Single-player games like Backyard Football '99
Below are 17 single-player Steam games similar to Backyard Football '99, ranked by player overlap. Every pick carries Steam's Single-player category, so multiplayer-only titles or always-online games don't sneak in. imho.run pulls the category data from Steam directly — Single-player here matches what the store labels.
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Ranked picks
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Backyard Baseball '97
Single-player alternative to Backyard Football '99 — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Sports and Casual with Backyard Football '99.
Rediscover the joy of the original Backyard Baseball 1997, now updated for modern systems! Build your roster from among the iconic Backyard Kids, aim for those home runs, and various game modes. Relive the magic of this classic baseball game!
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Backyard Baseball '01
Single-player alternative to Backyard Football '99 — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Sports and Casual with Backyard Football '99.
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!
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Backyard Soccer '98
Single-player alternative to Backyard Football '99 — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Sports and Casual with Backyard Football '99.
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!
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Backyard Hockey '02
Single-player alternative to Backyard Football '99 — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Sports and Casual with Backyard Football '99.
Return to the ice with your favorite Backyard athletes! The original Backyard Hockey 2002 is back and now enhanced to run on Steam. Skate, pass, shoot, and score in this classic game!
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Backyard Basketball '01
Single-player alternative to Backyard Football '99 — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Sports and Casual with Backyard Football '99.
Return to the blacktop with your favorite Backyard athletes! The original Backyard Basketball 2001 is back and now enhanced to run on Steam. Dribble, shoot, and take that ball to the hoop!
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4th & Inches
Single-player alternative to Backyard Football '99 — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Sports with Backyard Football '99.
4th & Inches gives you all of the hard-hitting action of real football: the bombs, the blitzing, the goal line stands. Winning at 4th & Inches will take all the moves of a #1 draft choice plus the tactical genius of a veteran head coach.
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Sunday Rivals
Single-player alternative to Backyard Football '99 — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Sports with Backyard Football '99.
Easy to pickup, hard hitting, fully customizable arcade football is back with Sunday Rivals! Battle high-octane offenses and bone crushing tacklers in the harshest weather conditions to bring home championship glory!
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Wild Card Football
Single-player alternative to Backyard Football '99 — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Sports and Casual with Backyard Football '99.
Wild Card Football is a fun pick-up-and-play arcade-style football game featuring 7v7 team-focused gameplay with the unique Wild Card system that lets you change the course of the action in an instant with special power-ups and rule-breaking abilities.
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Math Rescue
Single-player alternative to Backyard Football '99 — playable solo, no multiplayer required.
A bone-chilling crisis has struck the world! Reports are pouring in from all corners of the globe: Missing numbers! Drivers on streets are in dangerous peril because the speed limit signs have gone blank! On Wall Street, stockbrokers are throwing up their hands in despair. The Dow Jones isn't down, and it isn't up - it's gone!
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Word Rescue
Single-player alternative to Backyard Football '99 — playable solo, no multiplayer required.
Word Rescue is an incredible adventure for kids who want to rescue all the stolen words from the mean ol' Gruzzles. The Gruzzles can't read, and they don't want anyone else to read. So, they've stolen the words out of all of our books! Benny Bookworm needs your help to stop the Gruzzles.
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Madden NFL 22
Single-player alternative to Backyard Football '99 — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Sports and Casual with Backyard Football '99.
Madden NFL 22 is where gameday happens. All-new features in Franchise include staff management, an enhanced scenario engine, and weekly strategy. Share avatar progress and player class between Face of The Franchise and The Yard with unified progression.
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Mortal Kombat: Legacy Kollection
Single-player alternative to Backyard Football '99 — playable solo, no multiplayer required.
Step into the arena and choose your fighter! Experience the legendary origins of Mortal Kombat with the iconic arcade classics that started it all—alongside a curated selection of most-loved home versions and rare, fan-favorite releases—a celebration of the franchise’s groundbreaking legacy.
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Five Nights at Freddy's: Into the Pit
Single-player alternative to Backyard Football '99 — playable solo, no multiplayer required.
Survive five nights of terror in this chilling adventure game. Travel between time periods to solve puzzles, gather clues, and outrun the threat relentlessly pursuing you. Move swiftly and stay hidden, and you may just survive. But be careful—it's not just your own life that’s on the line this time.
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Renfield: Bring Your Own Blood
Single-player alternative to Backyard Football '99 — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Casual with Backyard Football '99.
Slash and survive a typical workday as Dracula's overworked and underappreciated servant! You'll have a bloody good time as you rampage through New Orleans to find fresh victims for your narcissistic boss.
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WrestleQuest
Single-player alternative to Backyard Football '99 — playable solo, no multiplayer required.
TAG TEAM WITH DESTINY! Pro wrestling and RPG fantasy collide in the ultimate pixel powered adventure. “Macho Man” Randy Savage and tons of other icons offer guidance as you powerbomb your way to glory beyond the ring. This hero’s journey ain’t just an epic quest, it’s WRESTLEQUEST!
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Angry Video Game Nerd 8-bit
Single-player alternative to Backyard Football '99 — playable solo, no multiplayer required.
The Angry Video Game Nerd is back in 8-bits! Battle through frantic platforming levels, defeat classic AVGN bosses, and save all of gaming, or test your skills in Endless Challenge mode!
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Coffee Crisis
Single-player alternative to Backyard Football '99 — playable solo, no multiplayer required.
Coffee Crisis is an neo-rogue brawler that puts you in the shoes of the only baristas on Earth with enough heavy metal in their veins to fend off an alien assault. Play solo or join up with a friend to fight across eight locations ranging from your Coffee House HQ to the far reaches of outer space.