Pixel Pro Golf Reviews

Controls are easy enough to jump right in and play a round. However, the gameplay is absolutely infuriating. There is no way to know if your ball is going to hit a tree until after the fact. I don’t know why the devs did not incorporate anything into the gameplay to at least alert the player that their LOS isn’t clear of trees. Maybe dim the LOS markers? I can’t tell you how many rounds have been completely torpedoed by this issue.

Another thing is putting. Even with the perfect line and pace, sometimes the ball will simply roll OVER the hole and not drop. Players are already annoyed at this point… but then if you catch some undulations on the green, you have to sit there for upwards of 30 seconds waiting for the ball to come to a complete stop before you can continue playing.

Lastly, and probably the worst of all, is that the swing meter glitches constantly. So before you even swing the club, you know the ball is gonna be lost. Because of these issues, I can’t give this game more than 2 stars.

First off, don't pay money to unlock anything other than maybe disabling ads. Courses and clubs unlock quickly. Overall the game is fun and simple initially, but this simplicity causes it to suffer as courses get harder. Trees are basically a lateral hazard as they are impenetrable to the point the game offers you to take a drop anytime you contact them. The isometric view and lack of a flight path preview can make it tough to see if you are going clip one and have to take a drop. Sometimes the game even starts your shot aimed directly at them. It is lazy design and makes the harder courses more annoying than fun. The final course (The US Open) is the worst offender. With no way to control ball flight, fade/draw, or add backspin, the course is just dumb. It is incredibly disappointing finish and an example of horrible design. Don't waste your time with it. One last note, the Masters course says it has punishing rough...one of Augusta National's famous features is the lack of rough. Just an annoyance as a golf fan.

This is a great game until you reach the last course. The American tournament cannot be won. The margin for error on every hole is nothing. It has every hazard on every hole. If you miss your shot, through the tiniest window, you’re in for a monster bogey. And you won’t get that back. You’re lucky to par those holes. Meanwhile the top 10 will be 5-8 under par. Just to par the course you need 18 holes of perfection. I have never been so enraged at a game as this one. That’s not a good thing because every other review makes similar comments. This is an every day game on my phone if that last course can be updated to make it less punishing. Until then I have deleted this three times now, hoping for an update and it just seems to get worse. Since last time I think they actually made it harder by lengthening the course. I don’t think the goal should be to enrage players. That sounds like a poor strategy to sell your other products.

What’s the point in winning millions of dollars when everything costs less than $600k? Why is the American Open 100x more difficult than any other course? I went from a -22 in the Maestros on my first attempt to +10 at AO after many restarts. I don’t understand why there’s such a massive difficulty gap if there’s no club upgrades to somehow combat it. It’s legitimately impossible to birdie or even par some holes on there yet the simulated competition wins with a -8 so I can’t help but think RNG plays a role too with how good the competition is on top of the wind conditions. AO should be changed or at the very least the computer shouldn’t be able to finish with such an insane score. If you can’t get to the green on even one par 5 in 2 shots then how are you supposed to get under par at all? Every par 4 plays like a par 5 as it is. Are you only able to win if you somehow hole out every approach shot? Also if you have to choose between hitting the trees or letting the wind carry you off the fairway then you truly have no chance. I say the game is incomplete because this seems more like a first draft because of how unplayable the AO is. It also seems weird to have it in the same category as the others because it’s so wildly different in difficulty. If that’s the only course where you really need a whole new set of clubs created for just it then surely you’ve done something wrong on design.

This game is a good game and is at the right level of difficulty for me. Some frustration is needed when playing golf because it keeps you coming back to try and beat your score, however sometimes it gets a little too frustrating and makes me quit to another course.

Some changes: 1. Fix the trees, when you’re going over trees to get to the green on various holes, it says you can make it but you end up snagged in the trees. A fix for this would be to tell where the ball would actually go by changing the way the shot preview looks, like if you’re going into a hill. Also, if you’re in the trees there should be a way to go under them to get out, like being able to hit a stinger. 2. Have accurate yardages next to the dots in the shot preview. Yardage markers would make it much easier to control where you want it to go. 3. Add special shots you could hit, like a stinger; low but fast to get out of trees or get a lot of roll out. Also something like a flop shot; very high and somewhat short with a little bit of backspin.

