Golf Club: Wasteland Reviews
A title that impresses with its soundtrack and design, elements that build a phenomenal narrative here. Playing Golf is just an add-on.
Review in Polish | Read full review
Golf Club: Wasteland is a golf game that will appeal to more than just golfers. With its range of difficulty modes it caters to all skill levels, allowing it to be something to chill out with, or something to really challenge yourself with. The crazy-golf-on-steroids structure of later levels means it really will test players’ skills on harder modes, too. And alongside the easy-to-pick-up-but-hard-to-master gameplay sits an engrossing narrative sandwiched between eclectic yet always enjoyable music tracks. All in all, it’s unique and rather compelling.
This is one of those titles where the name of the game may lead you astray, though I will admit that it is generally accurate...
The concept of the game has a good use of gold and radio to balance the vision, hearing and direct communications. But what they devs may have left behind were the fact that the gamers would have learn upon some of the past memes and history. Thus the game’s idea has already dug a deep trap of itself which made the story a little bland. If it’s just for pure entertainment, non of these would matter but the message they wanted to convey in regards to thinking twice about human beings and their natural habitat has definitely drilled past our minds.
Review in Korean | Read full review
If you are looking for a great mini-golf game, I’m afraid that Golf Club: Wasteland on gameplay alone won’t cut it. Having said that, Radio Nostalgia from Mars and the pretty art style more than justify you taking a swing at this game.
The time I spent with Golf Club: Wasteland was deep and emotional. The game's relaxed, does hardly inflict any pressure, but does deliver a great atmosphere.
Review in German | Read full review
A short but narratively brilliant title. An excuse to immerse ourselves in a walk full of nostalgia under a dystopian future. An ideal game for those looking for something different.
Review in Spanish | Read full review
Golf Club: Wasteland is a fantastic golf game with an amazing sound track, but geez did it tilt me at times. It’s easy to chill out and play with a good level of challenging pars for the 35 holes across the game. However the controls are frustratingly inconsistent, especially on console.
Well, here we are, my first ever Xbox review and what an uncanny game to choose to start with. Golf Club Wasteland is an arcade-style golf game much like many others but its atmosphere, sound design and bleak narrative elevate it above other games of this ilk.
Golf Club: Wasteland is a strangely compelling experience. I found the gameplay frustrating, yet your protagonist isn’t playing golf through the ruins of a post-apocalyptic Earth to “win”, and to get the most from this game neither should you.
Golf Club Wasteland feels like a casual golf game meets a walking simulator. Story mode is a relatively Zen-like trip round if you prefer or you can choose to up the challenge if you fancy. Then there’s that memorable radio commentary that will certainly keep players engaged to the end. Overall, the approach is simply not offering much variety to the golf formula. But one thing I took from the experience is even in the most desolate of wastelands, there are still moments for you to take stock and reflect on life. What you do next I guess is up to you.
Despite a short run time and relatively straightforward golf mechanics, Golf Club Wasteland wows with its world, vibrant graphical direction and amusingly sarcastic and critical story notes. I haven’t played anything quite like it this year, but I’m absolutely thrilled that I gave it a go as it’s cemented its place as one of my favourite little titles. If the idea of a beautifully desolate round of golf on a decimated Earth appeals to you, grab your 9-iron and get hitting, you won’t regret it.
Overall, Golf Club: Wasteland is a relaxing yet challenging game of golf. It’s a game that will test your physics knowledge as well as critical thinking. It’s a game that lets you be swept away by its visuals and be lost in its music. It’s a game for all those players out there looking for a unique golfing experience.
Golf Club Wasteland has an excellent premise with how it combined golf with the world and overall story. However, when the novelty ended, the frustrations just kept piling on top of each other because of the inefficient and broken controls.
Golf Club: Wasteland frustrates me because there’s so much about it I like. With tighter controls, a few tweaks to certain levels, and a better-integrated narrative, this could be a truly special game. As is, it never comes together and is hard to recommend.
Golf Club: Wasteland caught my eye as a game that was visually pleasing with an interesting twist. It was far more than I expected, showcasing a ton of value. I found it to be a fun, challenging and interesting spin of what our future could be. While it is short, roughly four hours or so, it’s exceptionally effective with the time it provides. With over 30 stages and tons of dialogue, Demagog Studio has clearly spent a lot of time thinking about the future. Here, they’ve made a game to represent that.
A golfing social commentary is undoubtedly a first for me, but what Demagog Studio has achieved on their first game is commendable, and I can't wait to see what the studio do next.
Golf club Wasteland is a highly recommended game, a unique and fun title that will delight fans of golf games with a special touch.
Review in Spanish | Read full review
Golf Club Wasteland is one of the surprise Indie hits of 2021. A beautiful art style, heartwarming narrative, great soundtrack and fun gameplay loop combined with excellent level design all combine to make this a bonafide hit.
Golf Club Wasteland was a pleasant surprise, from the solid gameplay to the poignant stories that there are to tell. In the roughly three hours it took me to complete the first time, I was enamored by everything it would give me, and still wanted more. And thanks to the other modes, I did. I do wish the game was a little zippier, as getting around takes too long, and the lack of a quick restart in more demanding modes hurt those experiences. This is an emotionally dense game that earns everything it works for. Golf Club Wasteland is notably touching, and something everyone should play this year.