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What is Stickman Golf?

Stickman Golf is a 2D side-scrolling sports arcade game that transforms traditional golf into an environmental physics puzzle. Instead of wandering across vast fairways, players guide a stickman golfer through contoured cross-section courses featuring steep cliffs, floating islands, rocks, and hazardous water pools. The core objective is to sink the golf ball into the cup in as few strokes as possible, ideally at or under par, by carefully setting shot angle and power. The entire game runs directly in your modern web browser on desktop and mobile devices without requiring any downloads or plugins.

Key features

• Physics-driven ball dynamics: Golf balls react to slope angles, gravity and bounce across each course.
• Elevation challenges: Holes feature cliffs, rocks and floating islands that require high-arcing lobs or low skipping shots.
• Hazard navigation: Water hazards and out-of-bounds areas punish shots that miss the fairway.
• Aiming arrow: Rotate a direction arrow clockwise or counterclockwise to set your launch angle before committing to a swing.
• Power meter: Raise your hitting power with the power button to deliver the distance needed for every lie.
• Par and scoring: Each hole has a par value, and the results board shows your score against your best score.
• Coins and hats: Earn coins from your results, with a bonus for a hole in one, and spend them on hats for your golfer in the shop.
• Basic Training: An optional tutorial walks you through aiming, power and camera dragging before your first round.

How to play

1. Survey the course layout: Drag the screen left or right (or up and down) to find the hole, the slopes and any hazards between your golfer and the flag.
2. Set your launch angle: Press and hold the left button to turn the arrow counterclockwise, or the right button to turn it clockwise.
3. Set your power: Press the power button to increase your hitting power to the level the shot needs.
4. Hit the ball: Press the "Go!" button to swing and watch how the slopes affect the bounce and roll.
5. Repeat until it drops: Keep adjusting angle and power until the ball goes into the hole, ideally at or under par.

Controls

Action	Mouse	Touch
Turn aim arrow	Click and hold the left or right turn button	Tap and hold the left or right turn button
Set hitting power	Click the power button	Tap the power button
Hit the ball	Click "Go!"	Tap "Go!"
Look around the course	Click and drag the screen	Swipe across the screen

Terrain and hazards

Success in Stickman Golf hinges on understanding how the ground shapes each shot. Downward slopes add extra forward roll, while upward slopes and walls of rock stop the ball short. Floating islands and raised greens demand lofted strokes that drop onto a small landing area. Water hazards and out-of-bounds zones are the main dangers: a shot that ends there is wasted, still counts toward your stroke total, and pushes your score further above par.

Tips and strategy

• Scout before every shot: Drag the camera to the flag first so you know exactly how far the ball has to travel.
• Favor high loft for elevated greens: Steep approach angles make the ball drop more vertically, limiting rollout past the pin.
• Use hill slopes as natural backstops: When the pin sits at the base of a slope, aim slightly beyond the cup so gravity rolls the ball back toward the target.
• Avoid water at all costs: A conservative layup is better than a risky carry that ends in a water hazard and adds a wasted stroke.
• Chase holes in one: A hole in one earns bonus coins, which speeds up unlocking new hats in the shop.

Versions and similar games

Players who enjoy aiming and power-timing puzzles like Stickman Golf will find several related titles in the catalogue. Archery World Tour asks you to judge angle, distance and wind for every arrow, Classic Bowling rewards a well-placed roll down the lane, and Basket and Ball turns physics shots into quick puzzles.