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Backyard Baseball '01
Backyard Baseball 2001 is the second Backyard Baseball game, and the fourth overall game, in the Backyard Sports franchise. Build your roster from iconic Backyard athletes and legendary MLB players. Strike out opponents, hit homers, and earn hilarious Power-ups. Play ball!
What players say
Steam review score and the most-helpful voices, which may include critical ones. Score via Steam as of 2026-09-25.
“in my 63 hours of playing i have become a three-peat world series winner and have screamed at this game more than i have at real baseball games and counter strike 2 combined”
— a player, Steam review · 67 hrs played“I played this game as a kid and it was so much fun. I'm amazed by how solid of a baseball game it is now as an adult. They don't "dumb it down" for kids and yet it's really approachable because it's mostly all with the mouse and you can easily change the challenge level. It's…”
— a player, Steam review · 40 hrs played“better than MLB 26. best baseball game in human history.”
— a player, Steam review · 39 hrs playedPlayer activity
Monthly average concurrent players. Live data self-collected from the Steam API · history through 2026-08 via SteamCharts.
Achievement stats
Global completion rates across all Steam players — a data view of how far people actually get. Source: Steam official stats · as of 2026-09-26.
Price tracking
US-region pricing (USD), sampled twice daily by our own tracker since 2026-09-26. Steam prices vary by region — always confirm your local price on Steam.
Regional prices at last sample, in local currency — Steam sets each region's price independently.
Cheapest → most expensive, converted to USD at ECB reference rates (2026-09-25). Relative comparison only.
Latest official news
Developer announcements via the Steam news API — links go to the original posts. More across all games on the news hub.
The New Backyard Baseball Launches TODAY!
We'll be celebrating this afternoon with the community on our livestream @ 4p CT. Please join us! Links below. INSTAGRAM YOUTUBE TIKTOK TWITCH
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
Backyard Baseball '01 Steam Spring Sale
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Welcome to the Brand-New Backyard Baseball!
BACKYARD BASEBALL IS BACK! We are thrilled to announce that the all-new Backyard Baseball game will arrive this summer, launching July 9th across platforms. Steam players (both PC & Mac) will be able
Watch Backyard Baseball at IGN Fan Fest!
Hello Backyard Baseball 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
Screenshots
Official Steam store screenshots — click any shot to enlarge.
Facts & details
From the Steam store record, snapshot 2026-09-25.
| Genres | Casual, Sports |
| Player tags | Sports · Casual · Baseball · Arcade · Cute · Simulation · Pixel Graphics · Colorful · Comedy · Cartoon · 1990's · Retro (Steam store community voting) |
| Features | Single-player · Steam Achievements · Family Sharing |
| Languages | English * * |
| Achievements | 24 |
| Official site | https://backyardsports.com/ |
Minimum system requirements (PC)
Minimum: OS: Windows 10 32bit Processor: 2.0+ Ghz Memory: 512 MB RAM Graphics: AMD Radeon HD 5670 1GB DDR3 Sapphire Storage: 200 MB available space