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Golf Club Nostalgia
Developer Demagog Studio
Golf Club: Nostalgia (formerly known as Golf Club: Wasteland) is a 2018 video game developed by Demagog Studio and published by Untold Tales. It was initially launched on June 20, 2018, on iOS and on Android in late December 2018. On September 3, 2021, it was released on Microsoft Windows, PlayStation 4, Xbox One, and Nintendo Switch, after being announced at E3 2021. The game has players explore desolate ruins of… From Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0)
122 reactions from 4 sources (Steam reviews, Bluesky, Lemmy, Mastodon) · newest Nov 5, 2026 · last updated Nov 5, 2026 · How this works
Audience score
69
Fresh
66 positive · 29 negative
95% range 60–78%
| Source | + | − | = |
|---|---|---|---|
| Steam reviews | 66 | 29 | 0 |
| Bluesky * | 9 | 1 | 11 |
| Lemmy * | 1 | 0 | 4 |
| Mastodon * | 1 | 0 | 0 |
* shown, not counted in the score (label accuracy below our 85% bar or not yet audited).
Steam's own rating
Mostly Positive
614 of 828 reviews positive (all languages, per Valve)
What players are saying
72% recommend · 67 yes, 26 no
Counted from the reviewers’ own thumbs up/down on the 93 English Steam reviews we collected, not by the AI. Valve’s all-language rating: Very Positive (1,310 of 1,618 positive).
Players praise the atmospheric art, soundtrack, and radio storytelling. [1][2][3] Many find the golf mechanics frustrating and inconsistent. [4][5][6] Some recommend it as a unique experience despite gameplay flaws. [7][8][9]
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Representative posts
- [4]
Although the soundtrack, visuals, and theme stylize the game as an atmospheric experience, the mechanics are more akin to ragebait, in a similar vein as 'Getting Over It with Bennett Foddy.' The game asks for precision, but doesn't provide precise feedback. In a full power swing, which is needed for most shots, the aim randomly wiggles, ensuring that every shot is different. This leads to every level being trial and …
- [1]
Golf Club Nostalgia is less a golf game and more an atmospheric art piece that happens to have golf in it, and once you accept that, it becomes something genuinely special. The real star is Radio Nostalgia from Mars, a fictional broadcast full of interviews, news snippets, and a killer soundtrack that slowly paints a picture of a world that lost everything to climate collapse and corporate greed. The level designs …
- [2]
If you want a consistent physics-based golf game, I do not recommend this game, but if you are looking an atmospheric golf game with a great soundtrack where the background art and radio convey the story, I 100% recommend this game. This game has no direct dialogue between characters in the story; instead, as the player character golfs throughout the courses, the radio presents both affirming and dissenting opinions …
- [3]
So, this game is gorgeous! The visuals and background of this game do so much in terms of world building and atmospheric building. The end of the world, capitalism hate, is very prominent here and it is very fun to see. The story feels compelling, you slowly learn more about the character through his diary, and they do it in a way that leaves you with intrigue. Not sure about what comes next or what he did that he …
- [7]
A worthwhile torture for Sure Not everyone likes golf, but the challenges although quite hard are not impossible and with the exception of the longer ones are actually good fun. The holes do get harder, but they also get more fun, drawing you on, because you just have to reach the last hole. The longer challenges are made special by the dulcet tones of a live DJ. Finally, the ending is as bitter as a home brewed red …
Summarised from 34 of the 120 public posts collected about this game; every point cites the posts behind it ([n] opens the post) and the split is counted from the posts’ own ratings. Updated Oct 10, 2026. How summaries are made
RottenBot@rottenbot · automated account
72% of the 93 Steam reviewers we collected recommend Golf Club Nostalgia. The complaint that keeps coming up: frustrating and inconsistent ball physics. Deal-breaker or nitpick?
Critics, per Wikipedia
According to review aggregator Metacritic, reviews of Golf Club: Nostalgia were "generally favorable" on all desktop and console platforms. Reviewers generally praised the sound design of the game, especially its radio format: Andy Chalk of PC Gamer stated that it "plays one of the best videogame soundtracks [he's] heard in ages". Several found it calming, including Jordan Loades from Nintendo World Report, who noted that the soundtrack "offers an incredible yet melancholic backdrop", and Rock Paper Shotgun's Katharine Castle, who called the station "[the game's] greatest weapon against any grinding or gnashing of teeth" and "just so darn soothing". The narrative and art style were also…
From the “Reception” section of Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0. Critic context only — not part of the audience score.
