Backyard Baseball '97 (2024)
- Developer
- Mega Cat Studios
- Publisher
- Playground Productions
- Platforms
- Windows
- Genres
- Casual, Sports
- Rating
- 4.9 of 5, 2,210 player ratings
- Typical playtime
- about 10 hours
- Where to get it
- Steam
How it feels
A warm, nostalgic trip back to childhood, with simple baseball gameplay and charmingly cute pixel graphics.
cozynostalgiccasualfamily friendlycuteretrolighthearted
What players say
Players love this faithful revival of a 1990s classic, praising its simple, arcade-style baseball that is easy to pick up but hard to master. Many obsess over the distinct kid characters, especially Pablo Sanchez, though a few split on whether he or Pete Wheeler is the real star.
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