Overall at the very least, implement these changes and this would turn into one of the best games of all time.

I really enjoyed the first couple hours playing this game. But then I hit the Euro tour and all the laws of physics I’ve come to know and love just stopped working.

Putts with no slope, perfect power and accuracy miss the hole. I hit 4 over par with 5 putts that just ran right over the hole time and time again.

Trees will extend their limbs and slap my ball out of the air. There’s no real way to determine height or the arc of the ball you’re about to hit, so it’s really hard to determine if a ball will hit a tree with any consistency.

If you do hit a tree and find yourself in a tree line, you are prompted with a dialog to either play it as it lies or drop the ball. NEVER drop the ball. Just hit it towards the closest fairway. If I’m on the left fringe of the fairway in a tree line, why, for the love of god, do I drop my ball 20 feet back AND IM STILL IN THE TREE LINE instead of dropping it to the right 20 feet. Let me place the ball within a radius instead of choosing a poor location for me.

Also, not a real complaint, but what is with the completely random prices on the apparel? For a shirt of the same style, each color can vary in thousands of dollars? What’s $2000 more expensive about a red t-shirt versus an orange t-shirt? Again, not a real complaint, but gives the game a real money hungry vibe that I just don’t like.

This is a great concept. I like the simplicity and gameplay, however, there are some adjustments needed. The number of advertisements for unpaid accounts is excessive. In a 9-hole round, four 30-45 second ads is too much. I get it, but 1-2 ads would be more reasonable. Also, the course design doesn’t match well with only having three levels of clubs. In some instances, the elite clubs can’t even come close to reaching a par 4 in two shots. Also, the view angle limits the ability to see trees that may be in your way. I think the ability to rotate the view would be a huge upgrade. Trees should also be slightly more forgiving. I was excited to play in tournaments, but quickly realized that some users had already hacked the game and were scoring 17-under par in 9 holes, so why bother even playing in them? I couldn’t reach the first par 4 in two with elite clubs and you would need to eagle every hole to match that score, so it’s definitely not feasible to get -17.

First, will say the base game here is great. I have owned this game for a long time and was happy to pay the couple of dollars to unlock everything. I’d love to give this game a full five stars but the recent updates are really disappointing and knock the score down for me.

Let’s start with the tournaments. A handicap tournament is great in principle because the same people seem to win the open ones. But the way handicaps are calculated is terrible. Instead of being based on past tournament experience, it instead goes off of single player experience. So if you’re someone who has played this game for years to win every tourney in single player, you potentially have a whopping 18 stroke disadvantage on someone playing with a new account. Obviously some will abuse this by just opening new accounts. The open championships are more fair as it stands.

Next are the VIP courses being tied to tee tokens. Have zero issues with the developers capitalizing on their game but I hate, hate, hate micro-transactions. Charge me another $5, $10 whatever but charge me per play attempt and I completely lose interest.

IMO the handicap tournaments needs to be based off past tournament results and the new courses should be priced for unlimited play. Developer can do whatever they want but as-is, my interest is near gone.

Let me just start by saying that this a great game and the devs did a great job. I have had this game for about a year and a half, and it continues to deliver (new courses, features, etc.). It’s a great way to pass the time and keeps me wanting more. I also love the courses on the biggest tour are meant to resemble real-life courses. But not everything about this game is perfect. For one, when I hit my ball into the trees, sometimes it won’t give me the option to drop elsewhere. So I have to hit it from there, hitting the tree again, thus ruining my hole and round. Another negative thing about this game is the lack of “specialty” shots. For example, if you need to go over an obstacle, they could add a feature for a flop shot, or a high shot with backspin. I also have an idea to make the game better: a course creator. You could create a sort of sandbox page where players could make their own courses, and maybe share them on a community page if they so choose. Overall, this is an amazing game and I will continue to play this game for a while yet!

