Backyard Hockey '02
Casual arcade hockey with power-ups and three-on-three matches
Mega Cat Studios · Published by Playground Productions · Released Nov 13, 2025
- Reviews
- Very Positive
- 80% of 130
- Recent reviews
- Not enough recent
- Players
- 2
- daily peak, Oct 28, 2026
- Steam Deck
- Verified
- Last update on Steam
- 11 months ago
- Nov 12, 2025
What is Backyard Hockey '02?
A free-to-play, single-player hockey game where you assemble a roster of Backyard kids and child versions of former pros. You skate and shoot in individual matches or manage a full season, tracking stats and creating custom players whose skills improve over time.
For you if...
- +you enjoy cartoon sports with a lighthearted tone
Not for you if...
- −you prefer a detailed, realistic hockey simulation
- −you want online matches against other people
What players say
80% of 130 reviews are positive
Players praise the straightforward hockey and nostalgic appeal. Complaints include crashes, launch failures, camera glitches, and missing professional teams.
Screenshots and trailer
Backyard Hockey '02 system requirements
Minimum: HD 5670, 0.5 GB RAM, 0.2 GB of disk space.
As published by the developer.
Can my PC run Backyard Hockey '02?
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- 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 Hockey '02 have co-op or multiplayer?
No: single-player only, no multiplayer modes declared.
Does Backyard Hockey '02 run on Steam Deck?
Verified Yes, Verified by Valve: it works on Steam Deck out of the box.
- 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
- 18
- Steam features
- Family Sharing
- Languages
- Full audio: English.
Does Backyard Hockey '02 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
