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Backyard Baseball '01

Android, PC (Microsoft Windows), iOS • 2025

Should you play it?

Backyard Baseball 2001 is the second Backyard Baseball game, and the fourth overall game, in the Backyard Sports franchise. Build your roster from iconic Backyard athletes and legendary MLB players. Strike out opponents, hit homers, and earn hilarious Power-ups. Play ball!

What works

  • Strong nostalgia and charm
  • Fun and accessible baseball gameplay
  • Includes many original and pro players
  • Smooth gameplay after patches
  • Good value for price

Things to keep in mind

  • Missing some original pro players due to licensing
  • Some bugs and crashes reported
  • Lack of multiplayer in this version
  • Minor graphical and ui issues
  • Team name inconsistencies (e.g. cleveland guardians)

What to play next

Top picks

Games that feels the closest overall

  • Charterstone: Digital Edition

  • Backyard Baseball

  • Ark Nova

  • INAZUMA ELEVEN: Victory Road

  • Backyard Baseball '97

  • Hoop Land

More violent

Games that feels like Backyard Baseball '01 but with more combat and destruction

  • Dark Deity 2

  • Tape to Tape

  • Legend Bowl

  • Teamfight Manager

  • Idle Slayer

  • My life as an archeologist

Less leadership-focused

Games that feels like Backyard Baseball '01 but with less leadership over others

  • Letter Quest: Grimm's Journey

  • Omelet You Cook

  • Kādomon: Hyper Auto Battlers Prologue

  • Backpack Hero

  • Roulette Hero

  • Mahjong Soul

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Backyard Baseball '01: A very typical example of its motivational profile. Motivations that often define this kind of title include Competition, Status, Story, Fantasy. Here, the score leans higher than usual among comparable games on Leadership. It leans lower than usual among comparable games on Survival, Violence.

Last update: 21/08/2026