Cursed to Golf is golf in purgatory Eurogamer.net If you click on a link and make a purchase we may receive a small commission. Read our editorial policy. Cursed to Golf is golf in purgatory Par for the hearse. Feature by Christian Donlan Features Editor Updated on 30 Mar 2022 6 comments Cursed to Golf is a pretty good game of golf. It's 2D and side-on, so aiming is simplified, and once you've selected your club from a limited range, it's one click for power and then another for the angle and you're off! Cursed to Golf Publisher: Thunderful Publishing Developer: Chuhai Labs Platform: Played on PC Availability: Out soon on PC, Switch and Xbox But that's not the entirety of it. Really it's just the start. Because in Cursed to Golf you're dead - is it a spoiler to say you die halfway through the tutorial? - and your mission is to play your way out of golfing purgatory. This is a clever game, I reckon. A spin on a platformer that feels nothing like a platformer. It turns out that purgatory golf holes are tough. They zig-zag up and down, so the fairway you want to land on with your first shot might be below you. Or it might be blocked off by TNT. Or a fan might push the ball out of the way. Watch on YouTube Cursed to Golf trailer. In the recent Steam demo I had a chance to try all of this out. I navigated the hurdles as best I could, starting at a tee off that was high, high above the hole I was aiming for. I had five shots to get there, but it wasn't possible. Instead I could earn more shots by knocking over little Oscar statuettes as I went. Helping out in other ways were a selection of cards I could play. One of them stopped time, which meant that when I played it I could stop the ball mid-flight and just drop it straight down - useful when navigating water. Another allowed me to send the ball to blow up packs of TNT, opening potentially useful pathways. Yet another allowed me to fire a practice shot, that would not affect my shot count, and would also not mean that I moved to where the ball landed. Perfect for hitting out of the way statuettes to pick up more overall shots. I think the greatness of Cursed to Golf lies in the fact that while all this clever stuff is going on, it's still a pretty good game of golf. Clubs are simplified but you still need to know when to use a driver and when to use a wedge. Aiming is simplified but you still need to get the right power and the right angle. Cursed to Golf is out fairly soon by the looks of it - the polish is already obvious. It will be fun to get back on to these blasted links. Become a Eurogamer subscriber and get your first month for £1 Get your first month for £1 (normally £3.99) when you buy a Standard Eurogamer subscription. Enjoy ad-free browsing, merch discounts, our monthly letter from the editor, and show your support with a supporter-exclusive comment flair! Support us View supporter archive More Features Feature What games get wrong about horses And what they could do about it. 27 Feature Shout out to all the Overwatch supports - where would we be without you? Merci. 55 Feature From abandoned board game to birthing a genre: Football Manager at 40 Kick off. 21 Feature How I became an Elden Ring detective It started with a save game... 26 Latest Articles Genshin Impact Path of Gleaming Jade dates, login event rewards Including other anniversary rewards and how to claim them. Atari will hold RollerCoaster Tycoon rights for another decade Ups and downs. 7 Jelly Deals Logitech's G Pro X gaming headset is its lowest-ever price during Amazon's Early Access sale Prime Members can get it for just £52. Jelly Deals Save over £500 off the retail price on this beefy ASUS TUF Dash gaming laptop from Amazon Under £1080 for an RTX 3070 laptop. Supporters Only Premium only Off Topic: Take a minute to appreciate Cookin' with Coolio's incredible scallops recipe. What a great book. Premium only Off Topic: Reading City of Glass in comic form "Where exactly am I going?" Premium only Off Topic: Il Buco is a transporting film about a really big hole Underlands. Off-Topic Netflix handled Sandman brilliantly It was Dreamy. 9 Buy things with globes on them And other lovely Eurogamer merch in our official store! Explore our store