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Backyard Baseball '01

Arcade baseball with neighborhood kids and cartoon MLB pros

Mega Cat Studios · Published by Playground Productions · Released Jul 8, 2025

CasualSports

Reviews
Very Positive
91% of 683
Recent reviews
Not enough recent
Players
18
daily peak, Oct 28, 2026
Steam Deck
Playable
Last update on Steam
1 year ago
Oct 15, 2025
Minimum PC
HD 5670
0.5 GB RAM · 0.2 GB disk
Full requirements

What is Backyard Baseball '01?

In this casual baseball game, you select a roster, customize uniforms, and bat and pitch across eight ballparks. You can play a single game or manage a team through a season, playoffs, and championship tournaments.

For you if...

  • +you like lighthearted sports games with adjustable difficulty

Not for you if...

  • −you want multiplayer matches against other people
  • −you prefer realistic baseball without arcade power-ups

What players say

91% of 683 reviews are positive

Players praise the nostalgia of revisiting a childhood favorite. Some note that certain original MLB players are missing.

Screenshots and trailer

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Backyard Baseball '01 system requirements

Minimum: HD 5670, 0.5 GB RAM, 0.2 GB of disk space.

As published by the developer.

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Minimum

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

Recommended

OS
Windows 10 32bit
Processor
2.0+ Ghz
Graphics
NVidia Quadro K2000M or better (2GB VRAM)
Memory
1 GB RAM
Storage
200 MB available space

Does Backyard Baseball '01 have co-op or multiplayer?

No: single-player only, no multiplayer modes declared.

Does Backyard Baseball '01 run on Steam Deck?

Playable Playable: it runs on Steam Deck with some adjustments.

  • Sometimes shows mouse, keyboard or non-Deck controller icons
  • Some text entry requires manually opening the on-screen keyboard
  • All functionality is accessible with the default controller configuration
  • In-game text is legible on Steam Deck
  • Default graphics settings perform well on Steam Deck

PC version details

DRM
None declared on Steam
Controller
Keyboard and mouse
Platforms
Windows
Achievements
24
Steam features
Family Sharing
Languages
Full audio: English.

Does Backyard Baseball '01 use AI-generated content?

No AI-generated content is disclosed on the game's Steam page.

Self-reported by the developer under Steam rules: it covers AI content that ships in the game, not tools used to make it. Steam page checked on Oct 27, 2026. How to filter AI games on Steam

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