Reactions
60 of 122 · most liked firstAlthough the soundtrack, visuals, and theme stylize the game as an atmospheric experience, the mechanics are more akin to ragebait, in a similar vein as 'Getting Over It with Bennett Foddy.' The game asks for precision, but doesn't provide precise feedback. In a full power swing, which is needed for most shots, the aim randomly wiggles, ensuring that every shot is different. This leads to every level being trial and error until rng works in your favor. While this is fine for the first few…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →[Golf Club Nostalgia](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1556870/Golf_Club_Nostalgia/)(917 Reviews) This is a game that isn't here for the game play. I think if you are paying at all attention to the boring dystopia, or climate collapse communities then this will hit in a way that is hard to define. Its a golf game. Simple, could be played on a phone really, but you have to have the sound on for this one. You are a member of the elite refugees who have fled to Mars and only return back to…
positive · AI labelView post →Beautiful looking game but the mechanics of the ball/arrow are so broken it makes me not want to play this game at all. The ratio of the length of the arrow and the strenth with with the ball is hit is completely off. I see why this game was on sale and still money waisted.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →The Cub – Launch Trailer – Nintendo Switch. This games is in the same universe as "Golf Club Nostalgia (previously known as Golf Club Wasteland)" Metacritic reviews are around 70s, but I have heard some good things about it.
neutral · AI labelView post →No matter how good the radio in the background is, it is still a golf game and the golf part sucks. There is no sensible logic behind how you're hitting a ball and how far it goes making the game just frustrating.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →A worthwhile torture for Sure Not everyone likes golf, but the challenges although quite hard are not impossible and with the exception of the longer ones are actually good fun. The holes do get harder, but they also get more fun, drawing you on, because you just have to reach the last hole. The longer challenges are made special by the dulcet tones of a live DJ. Finally, the ending is as bitter as a home brewed red wine is intoxicating. Great Story So, it's a game with golf, but it's also…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Golf Club Nostalgia is a game with great audiovisuals, brilliant atmosphere and disastrous gameplay. The core golf mechanics are infuriatingly inaccurate and inconsistent - while mostly everything else about GCN is great. As this is supposed to be a game in the end, I'd rather not recommend it.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I really enjoyed the atmosphere of this game, especially the radio. The music and the stories from different people that slowly reveal the fate of humanity are some of the best parts of the experience. At first glance, it may seem like a calm and relaxing game where you can casually play golf, but the ball physics will not let you simply relax and will instead make you quite frustrated. The ball physics often feel random and unpredictable. The game shows the direction and power of your shot,…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Played on Steam Deck. The golf part of the game is just a delivery method for the radio, which would be fine if the radio was interesting. It is a single station with no skip or option to change a channel, so it really is just droning on and on in the background. The golf is more tedious than enjoyable but not worth playing for the golf alone. The radio would be a good addition to the game if there were multiple stations to swap between to find something interesting, but it is just…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →This game has a cool premise and good art. That’s about as much good as I can say about it. I didn’t like almost anything else that it was trying to do. Do you like arcade-style golf games? Then don’t play this one. It is super frustrating, doesn’t control well, and has extremely long obstacle-ridden courses that are just tedious. Do you enjoy listening to people ramble on and on about their random memories, or say something in 6 minutes that could be said in 20 seconds? There’s plenty of…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →pretentious garbage that prioritises extremely dated political commentary over actual gameplay if you think this is going to be a chill ride with some good music, it is not, the game will assault you with annoying speeches, distracting soundscapes and for the most, mediocre music. The few actual good tracks are too few and far in between.Llater levels expect extremely precise shots, but add odd randomness factors and annoyances that make the already wonky golf mechanics unbearably imprecise…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Damn... I didn't expect this much from a minigolf game. It's cozy, sad, and deep. It has great soundtracks, but sometimes sadistic level design. It is truly recommended
