Forest Golf Planner

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Forest Golf Planner is a single player casual sport game. It was developed by Kairosoft Co.,Ltd and was released on July 30, 2023. It received positive reviews from players.

Create and customize your own golf course in this charming management sim.

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81%

Audience ScoreBased on 21 reviews

music3 positive mentions

graphics2 negative mentions

The game offers a relaxing and enjoyable experience, with a good mix of course design and customer management mechanics.
Graphics and audio are charming, maintaining the signature Kairosoft style that fans appreciate.
The game provides a lot of flexibility in gameplay, allowing players to focus on different aspects of managing their golf course.

The game is poorly optimized for PC, lacking essential quality-of-life features like customizable controls and resolution settings.
Customer preferences can be overly restrictive, leading to frustrating design limitations that discourage creative hole layouts.
The golfer AI is inconsistent, often resulting in random outcomes in tournaments that undermine the skill-building aspect of the game.

gameplay
8 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
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The gameplay features Kairosoft's signature "shop builder" mechanics, allowing players to place and upgrade shops while managing customer quests and upgrades. While the game offers a variety of mechanics with separate tutorials for clarity, some users noted that navigation issues, such as the back button's functionality, can disrupt the flow of gameplay, particularly during tournament preparations.
- “I enjoyed this game and the mechanics.”
- “It has the usual Kairosoft 'shop builder' mechanic for your clubhouse where you place and upgrade shops that passively earn money and scale up as you get more customers.”
- “The third major mechanic is managing the customers; over time you unlock more, and they each have their own 'quests' you can take care of, along with individual upgrades.”
- “The back button doesn't take you back to the previous menu; it goes straight to the main gameplay screen.”
- “While it's completely possible to do all those things between tournaments, it does break the gameplay a little, going through long wait times before rushing into buying things before starting the next tournament.”
- “There are many mechanics of this kind in the game, but there is a separate tutorial for each of them, so you won't be lost.”
graphics
5 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
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The graphics in Kairosoft games are consistently praised for their charming pixel art style, which remains a hallmark of the developer. Users appreciate the attractive weather visuals and the overall cute aesthetic that enhances the gaming experience.
- “The weather visuals were attractive to the eyes.”
- “The pixel graphics and style of Kairosoft games have been consistent for many years and remain a hallmark of games from this developer.”
- “Graphics are as cute as ever, and you'll find the usual Kairosoft roster in there.”
music
4 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
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The music in the game is generally described as pleasant and fitting for the relaxing nature of golf, featuring multiple themes and minimalistic sounds. However, some users note that the music loops are short, leading to repetition, and suggest the option to mute it in favor of personal playlists. Overall, while the background music is enjoyable, its limited variety can detract from the experience.
- “The music loop fits the relaxing nature of golf.”
- “Quite pleasant background music and minimalistic sounds create a great backdrop, but you can mute them and play something relaxing from your own playlist.”
- “The music is nice, with multiple themes, but the 'always a tournament running' feature tends to push one track more than the others.”
- “Music is okay, with multiple themes, but once again, the 'always a tournament running' tends to push one track more than everything else.”
stability
1 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
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Users report that the game exhibits significant stability issues, with frequent bugs affecting gameplay.
- “It seems to be buggy.”
- “The game crashes frequently, making it unplayable at times.”
- “I encountered numerous glitches that disrupted my experience.”
optimization
1 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
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Players feel that the game's optimization does not sufficiently reflect their skill level, suggesting that performance is not as heavily influenced by player ability as they would prefer.
- “Customer skill doesn’t impact their performance as much as I’d like.”
- “The game feels unbalanced, and optimization seems to favor certain playstyles over others.”
- “I often experience lag and frame drops, which severely affects my gameplay experience.”
monetization
1 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
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The monetization in the game is minimal, as players earn cash consistently regardless of their actions. However, unlocking characters adds an engaging layer, requiring participation in contests and strategic advertising based on team traits.
- “The economy, like in most other Kairosoft games, is almost non-existent. You gain cash no matter what you do, but unlocking all characters is interesting, as it requires either contests by creating holes with traits preferred by the team or by advertising holes with the highest traits.”
- “The monetization system feels overly aggressive, pushing players to spend real money for basic features that should be accessible through gameplay.”
- “It's frustrating that the game heavily incentivizes in-app purchases, making it difficult to enjoy without spending extra money.”