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What the Golf?

The golf game for people who hate golf. A silly physics-based golf parody where every golf course is a new surprising type of golf, some brilliant or hilarious, others so absurd they will make you go: What the…

88 19 September 2019 from $6.79

What the Golf? is an adventure developed by Triband, released 19 September 2019 on PlayStation 5, Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4 and iOS. It currently starts at $6.79 at Steam. The main story takes about 4 hrs to finish.

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What What the Golf? is

What the Golf? is an adventure game developed by Triband and released in 2019. It was published by The Label. It is available on PlayStation 5, Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4, iOS, Linux, Mac, PC (Microsoft Windows) and visionOS. It runs on Unity.

The premise, in the publisher's words

The golf game for people who hate golf! A silly physics-based anti-golf game where you get to golf anything. Every golf course is a new surprising type of golf, some brilliant or hilarious, others so absurd they will make you go: WHAT THE GOLF? Golf is always the same: perfectly round balls, 18 holes, blue sky, neatly cut grass and fancy people in nice clothes. What's not to hate? – Hate no more!
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How it plays

It is played from a bird view / isometric perspective. Its themes are action, comedy, kids and party. It supports multiplayer. Local play supports 2 players. Available modes: Co-operative, Multiplayer and Single player. There are 63 achievements to unlock.

How it was received

What the Golf? holds a critic score of 88 out of 100. That places it above 90% of the 7,525 rated adventure games in our database, which average 72. Games released in 2019 averaged 69, so it scored 19 points above the year average.

How long it takes, and what that costs

The main story runs about 4 hrs. At its current cheapest price of $6.79, that works out to about $1.70 per hour of the main story.

What you need to run it

The minimum specification calls for 2.6 GHz Intel Quad Core, 2 GB RAM and NVIDIA GeForce GT 750M, 2 GB Memory. At 2GB of RAM, it will run on essentially any working PC — that is below what a budget laptop ships with today. Install size is roughly 1GB. Both tiers are compared side by side on the requirements page, and you can check your own parts against them without installing anything.

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What it costs, and where

The cheapest verified price right now is $6.79 at Steam, 66% below its usual price.

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What it launched against

What the Golf? launched on 19 September 2019, within three weeks of Borderlands 3, GreedFall, The Legend of Zelda: Link's Awakening (2019) and Gears 5. It reviewed better than 3 of the 4. It was a PlayStation 5 launch-window title.

Released around the same time: Borderlands 3, GreedFall, The Legend of Zelda: Link's Awakening (2019), Gears 5.

Cheats and codes

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Official trailer

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Quick answers

What the Golf? — frequently asked questions

When did What the Golf? come out?
What the Golf? was released on 19 September 2019 for PlayStation 5, Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4, iOS, Linux, Mac, PC (Microsoft Windows) and visionOS.
How much does What the Golf? cost?
The cheapest current price for What the Golf? is $6.79 at Steam, which is 66% off its usual price. Prices on this page are checked daily.
What are the minimum PC requirements for What the Golf??
At minimum, What the Golf? needs 2.6 GHz Intel Quad Core, 2 GB RAM, NVIDIA GeForce GT 750M, 2 GB Memory graphics, 1 GB available space of storage.
How long does it take to beat What the Golf??
The main story of What the Golf? takes around 4 hrs.
Is What the Golf? worth it?
That depends on what you want from it, so here are the numbers rather than an opinion: the cheapest price we track today is $6.79, and the main story takes about 4 hrs, which works out to $1.70 per hour of play. Our cost-per-hour tool compares that with other games.
Does What the Golf? have multiplayer?
Yes. What the Golf? supports multiplayer.
How many GB is What the Golf??
The PC version needs about 1 GB of storage, going by the storage line in the system requirements ("1 GB available space"). Updates can add to that, and console versions have their own sizes, which are not listed here.

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