Backyard Basketball '01
Return to the blacktop with your favorite Backyard athletes! The original Backyard Basketball 2001 is back and now enhanced to run on Steam. Dribble, shoot, and take that ball to the hoop!
- Release Date:11/13/2025
- Developer:Mega Cat Studios
- Publisher:Playground Productions
- Last Updated:12/10/2025
- Steam App Id:3170580
Backyard Basketball '01
- Windows
- Mac
- Linux
Steam Charts, Stats, and Live Player Count
At the moment, Backyard Basketball '01 has 7 concurrent players online and in-game. This is 95% lower than its previous all-time peak of 144 players achieved on 11/14/2025.
Backyard Basketball '01 Review
Backyard Basketball '01 has achieved a Steambase Player Score of 93 / 100. This score is calculated from 68 total reviews on the Steam store — giving it a Very Positive rating. These are split between 63 positive reviews, 5 negative reviews, and will be updated in real-time as more players leave their feedback.
Track historical reviews and overall rating trends for Backyard Basketball '01 using the chart below.
About Backyard Basketball '01
Backyard Basketball '01 is a Casual, Sports, and Free to Play game developed by Mega Cat Studios. On 11/13/2025, it was released on the Steam Store by Playground Productions.
It can be played and ran on Windows systems. At the moment, there is no confirmed information regarding Steam Deck support for this game.
According to Steam’s category system, Backyard Basketball '01 supports the following features:
- Steam Achievements
- Single-player
- Family Sharing
From the Steam community, Backyard Basketball '01 has been tagged with the following user tags:
- Free to Play
- 1990's
- Sports
- Pixel Graphics
- Comedy
- Retro
- Simulation
- Cute
- Arcade
- Basketball
- Casual
- Colorful
- Cartoony
- Singleplayer
Media & Sceenshots
Watch the featured video for Backyard Basketball '01 and see the latest screenshots from the Steam Store.
Related Bundles
Backyard Basketball '01 is included in 1 bundle in the Steam Store.
| Image | Name | Apps | Packages | Price | Actions |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | Backyard Sports: Retro Collection | 6 | 4 | $35.96 | View |
Frequently Asked Questions
Soures & References
Steambase has best-in-class data powered directly by Steam, our data partners, and in-house experts. Data is enriched, cleansed, verified, and updated in real-time to ensure we surface the most up-to-date information. Learn more about the Steambase approach to data collection.
Backyard Basketball '01 data has been sourced from:
- Valve Corporation. (2025, December 10). Backyard Basketball '01 on Steam. Steam Store. https://store.steampowered.com/app/3170580
- Valve Corporation. (2025, December 10). Backyard Basketball '01. Steam Community Hub. https://steamcommunity.com/app/3170580
- Mega Cat Studios. (2024, October 10). Backyard Basketball '01. Backyard Basketball '01. https://backyardsports.com/