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Golf Club Nostalgia is less a golf game and more an atmospheric art piece that happens to have golf in it, and once you accept that, it becomes something genuinely special. The real star is Radio Nostalgia from Mars, a fictional broadcast full of interviews, news snippets, and a killer soundtrack that slowly paints a picture of a world that lost everything to climate collapse and corporate greed. The level designs are creative and visually stunning, even if the ball physics can feel…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Domestic Games Review #2 34 golf courses on the wastelands of Earth. Mechanics are good enough to finish the game in Challenge mode but Iron mode where no mistake is permitted requires a lot of practice, nerves and luck. Hitting some hard shots can be really satisfactory. Levels are well designed, with enough variety to keep your attention until the end. Game needs a polish here and there, for example: the transition time between shots can be long; not having possibility to choose custom…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →After living on Mars, you come back to a post apocalyptic Earth to reminisce, playing golf while listening to your favorite radio Fun cozy game, good visuals and the story to make you think about. Can frustrating at a times, but you have the option to play "story mode", which you don't restart the level if you go over Par. Only dislike that if you restart you lose your progress, and the iron man challenge/achievement restart is needed, also it's super hard
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →We did a small experimental game in 2013 about children making plush bears in a factory. And then, years later, we revisited this idea in the level design of Golf Club: Nostalgia. #indiedev #indiegames
neutral · AI labelView post →This is not really a golf game. Sure, the mechanics are that of golf, but the real meat on the bone here is what you hear on the radio and the story being told by the places you visit. It's one of the most memorable experiences I've had in a videogame in a long while. Best experienced if you have some knowledge in politics and history and still pay attention to such things.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Fantastic tone, gorgeous world, impressive sound design with the radio station... ALL undone by the most HORRIFIC, ANNOYING, positively MALICIOUS golfing mechanics. The aim guide does not show where the ball will go but the strength and aim of your swing so you are CONSTANTLY "guessing" where the ball will go rather than "knowing"... which would be right at home in a professional golfing game but the ENTIRE point of this game is to be relaxing and melancholy. INSTEAD, I'm screaming at the top…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Midnight Gospel - The Game
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Our game Golf Club: Nostalgia will be soon on the App Store with an improved stroke and UI indicator. Now you'll be able to enjoy a smoother experience of post-apocalyptic melancholy for the ultra rich, who golf in the ruins. #indiegame
neutral · AI labelView post →The physics of the game make it unenjoyable. I don't enjoy how the mechanics are hit or miss. It doesn't seem to follow a pattern in terms of strength and angle used. No skill involved, just felt like random luck.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →If you want a consistent physics-based golf game, I do not recommend this game, but if you are looking an atmospheric golf game with a great soundtrack where the background art and radio convey the story, I 100% recommend this game. This game has no direct dialogue between characters in the story; instead, as the player character golfs throughout the courses, the radio presents both affirming and dissenting opinions about the status quo, and either after the end of a segment or as a level loads…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Not great ball physics
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Bonus link to my 2021 review of Golf Club Nostalgia. A solitary space traveler plays a lonely game of golf through the ruins of human civilization, accompanied only by a gentle talk radio show broadcast from Mars. It's a frustrating golf videogame, but the atmosphere and sound design are top notch.
neutral · AI labelView post →Huh, I don't really track this, but Steam kinda does, so I'll reconstruct it. I'll give my ratings on a 5 star scale, with 3 being "fun but not special" and 5 being "highlight of the year." **January**: - *Golf Club Wasteland* - 3 - apparently renamed to *Golf Club Nostalgia*; pretty cool golfing game **March**: - *Ori and the Blind Forest* - 4 - fun Metroidvanias **April**: - *Deponia* trilogy - 4 - I love point+click adventure games (nostalgia), and this was better than expected…
neutral · AI labelView post →Quite a well made golf game with great music (radio) and story. Overall art style is nice and the post-apocalyptic vibe is done quite well. The atmosphere of the game is done really well, but the core gameplay experience is quite poor. The shooting mechanics are a quite tricky to understand, as there is not much information given on how the ball will fly or how much power you are putting into the shot which makes some levels take quite some attempts to complete in challenge mode. Sometimes, a…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →So, this game is gorgeous! The visuals and background of this game do so much in terms of world building and atmospheric building. The end of the world, capitalism hate, is very prominent here and it is very fun to see. The story feels compelling, you slowly learn more about the character through his diary, and they do it in a way that leaves you with intrigue. Not sure about what comes next or what he did that he is so regretful of. They also drop a comic book style story once you beat the…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →This game sucks a fat one! I wanted to like it and I was enjoying it a bit but the level design and terrible swing dynamic is a disgrace. Enjoy my 2 dollars losers. Use it to make more sub par games that are more annoying then enjoyable.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Ugh. I can see the setting has some potential for a moody and atmospheric playthrough. Too bad the golfing mechanics are terrible.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →@snowkitten.bsky.social Hi there in quite a stoic but emotional mood due to me playing this game Golf Club Nostalgia. Some days l am a bit of a misanthrope. But nahh the story got to me in the near future it’d be harrowing if…. less than 5% survive…. Good people youtu.be/J6j85aWKpW8?...
