Cursed to Golf

 PlayStation 5
Metascore
74

Mixed or average reviews - based on 9 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 5 out of 9
  2. Mixed: 4 out of 9
  3. Negative: 0 out of 9
  1. PlayStation Country
    Aug 24, 2022
    80
    Cursed to Golf is a wolf in sheep's clothing. Very much a rogue-like with a golfing twist. You might bounce off like many do the Soulsborne games, but you might get hooked like we are too. Unflinchingly tough at times but also gives you hope you might prevail. It's the hope that makes you have another go. Recommended despite being harder than Henry Rollins and Jimmy Nail combined.
  2. Twinfinite
    Aug 18, 2022
    80
    Cursed to Golf is nice because while it has many roguelike elements, it doesn’t inspire the same level of anxiety to progress as other roguelikes. The game putting the choice of difficulty complete in the hands of the player is a nice touch and lets you pick your own risk and reward. Considering the golf aspect, players can easily take this game at their own pace and take advantage of one of the many paths a hole might allow. If you’ve been itching for a solid golf game with just the right amount of challenge, Cursed to Golf is for you.
  3. NME
    Aug 18, 2022
    80
    Cursed To Golf is an original take on golf with charming 16-bit characters and environments that also hide a lot of devious shenanigans beneath the surface. It’s also arguably a more accessible gateway into roguelikes, if also resulting in slower and lengthier runs, while also tricking you into playing a deckbuilder with an inventive suite of abilities to take your ball further. Whether you love or hate golf, everyone should give this a putt.
  5. Push Square
    Aug 18, 2022
    80
    The game nails just about everything it sets out to do. The pixelated graphics are vibrant and varied, the writing is witty and macabre, and the music is fantastic – albeit repetitive. All aspects of the title come together harmoniously, creating an unexpectedly fun and funny roguelike with a refreshingly unique premise.
  6. Gaming Age
    Aug 18, 2022
    75
    Cursed to Golf is designed to challenge you, frustrate you, and punish you – and even if real golf does that, this game takes it to a whole other level. If you’re the kind of person who doesn’t usually give sports games a second glance but loves difficulty ramped up to an insane degree, this should be the one sports game you make an exception for.

Awards & Rankings

80
#80 Best PlayStation 5 Game of 2022

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User Score
6.0

Mixed or average reviews- based on 5 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 2 out of 5
  2. Mixed: 1 out of 5
  3. Negative: 2 out of 5
  1. jaymz1970
    Aug 19, 2022
    1
    Game is just too brutally difficult, to the point of unfairness and kicking all the fun out of it.
    Play LOTS of golf games, and love    Game is just too brutally difficult, to the point of unfairness and kicking all the fun out of it.
    Play LOTS of golf games, and love them....this one needs to ease up on crushing the player unforgivingly.
    It's the Dark Souls of golf games.
    Wish I hadn't purchased.    … Full Review »
  2. drlowdon
    Aug 6, 2023
    6
    When a golf pro is struck by lightning and killed, he finds himself Purgatory and the only wat to return to the world of the living is toWhen a golf pro is struck by lightning and killed, he finds himself Purgatory and the only wat to return to the world of the living is to complete 18 holes of a rather unusual course.

    A golf roguelike is certainly an original concept, but the execution doesn’t quite work here. The golf itself is passable, but with most holes taking at least 10 minutes to finish (A run through can take up to 3 hours) and a tough level of difficulty, having to restart over and over quite quickly becomes frustrating and it lacks that ‘one more go’ factor that the best roguelikes have in abundance.    … Full Review »
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