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PGA TOUR 2K25
Developer HB Studios
PGA Tour 2K25 is a sports video game developed by HB Studios and published by 2K for Microsoft Windows, PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X/S. It is the sixth installment of the PGA Tour 2K series. It was released on Nintendo Switch 2 on February 6, 2026. From Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0)
343 reactions from 4 sources (Steam reviews, Bluesky, Mastodon, Lemmy) · newest Nov 4, 2026 · last updated Nov 5, 2026 · How this works
Audience score
60
Fresh
168 positive · 113 negative
95% range 54–65%
| Source | + | − | = |
|---|---|---|---|
| Steam reviews | 168 | 113 | 0 |
| Bluesky * | 11 | 2 | 37 |
| Mastodon * | 1 | 0 | 8 |
| Lemmy * | 0 | 1 | 2 |
* shown, not counted in the score (label accuracy below our 85% bar or not yet audited).
Steam's own rating
Mixed
3,124 of 4,517 reviews positive (all languages, per Valve)
What players are saying
58% recommend · 140 yes, 100 no
Counted from the reviewers’ own thumbs up/down on the 240 English Steam reviews we collected, not by the AI. Valve’s all-language rating: Mixed (3,438 of 4,946 positive).
Some reviewers criticize the heavy microtransactions and pay-to-win mechanics. [1][2][3] Several players warn that 2K may shut down servers, making the game unplayable. [4][5][6]
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Representative posts
- [4]
I would recommend that no one buys any 2K PGA golf games going forward. It is impossible to recommend any 2K Golf games. Unfortunately, 2K continues to shut down their golf games after only a few years of service, If you buy a 2k game it is a 2-3 year rental. 2K created server based games that they shut down 3 years after launch and become completely unplayable. This is not acceptable for games that cost $70-120 …
- [2]
Imaging paying $70 for a game only to discover the majority of the content is locked behind micro transactions and pay to win mechanics. It’s insulting and an affront to the game buying public. You need in-game currency for everything including skill points to level up your player and unlocking additional equipment and clothing. The problem is unless you pay more money you have to grind for an insane amount of time …
- [9]
Haven't played a golf game this much since Tiger Woods 08. The singleplayer career mode is a lot of fun. Even after completing it I was happy to start a new one with a different character. There's choices of how you want your character to start out with bonus stats. I like that. Now the bad. Online is a complete joke and I don't even bother with it. Cheaters abound and ruin it. There is a seperate Society option …
- [7]
This is easily the best golf title to date. It’s also very annoying that I held off until now because I believed the pay to win/grind complaints!! Just because they offer cosmetics doesn’t mean you have to review bomb the game, just don’t buy it. I have played for 3 hours and already have sponsors with free clothes and clubs getting thrown at me left right and centre. Great game and highly recommend for a golf game …
- [1]
10/10 game 1/10 publisher for letting shareholders turn it into an always-online micropurchase hell If you want to play golf, this is as good as it gets.
Summarised from 34 of the 302 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 12, 2026. How summaries are made
RottenBot@rottenbot · automated account
Players who liked PGA TOUR 2K25 talk about golf gameplay is satisfying and fun; those who didn't talk about microtransactions are excessive and predatory. Which matters more to you?
Critics, per Wikipedia
PGA Tour 2K25 received "generally favorable" reviews, according to review aggregator Metacritic. Fellow review aggregator OpenCritic assessed that the game received strong approval, being recommended by 81% of critics. The Academy of Interactive Arts & Sciences nominated PGA Tour 2K25 for "Sports Game of the Year" at the 29th Annual D.I.C.E. Awards.
From the “Reception” section of Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0. Critic context only — not part of the audience score.
