Choose Golf Around!
Choose Golf Around! if you want an Indie and Simulation experience. Golf Around! launched in 2020.
Golf Around! vs Boxel Golf
Golf Around! and Boxel Golf both land in Sports, Casual on Steam, which is why they keep getting compared. The comparison below is built from each game's Steam metadata — release year, genres, categories, Steam Deck status, price, and review score — refreshed daily by imho.run's scraper. Headline differences: Both share Sports, Casual on Steam. Golf Around! (2020) is 2 years older than Boxel Golf (2022). Both sit near 95% positive on Steam (Golf Around!: 543 reviews, Boxel Golf: 22). No login or purchase needed — scroll for the full table, the verdict FAQ, and links to ranked similar games for both titles.
Which should you pick?
Choose Boxel Golf
Choose Boxel Golf if you want a Free To Play experience. On Steam, it's free to play, so the barrier to trying it is zero. Boxel Golf launched in 2022.
Both Golf Around! and Boxel Golf sit in Sports and Casual on Steam and both list Multi-player, Online PvP, and PvP, so either pick lands in the same broad neighborhood. Steam reviews are nearly tied (94.7% vs 95.5% positive), so genre fit is the cleanest tiebreaker — scroll the table for the feature-by-feature view.
Side-by-side comparison
 Golf Around! |  Boxel Golf | |
|---|---|---|
| Released | 2020 | 2022 |
| Genres | Sports, Indie, Simulation, Casual | Sports, Free To Play, Casual |
| Platforms | Windows, macOS | Windows, macOS |
| Steam Deck | Deck Playable | Unrated |
| Price | 9.99 USD | Free to play |
| Steam reviews | 94.7% positive (543 reviews) | 95.5% positive (22 reviews) |
| Multiplayer | Multi-player, Cross-Platform Multiplayer | Multi-player, Cross-Platform Multiplayer |
| Developers | Abracadabra Arts | Doppler Creative |
Side by side
- Both share Sports, Casual on Steam.
- Golf Around! (2020) is 2 years older than Boxel Golf (2022).
- Both sit near 95% positive on Steam (Golf Around!: 543 reviews, Boxel Golf: 22).
- Boxel Golf is free; Golf Around! is paid (9.99 USD).
- Golf Around! is Deck Playable on Steam Deck; Boxel Golf has no Deck rating yet.
Golf Around! vs Boxel Golf — FAQ
- Should I play Golf Around! or Boxel Golf first?
- If you want chronology, Golf Around! (2020) came out before Boxel Golf (2022). If neither is a sequel to the other, order doesn't really matter — start with whichever fits your current mood, since both share enough on Steam to make either a reasonable opener.
- Are Golf Around! and Boxel Golf similar?
- They overlap on Sports, Casual on Steam, so the catalogue groups them together — but "similar" depends on the specific mechanics. Use the genre + category rows above to decide whether the overlap matches what drew you to the one you've already played.
- Is Boxel Golf free?
- Yes — Boxel Golf is a free-to-play Steam title. Golf Around! is paid (9.99 USD).
- Does Golf Around! run on Steam Deck?
- Yes — Golf Around! is rated Deck Playable by Valve. Boxel Golf doesn't have a Deck rating yet, so its Deck behaviour is currently unverified.