Backyard Baseball '97

Name: Backyard Baseball '97
Price: 4.99 USD
Rating: 4 (1516 reviews)
Author: Playground Productions LLC

By: Playground Productions LLC App

Power-up your baseball dreams

Overview

Version:

1.2.4

Last updated: 2026-05-22

Features & Capabilities

Backyard Baseball '97 returns on iOS with the original charm: assemble a roster from 30 iconic players, unleash power-ups, and enjoy Pablo Sanchez’s legendary banter.

Play makes sense: choose from Random Pick-up, Single Game, or Season play (with playoffs and championships), plus Batting Practice and T-ball for accessible fun. This release preserves the classic experience while delivering smooth modern performance for a new generation of fans.

User Growth & Download Statistics

App Games Entertainment

By:

Playground Productions LLC

Rating:

4.00

(1,516) 3 new ratings

Version:

1.2.4 Last updated: 2026-05-22

Version code:

885992788

Creation date:

2025-03-27

Compatible devices:

Size:

323.90MB

Price:

4.99

URLs:

Website ,Privacy policy

Full description:

Source:

Apple Apps Store

Data ingested on:

2026-07-16

Compare stats and ranking:

Ranking

# 52,298 ▼ 221

Other rankings

#2 in Sports (Paid) ▲ 1#5 in Family (Paid) ▲ 3#6 in The Best New Sports Games #17 in Essential Sports Games

Other platforms

Backyard Baseball '97 (v1.3.2)

38,999 3.47

(553)

For Developers

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Contact the developer

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Developed by:

Playground Productions LLC

Apple Apps Store

https://apps.apple.com/us/app/backyard-baseball-97/id6740349666

Website:

https://backyardsports.com/

User Reviews

Backyard Baseball '97 on Apple devices is loved for its nostalgic retro vibe, quick and easy gameplay, and a charming character roster. Reviewers praise the mobile port and intuitive controls. However, stability and feature gaps frequently appear: crashes and save-loss, cloud save limitations, season-stat bugs, and various gameplay balance glitches. Players also want more modern features (stadium variety, fullscreen and controller support) and have pricing concerns. The core gameplay remains appealing, but reliability and feature completeness are the main drawbacks.

Pros

Nostalgia/retro revival and labor of love behind Backyard Baseball '97
Fun, fast-paced and easy-to-learn gameplay
Iconic, memorable roster of characters adds charm
Solid mobile port with intuitive touch controls
Overall high-quality revival that fans appreciate

Cons

Frequent crashes and save-loss issues (app may fail to open; progress resets on restart)
Lack of cross-device cloud saves and difficulties transferring saves between devices
Season mode statistics bugs and related progression glitches
Gameplay balance and bugs (hard-to-hit players; inability to skip opponent homeruns/walks; pitching accuracy visibility issues; delayed animations)
Missing modern features and pricing concerns (need for stadium variety, fullscreen/controller support; perceived high price)

Recent reviews

I love this game the best baseball game I have ever played the one thing the is kinda annoying is the the ump the calls outs is sometimes a little inaccurate But other than that best game ever

by Ba*****, 2026-06-21

This game is AMAZING, which is surprising because its 29 years old and I’m playing it on a phone, but everything works great besides a crash every once in a while, Dimitri’s batting rating needs to be higher, he is a demon power hitter