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Backyard Soccer '98

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App ID 3170410
App Type Game
Developer
Publisher Playground Productions
Franchise Backyard Sports
Supported Systems Windows
Last Changenumber 38682697
Last Record Update 8 September 2026 – 02:26:11 UTC ()
Release Date 27 November 2024 – 13:41:02 UTC ()
❓ 87.21%
219 reviews
5
In-Game
🏅 Sports ⚽ Football (Soccer) 😌 Casual 🕹 Arcade 🧸 Cute

Return to the soccer field with your favorite Backyard athletes! The original Backyard Soccer 1998 is back and now enhanced to run on Steam. Build your roster from among the iconic Backyard Kids. Kick, pass, and score in this classic game that made soccer fun for everyone!

Additional Information

Developer Mega Cat Studios
community_visible_stats Yes
ReleaseState released
Publisher Playground Productions
Store Release Date 27 November 2024 – 13:41:05 UTC ()
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community_hub_visible Yes
Social Media https://www.instagram.com/backyardsportsofficial
https://www.tiktok.com/@backyardsports
https://x.com/_backyardsports
https://www.youtube.com/@backyardsports
Primary Genre Sports (18)
Store Genres Casual (4), Sports (18)
Steam Release Date 27 November 2024 – 13:41:02 UTC ()
Store Asset Modification Time 23 May 2025 – 01:23:40 UTC () (1747963420)
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Steam Deck Compatibility
  • Steam Deck:
  • This game sometimes shows mouse, keyboard, or non-Steam-Deck controller icons
  • All functionality is accessible when using the default controller configuration
  • In-game interface text is legible on Steam Deck
  • This game's default graphics configuration performs well on Steam Deck
  •  
  • SteamOS:
  • This game runs successfully on SteamOS
  •  
  • category: Playable
  • steamos_compatibility: Compatible
  • steam_machine_compatibility: 2
  • test_timestamp: 23 November 2024 – 00:00:00 UTC
  • tested_build_id: 16151783
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controllertagwizard Yes
First seen on SteamDB 14 August 2024 – 15:48:05 UTC (), in changelist #24786298

Supported Languages

1 Languages Interface Full Audio Subtitles
English Yes Yes

Tags

🏅 Sports ⚽ Football (Soccer) 😌 Casual 🕹 Arcade 🧸 Cute 🖥️ Simulation 🎨 Colorful 👾 Pixel Graphics 🤡 Comedy 🖍️ Cartoon 📼 1990's 👾 Retro 👤 Singleplayer 👪 Family Friendly

Categories

Single-player Steam Achievements Family Sharing

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last_modified23 May 2025 – 01:24:11 UTC
timestamp23 May 2025 – 01:24:11 UTC

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timestamp 10 October 2024 – 13:34:39 UTC

Bundles

ID Name Set % Price Created
60307 Backyard Sports: Retro Collection No -10% $26.96 at -25% 13 November 2025 – 14:00:12 UTC

Store Packages

SubID Name Price Last Update
1124923 Backyard Soccer $7.49 at -25% 1 October 2026 – 17:26:16 UTC

Packages

SubID Name Billing Type Last Update
1124922 Backyard Soccer for Beta Testing CD Key 21 October 2024 – 17:03:03 UTC

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