Choose Mini Golf Buddies
Choose Mini Golf Buddies if you want the Multi-player and Shared/Split Screen side of the pairing. On Steam, it's currently about 50% cheaper on the Steam Store. Mini Golf Buddies launched in 2018.
Mini Golf Buddies vs Mini Mini-Golf
Mini Golf Buddies and Mini Mini-Golf 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 4 years older than Mini Mini-Golf (2022). Mini Golf Buddies is currently ~50% cheaper on Steam than Mini Mini-Golf (4.99 USD vs. 9.99 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 Mini-Golf
Choose Mini Mini-Golf if you want a Strategy experience. On Steam, it's the newer release (2022) and ships with the modern feature baseline. Mini Mini-Golf launched in 2022.
Both Mini Golf Buddies and Mini Mini-Golf sit in Sports, Indie, and Simulation on Steam, 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 Mini-Golf | |
|---|---|---|
| Released | 2018 | 2022 |
| Genres | Sports, Indie, Simulation, Casual | Sports, Strategy, Indie, Simulation, Casual |
| Platforms | Windows | Windows |
| Steam Deck | Unrated | Unrated |
| Price | 4.99 USD | 9.99 USD |
| Steam reviews | 2 reviews | 3 reviews |
| Multiplayer | Multi-player | Single-player only |
| Developers | Obumo Games | Piece Of Voxel |
Side by side
- Both share Sports, Indie, Simulation on Steam.
- Mini Golf Buddies (2018) is 4 years older than Mini Mini-Golf (2022).
- Mini Golf Buddies is currently ~50% cheaper on Steam than Mini Mini-Golf (4.99 USD vs. 9.99 USD).
Mini Golf Buddies vs Mini Mini-Golf — FAQ
- Should I play Mini Golf Buddies or Mini Mini-Golf first?
- If you want chronology, Mini Golf Buddies (2018) came out before Mini Mini-Golf (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 Mini Golf Buddies and Mini Mini-Golf 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.
- Does Mini Mini-Golf have multiplayer like Mini Golf Buddies?
- No. Mini Golf Buddies supports multiplayer on Steam (Multi-player), while Mini Mini-Golf is listed as single-player only.