Choose Mini Golf Buddies
Choose Mini Golf Buddies if you want the Shared/Split Screen side of the pairing. Mini Golf Buddies launched in 2018.
Mini Golf Buddies vs Golf Around! Lite
Mini Golf Buddies and Golf Around! Lite 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 6 years older than Golf Around! Lite (2024). Golf Around! Lite is free; Mini Golf Buddies is paid (4.99 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 Golf Around! Lite
Choose Golf Around! Lite if you want a Free To Play game with Online PvP and PvP. On Steam, it's free to play, so the barrier to trying it is zero. Golf Around! Lite launched in 2024.
Both Mini Golf Buddies and Golf Around! Lite 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 |  Golf Around! Lite | |
|---|---|---|
| Released | 2018 | 2024 |
| Genres | Sports, Indie, Simulation, Casual | Sports, Indie, Simulation, Free To Play, Casual |
| Platforms | Windows | Windows, macOS |
| Steam Deck | Unrated | Deck Playable |
| Price | 4.99 USD | Free to play |
| Steam reviews | 2 reviews | 72.7% positive (33 reviews) |
| Multiplayer | Multi-player | Multi-player, Cross-Platform Multiplayer |
| Developers | Obumo Games | Hough Studio |
Side by side
- Both share Sports, Indie, Simulation on Steam.
- Mini Golf Buddies (2018) is 6 years older than Golf Around! Lite (2024).
- Golf Around! Lite is free; Mini Golf Buddies is paid (4.99 USD).
- Golf Around! Lite is Deck Playable on Steam Deck; Mini Golf Buddies has no Deck rating yet.
Mini Golf Buddies vs Golf Around! Lite — FAQ
- Should I play Mini Golf Buddies or Golf Around! Lite first?
- If you want chronology, Mini Golf Buddies (2018) came out before Golf Around! Lite (2024). 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 Golf Around! Lite 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.
- Is Golf Around! Lite free?
- Yes — Golf Around! Lite is a free-to-play Steam title. Mini Golf Buddies is paid (4.99 USD).