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Golf With Your Friends vs Golfing in Aether

Golf With Your Friends and Golfing in Aether 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. Golf With Your Friends (2020) is 2 years older than Golfing in Aether (2022). Golf With Your Friends scores higher on Steam reviews (89.1% positive) than Golfing in Aether (84.6% 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 Golf With Your Friends

Choose Golf With Your Friends if it's currently about 76% cheaper on the Steam Store. 36,292 Steam reviews back the pick.

Choose Golfing in Aether

Choose Golfing in Aether if you want a Simulation and Racing game with Steam Leaderboards, Online Co-op, and Shared/Split Screen Co-op. On Steam, it has co-op, so you can bring a friend. Golfing in Aether launched in 2022.

Both Golf With Your Friends and Golfing in Aether sit in Sports, Indie, and Casual on Steam and both list Multi-player, Shared/Split Screen, and Online 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

Golf With Your Friends vs Golfing in Aether — Steam metadata comparison
Golf With Your Friends — Steam game coverGolf With Your FriendsGolfing in Aether — Steam game coverGolfing in Aether
Released20202022
GenresSports, Indie, CasualSports, Indie, Simulation, Casual, Racing
PlatformsWindows, macOS, LinuxWindows, macOS, Linux
Steam DeckDeck VerifiedUnrated
Price2.39 USD9.99 USD
Steam reviews89.1% positive (36,292 reviews)84.6% positive (13 reviews)
MultiplayerMulti-playerMulti-player, Cross-Platform Multiplayer, Online Co-op
DevelopersBlacklight Interactive, Team17Vetron

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Golf With Your Friends vs Golfing in Aether — FAQ

Should I play Golf With Your Friends or Golfing in Aether first?
If you want chronology, Golf With Your Friends (2020) came out before Golfing in Aether (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 With Your Friends and Golfing in Aether 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.
Does Golf With Your Friends run on Steam Deck?
Yes — Golf With Your Friends is rated Deck Verified by Valve. Golfing in Aether doesn't have a Deck rating yet, so its Deck behaviour is currently unverified.