Choose Golf With Your Friends
Choose Golf With Your Friends if it's currently about 52% cheaper on the Steam Store. 36,292 Steam reviews back the pick.
Golf With Your Friends vs Ballistic Mini Golf
Golf With Your Friends and Ballistic Mini Golf 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. Ballistic Mini Golf (2017) is 3 years older than Golf With Your Friends (2020). Golf With Your Friends scores higher on Steam reviews (89.1% positive) than Ballistic Mini Golf (32.5% 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 Ballistic Mini Golf
Choose Ballistic Mini Golf if you want a Simulation and Early Access experience. Ballistic Mini Golf launched in 2017.
Both Golf With Your Friends and Ballistic Mini Golf 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 |  Ballistic Mini Golf | |
|---|---|---|
| Released | 2020 | 2017 |
| Genres | Sports, Indie, Casual | Sports, Indie, Simulation, Casual, Early Access |
| Platforms | Windows, macOS, Linux | Windows |
| Steam Deck | Deck Verified | Unrated |
| Price | 2.39 USD | 4.99 USD |
| Steam reviews | 89.1% positive (36,292 reviews) | 32.5% positive (40 reviews) |
| Multiplayer | Multi-player | Multi-player |
| Developers | Blacklight Interactive, Team17 | Microlith Games |
Side by side
- Both share Sports, Indie, Casual on Steam.
- Ballistic Mini Golf (2017) is 3 years older than Golf With Your Friends (2020).
- Golf With Your Friends scores higher on Steam reviews (89.1% positive) than Ballistic Mini Golf (32.5% positive).
- Golf With Your Friends is currently ~52% cheaper on Steam than Ballistic Mini Golf (2.39 USD vs. 4.99 USD).
- Golf With Your Friends is Deck Verified on Steam Deck; Ballistic Mini Golf has no Deck rating yet.
Golf With Your Friends vs Ballistic Mini Golf — FAQ
- Should I play Golf With Your Friends or Ballistic Mini Golf first?
- If you want chronology, Ballistic Mini Golf (2017) came out before Golf With Your Friends (2020). 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 Ballistic Mini Golf 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. Ballistic Mini Golf doesn't have a Deck rating yet, so its Deck behaviour is currently unverified.