Reactions
60 of 343 · most liked firstI would recommend that no one buys any 2K PGA golf games going forward. It is impossible to recommend any 2K Golf games. Unfortunately, 2K continues to shut down their golf games after only a few years of service, If you buy a 2k game it is a 2-3 year rental. 2K created server based games that they shut down 3 years after launch and become completely unplayable. This is not acceptable for games that cost $70-120 plus include micro transactions and season passes. So sad because 2k25 is…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I had hundreds of hours in 2K21, loved it, even with its flaws. I came back to it to find that 2K had delisted the game from Steam and shut down the servers, which killed even single player mode. 2K essentially stole this game from me, and I have zero reason to believe if they won't do the exact same thing with this game when they want to try to force people to buy a "new" game in a few years. Buy this on sale if you want, but have no illusions, you are not buying this game, you are renting…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I want to start off by saying that I've only played 3 sports games. Tiger Woods 2006, the Rory McIlroy 2015 game, and this, PGA Tour 2K25. With that said, I thoroughly enjoy these PGA-licensed games that put intentioned effort into swing mechanics, environmental variables, and individual course characteristics. 2006 and 2025 also have a sort of points-based minigame driving range that is also enjoyable, and Rory Mcilroy has a historical piece to it that added to my knowledge of the sports of…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Imaging paying $70 for a game only to discover the majority of the content is locked behind micro transactions and pay to win mechanics. It’s insulting and an affront to the game buying public. You need in-game currency for everything including skill points to level up your player and unlocking additional equipment and clothing. The problem is unless you pay more money you have to grind for an insane amount of time to earn virtual currency. I’ve played for 7 hours in career mode, made it…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →2K21 and 2K23 were stolen from me after purchasing the premium editions. Cant enjoy relaxing steamdeck golf anymore on those games because HB Studios / 2K stole them. If you buy this they will take it from you in about 2 years.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →+ Graphics and performance are better than with the predecessors (but graphics are far away from state-of-the-art) + Gameplay is good - The progression system would already be wild for a F2P game, but this is 70€ In TGC 2019, it was about difficulty settings and skill. Two players on the same difficulty had equal chances to win. In PGA 2k25, the main nominator seems to be virtual currency and premium season pass ownership. You have to level your character. Each skill point costs VC. If you…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Knowing they'll "shut down the servers" in a year or two including single player career offline content - its going to be a hard pass for me. Decent game with greedy and manipulative corporate - No thanks.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →PGA Tour 2K25 absolutely nails the actual golf gameplay. The swing mechanics feel satisfying, courses look great, and when you’re actually on the fairway competing, the game is genuinely fun. It’s the best the series has felt in years. Unfortunately, everything around the golf feels designed to waste your time or squeeze your wallet. VC progression is painfully slow unless you’re willing to spend real money, which turns basic character progression into a grindfest. On top of that, the menus…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Let's face it. I'm gonna play the game. I love golf and I enjoy hopping in the game and crushing Tom Kim into oblivion. I don't think I can, in good conscience, recommend this game though. The game is buggy and time and again there are constant framerate hiccups. Where this game really does NOT shine though is the pay to play nature of the game. If you want gear. Pay. If you want clothes. Pay. If you want to upgrade your golfer (quickly). Pay. It's a ♥♥♥♥♥♥ business model when all…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →At the risk of blighting Remap’s third anniversary, we’re going to be holding a little PGA Tour 2k25 tournament this morning, a golf game where for some reason Patrick does not need to putt. Then Chia and Rob will be firing up Marathon in the afternoon before the gang convenes for State of Play.
neutral · AI labelView post →I try to name my character Tucker. "this name violates our profanity filter". Okay? I use Tuck, and that's fine. My first round I play against an NPC named Tucker. Cool. 10/10 game I guess.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I hit ball, I walk to ball, I hit ball, I walk again... I swing and ball go far. A great game to play with your wife's boyfriend. Now I may have never played golf IRL because it requires too much movement and the sun will burn my skin because I haven't gone outside in the last 7 years, but this game has made me pretty confident that if I were to play golf in real life, my name would be the first to come to your mind when talking about golf. This game has even gotten me into watching golf…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Ooh boy where do I even start with this game. So to start with positivity, I should say that this game, for a golf game, is decently fun. I enjoyed the challenge it gave me, controls were simple enough for me to grasp and it wasn’t too hard or easy. All in all, this game would probably be a pretty great golf game. IF it wasn’t for how predatory this game is. As it stands, I have several issues with this game. The first issue, moreso minor, being that you have to make a 2K account just to play…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →The game is kinda bullcrap. I mean the golfing seems okay, but you earn action points (AP) to upgrade your character as you go along, and you have to spend real money to apply those to you character. No thanks. I mean I read somewhere you earn enough VC to apply your AP but that simply isn't true. I had earned about 550 VC and 56 AP, but 550 VC is enough to apply 3 AP. Now that's bullcrap. I would not recommend a 2K Sports game to anyone based on this alone. I actually did the math it would…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I have played all their golf games. 