# Backyard Football '99 — user reviews > 66 indexed App Store user reviews of Backyard Football '99 by Playground Productions LLC, rated 4.20/5 from 145 ratings. - Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/backyard-football-99/id6740349855/reviews - App overview in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/backyard-football-99/id6740349855.md - Rating breakdown: 5★ 99 · 4★ 11 · 3★ 11 · 2★ 6 · 1★ 18 ## What do users think of Backyard Football '99? Overall sentiment: positive **Pros** - 🎮 Nostalgic gameplay - 👍 Smooth and easy to play - 🎉 Fun for kids and families **Cons** - 🤖 Clunky controls, especially for QB runs - 🧠 Too easy, even on hard mode - 🙈 Hand obscures screen during gameplay **Commonly reported bugs** - Audio and visual bugs - Accidental passes when trying to run **Most requested features** - Joystick-style controls - Cursor visible in all menus ## Newest reviews (13 of 66) ### 4/5 — ADD CONTROLLER SUPPORT *2026-02-25, version 1.4.37* This game is very fun but they are lacking a dedicated controller support, on phone it’s hard to play by touch. A controller would elevate the backyard football experience. Thank you! ### 4/5 — Season mode *2026-01-12, version 1.4.35* Love the game but why on season mode you can only play on one field can that be changed? ### 3/5 — Pretty good idk what to say *2025-12-30, version 1.4.34* It’s pretty good ### 2/5 — Fill screen *2025-12-26, version 1.4.34* Not very easy to see when half of screen is a garbage border ### 3/5 — Good but buggy *2025-11-30, version 1.4.34* I can’t change the difficulty setting in my season. I also can’t throw deep because the WR goes off screen ### 4/5 — Game is alright. *2025-11-23* Need to have a digital analog stick and button. Lot of times when you run the ball you’ll try to tap to run but the running back will pass the ball. ### 5/5 — Childhood Memories *2025-11-17, version 1.4.33* This game was a favorite from childhood and I love how the series is back! ### 5/5 — Choose Home Field *2025-11-13* Ive loved this game since I was a kid. I would suggest that like baseball, you can select the home field for the season mode. ### 3/5 — Awesome Game *2025-11-06, version 1.4.27* The only problem holding my review back is the inability to change difficulty. ### 5/5 — Great game and I got a recommendation *2025-11-06* I love the whole trilogy of these games, actually, to say how much I like them, I beat every one of them on my phone! To sum it up, I love these games, but I have a recommendation. Are the people working on these games making Backyard Soccer next? Because I beat Baseball twice and Football twice too, but I have not beat the soccer version yet. I want the developers to tell me if you are making the soccer version, because if you do, I’ll be very happy:) ### 2/5 — Could be great *2025-11-05, version 1.4.27* Fun. Nostalgic. Unfortunately, I’ve won the 10th game of my season like 3 times now and it keeps not saving. I’m done playing the geckos and not being able to advance in my season. Lame ### 5/5 — Most fun game ever *2025-10-21, version 1.4.27* I wish I could play this game 24/7. it’s so fun!!!!!! ❤️ ### 3/5 — Movement *2025-10-21, version 1.4.27* Need better controls or controller movements ## Most critical reviews (10 lowest-rated) ### 1/5 — FIX THIS *2026-03-29* I played this game for the first time. I thought it’d be fun but now I’m picking some of the best players and they can’t even intercept a football every time they throw it I’m fully guarding them and it does not get intercepted and it’s one of my best players but then when I get sacked, it’s always a fumble also one of the best quarterbacks and but every time they get sacked, it doesn’t get fumbled ### 1/5 — REFUND ME *2026-03-24, version 1.4.37* If i could refund my money bc this game is bunz life would be good but i cant so, yeah 1 star ### 1/5 — Disappointed *2026-03-22, version 1.4.37* App crashes very consistently and I am unable to start a game and pick it up later Since it’s a paid app I expected more. I would go elsewhere for gaming ### 1/5 — Don’t even *2025-12-17, version 1.4.27* Come on guys Come on ### 1/5 — RIGGED *2025-11-09, version 1.4.27* It's rigged CHANGE THE GAME ### 1/5 — Controls are awful *2025-11-02* The controls are unclear and awful for mobile. Not to mention I have the best roster in the game and can’t even get a first down, the QB always over throws even though you click right on the receiver. You fumble almost every time you run the ball. Computer basically scores at will. The controls say you hold and drag to move your character but it never works, so then you have to try and click to move your character and that only works about 5% of the time…this game is complete a**. Such a waste of $5, I wouldn’t even download if it was free. Honestly the worst mobile game I’ve ever played and I’ve played som God awful games ### 1/5 — Doesn’t work *2025-10-08, version 1.4.27* Bought for 4.99 and it doesn’t work at all when the app fully downloaded and when you click on the app it immediately crashes don’t buy they steal your money ### 1/5 — It’s way better on the computer *2025-09-11, version 1.4.24* I grew up playing this game on the computer going to my friends house playing this so when I saw that you can get this I was like awesome now that I played game it’s not that awesome I rather play this in the computer ### 1/5 — Refund Needed *2025-09-10, version 1.4.22* Without question this is the worst Iphone game I’ve ever played let alone payed for. Refund should be issued to me and everyone. ### 2/5 — Fix this game *2026-02-28, version 1.4.37* I like this game but it have 3 problems: CPU scored when tackles, Pass to nothing that cause incomplete pass glitch, and it’s too hard to change date and month in creates kid menu on iPhone version ## Most praised reviews (10 highest-rated) ### 5/5 — Childhood memories on PC Growing up *2026-03-01* Missed playing this with my little sister growing up we had fun while inside but usually was outside all the time. Had to get! 93’ baby ❤️ ### 5/5 — Remote options *2026-02-27, version 1.4.37* Please allow remote play ### 5/5 — Backyard football 99 *2026-02-08, version 1.4.37* I loved this game growing up. Please let us backbone support ### 5/5 — Almost perfect! *2026-01-29, version 1.4.37* Thank you for this game!!! ### 5/5 — Wow *2026-01-21, version 1.4.35* Fantastic game! Bringing all the nostalgia back, absolutely love it ### 5/5 — Perfect *2026-01-03, version 1.4.34* So good I just got addicted ### 5/5 — This game made “Touchdown!” My favorite word *2025-12-08, version 1.4.34* Come on, you can’t compete with any of these games, this is the best game on earth, better than: Minecraft, Among Us, Fortnite, Madden, and Geometry Dash. ### 5/5 — Stuff to add plz devs add this *2025-12-05, version 1.4.34* Plz add trades and new drafts every year.then make it when you make a custom person more skill points plz.then add challenging plays it would be so cool! And plz add refs and penalties plz.then plz add replays after every good play like sacks,turnovers, penalties,touchdowns,field goals,big plays and so much more plz devs add this stuff!!! ### 5/5 — G.O.T.Y. *2025-11-25, version 1.4.34* The backyard sports franchise was my entire childhood. Words can’t describe how happy I am that they are back. Beautifully remade, these guys went above and beyond. ### 5/5 — Backyard football 99 *2025-11-17, version 1.4.33* I loved this game growing up. Please let us backbone support --- *Data collected daily from the US App Store and indexed by [AppsHunter](https://appshunter.io/). User reviews are verbatim App Store reviews. Ratings, prices and chart positions refresh continuously; this snapshot is from 2026-09-05.*