Backyard Football '99

Arcade American football with cartoon teams and rule-bending power-ups

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

Reviews: Very Positive; 94% of 176
Recent reviews: Not enough recent
Players: 3; daily peak, Oct 28, 2026
Steam Deck: Playable
Last update on Steam: 1 year ago; Sep 24, 2025
Minimum PC: HD 5670; 0.5 GB RAM · 0.2 GB disk; Full requirements

What is Backyard Football '99?

This single-player, 2D football game brings the 1999 original to modern PCs. You assemble a team of kids and professional players, call running and passing plays, and compete on backyard fields in pickup matches or a season leading to playoffs and a championship.

For you if...

+you prefer quick matches with simple controls

Not for you if...

−you want multiplayer matches against other people

What players say

94% of 176 reviews are positive

Players praise the passing, custom plays, and characters' personalities. A recent reviewer complains that precise mouse passing and keyboard quarterback movement cannot be used together.

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Backyard Football '99 system requirements

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

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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

Does Backyard Football '99 have co-op or multiplayer?

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

Single-player

Does Backyard Football '99 run on Steam Deck?

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

Gamepad not enabled by default
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
External controllers not supported local multiplayer

PC version details

DRM: None declared on Steam
Controller: Keyboard and mouse
Platforms: Windows
Achievements: 23
Steam features: Family Sharing
Languages: Full audio: English.

Does Backyard Football '99 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