{"id":1591010,"date":"2026-05-28T18:32:33","date_gmt":"2026-05-28T18:32:33","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/XHzxwe4Y2ttG8NzavfhvPc"},"modified":"2026-05-28T18:32:33","modified_gmt":"2026-05-28T18:32:33","slug":"this-weeks-most-compelling-steam-demo-is-a-torment-engine-disguised-as-golf","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/arcader.org\/news\/this-weeks-most-compelling-steam-demo-is-a-torment-engine-disguised-as-golf\/","title":{"rendered":"This week&#8217;s most compelling Steam demo is a torment engine disguised as golf"},"content":{"rendered":"<article>\n<p>Thanks to a dysfunctional relationship with my own bones and muscles, I accepted from a very young age that I wasn&#8217;t ever going to be much of a golfer. Golf <em>games, <\/em>however, I&#8217;ve believed myself to be pretty good at, having achieved mastery over the subtle arts of pressing A when the meters make you golf good.<\/p>\n<p>That, as I learned today, was hubris. Whatever faith I had in my own simulated golf skillset has been systematically dismantled by <a href=\"https:\/\/store.steampowered.com\/app\/4663130\/Normal_Golf_Game_Demo\/\" target=\"_blank\">the demo for Normal Golf Game<\/a>, a deceptively golf-like torture apparatus developed by Fruit Ninja creator Luke Muscat\u2014presumably for the purpose of inflicting widespread psychic harm.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/content.jwplatform.com\/players\/wDpkCtG8.html\" id=\"wDpkCtG8\" title=\"Normal Golf Game Demo - Parking Sign.mp4\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1080\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"auto\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>The demo makes an immediately pleasant impression as its main menu logo becomes unfixed and starts bouncing around the screen like the canonical DVD screensaver. It maintained that charm as I started a new save, at which point I was treated to my character&#8217;s pair of first-person, FMV-animated hands that shimmy with a golferly self-importance as I strutted about in search of my first tee.<\/p>\n<p>The vibes quickly shifted, however, when I was abruptly accosted by text narration dispensed through a CCTV camera by Luke Muscat himself, who informed me that I am $100,000 in debt after signing a legally binding contract and must earn my way out of bankruptcy by completing golf-related feats and bounties. Which would be fine, except the golfing is a harrowing Foddy-esque trial of personal fortitude.<\/p>\n<p>To golf, I press Tab, which pulls the camera back to give me a full-body, third-person view of my FMV golf-self as additional UI panels accumulate on-screen. One represents my character&#8217;s body, letting me swing my club by clicking and dragging my hands, determining the swing&#8217;s power and contact angle with the ball based on my speed and movement. It&#8217;s imprecise, but it&#8217;s manageable after some trial and error.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"van-image-figure inline-layout\" data-bordeaux-image-check >\n<div class='image-full-width-wrapper'>\n<div class='image-widthsetter' style=\"max-width:1920px;\">\n<p class=\"vanilla-image-block\" style=\"padding-top:56.25%;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" id=\"42Qftb9EykiPEMjAKAzdXj\" name=\"20260528113023_1\" alt=\"Preparing a swing in Normal Golf Game.\" src=\"https:\/\/arcader.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/this-weeks-most-compelling-steam-demo-is-a-torment-engine-disguised-as-golf.jpg\" mos=\"\" align=\"middle\" fullscreen=\"1\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1080\" attribution=\"\" endorsement=\"\" class=\"inline expandable\"><a href='https:\/\/arcader.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/this-weeks-most-compelling-steam-demo-is-a-torment-engine-disguised-as-golf.jpg' target='_blank' class='expand-button icon-expand-image icon' ><\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><figcaption itemprop=\"caption description\" class=\" inline-layout\"><span class=\"credit\" itemprop=\"copyrightHolder\">(Image credit: Luke Muscat)<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><em>Simple enough, <\/em>I\u2014a fool\u2014thought after growing comfortable enough to complete some promising swings. That arrogance was short-lived, because Muscat then introduced another UI pane, presenting a top-down view of my club through which I can control the placement and angle of the clubface.<\/p>\n<p>That doesn&#8217;t sound too bad in the abstract, but that&#8217;s because I haven&#8217;t mentioned that\u2014thanks to my character&#8217;s fleshy, organic fluidity\u2014my club is <em>constantly swaying<\/em>. I can&#8217;t simply set my ideal angle and fire away; I have to actively compensate for the club&#8217;s perpetual motion with keyboard presses, all while trying to click and drag my hands with the appropriate speed and motion for a square, solid impact with the ball and not the dirt beneath it.<\/p>\n<p>I did a lot of hitting the dirt beneath it.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/content.jwplatform.com\/players\/cvDRerZq.html\" id=\"cvDRerZq\" title=\"Gong Woe.mp4\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1080\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"auto\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile, Muscat&#8217;s golf demands are escalating in difficulty and absurdity. Not long after achieving rudimentary competence in completing a straightforward swing, he demanded I start executing hooks, fades, and draws\u2014not to sink any holes in one, but to remove planks from boarded up NO PARKING signs, topple a giant bowling pin obscured by forcefields, or strike a massive gong the size of an Olympic swimming pool.<\/p>\n<p>Successfully striking the massive gong took me 11 unbroken minutes of consecutive golf swings.<\/p>\n<p>It&#8217;s as compelling as it is maddening. Triumphing over the antagonistic control scheme has all the satisfaction of a record-setting QWOP sprint. And while it can feel brutal, it&#8217;s not without some clever affordances to help you adjust\u2014or attempt to adjust\u2014your strategy for a tricky shot.