Backyard Basketball '01 Steam Charts, Sales, Players & Wishlists

Backyard Basketball '01 is tagged as Casual, Sports, Free To Play. It is published by Mega Cat Studios (developer) and Playground Productions (publisher) and released on 13 Nov, 2025. PureGameStats tracks Backyard Basketball '01's live Steam player count, all-time peak, review sentiment, estimated sales and price history. Backyard Basketball '01 currently has 3 players on Steam. Its recorded all-time peak is 132 concurrent players on 14 November 2025. Current activity is 97.7% below peak. PureGameStats estimates 13,200 Steam units sold. Steam reviews are 88% positive across 164 responses. Platforms: Windows.

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Backyard Basketball '01 Steam Charts, Sales, Players & Wishlists

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!

Developer
Mega Cat Studios
Publisher
Playground Productions
Platforms
Windows
Release Date
13 Nov, 2025
Official site On Steam
Est. Sales
13,200
PGS estimate High confidence
Current Players
3
Live Steam data Peak 132
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Developer: Mega Cat Studios
Publisher: Playground Productions
Platforms: Windows
Release Date: 13 Nov, 2025
Est. sales: 13,200 High confidence

Pricing History & Best Deals

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Backyard Basketball '01 Steam Reviews

Total reviews 164 Positive 144 Negative 20 Positive % 87.8%Rating Very Positive

Review Cloud

Reviewers praise
sportspablolesliebaseballsports seriesdmitrihockeyfun nostalgiasfun romamazing commentarybaseball footballsports amazingdunkdated lovedclassic sports
Reviewers criticise
nbakevinmatch disappointingwaiting disappointinghic upsbuggy keyboardannoying lineskeys unplayable

What players are discussing

Praise and criticism mentions per topic, split by whether the reviewer recommended the game overall. Based on 135 recent English reviews (ingested 27 Aug 2026).

Ticks mark the typical silhouette for a Casual game - overshoot = above the genre norm on that side.

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Criticism mentions Praise
Mentions
Performance
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Gameplay
8
Story
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Graphics
5
Audio
5
Controls
15
Bugs
6
Value
32
34
Multiplayer
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Replay value
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PC System Requirements
Minimum and recommended hardware needed to run Backyard Basketball '01.
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Minimum:
  • OS: Windows 10 32bit
  • Processor: 2.0+ Ghz
  • Memory: 200 MB RAM
  • Graphics: AMD Radeon HD 5670 1GB DDR3 Sapphire
  • Storage: 200 MB available space
Recommended:
  • OS: Windows 10 32bit
  • Processor: 2.0+ Ghz
  • Memory: 1 GB RAM
  • Graphics: NVidia Quadro K2000M or better (2GB VRAM)
Frequently Asked Questions
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How many people are playing Backyard Basketball '01 right now?

Backyard Basketball '01 has 3 concurrent players on Steam right now.

What is the all-time peak player count for Backyard Basketball '01?

Backyard Basketball '01 reached an all-time peak of 132 concurrent players on 14 November 2025.

How many copies has Backyard Basketball '01 sold on Steam?

PureGameStats estimates Backyard Basketball '01 has sold approximately 13,200 copies on Steam, with high confidence. The estimate is derived from Steam reviews, concurrent player peaks and achievement completion rates.

How is Backyard Basketball '01 rated on Steam?

Backyard Basketball '01 has 164 Steam reviews with a 87.8% positive rating (Very Positive).

When was Backyard Basketball '01 released?

Backyard Basketball '01 was released on 13 Nov, 2025. It was developed by Mega Cat Studios.

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