This game is incredibly unique and fun. I have a great time playing it. The only issue I have is the ads are so pestering and unnecessary. Games used to exist without ads that are so deterring and horrible such as these. Simple popups are plenty and can still make a company money. Ads used to exist without these. You don’t have to use the most annoying ads possible just to make as much as you possibly can. I often have a great time playing this game and then leave due to the constant and frequent ads that continually pop up. It would be better if the remove ads package was $0.99 like all used to be, but instead is 3$. Please reconsider the ad packages you have put onto PixelProGolf. I promise you can make more with less pestering ads and a less expensive remove ads package. I rate 4 stars only because the game itself is fantastic.

Two things are very obvious about this game: The UI is slow, and the developers have never actually played a round of golf. Miss a shot? Want to restart the round? TOOOO bad. You have to watch your ball roll for 30 seconds before you can click any sort of menu button. The buttons are there and even animate a click yet do nothing at all. “Fast” greens means they are greased like a bowling alley and the nonsensical hill arrow depiction often implies that the pin is literally on a cliff face. Some rounds are genuinely fun, but you can tell they got lazy with others. It is a great way to burn time on a long flight, but a long enough flight will likely mean you finish all the Career rounds. Once you’re done and labeled #1 in the world (lies) you’ll then just have to replay all the rounds. The VIP/Packs are silly and not numerous enough.

Fun game. Just feels lazy at times.

I have two Game Center accounts. One is my main and one I made to play with my child. I was logged into my “dad” account and beat PPG. I had one other friend on that account and we’d battle high scores on courses. After I beat the entire game I deleted it. When I redownloaded it I was signed in with my main GC account. None of my Dad progress was there. So I switched GC accounts and all of my progress and scores are completely deleted. Just so you understand how devastating this is… winning the American Open is (non-sarcastically) one of the most difficult achievements in all of gaming. Haven’t tried it yet? Google it. I’m not joking. It took me almost half a year of playing the same tournament to finally beat it. All of that is GONE. I’m going to be sick. How did the developers let this happen?? How do I get my scores and progress back? My friend said he can’t see my scores anymore. There’s nothing there. I want justice (and my scores).

I’d love to give this 5 stars but there are some silly visuals bugs in this game that should eventually be fixed. Sometimes your golfer covers the hole when putting and oh boiiii don’t get me started on the visual bugs with the trees. The distance line should stop or go away if you might hit a tree. I’ve noticed the drop option doesn’t always pop up if you hit in the trees. This is a hard one to grasp, cause you’re kinda forced to drop for a penalty because you physically can’t hit it out of the tress which isn’t at all like real golf. #Stinger

If you’re a golf fan you’ll definitely enjoy this game. Its silly and fun and honestly hard to take seriously. Its got a few off quirks such as particular clubs like the 2-iron and 5-wood that go the same distance. If you upgrade clubs its pretty awesome, but it overall messes your club selection. Again the occasional visual bug and of course the trees. Definitely exciting to see where this game goes!

This game is fantastic. I’ve put quite a few hours into it. It’s very addicting but also can be very relaxing (until you keep hitting your ball into a tree). This game has kept me occupied on many long night shifts. Also there are only like 2 or 3 microtransactions that are not at all necessary to buy to play the game normally and the game does not bug you to buy things at all. However, I highly recommend paying the couple dollars to remove ads. The graphics are really well done in a (obviously) pixel 8-bit type style. The controls are very easy to learn but hard to master. It’s all about that perfect timing and angle while factoring in the wind and which club to use (which it recommends for you). In summary, this is an extremely well made game that is a great relaxing time passer. I highly recommend it, even if you’re not “into” golf. Trust me, you won’t be able to put your phone down.