positive · AI labelView post →Turbo Folk was a genre of music in Yugoslavia in the 90s, a mix of escapism, digital processing, catchy melodies and banal rhymes. We reference it with the neon, while our original techno track Repetition is blasting inside the club. Golf Club: Nostalgia on the App Store, PC, consoles #indie #game
neutral · AI labelView post →Golf Club Nostalgia is an unusual and quietly ambitious indie title developed by Demagog Studio and published by Untold Tales that reimagines the act of playing golf as a reflective journey through the remnants of a collapsed world. At first glance, it presents itself as a minimalist 2D golf game, but it quickly becomes clear that the sport itself is only a framework for something far more introspective. Set on an abandoned Earth after humanity has largely escaped to Mars, the game transforms…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I hate to give a game a negative review because i know people put a lot of time and effort into trying to build something that inspired them. But good lord, after less than 5 minutes i was bored, frustrated and shut it off. The golf is awful, taking shot after shot and missing, just going from left to right and back again across the screen with no indication of how to angle or power the shot. I'm not even going to ask for a refund on this, I'm just going to relinquish it from my library so…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Really liked this one, it will take you about 2 hours to run through and was thoughtfully made. The game has a fake radio station that plays unique songs, which aren't bad, and interviews people who used to live on Earth. There's a lot of references to the woes of "Tesla City" on Mars and levels that poke fun at consumerism and Bitcoin. The game is generally chill aside from 2-3 levels that have some ball-stealing mechanics and the max swings for each level is fairly generous. Worth the $1.99…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →The voice-over lore is underwhelming at best. The golf game isn't very good, unless you're looking for one that requires you to retry trick shots over and over again. Playing this game feels like work.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Marty Supreme in the cinemas Christmas Day This is not a paid advertisement or some bot-fueled marketing, but I couldn't stop thinking about anything else, watching that orange ball for two and a half hours bouncing around the various structures. But I must admit, I wouldn't have the patience or the skill to see the end of this game without playing the chill story mode and the level skips it offered. Even with those amenities, my frustration was growing in unenjoyable ways, but the beautiful,…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →4/5 game was pretty good, i took my time and it took about an hour and a half to get through. i liked the radio show playing in the back and the golfing was moreso a background activity. story was good, but i'm playing on a really nice pc and it caused my pc to crash twice towards the end of the game. i'm not even gonna load it back up to finish the story bc it's already crashed twice for no reason. no idea why, so just watch out for that.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Shane Berry and Igor Simic did a wonderful job and I really recommend you look them up! Now, yes, just to kinda... simplify my review scores: Golf Club Nostalgia is lovely, I don't have any complaints really, just the game play isn't unique, really. Charming sidescroller golf! The Cub: I had a PS5
positive · AI labelView post →A really wonderful video soundtrack I don't think people are aware of, especially because the game is niche is the soundtracks for Golf Club Nostalgia 8/10 The Cub 7/10 Highwater 6/10 They are all part of a series, and as much as I love them, the soundtrack is the best part!
positive · AI labelView post →1. Golf Club: Nostalgia/Golf Club: Wasteland I'd had this game on my wishlist for years and finally decided to buy it and play it during the Winter sale. I finished it this morning and it was honestly a very solid, 7.5/10 game.
positive · AI labelView post →🎄Happy Holidays!🎄 Here are some #indiegame recommendations to cozy up with during this winter season Stacklands - Card-based city builder survival game A Little to the Left - Puzzle game about tidying up Golf Club Nostalgia - Cozy golf through an abandoned world Please enjoy these holidays!✨
neutral · AI labelView post →couple of years ago a game called Golf Club Nostalgia came out, and it blew me away with it's atmosphere (highly recommend by the way) last week a (kinda) sequel came out, and i'm hoping to play it soon! store.steampowered.com/app/1941410/...
