

5average, last 30 days

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The last 30 days

−0.7Gain−10.28%% gain16Peak

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

Thursday 13 August 202611 peakFriday 14 August 202612 peakSaturday 15 August 202613 peakSunday 16 August 202610 peakMonday 17 August 202615 peakTuesday 18 August 202615 peakWednesday 19 August 202611 peakThursday 20 August 202610 peakFriday 21 August 202612 peakSaturday 22 August 202616 peakSunday 23 August 20269 peakMonday 24 August 20269 peakTuesday 25 August 20269 peakWednesday 26 August 20267 peakThursday 27 August 20267 peakFriday 28 August 20266 peakSaturday 29 August 20267 peakSunday 30 August 20269 peakMonday 31 August 20266 peakTuesday 01 September 202611 peakWednesday 02 September 20268 peakThursday 03 September 202613 peakFriday 04 September 202613 peakSaturday 05 September 202613 peakSunday 06 September 202612 peakMonday 07 September 202612 peakTuesday 08 September 20267 peakWednesday 09 September 20267 peakThursday 10 September 20268 peakFriday 11 September 20267 peakSaturday 12 September 202611 peak

Daily peakEvery hourly sample

All time

11 months, November 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.

November 202547 monthly peakDecember 202536 monthly peakJanuary 202632 monthly peakFebruary 202625 monthly peakMarch 202625 monthly peakApril 202630 monthly peakMay 202625 monthly peakJune 202621 monthly peakJuly 202624 monthly peakAugust 202616 monthly peakSeptember 202613 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.

July 202624 peak — daily detail belowAugust 202616 peak — hourly detail belowSeptember 202613 peak — hourly detail below

Monthly peakHas finer data

July 2026

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

Wednesday 01 July 202611 peakThursday 02 July 202613 peakFriday 03 July 202613 peakSaturday 04 July 202610 peakSunday 05 July 202610 peakMonday 06 July 202610 peakTuesday 07 July 20268 peakWednesday 08 July 202613 peakThursday 09 July 202612 peakFriday 10 July 202619 peakSaturday 11 July 202624 peakSunday 12 July 202624 peakMonday 13 July 202623 peakTuesday 14 July 202622 peakWednesday 15 July 202615 peakThursday 16 July 202618 peakFriday 17 July 202618 peakSaturday 18 July 202623 peakSunday 19 July 202619 peakMonday 20 July 202620 peakTuesday 21 July 202622 peakWednesday 22 July 202616 peakThursday 23 July 202615 peakFriday 24 July 202619 peakSaturday 25 July 202617 peakSunday 26 July 202613 peakMonday 27 July 202615 peakTuesday 28 July 202621 peakWednesday 29 July 202616 peakThursday 30 July 202612 peakFriday 31 July 202618 peak

August 2026

31 days as the curve, each the highest figure that day. Behind it, 157 hourly samples from 13 Aug, which is as far back as the source keeps every hour. Weekends are shaded.

Saturday 01 August 202614 peakSunday 02 August 202615 peakMonday 03 August 202614 peakTuesday 04 August 202610 peakWednesday 05 August 202611 peakThursday 06 August 202614 peakFriday 07 August 202613 peakSaturday 08 August 202611 peakSunday 09 August 202614 peakMonday 10 August 20268 peakTuesday 11 August 202610 peakWednesday 12 August 20265 peakThursday 13 August 202611 peakFriday 14 August 202612 peakSaturday 15 August 202613 peakSunday 16 August 202610 peakMonday 17 August 202615 peakTuesday 18 August 202615 peakWednesday 19 August 202611 peakThursday 20 August 202610 peakFriday 21 August 202612 peakSaturday 22 August 202616 peakSunday 23 August 20269 peakMonday 24 August 20269 peakTuesday 25 August 20269 peakWednesday 26 August 20267 peakThursday 27 August 20267 peakFriday 28 August 20266 peakSaturday 29 August 20267 peakSunday 30 August 20269 peakMonday 31 August 20266 peak

September 2026

12 days as the curve, each the highest figure that day. Behind it, 120 hourly samples. Each dip is a night. Weekends are shaded.

Tuesday 01 September 202611 peakWednesday 02 September 20268 peakThursday 03 September 202613 peakFriday 04 September 202613 peakSaturday 05 September 202613 peakSunday 06 September 202612 peakMonday 07 September 202612 peakTuesday 08 September 20267 peakWednesday 09 September 20267 peakThursday 10 September 20268 peakFriday 11 September 20267 peakSaturday 12 September 202611 peak

October 2026

Backyard Basketball '01 was released on 13 Nov, 2025.

Not out yet.There is nothing to draw for this month.

Game information

Free to playUpdated 12 Sep 2026, 23:29 UTC

App ID: 3170580
Last updated: 13 Nov 2025 build 20776015
Developer: Mega Cat Studios
Publisher: Playground Productions
Release date: 13 Nov, 2025
Platforms: Windows
Download size: 219 MB
Install size: 347 MB
Genres: Casual, Sports, Free To Play
Game modes: Single-player
Controller support: Unknown
Achievements: 21

Launch options (1) Cloud saves (1)

Features & support

Steam features

Steam AchievementsFamily Sharing

Controllers & input

Accessibility

Popular tags

SportsCasualBasketballArcadeCuteSimulationCartoonyColorfulPixel GraphicsComedyFree to Play1990'sRetroSingleplayer

About this gameFull description from Steam

HOOP DREAMING Slip on those high tops and hit the courts with the first basketball game in the award-winning Backyard Sports Franchise, Backyard Basketball ‘01, now enhanced to run on Steam. The Backyard athletes are teaming up with the kid version of hoops legend Lisa Leslie in Backyard Basketball ‘01! Customize your uniform, pick your fab five, and get ready for four quarters of hoops! Play single games or a whole season. Track stats in Season play and create custom players to watch their skills improve over time! HOOPS FOR EVERYONE Ball like it’s 2001! 30 Iconic Kid Athletes 9 Unique Basketball Courts Comical Power-ups Hilarious Bloopers Lively commentary from Sunny Day and Barry Dejay THE GOAT Backyard Basketball featured arguably the most iconic video game athlete of the 90s or any era - Pablo Sanchez. Play with the legend himself or choose your favorites and relive what made Backyard Basketball 2001 an award-winning classic. Game Modes include: Pick-up Game: Instant play! The computer chooses a random team for you and itself and the game starts immediately. Season Play: Pick your team name, uniform colors, and players to compete in the Backyard Basketball League. Manage the team through a basketball season for your chance to win the Championship! We’re talking about practice! Hone those basketball skills while getting a feel for every court in practice mode! Then, it’s game time! Play a Pick-up Game or a Full Season with your favorite players. 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 Basketball ‘01 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: 200 MB RAM Graphics: AMD Radeon HD 5670 1GB DDR3 Sapphire Storage: 200 MB available space

Language	Full audio
English	●

Trailers

Backyard Basketball '01 Now Available

Watch on Steam

AchievementsTotal count and selected achievements

21 achievements in total.

Show selected achievements (may contain spoilers)

Not Just a CollectorHidden achievement

Rookie RisingAchievement

The Big StageAchievement

Slamma JammaAchievement

DunktasticAchievement

DunkathonAchievement

Seasoned to WinAchievement

Seasoned for VictoryAchievement

2 ft. Tall and BaldAchievement

Failing ForwardAchievement

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3 developer announcements, Feb 2026 to Jul 2026 · times in UTC

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July

9 Jul14:52
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

9 Apr13:00
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

February

24 Feb16:40
Watch Backyard Baseball at IGN Fan Fest!
Hello Backyard Basketball 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