Last updated on November 20th, 2025 at 09:55 am
Backyard Soccer '98 – Sports Game Review
Backyard Soccer '98 is a Sports/Family game from Playground Productions LLC, first launched in 13th November 2025.
It’s rated 4+ and currently has 25+ ratings on the App Store.
What Makes Backyard Soccer '98 Stand Out
KICK BACK INTO ACTION
Jump back onto the field with the 2nd game from the Backyard Sports Franchise, Backyard Soccer ‘98, now enhanced to run on modern systems. Coach your favorite Backyard athletes to the championship, play a pick-up-game on your favorite field, and listen to classic commentators Sunny Day and Earl Grey.
Backyard Soccer ‘98 captures the playful spirit of youth soccer. Play 6-on-6 soccer with point-and-click controls for passing, defending and scoring! Start a pick-up game for instant play or create a coach for League Play. In League Play, select 8 kids of your choice and work your way to the top of each division. If you play well enough to qualify, you’ll compete in the “Astonishingly Shiny Cup of All Cups Tournament” against kids from all over the world!
SOCCER FOR EVERYONE
Play soccer like you did with friends in your neighborhood!
• 30 Iconic Kid Athletes
• 20 Unique Soccer Fields
• Intense tie-breaking shoot-outs
• Comical Power-ups
• Hilarious Bloopers
• Lively commentary from Sunny Day and Earl Grey
• Multiple Divisions and Tournaments
To kick things off, choose a player and face Mr. Clanky for some penalty kick practice. This is where you can practice this crucial game deciding skill.
THE LEGEND CONTINUES
Backyard Soccer featured arguably the most iconic video game athlete of the 90s or any era – Pablo Sanchez. Play with the legend himself or choose your favorites and relive what made Backyard Soccer 1998 a cult classic.
Game Modes include:
• Pick-up Game: Instant play! The computer chooses a random team for you and itself and the game starts immediately.
• Friendly Match: Build a roster to play a single game against another computer controlled team in your division.
• Spectator: Sit back and watch two teams of Backyard kids face off against each other in what is sure to be an exciting game of soccer.
• Penalty Kicks: Practice shooting and defending penalty kicks against Mr. Clanky.
• League Play: Pick your team name, uniform colors, and players to compete in the Backyard Soccer League. Manage the team through a soccer season. The opposing teams are computer generated. If your team is in the top four by mid-season in any division, you’ll score an invite to the Off-The-Wall Indoor Invitational. If you finish a season as a top two team, you’ll move up to a stronger division. After winning the Premier Division, you’ll compete in the Astonishingly Shiny Cup of All Cups Tournament!
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
At our core, we are fans first – not just of video games, but of the Backyard Sports franchise. Fans have asked for accessible and legal ways to play their original Backyard titles for years, and we are excited to deliver.
This Sports game offers engaging gameplay and regular updates for mobile players.
Player Feedback
As a newer release, Backyard Soccer '98 is building its player community. Early feedback suggests .
Recent Updates & Development
Latest Update: 13th November 2025
Download & Availability
Backyard Soccer '98 is available through the official App Store for iOS devices.
Get Backyard Soccer '98 on App Store
Requirements: Requires iPhone 5s / iPad Air / iPad Air (Cellular) / iPad Mini 2 (Retina) / iPad Mini 2 (Retina, Cellular) / iPhone 6 / iPhone 6 Plus / iPad Air 2 / iPad Air 2 (Cellular) / iPad Mini 3 or later.
Compatible with iPhone and iPad devices.
Player Experience Highlights
Community Insight:
When we dont as a little kid we used to play this and now that it came back Im got nostalgia.
We personally hate soccer but am a huge fan of playground productions this game is a great time especially for someone like us who knows nothing about soccer smooth gameplay and easy controls its a great game but just a thought to the game creators bring multiplayer and online matchups to backyard baseball football and soccer and hopefully soon backyard hockey looking forward to thanks guys.
This still plays as amazing as we remember.
This brings us back tons of nostalgia back then when we were a little kid This game is very good and goated.
So excited for this game to be out but it can be really hard and frustrating to control your players if you could add the ability to use a video game controller then that would be awesome.
Could you put a joystick to make it easier to control player and an A and B button for passing shooting tackles and changing players.
Our fingers are constantly blocking the screen when Im trying to move players or defend.
User feedback from Apple App Store
App Details
- Version: 1.2.8
- Size: 362.13 MB
- iOS: 15.0 or later
- Languages: EN
- Content Advisory:
- Developer: Playground Productions LLC
Last updated: 13th November 2025 | Genre: Sports, Family | Developer: Playground Productions LLC