- Backyard Baseball Patch Notes 1.1.0.19.1 Update! - 15 September 2026
Hi-ho, sports fans!Over the past several weeks, we’ve shared our plans, talked through our priorities, and given you a behind-the-scenes look at the work happening across the Backyard. Now it’s game day!Patch 1.1.0.19.1 is one of our biggest updates yet, bringing improvements to gameplay, League Play, presentation, quality of life, and much more. Every change reflects our ongoing commitment to make the game feel smoother, deeper, and even more true to the sandlot experience so many of us grew up loving.Thank you to everyone who’s shared bug reports, suggestions, and kind words along the way. Your feedback continues to shape the future of Backyard Baseball, and we’re excited to put many of those improvements into your hands with this update.Now grab your glove and let’s see what’s new in Patch 1.1.0.19.1!🧢 IMPROVEMENTS (Game Polish, Balance Changes, and Features)⚾ Gameplay & StrategyImp…
- From the Dugout: Content Roadmap #2 - 25 July 2026
A hearty hi-ho, sports fans!We’re back with another update on what’s coming to Backyard Baseball. In our last update we shared how our team has been heads-down working on the systems that shape every at-bat, every play in the field, and every close call on the basepaths. With this update we’re going to go a layer deeper and provide more specifics on what that entails. This roadmap covers what's about to land, and what we're still working on down the line. These updates are our way of showing you what we’re building, why we’re building it, and where Backyard Baseball is headed next. First, let’s cover a quick sidenote for you on the small patch that went out today. We have a hotfix up on version 1.0.9.5 for a save bug that could prevent profiles, leagues, and stats from loading correctly after an unexpected game shutdown. Saves affected by this bug will no longer fail to load or generate…
- From the Dugout: Content Roadmap #1 - 23 July 2026
Hi-ho, sports fans!First, a thank you. To the members of our community that have actively participated since launch, from reviews and bug reports to feature requests and comments across social media… we see you and we appreciate you. Your passion inspired the return of this game and your feedback is going to make it even better as we continue to make updates. Thanks to your contributions we have already addressed a multitude of bugs and rolled out several patches and hot fixes in just 2 weeks time. As we’ve listened to the community and reviewed gameplay data, four clear priorities have emerged. First, we continue to improve keyboard and mouse experience, with a focus on bringing it into parity with controller, especially on defense. Second, we are refining core gameplay experience, making every pitch, swing, throw, and catch feel more responsive, rewarding, and true to Backyard Basebal…
- Backyard Baseball Patch Notes 1.0.9.1 update! - 21 July 2026
Hi-ho, sports fans! Patch 1.0.9.1 is LIVE! We’ve cleared out a few bugs and polished up the field. Check out the full lineup of fixes and updates below! 🧢 IMPROVEMENTS (Game Polish, Balance Changes, and Features)Audio: Classic Walk Up Music from Backyard Baseball ‘97 is now available as an option under Sound Settings.Audio: Added Post-Match Celebration Audio.UI/HUD: Improved baseball stat descriptions in the statistics screen and record bookUI/HUD: BUG FIX: Adjusted positions of away and home team iconography.UI/HUD: BUG FIX: Added spacing to Kids, profiles, and team names.🧢 FIXES (Bug Resolutions)⚾ Global & MenusFixed an issue where Screen Resolution always defaults to the lowest setting upon launching the game.Fixed an issue where the loading screen gets stuck when going to the Clubhouse from the Title Screen.Fixed an issue where Xbox glyphs appear when using a wired PS gamepad cont…
- Backyard Baseball Patch 1.0.8.3 Update! - 14 July 2026
Backyard Fans,Thank you for continuing to report bugs and provide feedback. We're already implementing hot fixes, 3 in the last 48 hours, and have more on deck. We are so genuinely grateful for your support and for sharing your feedback on the game.As mentioned in our last update, we have all systems firing while we focus our immediate efforts on Kid Specific Personality gameplay adjustments and Fielding for Updates. While those Updates are underway, our UI team is working through stacks of Stat improvements, League Play Storytelling features, and more. We will continue to deliver Hot Fixes alongside the game Updates.Here are the most recent updates in the latest patch that you will see hit the game:🧢 PROFANITY FILTER: Updated to be less aggressive and to allow previously blocked words🧢 AUTO-ASSIGNED POSITIONS: Pablo’s pre-selected position has been adjusted, following fan feedback 🧢…
- Thank You To Our Community - 11 July 2026
Yesterday we welcomed the newest Backyard Baseball into the world, and we couldn't be more grateful for the response! Thank you for playing, streaming, and sharing your thoughts with us. Over the last 24 hours, we've been reading your reviews, watching streams, and discussing your feedback as a team. Thank you for taking the time to tell us what's working, what isn't, and what you'd like to see next. Here's where our team is focused right now. Gameplay Feel Our highest priority is making the game feel even better to play. We're focused on improving defensive responsiveness, tightening controls across mouse and controller, and continuing to refine the overall flow of gameplay while preserving and further highlighting what makes each Backyard kid unique. Online MultiplayerOnline multiplayer is one of the community's most anticipated features and a major priority for our team. We're commit…
- Backyard Baseball Patch Notes 1.0.8 update! - 10 July 2026
