Thomas Huffman's Up Golf [] is out now, and it's a fun game worth downloading. This is a 2D vertical golfing game in the vein of Super Stickman Golf, where you're trying to instead constantly ascend, getting a point for each hole you get your character-turned-golf-ball into. You can skip holes, but I don't recommend it.
A major part of the challenge comes from the screen that constantly scrolls upward. So, it's possible for one ill-considered shot to send you into the abyss, ending your run of golfing. Water and lava traps will also befall you, usually with side entrances, so you have to take care around these in particular. The courses do contain some interesting wrinkles: portals that warp you upward, and springs that can help you if you hit them just right.
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You can unlock new characters and landscapes by collecting coins, or can just buy them outright. The landscapes include entirely different themes, such as a vaporwave landscape. Finally, golf meets vaporwave. Beautiful.
If you like 2D golfing games, you'll likely have a good time with Up Golf. The controls are smooth, with the ability to pull and aim from anywhere on the screen, so you're never blocking your view of your character. The game also looks great on high-resolution phones. The game is incredibly challenging to get even a double-digit score because there just isn't much of a margin for error. You have to aim well and be wary of bad bounces, but there is th...