Choose Backyard Baseball '97
Choose Backyard Baseball '97 if it's Steam Deck Verified, so handheld play works out of the box. 1,940 Steam reviews back the pick.
Backyard Baseball '97 vs Silly Potato — Home-Run Edition
Backyard Baseball '97 and Silly Potato — Home-Run Edition both land in Sports, Casual on Steam, which is why they keep getting compared. The comparison below is built from each game's Steam metadata — release year, genres, categories, Steam Deck status, price, and review score — refreshed daily by imho.run's scraper. Headline differences: Both share Sports, Casual on Steam. Backyard Baseball '97 (2024) is 2 years older than Silly Potato — Home-Run Edition (2026). Backyard Baseball '97 is Deck Verified on Steam Deck; Silly Potato — Home-Run Edition has no Deck rating yet. No login or purchase needed — scroll for the full table, the verdict FAQ, and links to ranked similar games for both titles.
Which should you pick?
Choose Silly Potato — Home-Run Edition
Choose Silly Potato — Home-Run Edition if you want an Indie game with Steam Leaderboards, Color Alternatives, and Camera Comfort. Silly Potato — Home-Run Edition launched in 2026.
Both Backyard Baseball '97 and Silly Potato — Home-Run Edition sit in Sports and Casual on Steam, so either pick lands in the same broad neighborhood. Use the side-by-side table for the feature view, or follow the "Games like" links below to see ranked alternatives for either title.
Side-by-side comparison
 Backyard Baseball '97 |  Silly Potato — Home-Run Edition | |
|---|---|---|
| Released | 2024 | 2026 |
| Genres | Sports, Casual | Sports, Indie, Casual |
| Platforms | Windows | Windows |
| Steam Deck | Deck Verified | Unrated |
| Price | 9.99 USD | Price unknown |
| Steam reviews | 97.6% positive (1,940 reviews) | — |
| Multiplayer | Single-player only | Single-player only |
| Developers | Mega Cat Studios | TAH Games |
Side by side
- Both share Sports, Casual on Steam.
- Backyard Baseball '97 (2024) is 2 years older than Silly Potato — Home-Run Edition (2026).
- Backyard Baseball '97 is Deck Verified on Steam Deck; Silly Potato — Home-Run Edition has no Deck rating yet.
Backyard Baseball '97 vs Silly Potato — Home-Run Edition — FAQ
- Should I play Backyard Baseball '97 or Silly Potato — Home-Run Edition first?
- If you want chronology, Backyard Baseball '97 (2024) came out before Silly Potato — Home-Run Edition (2026). If neither is a sequel to the other, order doesn't really matter — start with whichever fits your current mood, since both share enough on Steam to make either a reasonable opener.
- Are Backyard Baseball '97 and Silly Potato — Home-Run Edition similar?
- They overlap on Sports, Casual on Steam, so the catalogue groups them together — but "similar" depends on the specific mechanics. Use the genre + category rows above to decide whether the overlap matches what drew you to the one you've already played.
- Does Backyard Baseball '97 run on Steam Deck?
- Yes — Backyard Baseball '97 is rated Deck Verified by Valve. Silly Potato — Home-Run Edition doesn't have a Deck rating yet, so its Deck behaviour is currently unverified.