This game is fun, simple and addictive. The worst part about it is the constant ads almost after each hole. Its very annoying and sometimes makes it not fun to play. I just restart the game each time, so i don't have to watch them and can get back to playing faster. Another problem is the bugs on certain holes. It makes you use a putter only on the green, even if the green with the hole on it is on a totally different island. Please fix this! Other than that, the games great. I golfed top 150 in the real person tournament 2 days after downloading it. So that just tells you its easy to learn! When starting off the puttings confusing because you have to get the right speed on the ball. For example, first Red dot is 25% power, 2nd is 50%. So on and so on. I found myself putting over the hole way too much. But now that ive got the hang of it, its great! 8.7/10 Game!

This game is INSANEY fun. The customization, multiplayer, and extra courses are amazing. A few things I would humbly ask to be added though, just to make it dreamy. A driving range with customizable wind would be amazing, the wind is sometimes hard to gauge how much it will affect each shot. Also a Morning to afternoon cycle with the sun would be awesome, and maybe even some rain to make it cozy feeling? Long shot, but golf carts driving up to your ball would be so funny. And just a few more categories of clothing would be amazing, such as jackets, or long sleeves, or sweatpants. Lastly, a customizable cozy house/room for your little golfer would tie together the cozy vibe.

These are just my dream additions !
I absolutely am in love with this game, 11/10 rating. Thank you developers, you are amazing.

I don’t think I’ve ever left a review before certainly not for a game. This game is absolutely excellent. Very satisfying. Familiar mechanics compared to other golf games I’ve played but with a cute and unique design. Just the right spot between challenging and relaxing. No bugs or serious lapses in design, seems thoroughly planned out (well, it can be hard to gauge tree height sometimes, but you get used to it ftmp). Not some petty cash grab or cheap app. Goes on and on with more content and gets enjoyably more challenging. I’ll be purchasing the expansion packs but want to unlock all the initial content “the hard way” first. If you don’t like any particularly obnoxious ads you can close PixelProGolf and it saves where you are in whatever tour you’re on.

Awesome, great job. Hope you keep making new content or a sequel some day. So I’ll absolutely be buying the expansions to support you guys and check out your other apps. Thanks for a good quality product.

This really is one of the best games. I’m an avid phone gamer and download a handful a week, usually only to delete a day later due to ad frustrations or monotony. This game is so different. There are adds, but they’re pretty minimal and allow skips after a few seconds. I actually found it worth paying the $1 to go ad-free which I think I’ve only ever done with one other game.

The gameplay itself is super fun. It’s easy to figure out but hard to get really good. Keeping high scores per hole and a leaderboard allows replay-ability too. I appreciate how many courses they have an hope they keep em coming!

Ideas - more equipment/customization (balls, clubs, apparel, look), mini golf course(s) with the fun crazy green breaks, ability to play and pass for heads up, or best yet online multiplayer. Something more to spend your character money on.

I really enjoyed this game. I don’t know how intrusive the ads are since I immediately loved the game and paid for it. It’s deceptively more difficult than it seems at first, and some of the later courses feature some ridiculous fairways and greens. My one big complaint is the lack of things to buy with your earnings. It doesn’t take long at all to buy all of the upgrades clubs, and then you quickly rack up millions of dollars with nothing to spend it on. In fact, one win in one of the final tournaments is easily enough to buy everyone available. Other than that nitpick, the game is pretty great, even if you don’t normally enjoy golf games. The simple controls and easy to understand UI make it really approachable. Great job devs, here’s hoping to more stuff to spend our fortunes on.

I've been playing this game consistently for the past month. I've almost won every tour, and after playing every course I have to say this game is incredible! It's simplicity doesn't hold the game back, and keeps gameplay from being too complicated. The courses are beautifully designed, and the early ones warm you up for the big 18 hole games. Towards the end when you get to the US Tour and Euro Tour each course feels like a big deal and it makes gameplay really exciting! Its a genuine golf game with relaxing and simple graphics. My one complaint is that the clicking is too loud when switching clubs compared to the nature sounds in the background. I usually can't keep my volume above 30% when playing through the phone speakers or it irritates my ears. Other than that, I Highly recommend!!!!( ◠‿◠ ) ⛳️🏌️