The game self-identifies as a “golf game for people who don’t play golf.” Every level has the player tackling the concept of a round of golf in a completely different way, and in most cases, it barely resembles actual golf. The mechanics seem to change from level to level, and the intention seems to be to both create a very funny and unique golf game among legions of identical golfing experiences and to see how far you can reasonably stretch the concept of golf before it just stops being golf altogether.
These levels can have you do things such as golf with a horse instead of a ball, golf between planetoids, golf with like 50 balls at once, and even golf utilizing mechanics and aesthetics from games like Super Mario Bros. and Portal. The game has a funding goal of $50,000, and as of writing, it’s just shy of the halfway mark.
WHAT THE GOLF? looks like a fun and clever little idea with a lot of variety and mileage in its premise, which may be worth checking out for fans of comedy games, unique gaming experiences, and especially those tired of stuffy old sports games that take themselves too seriously. Even if you don’t plan on donating to this game, you should still give the Fig page a read, because it’s a pretty convincing argument that this thing needs to exist, and it’s pretty darn funny.
