Backyard Football '99

Family · Paid · 4.2 out of 5 from 150 ratings

A nostalgic remake of the classic backyard football game where you draft legendary players and compete in a full season.

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GenreFamily

PricePaid

Difficultymedium

Ad intensitynone

In-app-purchase pressurenone

Typical sessionmedium

DeveloperPlayground Productions LLC

Rating4.2 out of 5 from 150 ratings

What players like

Brings back childhood nostalgia
Iconic Backyard Sports characters and legendary NFL players
Simple, accessible controls for pickup play
Multiple game modes (single game and full season)
Character customization and team creation

Common complaints

Frequent app crashes and stability issues
Poor touch controls on mobile (lacks controller support)
AI and gameplay bugs (interceptions not working, fumbles inconsistent)
Limited field variety in season mode
UI display issues with borders taking up screen space

What real reviews say

★★★★★ Nfl? So is there going to be another update for keeping the nfl teams? In between the last 2 updates, all the nfl teams were available and now they are not. Pretty cruel trick to give that to us, then take it away. Holding out hope that the next update keeps it, otherwise, i’ll be pretty bummed out

★★★★ I love but no NFL team I really love this game, but Brett didn’t return nor the other NFL teams

★★★ Great game Love the game, the controls really should be worked on. Kinda dumb

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Data: Apple App Store, as of 2026-10-08. Last updated 2026-10-08.