Hi-ho sports fans! Here are the fixes and updates for Patch 1.0.8.⚾ Fixes:Fixed a bug that caused the loading screen to get stuck when heading to the Clubhouse or selecting a coach after launching the game offlineFixed a bug where loading a previous save via the auto-load prompt could result in a load errorFixed an issue where player profiles could not be created if the Operating System username contained a period (".")⚾ Pitching Balance Pass:Increased the speed of the timing reticle pulse for bad pitching statsIncreased the perfect pitch timing margin (5% to 7.5%)If you encounter any problems, we’d love to hear from you!👉🏻 Report a bug here💬 Join our community on Discord📝 Drop your suggestions here
- The New Backyard Baseball is out NOW! - 9 July 2026
Today we are ready to play like kids -- Backyard Kids! The New Backyard Baseball officially launches today for Steam, and we are so excited for you to play. With enhanced game mechanics, an expansive reward system, new game modes, multiple difficulty levels and remastered stadiums, it's a whole new era for the Backyard. Assemble your squad from the original 30 Backyard kids (+ unlockables, some of which we haven't revealed yet!), set your line up, and get ready to play ball! Join us today and play the first new major release in over 15 years.We'll be celebrating this afternoon with the community on our livestream @ 4p CT. Please join us! Links below.INSTAGRAMYOUTUBETIKTOKTWITCH
- Update on Online Multiplayer - 7 July 2026
To our fans,In just 2 short days, you will get to experience a game that has been a true labor of love. Every small detail of this game has been poured over, deeply considered, and carefully crafted with one goal in mind: delivering the most authentic and incredible Backyard Baseball experience possible.You will feel and see that care when you play.It is that same unending commitment to quality that has led us to make the difficult decision to push online play. In our lead-up to launch, we found that the online experience wasn’t yet meeting the standard we’ve set for the rest of the game.Online multiplayer is still coming, just not day 1. One of the things we're proudest of is that Backyard Baseball is a modern game you can fully enjoy offline. From fast, classic pick-up games to a season-long quest for the championship, the complete core experience is available at launch. New features…
- Backyard Baseball @ IGN LIVE - 6 June 2026
We've got a booth set up with demo stations, exclusive merch, Pablo meet & greets and more. If you're in the LA area we'd love to connect, please come by!LINK HERE
- THE CINEMATIC TRAILER IS LIVE! - 4 June 2026
We just updated the game page with a brand new cinematic trailer. It's been a labor of love bringing this to you and we hope you enjoy it. Our aim was to capture the spirit of the Backyard in one, concise vignette. In this trailer you will find humor, sports heroism (and whatever the opposite of that is), mistakes (and acceptance of those mistakes!), silliness, and most importantly, fun. We chose PLAY LIKE A KID as our tag line because the spirit of the Backyard, for fans of any age, is to enjoy play. Whether you are 5 or 45 -- we're all here to be a part of this incredible community and play like kids. We hope you enjoy and please, if you have not already, be sure to wishlist!!
- A Busy & Exciting Month in the Backyard - 1 June 2026
Hello, Backyard fans! June is an important month for us. We're now a month out from launch and have some great events coming up that we hope you'll participate in. Below is a list of all the places you can find us in the coming weeks:June 2nd: Backyard Night @ St. Louis Cardinals (Mark McGwire Bobblehead)June 3rd: Shacknews E4June 3rd: Melonheads vs. Sock Puppets (IRL game played in Burlington with Backyard fans/influencers!)June 3rd: Backyard Night @ Milwaukee Brewers (Pablo Sanchez Bobblehead)June 5th- 7th: IGN Live (virtual & IRL) and Southern California Special Olympics Summer Games\\June 7th: Backyard Baseball @ San Jose Giants (Hat w/Backyard jibbitz)June 10th: Backyard Night @ New York Mets (Pablo hat giveaway)June 11th: Backyard Baseball @ Eugene EmeraldsJune 11th-19th: Backyard Baseball @ College World Series (Omaha)June 14th: Backyard Baseball @ Toledo Mud Hens (custom backyar…
- BACKYARD LIVE: Streaming Now - 28 May 2026
Character reveals! Trivia! Gameplay previews! Announcements! We've got it all on today's live stream (4-6 CT) Come hang with us on your platform of choice:YOUTUBETIKTOKTWITCHSee you there!
- GAMEPLAY TEASER UNLOCKED - 28 May 2026
Hey! We just posted a new gameplay teaser, check it out!
- We're Live! Come hang with us in our Backyard Live Stream - 21 May 2026
LINKS BELOW: YOUTUBETIKTOKTWITCH
- TOMORROW: Backyard Live feat. Backyard's Chief Product Officer Chris Waters - 23 April 2026
Tune in tomorrow (4/23) to watch our weekly livestream! Our guest this week - Backyard's CPO Chris Waters. We're going to talk animation, production, the expanding world of the Backyard, and of course, give a sneak peek of some new content from the game. Watch at 5p ET/3p PT on Youtube, TikTok or Twitch!And if you haven't wishlisted yet -- what are you waiting for? Click here.
- Backyard Live - 16 April 2026
Backyard Sports is live on Thursdays from 4-6pm CT! Come hang out with us today and check out the FREE Backyard Derby Demo available now on Steam! https://www.twitch.tv/backyardsportsofficial https://www.tiktok.com/@backyardsports
- JUST LAUNCHED: Backyard Baseball Demo - 9 April 2026
The new Backyard Baseball doesn't officially drop until July 9th, but you won't have to wait until then to experience the action. Today we're launching a free-to-play demo and we think you're going to love it. Welcome to Backyard Derby, a fun & fast-paced new game mode coming to Backyard Baseball this summer. Smash home runs under the sun (or the stars!) at Steele Stadium in this arcade-style home run challenge. Compete as Pablo, Kiesha or Kenny to climb our global leaderboard for the highest scores, the longest long balls, and the most home runs. Featuring classic & crazy pitch mode, this demo has something for everyone -- from the newest newbies to our longtime OGs. We can't wait for you to experience the full game this summer. For now, please enjoy early access to this demo and please wishlist the full game on our steam page.CLICK HERE TO PLAY THE DEMO
