Choose The Golf Club
Choose The Golf Club if you want the Multi-player side of the pairing. The Golf Club launched in 2014.
The Golf Club vs The Golf Club VR
The Golf Club and The Golf Club VR both land in Sports, Simulation 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, Simulation on Steam. The Golf Club (2014) is 3 years older than The Golf Club VR (2017). The Golf Club VR scores higher on Steam reviews (66.3% positive) than The Golf Club (64.4% positive). 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 The Golf Club VR
Choose The Golf Club VR if you want an Indie game with Tracked Controller Support and VR Only. On Steam, it's the newer release (2017) and ships with the modern feature baseline. The Golf Club VR launched in 2017.
Both The Golf Club and The Golf Club VR sit in Sports and Simulation on Steam, so either pick lands in the same broad neighborhood. Steam reviews are nearly tied (64.4% vs 66.3% positive), so genre fit is the cleanest tiebreaker — scroll the table for the feature-by-feature view.
Side-by-side comparison
 The Golf Club |  The Golf Club VR | |
|---|---|---|
| Released | 2014 | 2017 |
| Genres | Sports, Simulation | Sports, Indie, Simulation |
| Platforms | Windows | Windows |
| Steam Deck | Deck Playable | Deck Unsupported |
| Price | Price unknown | 9.99 USD |
| Steam reviews | 64.4% positive (841 reviews) | 66.3% positive (439 reviews) |
| Multiplayer | Multi-player | Single-player only |
| Developers | HB Studios | HB Studios |
Side by side
- Both share Sports, Simulation on Steam.
- The Golf Club (2014) is 3 years older than The Golf Club VR (2017).
- The Golf Club VR scores higher on Steam reviews (66.3% positive) than The Golf Club (64.4% positive).
- Steam Deck: The Golf Club is Deck Playable, The Golf Club VR is Deck Unsupported.
The Golf Club vs The Golf Club VR — FAQ
- Which is better, The Golf Club or The Golf Club VR?
- On Steam reviews the two are nearly tied: The Golf Club sits at 64.4% positive (841 reviews), The Golf Club VR at 66.3% (439). The choice usually comes down to genre fit and the platform features each one supports — see the comparison table above.
- Should I play The Golf Club or The Golf Club VR first?
- If you want chronology, The Golf Club (2014) came out before The Golf Club VR (2017). 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 The Golf Club and The Golf Club VR similar?
- They overlap on Sports, Simulation 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.
- Does The Golf Club VR have multiplayer like The Golf Club?
- No. The Golf Club supports multiplayer on Steam (Multi-player), while The Golf Club VR is listed as single-player only.