Golf With Your Friends
A multiplayer golf game with 234 holes and a level editor.
Golf With Your Friends is a golf video game developed by Australian studio Blacklight Interactive and published by Team17. It began in early access on Steam on 30 January 2016 and fully released on 19 May 2020 for multiple platforms. The game is notable for supporting up to 12 players across 13 levels with 18 holes each, totaling 234 holes, and includes a level editor and ball customizations.
Quick Facts
- Title
- Golf With Your Friends
- Developer
- Blacklight Interactive
- Publisher
- Team17
- Director
- Kevin Karthew
- Producer
- Chris Chester · Daniel Martin
- Designer
- Matt Burnill
- Programmer
- Andrew MacKinnon
- Artist
- Phil Brown
- Composer
- Kriss Wiltshire
- Platforms
- Linux · macOS · Nintendo Switch · PlayStation 4 · Windows · Xbox One · Stadia
- Released
- Linux, macOS, Switch, PS4, Windows, Xbox One WW · 19 May 2020Stadia WW · 14 April 2022
- Genre
- Casual, sports
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Lore & Background
Golf With Your Friends was developed by Blacklight Interactive, a Brisbane-based studio consisting of three people, and published by Team17. The game entered early access on Steam on 30 January 2016 and saw its full release on 19 May 2020 for Linux, macOS, Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4, Windows, and Xbox One. A later release on Google Stadia occurred on 14 April 2022.
The game allows up to 12 players to compete across 13 levels, each containing 18 holes for a total of 234 holes. It features a level editor and ball customizations, and includes themed maps from The Escapists and Worms. A sequel, Golf With Your Friends 2, is scheduled for release in 2026.
Reader's Guide
Golf With Your Friends received mixed or average reviews according to Metacritic, while OpenCritic assessed it as having fair approval, recommended by 38% of critics. J. Brodie Shirey of Screen Rant gave the game four out of five stars, calling it 'fun' and 'colorful' and praising its physics as 'quite well for the most part,' though noting minor faults. A.J. Maciejewski of Videochums.com rated the Xbox One version 4.9 out of 10, the lowest score the game received, criticizing its 'extremely barebones' gameplay, lack of characters, and glitches, while still finding it 'promising.' The game's legacy lies in its accessible multiplayer design and continued support through updates and a planned sequel.
Did You Know?
- The game was developed by a studio of just three people.
- The game released on Google Stadia on 14 April 2022.
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