positive · AI labelView post →[Game Bundle] Untold Tales of Adventure. $6+: * Golf Club Nostalgia * SAMUDRA * Aspire: Ina's Tale * Mythic Ocean * What Lies in the Multiverse $10+: All above, plus: * Arise: A Simple Story * [COUPON] Boti: Byteland Overclocked Coupon (25% off) * Metamorphosis * ATONE: Heart of the Elder Tree * Flame Keeper $14+: All above, plus: * Bang-On Balls: Chronicles
neutral · AI labelView post →What an amazing experience. The golfing part is pretty fun. Once you learn that all surfaces impact your ball speed in different ways - everything starts to click. Anyway. Gameplay is ok, but the the thing that this game excels at is the overall vibe it creates. If you have good headphones. Uuuuuh, it's gonna be a good ride. Great ambience tones, great radio style music (a mix of commentary and music), feels kinda nostalgic in a way. Beautiful art style. Overall presentation is just awesome.…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →This game is like Getting Over It with Bennett Foddy, but it gives you the false impression that you can be in control and master it. You probably can, but the directional arrows are not that precise. Not a bad game, a relaxing game even, if you enjoy this particular type of game. I don't, but I can tell it's good.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →A fairly challenging golf game, you are allowed as many shots as you need to finish a level, like the cub features the same nice atmosphere and music
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →very poor control when aiming and shooting the ball.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Not for me. Maybe others would like it, but I can only review based on my own experience. My main issue is that the golf is just too darn hard. Sometimes I give it the hardest wack the game allows, and it only goes a short distance. I also very quickly ran into levels that were impossible for me. About level eight? The yacht. There didn't seem to be anyway to get better at the golf, no club selection, and what the heck, two dimensional golf? The game seems to really be about telling the…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →it would be a decently fun but not notable golf game without the sound track. But the incredibly well voice acted radio and immersive mix of in universe music adds so much to the world of the game, and really cuts out the tedium of the harder levels. Excellent audio storytelling.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I don't know about the gameplay, it's just TypicalBoringGolf.exe, but I still was hooked for way longer than I expected because of the radio - the best part of the game by far. Random LORE that is fun to listen to while not even really thinking what's going on in the background, with some mix of humor and sad stories. The music is pretty satisfying as well, bunch of genres, mostly trippy stuff. One big minus is that the power of shots is bugged and doesn't go to maximum sometimes, you have to…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →---{ Graphics }--- ☐ You forget what reality is ☐ Beautiful ☑ Good ☐ Decent ☐ Bad ☐ Don‘t look too long at it ☐ MS-DOS ---{ Gameplay }--- ☐ Masterpiece ☑ Very good ☐ Good ☐ It's just gameplay ☐ Mehh ☐ Watch paint dry instead ☐ Just don't ---{ Audio }--- ☑ Eargasm ☐ Very good ☐ Good ☐ Not too bad ☐ Bad ☐ I'm now deaf ---{ Audience }--- ☐ Kids ☑ Teens ☑ Adults ☑ Grandma ---{ PC Requirements }--- ☐ Check if you can run Paint ☑ Potato ☐ Decent ☐ Fast ☐ Rich boi ☐ Ask NASA if they have a spare…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Starts easy, gets quite tricky later! The story is impressive for a small golfing game with an atmospheric in game radio station.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →There’s quite a few little golf games out there, but this one has a few tricks up its sleeve. First of all, your golfer has a jetpack to golf in hard to reach places. Also, the golf course is a post-apocalyptic earth that Martian tech elites use from time to time when they’re bored. You’re not one of the elites, though. You’re just the driver that ferries these techno-psychopaths to and from their leisure activities, and while you’re there, you can play a round. While doing so, you listen to…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Direspirit's review basically sums up my feelings - seemingly forced inaccuracy leading to frustration leading to playing on casual leading to not getting the story. Despite the lovely aesthetic and vibe, I wasn't invested enough to deal with the irritating gameplay.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →A beautiful game / atmospheric experience. Before playing this I didn't even think that music/soundtrack can make up so much of the game and be used so creatively for storytelling. The game has amazing soundtrack, environment design, storytelling and stories themselves, and how it all ties in together. It's not a long game (completed it in 4 hours), but truly a unique experience. Among drawbacks, gameplay mechanics can be frustrating at times. It's lacking in some places as golfing game, but…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →"Although the soundtrack, visuals, and theme stylize the game as an atmospheric experience, the mechanics are more akin to ragebait." Pretty much sums this up.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →cute game with cool lore and great music, switch your brain off, jam out and have fun with some wacky golf or stick a video on the side.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Great art and vibes. I don't think it's quite for me as I only played a few levels, but I think it's worth buying on a decent sale.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Every game from Demagog studio has been fantastic and Gold Club Nostalgia is no exception - the storytelling. the atmosphere, the soundtrack, the style the creative gameplay. I love how the games in this universe tie in together through different genres.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →very few games manage to actually motivate me to continue playing them or replaying levels to get more lore. this one did that. excellent level design, sublime sound design, i like how the golfer guy we play as gets frustrated when we don't hit par lol. love the animations.
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