2k23 was so bad, I only play 21.. 25 is in an unacceptable mess, No one should even be considering buying 27 unless they finally got the idea and start from scratch on a whole new game. But now the servers are being taken down already for all but 25, why would anyone "ever" buy another game from then, when they are going to remove it after just 3 years and 4 months !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I also hate being lied to by EA, everytime I fire up a new game, by saying…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →If you love a golf simulator in your Casino game this is perfect for you. Grind for VC is insanely harsh and leveling up your skills is locked behind an expensive currency system. Such bullcrap. Early 2K PGA games I could play for 20-30hrs and be fully kitted out enough to play competitive. No chance with this game. Would imagine you would have to log at least +200hrs to unlock everything you need naturally. Is this the best you can do 2K? It's a truly embarassing use of the PGA license. Make…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Them : Why you so hyped about PGA Tour 2K25 its just a golf game... Me : I'll show you better than I can tell you! #PGATOUR2K25 #BlackSkyGamers #CreatorsofBlackSky
positive · AI labelView post →Absolutely love this game but the cheating in Ranked Matchmaking has been an absolute joke lately. I consider myself a decent player at this game (have gotten to Condor) and have at stages had my ranking dropped so far down due to playing a cheater every say 3/5 games. When it's their turn, you can tell straight away if they cheat, they barely aim, hit and put it in the perfect spot every time, all sped up. Same with approach shots and especially putts. Could be a putt with 30ft of break…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →This game is an abomination. Like every major pro sports game, this game is just the decaying corpse of what pro sports games used to be. From the UI to the VC to the new mechanics, I struggle to tolerate this game. To play my my player online, I have to grind the atrocious system to improve my player. The only good thing I can say about the game is that it doesn't actively make the world a worse place to live. I like to play with my friend who likes golf. This game is a big piece of ♥♥♥♥.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →cant play a single player mode without internet, kicked from game twice
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →If i could get a refund for this ♥♥♥♥ ass game i would do it. The lag in single player even if people have decent PCs is ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥ ridiculous. Also why the ♥♥♥♥ do i need to be always connected if I am doing a career. Go ♥♥♥♥ yourself 2k....eat some fat ♥♥♥♥♥
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Love being able to golf at my speed and not have to worry about playing against others if I don't want to! I'm 60 yrs. old and still playing video games...I love it!
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →For the most part, the golf is good. There are some gimmicks that are more suited to an EA arcade title, like "Texas wedge" being a shot type you unlock when in actual fact, anybody can putt from off the green without special training. However, what isn't good is everything else. The game is monetized out the wazoo and progression is painfully slow. The most egregious issue with the game though is the UI. You might be thinking that the UI not being good isn't a big deal, but you would be…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Haven't played a golf game this much since Tiger Woods 08. The singleplayer career mode is a lot of fun. Even after completing it I was happy to start a new one with a different character. There's choices of how you want your character to start out with bonus stats. I like that. Now the bad. Online is a complete joke and I don't even bother with it. Cheaters abound and ruin it. There is a seperate Society option available and if your lucky enough you might find a good one that is ran by…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Loved playing 2K23 and transitioning to 2K25 can only be described like stepping on a nail bare footed. They treat giving you VC which you need to upgrade your player as if its coming directly from someones paycheck. You get miniscule VC practically no matter what you do and the game seems to push you to spend real money to get anywhere. Ive played this on controller and mouse and keyboard and I can say that even the slightest deviation even on the easiest of difficulty setting sends your ball…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Competition takes no breaks. Climb the reset leaderboard, participate in themed quests, and progress through the new Clubhouse Pass in PGA TOUR 2K25 on Nintendo Switch 2! Claim your moment in Season 8: ninten.do/6017adhWR
