Metascore
79

Generally favorable reviews - based on 8 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 6 out of 8
  2. Negative: 0 out of 8
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  1. Sep 25, 2019
    90
    Overall, What The Golf? is a silly, fun little game filled with popular references, different characters to control, and a lot of lame and funny puns. While you might get stuck in a few levels, the game is entertaining enough to keep playing until you figure them out. Even if the game is not that long, it will give you a crazy experience that will keep you entertained and make you chuckle.
  2. Sep 30, 2019
    85
    What the Golf? is the perfect game for everyone and one of the bast game on Apple Arcade.
  3. Sep 30, 2019
    85
    It's among the most fun I've had on my phone in ages.
  4. Oct 13, 2019
    80
    It could get by on it’s absurdity alone, but What The Golf’s greatest trick is that it eventually becomes quite the tricky puzzle game, shifting dimensions and creating delightfully daft criteria to complete each mission.
  5. Oct 11, 2019
    80
    Video game and cultural references abound in its playfully inventive courses, which jauntily switch from portrait to landscape in a game that revels in its continual ability to surprise.
  6. Oct 9, 2019
    80
    What the Golf is a comedy game first and foremost, and it succeeds at its primary goal. Perhaps the game's most telling feature is the 'Show To A Friend' option on the main menu, which runs you through a quick playable "best of" reel of some clever challenges the game offers up. What the Golf is an experience that can be shown off, fully understood, and effectively sold to a player in the span of about two minutes--and like all great jokes, you'll want to share it.
  7. Sep 30, 2019
    70
    What The Golf? is a tribute to the video game history, and it’s doing that while being a very smart little golf game.
  8. Oct 2, 2019
    60
    This goofy physics based puzzler has its best jokes in the first few minutes of gameplay, and wears its schtick thin at just about the same time it turns into a real game. You can approach it as a silly timekiller or as a serious Angry Birds-style slingshot challenge. Give it a try for something fun that requires little attention, have a good laugh at the first few levels, and then play as long as it continues to be amusing - if it grabs you, there's a surprising amount of depth to the gameplay later on.
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  1. Oct 9, 2019
    Over its five hours or so, the game yields amusement, challenge and charm. It’s highly recommended, even if you despise the game of golf. Maybe especially if you despise the game of golf.
User Score
8.1

Generally favorable reviews- based on 9 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 7 out of 9
  2. Negative: 1 out of 9
  1. Apr 24, 2022
    10
    One of my favorite games on Apple Arcade. It’s a blast to play and hilarious. Thinking about purchasing on Switch on PC just so I can own itOne of my favorite games on Apple Arcade. It’s a blast to play and hilarious. Thinking about purchasing on Switch on PC just so I can own it outright even though I’ve 100%ed the game. Full Review »
  2. Jan 21, 2020
    10
    One of the best games I have played on mobile, mostly because it surprised me at every turn. If you stick with it, there are some really funOne of the best games I have played on mobile, mostly because it surprised me at every turn. If you stick with it, there are some really fun nods to other video games, and some challenges that got fairly difficult. And the final boss challenge was a fun review of many of the skills you picked up along the way. A few glitches here and there, but nothing that deterred me from wanting to play more. Full Review »