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This Is Golf is a single player and multiplayer casual sport game. It was developed by SaltySeedGames and was released on August 18, 2026. It received very positive reviews from players.

This Is Golf is a casual but challenging first-person golf game with randomly generated holes. Shot shaping and distance are based entirely on mouse motion. Play solo or in lobbies of up to 8 players, and enjoy a fun, competitive, and slightly goofy golfing experience.

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94%Audience ScoreBased on 90 reviews
gameplay11 positive mentions
music1 negative mentions

  • Realistic and satisfying swing mechanics that reward skill and practice, closely mimicking real golf.
  • Randomly generated courses provide high replayability and keep each round feeling fresh.
  • Great multiplayer experience, fun to play with friends and has an active, responsive developer.
  • Putting mechanics are inconsistent, overly sensitive, and a common source of frustration for players.
  • The game currently lacks polish and content variety, including limited club selections and course types.
  • Performance issues reported by some players, including occasional crashes and lag after extended play.
  • gameplay

    21 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
    52% positive mentions, 34% neutral mentions, 14% negative mentions

    The gameplay features highly praised, realistic, and fluid swing mechanics that offer a nuanced and satisfying golf experience, with precise control over spin and shot execution. While some note the gameplay is currently barebones and lacks hole variety, the core mechanics are considered among the best and most authentic in golf games. Minor issues like putting mechanics are highlighted but overall the gameplay is engaging and promising for future updates.

    • “The actual hitting mechanics with the ability to draw, fade, and backspin give an extremely close to real-life feel with your natural golf swing.”
    • “Swing mechanics are beautiful once you get the hang of it and truly challenging to play at times.”
    • “The spin mechanics are great too; instead of a 'golden tee' style where you select bite/backspin/frontspin, you have full control over the exact amount of spin you want by swiping up or down with your mouse after your shot.”
    • “Only tiny complaint is the putting, a mechanic that has already been whined about enough in these other reviews, and when it is fixed, not if, I will be back to delete this part of the review.”
    • “There isn't a lot to unpack as far as the gameplay.”
    • “Game is pretty bare bones right now, but the gameplay feels solid.”
  • optimization

    3 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
    100% positive mentions, -67% neutral mentions, 67% negative mentions

    The game suffers from performance issues and crashes for some users, even on high-end hardware, requiring specific launch options to improve stability. Optimization appears rough, with FPS often stuck low, impacting the overall experience.

    • “Selecting the launch options to prevent crashing resolved my performance issues.”
    • “Fun game with some rough edges and a performance bug for me.”
    • “If the performance were better this would be a positive review, but my FPS gets stuck in the 20s constantly despite having high-end hardware.”
    • “If the performance were better this would be a positive review, but my FPS gets stuck in the 20s constantly, and I have high-end hardware.”
    • “Update: selecting the launch options to prevent crashing resolved my performance issues.”
  • music

    1 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
    0% positive mentions, 0% neutral mentions, 100% negative mentions

    Users generally express a negative opinion about the music, describing it as poor or bad.

  • monetization

    1 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
    0% positive mentions, 0% neutral mentions, 100% negative mentions

    The monetization is viewed very negatively, with users perceiving it as a blatant cash grab and strongly advising to avoid the game.

    • “Cash grab, stay away.”
  • grinding

    1 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
    0% positive mentions, 0% neutral mentions, 100% negative mentions

    Grinding is minimized through randomly generated holes, making each round feel fresh and preventing repetitive, tedious gameplay.

  • graphics

    1 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
    0% positive mentions, 100% neutral mentions, 0% negative mentions

    Users appreciate the graphics but desire more customization options, such as control over map generation and clearer visual indicators of hole location and distance. Additionally, they suggest improvements like the ability to spectate other players after finishing.

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Play Times

4h Median play time
4h Average play time
4-4h Spent by most gamers
*Based on 1 analyzed playthroughs
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This Is Golf is a casual sport game. Common tags for This Is Golf include first-person, 3D, indie, golf, relaxing and others.

This Is Golf is available on PC, Windows and Linux.

On average players spend around 4 hours playing This Is Golf.

This Is Golf was released on August 18, 2026.

This Is Golf was developed by SaltySeedGames.

This Is Golf has received very positive reviews from players. Most players liked This Is Golf for its gameplay but disliked it for its music.

This Is Golf is a single player game with multiplayer and local co-op support.

Similar games include Walkabout Mini Golf, Disc Golf Masters, PGA TOUR 2K21, Golf It!, The Golf Club 2019 featuring PGA Tour and others.