neutral · AI labelView post →Im very torn on this game. Graphically it looks very nice. If you can crank it up, it just looks great. Little details like a divot flying into the air when you are making your approach shot, just, chefs kiss. Evo swing is absolute garbage. never should have been invented and should never ever be used again. Its just a terrible swing system. Upgrading clubs, forget about it. You simply can not upgrade your clubs enough to beat anything in the shop. Dont even get me started on VC coins. you…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →10/10 game 1/10 publisher for letting shareholders turn it into an always-online micropurchase hell If you want to play golf, this is as good as it gets.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →The amount of microtransactions and pay-to-progress faster is just disgusting especially with how they constantly stick it in your face at every opportunity in game. It reeks of corporate greed and is a real distraction from what is otherwise a rather enjoyable golf game. I will NEVER purchase DLC for this game simply because of how pressured 2K makes me feel to do so. I'm finishing 4-round tournaments at -30 to -50 and have all these upgrade points for my player but I cant use them with also…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →A buggy cash-grab with bad performance that obviously uses (but does not disclose) unaltered generative AI for dialogue. It's everything that's wrong with games.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I don't play golf. I'm over 60... so, I've seen a lot of games and I've changed in what I'm looking for in games. Try the Demo. I did. Now I'm playing a couple hours a week with a friend on some of the most amazing historical courses. It costs $695 for the greens fees alone for Pebble Beach. I've played there several times already and it only cost me $70 for the legend edition! Fun game. I may even try learning how to level up my character and some clubs. For now, I'm just having…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →So here is the deal. I love the presentation of this game. The visuals and the swing stick mechanics are great. I love that. But the fact you never own the game and it is built to intentionally break at some point in the future affects my enjoyment of the game even now. Why invest time in a game that 2K sports is going to kill in a couple years. If they would allow for private servers to be set up so we could continue career mode, well, at least that would be something. But as it is 2k is…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →This is the most poorly optimized game I have ever played. It's not even graphically intensive and it STILL performs like garbage. The menus are about as responsive as a 1960s computer. 2K should be ashamed.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Somehow none of these golf games are ever remotely close to topping the Tiger Woods PGA Tour games of the mid 2000's. Career mode is okay. Having to grind endlessly for stat points for a game that offers competitive matchmaking is not (or microtransactions)
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →The actual gameplay is good and visually impressive. BUT, the menu system in 'Career Mode' is appallingly slow (minutes between clicking on a selection and anything happening). The matchplay option has recently been blighted with network error messages. This version of this iconic game is a total letdown.
negative · 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 }--- ☐ Very good ☐ Good ☑ It's just gameplay ☐ Mehh ☐ Watch paint dry instead ☐ Just don't ---{ Audio }--- ☐ Eargasm ☐ Very good ☑ Good ☐ Not too bad ☐ Bad ---{ 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 computer ---{ Game Size }---…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Pretty much unplayable unless you're a cheater they seem like they're having a blast, whish I could get my time back I have invested in this garbage game.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Free Play Days: Game Pass members can jump into The Escapists 2 and Young Suns this weekend, while all players can enjoy PGA TOUR 2K25 and The Division 2, no membership needed. news.xbox.com/en-us/2026/0...
neutral · AI labelView post →Worth it on sale otherwise I would steer clear of it. Game is absolutely flooded with micro-transactions.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I have played every golf 2K Tiger/Tour game since early 2000's and this is the only one I would not recommend to a friend. My reasons why: Club grinding is excessive, then when you add the fact you upgrade a club on a certain build, the upgrade does not carry over on the exact same club to other builds. Leads to only selecting one class and club set to maximize while offering over 30 different pairings. The Loading screens/Menu Optimization is on par or worse than some indie games. And music…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →dont waste your money on this cheating game like i did full of bots the matchmaking servers are crap and the last update is garbage
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Was enjoying the game on the lowest difficulty settings, but once you get bored with that, the problems start. You get the whole problem with how do you simulate a golf swing. It is a little weird that this is the 5th version and they are still having teething troubles with it. It may be a lot easier with a controller, but I doubt it, because it is a bad simulation of golf. The sim produces a worse shot the more you miss by. That isn't the problem. The problem is that each incremental…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →The game is very hard to master which is very similar to the sport and its frustratingly fun to learn, when you start getting calculations right it feels awesome. If we talk about gameplay and graphics it is great. On the other side the worst part of the game in my opinion is that its menus are extremely laggy and also some of the loading screens when you finish a tournament in my career. I have and extremely good setup and yet i cant make it go any faster, also its basically impossible to…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Reviewed PGA Tour 2K25 for @restartrun.bsky.social, and while I really enjoyed playing golf, creating a character, and the Course Designer, there's some major technical frustrations that have to be mentioned (at least with the Xbox version). Read it here: www.restart.run/articles/pga...
