Golfinite

Probably a one off for me but I got my money's worth. I picked it up on sale and killed a few hours on my Steam Deck. I'm good with what I got out of it. But it's admittedly not for me. The actual golfing is too easy, greens unsatisfying, rough/traps irrelevant since your targeting adjusts for you, and there's just not enough variety. Playing "just" golf without the cute little obstacles is all but a formality here. There's no guess work. So yes, the cute little obstacles are well, the only only obstacles. Just not in the sense of what they're meant to be. They basically just amount to areas you avoid, which is a breeze because of how approachable the golfing is. Lay up. Over-power your shot. Etc. If you've played a mild amount of golf games before, you'll maybe land in one obstacle every 9 holes. Maybe. Granted you can aim for some on purpose like the portals, but I didn't find that terribly enticing as the difference between aiming an approach with a wedge or iron accurately is negligible. There's some "tech" power ups that I never looked into. I didn't ever feel like I needed any more help. You'd just be running up the score at that point. Maybe I'm missing some fun, but I just didn't feel enticed there either. Definitely more of a "it's not you, it's me" situation. It's just stuck in some middle ground limbo between a non-golf golf RPG game (without the lengthy in between story stuff) and an almost there 2D golf-golf game (but with the weird obstacles and too easy). That's not an area for me. But it's priced right, works perfectly "on Deck", and is competently made. I can still comfortably recommend it if the obstacle/tech stuff looks interesting to you.

Fun little golf game with upgrades and nice progression

I just finished 100% of the achievements in this little indie golf game and I can say that it has fulfilled my golf itch for this holiday season. Simple is the key word I would use to describe this game. It is simple to learn and easy to play whenever the desire arises, aided by the inclusion of daily challenges where you attempt to beat other player's scores. The controls, sounds, and visuals of the golf ball flying in the air are all satisfying, especially when you get a chip-in against heavy wind that you didn't expect to make. Procedural generation keeps things fresh, but not too fresh. It does everything I expected an indie golf game to do and is everything I expected it to be, which is exactly what I wanted. I would recommend it. Word of advice, abilities are your friend. I stubbornly used none until the last course when it became necessary and it made the whole experience more fun.

this is a fun golf game with arcade gameplay

A surprisingly deep single player top down golf game with plenty of clubs to choose from and interesting layouts on each play.

Nice game if you want to play video golf all by yourself with no hope of enjoying anything with friends other than Dostoyevsky novels and booze.

Loving it so far. I'm not that far in, but I do feel the familiarity with Mario Golf, Golf story and several others which bring me some nostalgia. I like their system where they randomize the hole and other features which keeps the game interesting long. I am sure I will be playing this a lot as it is also great to play while watching documentaries and youtube.

Ultimate golf game. No fuss and very little muss. Ball go in hole. Yes.