Normal Golf Game Hits Overwhelmingly Positive On Steam
A solo developer's deliberately awkward golf sim has converted its difficult control scheme into a review base, showing that Steam players will back a physics-heavy niche game when the swing system rewards practice.
Reporting from 1 source: Automaton.
Luke Muscat released Normal Golf Game on PC via Steam on September 21. The first-person golf sim with physics-driven swing controls has drawn an Overwhelmingly Positive Steam rating, with 98% of 856 user reviews positive about a week after launch. Players explore a large course, take on over 100 bounties, and meet a live-action version of Muscat who sets the challenges.
The game opens with the player dropped onto a course with vague memories, 100,000 dollars already deducted from their account, and no visible exit. They keep playing until the in-game Luke Muscat is satisfied. Clubs run from drivers to putters, and every shot depends on stance, face angle, and swing path rather than a timing bar. Away from the fairway, players can walk the map in first person, hunt over 100 bounties that range from smashing watermelons to hitting a giant toilet, and spend the winnings on new clubs. A Bonus Mode offers a plain nine-hole score chase, and live-action footage of Muscat himself appears as the designer who hands out the challenges.
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