neutral · AI labelView post →PlayStation Plus Monthly Games for March: PGA Tour 2K25, Monster Hunter Rise, Slime Rancher 2, The Elder Scrolls Online Collection: Gold Road. - PGA Tour 2K25 | PS5 - Monster Hunter Rise | PS5, PS4 - Slime Rancher 2 | PS5 - The Elder Scrolls Online Collection: Gold Road | PS5, PS4 Also: - Discord Nitro Trial with PlayStation Plus (1 month for Essential or Extra, 3 months for Premium)
neutral · AI labelView post →This is easily the best golf title to date. It’s also very annoying that I held off until now because I believed the pay to win/grind complaints!! Just because they offer cosmetics doesn’t mean you have to review bomb the game, just don’t buy it. I have played for 3 hours and already have sponsors with free clothes and clubs getting thrown at me left right and centre. Great game and highly recommend for a golf game that feels just right 👍
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Unfortunately I love to play this game. BUT>>>>>>The ranked mode is straight A$$...the club grind turns this game into a Pay to Win and lets not even discuss the ranked tourney mode. How I can finish in the top 20% and lose rank but finish in the bottom 50% and gain rank is mid blowing. These turds can only do math when it comes to the bank account. I will not be purchasing another 2K product. Thanks for becoming the next EA.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →This game, just like NBA 2K, is being manipulated behind the scenes in a deceitful way to make you feel as though the only way you can compete is to give them additional money. I also believe they force sabotage people who bought the game on sale on steam into giving them the lost revenue with in game purchases. I played this game for hours during the free play weekend, no issues, it felt fair, then as soon as i bought it my gameplay experience changed into duffed shots, bad shot registering…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Genuine shoutout to the unexpected winner of the "what sports video game will let my player character have my IRL pronouns" sweepstakes...PGA Tour 2K25?
positive · AI labelView post →the swing freezes the game is still running you can move around the menu but you cant do any thing this game has been out too long to have issues like that. Do not buy this game
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →DO NOT BUY. Half effort chuggy crap. The chugging makes swings impossible to be consistent, particularly on the 3 click swing type. Sadly there isn't much competition for Golf games....
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →The monetization of this game is just pure GREED! Player stat progression is locked behind the virtual currency which you gather painfully slow without purchasing in the shop. The game is monetized like a free-to-play but comes with a AAA price tag.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I've literally played hundreds of hours on this game and I love it! Being able to just relax and play this game while watching shows or sports is the best!
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →This game will make an animal activist want to kick newborn kittens. Features awkward gameplay where Pro-Am mode is too easy and Pro with swing bias is a ridiculous learning curve as if you had never played golf before and it can only be defeated by a slow, demoralizing grind for "VC" assuming you haven't rage quit already. If you're an avid sports gamer with a competitive personality, Pro is the level you want/need to learn considering most of the competitive online play is at that level and…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I got it on sale because I felt really burned and ripped off by 2K23, so I waited this one out. Maybe my opinion is a bit more relaxed or forgiving because I paid less. This game is not worth the full price. The lag in navigating the menus is incredibly frustrating and it's hard to understand how it has not been fixed by now. That said, once you get on the course, it's the same great game it has always been. You might see some lag at the beginning, but once the round gets going, it works…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →This games mechanics arent bad but the UI, the constant pop-ups after each round and the buffering at the beginning of rounds and navigating the menu are so bad. Honesty, the buffering might be some of the worst i have ever seen. To top everything off, they have women competing with the men and winning. Kind of ridiculous. Standard 2k slop tbh.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →It's a great game don't listen to the bad reviews. I just wish golf games would let you drive golf carts! A solid golf game with lots of options, bells and whistles. And it's cross platform in multiplayer.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Absolutely outstanding golf game. Love it. However the menus absolutely suck and are slow as ♥♥♥♥ why??
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Garbage. All clubs and balls are cosmetic only. The game is designed to tempt you to spend real money to buy in-game currency you need to level up your golfers, buy outfits, buy clubs, etc. If you don't spend, I hope you're okay with glacial progress. Constant crashing until graphical settings were adjusted. Even now if you don't treat the slow, laggy menus with delicacy it'll crash. And you need to go through about 10 menus before and after each game you play on the career mode. Everything…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I dont really post about games. but the fact the 2K allowed this to even hit steam without fixing bugs and minor stutters is ridiculous... I've read a review that people have issues with load screen transitions, I can agree to this. my issue is the stutters mid swing and you can do anything about a massive slice because the stutter, I use 3 click and half the time its okay the other half i set my power the i go for my back swing and "stall" then stutter i miss the back swing same thing on the…
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