Choose House of Golf 2
Choose House of Golf 2 if you want the Steam Leaderboards side of the pairing. House of Golf 2 launched in 2024.
House of Golf 2 vs The Joy of Putting: Mini-Putt
House of Golf 2 and The Joy of Putting: Mini-Putt both land in Sports, Indie, 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, Indie, Casual on Steam. House of Golf 2 (2024) is 2 years older than The Joy of Putting: Mini-Putt (2026). The Joy of Putting: Mini-Putt is free; House of Golf 2 is paid (29.99 USD). 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 Joy of Putting: Mini-Putt
Choose The Joy of Putting: Mini-Putt if you want a Free To Play game with Custom Volume Controls, Playable without Timed Input, and Mouse Only Option. On Steam, it's free to play, so the barrier to trying it is zero. The Joy of Putting: Mini-Putt launched in 2026.
Both House of Golf 2 and The Joy of Putting: Mini-Putt sit in Sports, Indie, and Casual on Steam and both list Multi-player, Shared/Split Screen, and Shared/Split Screen PvP, so either pick lands in the same broad neighborhood. Use the side-by-side table for the feature view, or follow the "Games like" links below to see ranked alternatives for either title.
Side-by-side comparison
 House of Golf 2 |  The Joy of Putting: Mini-Putt | |
|---|---|---|
| Released | 2024 | 2026 |
| Genres | Sports, Indie, Casual | Sports, Indie, Free To Play, Casual |
| Platforms | Windows | Windows, Linux |
| Steam Deck | Deck Unsupported | Unrated |
| Price | 29.99 USD | Free to play |
| Steam reviews | 4 reviews | 95.2% positive (42 reviews) |
| Multiplayer | Multi-player | Multi-player |
| Developers | Starlight Games | Potomax |
Side by side
- Both share Sports, Indie, Casual on Steam.
- House of Golf 2 (2024) is 2 years older than The Joy of Putting: Mini-Putt (2026).
- The Joy of Putting: Mini-Putt is free; House of Golf 2 is paid (29.99 USD).
- House of Golf 2 is Deck Unsupported on Steam Deck; The Joy of Putting: Mini-Putt has no Deck rating yet.
House of Golf 2 vs The Joy of Putting: Mini-Putt — FAQ
- Should I play House of Golf 2 or The Joy of Putting: Mini-Putt first?
- If you want chronology, House of Golf 2 (2024) came out before The Joy of Putting: Mini-Putt (2026). 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 House of Golf 2 and The Joy of Putting: Mini-Putt similar?
- They overlap on Sports, Indie, 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 The Joy of Putting: Mini-Putt free?
- Yes — The Joy of Putting: Mini-Putt is a free-to-play Steam title. House of Golf 2 is paid (29.99 USD).