Golf Peaks is a perfectly fun little puzzler. It doesn't offer much new but it offers plenty that's fun. It's a great buy for $2 or even for free via Google Play Pass/Apple Arcade. It's a good time. Great way to kill a couple hours while you wait for your flight, or meeting, or coffee etc.
Considering I've had a pretty bad cold throughout December due to the rainstorms early on (I HATE FLORIDA) and been particularly stressed out because of it, I can't exactly think of a better way to cap off 2023 than with this somewhat relaxing golf puzzler.
Also the World 6 Music kinda goes ngl
Also the World 6 Music kinda goes ngl
Cool original idea. Game is rather short.
Golf Peaks starts off really fun and fresh, and gradually tapers off to be somewhat annoying and tedious at the end. At it's best, this unique puzzle game steadily introduces new mechanics and unique ways to solve golf puzzles and makes you feel clever and rewarded for getting them right. At it's worst, you have to count lots of squares on a zoomed out map, something that's exacerbated on the maps with conveyors and ice tiles. I ended up having to look up solutions to a good number of the puzzles, but I didn't feel bad because I was getting the "I never would have ever solved this now looking at the answer" feeling. Which isn't great.
I don't want to trash Golf Peaks though, it's a fun time if you're looking for something quick to dabble in, and I don't want to judge the game by its worst qualities. Lots of the early maps are fun and innovative - there's no puzzle game like this I can think of. And it's often really cheap on Steam or bundled with other things.
I don't want to trash Golf Peaks though, it's a fun time if you're looking for something quick to dabble in, and I don't want to judge the game by its worst qualities. Lots of the early maps are fun and innovative - there's no puzzle game like this I can think of. And it's often really cheap on Steam or bundled with other things.
a challenging puzzle game with cool mechanics. also a lot of math.
Great aesthetic and a simple concept! I'd say 70% of the levels are incredibly simple, 20% require a few undos or restarts as I worked through the level, and 10% are genuinely quite challenging. I'm never as great at puzzle games as I like to think I am though so I did have to look up solutions for a handful :/ I love the after credits level <3
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A simple sort of card-based golf game. Although it got a bit tough towards the latter levels, and I resorted to a lot of trial and error in the end. Still a fun puzzler, with simple nice aesthetics.
121/121 courses complete
Well done game.
I played through to the point I was looking up every solution, and decided to hop off this, but I liked it quite a bit as I was playing it. It is a pretty simple “amount of moves” type puzzle game with a minimal golf aesthetic. Mostly doable and it implements difficulty in waves, which I like. I hate puzzle games where it functionally contains a hard wall that takes a lot of effort to get over. This one will throw you curveballs and then soften you up with a few easier ones. Not unchallenging, but merciful. It does heighten overall towards the end but I blame
1. Getting this as part of a bundle for cheap
2. My smooth brain
3. my miles long backlog
For why I didn’t push through and just beat it. But honestly it’s worth it’s full price if you know you like this sorta thing
1. Getting this as part of a bundle for cheap
2. My smooth brain
3. my miles long backlog
For why I didn’t push through and just beat it. But honestly it’s worth it’s full price if you know you like this sorta thing
I really love this game. It's a golf game but it's more of a puzzle game. I love how it keeps adding on new ideas and the music and art style are both awesome too. It was just a nice and cute golf puzzle game.
Very satisfying golf-themed puzzle game (proving once again that golf is a great format for everything other than actual golf). The kind of thing you can look at a gameplay video and instantly "get" and know if you want to play it or not.
An easy to learn puzzle game segmented in 10 worlds containing 9 levels + 3 additional more challenging levels each.
Each world reveals and is based on a new mechanique that the game presents to the player, often mixing newer mechanics with older ones.
The gameplay consists in levels made of square grids; the player is given a number of cards which display a movement function for the ball: the objective is obviously to putt the ball using the available cards without going out of bounds or running out of moves.
The difficulty spikes are pleasant, every new world's first levels being an easy introduction to the newly introduced mechanics.
Each world has a pleasant musical theme which vibes with the colors and overall energy of the world.
Bonus points for the easter egg after the credits screen. <3
Each world reveals and is based on a new mechanique that the game presents to the player, often mixing newer mechanics with older ones.
The gameplay consists in levels made of square grids; the player is given a number of cards which display a movement function for the ball: the objective is obviously to putt the ball using the available cards without going out of bounds or running out of moves.
The difficulty spikes are pleasant, every new world's first levels being an easy introduction to the newly introduced mechanics.
Each world has a pleasant musical theme which vibes with the colors and overall energy of the world.
Bonus points for the easter egg after the credits screen. <3