Choose Mini Golf Buddies
Choose Mini Golf Buddies if you want the Shared/Split Screen side of the pairing. On Steam, it's currently about 67% cheaper on the Steam Store. Mini Golf Buddies launched in 2018.
Mini Golf Buddies vs Mini Golf Club
Mini Golf Buddies and Mini Golf Club both land in Sports, Indie, 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, Indie, Simulation on Steam. Mini Golf Buddies (2018) is 2 years older than Mini Golf Club (2020). Mini Golf Buddies is currently ~67% cheaper on Steam than Mini Golf Club (4.99 USD vs. 14.99 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 Mini Golf Club
Choose Mini Golf Club if you want an Early Access game with Online PvP and PvP. Mini Golf Club launched in 2020.
Both Mini Golf Buddies and Mini Golf Club sit in Sports, Indie, and Simulation on Steam and both list Multi-player, 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
 Mini Golf Buddies |  Mini Golf Club | |
|---|---|---|
| Released | 2018 | 2020 |
| Genres | Sports, Indie, Simulation, Casual | Sports, Indie, Simulation, Casual, Early Access |
| Platforms | Windows | Windows |
| Steam Deck | Unrated | Deck Unsupported |
| Price | 4.99 USD | 14.99 USD |
| Steam reviews | 2 reviews | 90.9% positive (11 reviews) |
| Multiplayer | Multi-player | Multi-player |
| Developers | Obumo Games | Obumo Games |
Side by side
- Both share Sports, Indie, Simulation on Steam.
- Mini Golf Buddies (2018) is 2 years older than Mini Golf Club (2020).
- Mini Golf Buddies is currently ~67% cheaper on Steam than Mini Golf Club (4.99 USD vs. 14.99 USD).
- Mini Golf Club is Deck Unsupported on Steam Deck; Mini Golf Buddies has no Deck rating yet.
Mini Golf Buddies vs Mini Golf Club — FAQ
- Should I play Mini Golf Buddies or Mini Golf Club first?
- If you want chronology, Mini Golf Buddies (2018) came out before Mini Golf Club (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 Mini Golf Buddies and Mini Golf Club similar?
- They overlap on Sports, Indie, 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.