Backyard Baseball
Mega Cat Studios · published by Playground Productions · released Jul 9, 2026
The arcade-style classic is back - and it's leveling up. With enhanced gameplay, new game modes, and all the humor & charm of the original, this is Backyard Baseball like it was always meant to be played. Are you ready to play like a kid again?
Price
$39.99
US store
Reviews
81%
1,339 · Very Positive
Playing now
40
sampled 10h ago
24h peak
40
all-time seen 56
Followers
5,720
3h ago
Owners (est.)
~40.2K
20.1K – 64.3K
YouTube activity
2
videos · 30 d40
creators5.3M
views · 1 yTwitch activity
5
avg viewers · 30 d450
hours watched · 30 d10
streamers · 30 dProduct info
from Steam's PICS · read 18h ago- Change number
- 40,896,299 · seen 18h ago
- Public build
- 26,408,839 · Nov 3, 2026 (10d ago)
- Operating systems
- windows, macos
- Architecture
- —
- Install size
- 24 GB · 9.8 GB download
- Install folder
Backyard Baseball 2026- Controller support
- Full
- Metacritic
- —
- Homepage
- backyardbaseball.com/
- Release state
- released
- Community
- hub · stats
Steam Deck
PlayableTested Nov 2, 2026 on build 26,281,158
- !Default controller config not fully functional
- ✓Default controller config fully functional
- ✓Controller glyphs match deck device
- ✓Interface text is legible
- ✓Default configuration is performant
Branches · 2
every build Steam serves for this app| Branch | Build | Updated | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| public | 26,408,839 | Nov 3, 2026 · 10d ago | |
| online-open-beta | 26,629,759 | Nov 12, 2026 · 21h ago | Let’s play online! |
Build history
every build id we have seen on a branch (history starts with our first read)| Build | Branch | Released | First seen |
|---|---|---|---|
| 26,629,759 | online-open-beta | Nov 12, 2026 22:36 | 21h ago |
| 26,408,839 | public | Nov 3, 2026 18:30 | 3d ago |
Depots · 2
content of the public branchLaunch options · 5
| Executable | OS | Description |
|---|---|---|
Backyard Baseball.exe |
windows | |
Backyard Baseball.app/Contents/MacOS/Backyard Baseball |
macos | |
Backyard Baseball.exe-focusGroup "dev1" |
windows beta: nightly | under focus group testing |
Backyard Baseball.exe-forceAnalytics -environment development |
windows beta: dev3 | with telemetry enabled |
Backyard Baseball.app/Contents/MacOS/Backyard Baseball-forceAnalytics -environment development |
macos beta: dev3 | with telemetry enabled |
Languages · 1
| Language | Interface | Full audio | Subtitles |
|---|---|---|---|
| English | ✓ | ✓ | — |
Packages · 1
all packages| Sub | Name | Billing | Price |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1382409 | Backyard Baseball 2026 | Store or CD key | $39.99 |
Bundles · 0
all bundlesNot part of any bundle we know.
Change numbers
all changes#40,896,299 · 18h ago#40,896,191 · 18h ago#40,892,087 · 21h ago#40,891,985 · 21h ago#40,891,707 · 21h ago#40,891,105 · 22h ago#40,888,011 · 23h ago#40,881,841 · 1d ago#40,876,404 · 1d ago#40,876,017 · 1d ago#40,868,908 · 1d ago#40,842,245 · 2d ago#40,841,928 · 2d ago#40,825,512 · 2d ago#40,822,089 · 2d ago#40,819,125 · 2d ago#40,813,617 · 2d ago#40,811,959 · 2d ago#40,811,574 · 2d ago#40,810,257 · 2d ago#40,808,916 · 2d ago#40,808,527 · 2d ago#40,797,373 · 3d ago#40,783,952 · 3d ago#40,777,546 · 3d ago
Updates · patch notes
Steam announcements tagged as patch notes, linked to the public build they followed
No patch notes seen yet for this game.