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"van-image-figure inline-layout\" data-bordeaux-image-check >\n<div class='image-full-width-wrapper'>\n<div class='image-widthsetter' style=\"max-width:1920px;\">\n<p class=\"vanilla-image-block\" style=\"padding-top:56.25%;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" id=\"eE7nKsqT4ey9YExoSYpdoR\" name=\"20260528105441_1\" alt=\"The Tab to Golf prompt in Normal Golf Game.\" src=\"https:\/\/arcader.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/this-weeks-most-compelling-steam-demo-is-a-torment-engine-disguised-as-golf-1.jpg\" mos=\"\" align=\"middle\" fullscreen=\"1\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1080\" attribution=\"\" endorsement=\"\" class=\"inline expandable\"><a href='https:\/\/arcader.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/this-weeks-most-compelling-steam-demo-is-a-torment-engine-disguised-as-golf-1.jpg' target='_blank' class='expand-button icon-expand-image icon' ><\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><figcaption itemprop=\"caption description\" class=\" inline-layout\"><span class=\"credit\" itemprop=\"copyrightHolder\">(Image credit: Luke Muscat)<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>For example, Normal Golf Game traces the path of your golfball, as any self-respecting golf game should. Here, there&#8217;s an added benefit: At any time, you can press Tab again to resume first-person view while maintaining the traced path from your last swing. Because you aren&#8217;t anchored to a tee while following Muscat&#8217;s golf instructions, it&#8217;s a nice way to evaluate whether you&#8217;re swinging from the most advantageous angle, or if you&#8217;d be better off repositioning.<\/p>\n<p>While I wouldn&#8217;t say I had gotten <em>good <\/em>at juggling Normal Golf Game&#8217;s input demands by the end of the demo, I could feel myself getting tantalizingly <em>better<\/em>. Surely the full game can only get so hard, right?<\/p>\n<p>Normal Golf Game doesn&#8217;t have a launch date for its full release yet, but you can wishlist it <a href=\"https:\/\/store.steampowered.com\/app\/3510740\/Normal_Golf_Game\/\">on Steam<\/a> now.<\/p>\n<div style=\"min-height: 250px;\">\n<div class=\"kwizly-quiz kwizly-eMVG3W\"><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p> <script src=\"https:\/\/kwizly.com\/embed\/eMVG3W.js\" async><\/script><\/p>\n<div class=\"product\"><a data-dimension112=\"6496e4b7-87ea-4339-ad7f-2893cbacc8d1\" data-action=\"Deal Block\" data-label=\"2026 games\" data-dimension48=\"2026 games\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"><\/p>\n<figure class=\"van-image-figure \" >\n<div class='image-full-width-wrapper'>\n<div class='image-widthsetter' style=\"max-width:661px;\">\n<p class=\"vanilla-image-block\" style=\"padding-top:98.94%;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" id=\"6offQUY4CXebir2TC27dMd\" name=\"kingdom come 2 square\" caption=\"\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/arcader.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/this-weeks-most-compelling-steam-demo-is-a-torment-engine-disguised-as-golf-2.jpg\" mos=\"\" align=\"middle\" fullscreen=\"\" width=\"661\" height=\"654\" attribution=\"\" endorsement=\"\" credit=\"\" class=\"\"><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pcgamer.com\/games\/new-pc-games-2026\/\" target=\"_blank\" data-dimension112=\"6496e4b7-87ea-4339-ad7f-2893cbacc8d1\" data-action=\"Deal Block\" data-label=\"2026 games\" data-dimension48=\"2026 games\" data-dimension25=\"\"><strong>2026 games<\/strong><\/a>: All the upcoming games<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pcgamer.com\/the-best-pc-games\/\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Best PC games<\/strong><\/a>: Our all-time favorites<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pcgamer.com\/the-50-best-free-pc-games\/\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Free PC games<\/strong><\/a>: Freebie fest<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pcgamer.com\/best-fps-games\/\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Best FPS games<\/strong><\/a>: Finest gunplay<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pcgamer.com\/best-rpgs-of-all-time\/\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Best RPGs<\/strong><\/a>: Grand adventures<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pcgamer.com\/the-best-co-op-games\/\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Best co-op games<\/strong><\/a>: Better together<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pcgamer.com\/games\/sim\/this-weeks-most-compelling-steam-demo-is-a-torment-engine-disguised-as-golf\/\">Source<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Thanks to a dysfunctional relationship with my own bones and muscles, I accepted from a very young age that I wasn&#8217;t ever going to be much of a golfer. Golf games, however, I&#8217;ve believed myself to be pretty good at, having achieved mastery over the subtle arts of pressing A when the meters make you golf good. That, as I learned today, was hubris. Whatever faith I had in my own simulated golf skillset has been systematically dismantled by the demo for Normal Golf Game, a deceptively golf-like torture apparatus developed by Fruit Ninja creator Luke Muscat\u2014presumably for the purpose of inflicting widespread psychic harm. The demo makes an immediately pleasant impression as its main menu logo becomes unfixed and starts bouncing around the screen&hellip;<\/p>\n<p class=\"excerpt-more\"><a class=\"blog-excerpt button\" href=\"https:\/\/arcader.org\/news\/this-weeks-most-compelling-steam-demo-is-a-torment-engine-disguised-as-golf\/\">Read More&#8230;<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":1591011,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[336],"tags":[748,763],"class_list":["post-1591010","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-pc-gamer","tag-games","tag-sim"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.7 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>This week&#039;s most compelling Steam demo is a torment engine disguised as golf | Arcader News<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" 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