Mini Review: Cursed to Golf (PS5) – A Fun, Hilarious Spin on the Roguelike

It’s all in the hips.

In Cursed to Golf, you are a champion golfer mortally struck by lightning who tries to golf their way out of hell. It’s a great spin on the roguelike, as you have to clear 18 holes on a demonic series of courses or be doomed to a Sisyphean nightmare of putting greens.

The game is laid out like a side-scrolling roguelike, with randomized holes, items, and rewards, though you only move when hitting the ball rather than making use of traditional platforming. The maps are wide and multi-levelled and you have to get your ball down to the hole within a set number of swings, lending a satisfying puzzle element to the whole affair. Do you use the iron and take a couple extra swings on the safe route, or break out the driver and power your way past the pool of water ahead? You have five swings per hole, but there are destructible trophies on the map to increase that total. Power-up cards ease the burden as well, giving you more swings before failure, or letting you take practice shots and the like. Some of them get really crazy, making the ball multiply or change direction in mid-flight.

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