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Backyard Football '99
Mega Cat Studios · published by Playground Productions · released Sep 9, 2025 · data updated Oct 24, 2026
by Mega Cat Studios, published by Playground Productions
Backyard Football 1999 is back and now enhanced to run on modern systems. Whether you're picking Jerry Rice or Barry Sanders for your dream team, scoring TDs with Pablo Sanchez, or enjoying the witty banter between Sunny
Released Sep 9, 2025
Steam figures
| Value | As of | |
|---|---|---|
| Steam reviews | Very Positive · 94% positive of 174 Steam reviews | Oct 23, 2026 |
| Followers on Steam | No followers data for this game yet | |
| Regular US price | $9.99 | Oct 19, 2026 |
New Steam reviews per week
| Week | New positive | New negative |
|---|---|---|
| Week of Oct 28, 2025 | 1 | 0 |
| Week of Nov 4, 2025 | 2 | 0 |
| Week of Nov 11, 2025 | 2 | 1 |
| Week of Nov 18, 2025 | 1 | 0 |
| Week of Nov 25, 2025 | 19 | 0 |
| Week of Dec 2, 2025 | 5 | 0 |
| Week of Dec 9, 2025 | 6 | 1 |
| Week of Dec 16, 2025 | 2 | 1 |
| Week of Dec 23, 2025 | 4 | 1 |
| Week of Dec 30, 2025 | 2 | 0 |
| Week of Jan 6, 2026 | 2 | 0 |
| Week of Jan 13, 2026 | 4 | 0 |
| Week of Jan 20, 2026 | 3 | 0 |
| Week of Feb 3, 2026 | 1 | 1 |
| Week of Feb 10, 2026 | 2 | 0 |
| Week of Feb 17, 2026 | 2 | 0 |
| Week of Feb 24, 2026 | 2 | 0 |
| Week of Mar 17, 2026 | 1 | 0 |
| Week of Mar 31, 2026 | 1 | 0 |
| Week of Apr 21, 2026 | 1 | 0 |
| Week of May 19, 2026 | 3 | 0 |
| Week of May 26, 2026 | 1 | 0 |
| Week of Jun 2, 2026 | 1 | 0 |
| Week of Jun 9, 2026 | 1 | 0 |
| Week of Jun 16, 2026 | 3 | 0 |
| Week of Jul 14, 2026 | 1 | 0 |
| Week of Jul 28, 2026 | 4 | 0 |
| Week of Aug 11, 2026 | 1 | 0 |
| Week of Aug 18, 2026 | 1 | 0 |
| Week of Sep 1, 2026 | 2 | 0 |
| Week of Sep 8, 2026 | 0 | 1 |
| Week of Oct 13, 2026 | 1 | 0 |
Sales estimate
| Copies sold on Steam | 2.9k – 17k | |
|---|---|---|
| Gross revenue on Steam | $27k – $93k before refunds, tax and Steam’s cut | |
| Steam reviews by buyers | 174 | Oct 23, 2026 |
| Copies per review | 17–97 |
Estimates are based on an aggregation of industry-accepted conversion formulas. How this is estimated
Tag DNA
| Tag | Share of Steam games |
|---|---|
| Football (American) | 1 in 966 games |
| Sports | 1 in 27 games |
| 1990's | 1 in 24 games |
| Cartoon | 1 in 21 games |
| Retro | 1 in 10 games |
| Arcade | 1 in 8 games |
| Cute | 1 in 6 games |
| Pixel Graphics | 1 in 6 games |
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