<s>
Cursed	B-Application
to	I-Application
Golf	I-Application
is	O
a	O
2022	O
roguelike	O
video	O
game	O
developed	O
by	O
Chuhai	O
Labs	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Thunderful	O
Publishing	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Based	O
on	O
an	O
itch.io	O
demo	O
created	O
two	O
years	O
earlier	O
,	O
it	O
was	O
released	O
for	O
Windows	O
,	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
,	O
PlayStation	B-Device
5	I-Device
,	O
Xbox	B-Device
One	I-Device
,	O
Xbox	B-Device
Series	I-Device
X/S	I-Device
,	O
and	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Switch	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
player	O
plays	O
as	O
a	O
golfer	O
in	O
Golf	B-Application
Purgatory	O
,	O
which	O
they	O
have	O
to	O
escape	O
by	O
completing	O
eighteen	O
randomly-selected	O
holes	O
in	O
a	O
specific	O
number	O
of	O
strokes	O
,	O
with	O
the	O
aid	O
of	O
statues	O
that	O
grant	O
extra	O
shots	O
when	O
broken	O
and	O
powerups	O
known	O
as	O
Ace	O
Cards	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Cursed	B-Application
to	I-Application
Golf	I-Application
received	O
praise	O
for	O
its	O
mechanics	O
and	O
art	O
,	O
though	O
reviews	O
were	O
mixed	O
on	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
difficulty	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
player	O
,	O
a	O
professional	O
golfer	O
killed	O
by	O
lightning	O
right	O
before	O
the	O
end	O
of	O
a	O
tournament	O
,	O
is	O
sent	O
to	O
Golf	B-Application
Purgatory	O
,	O
where	O
they	O
are	O
greeted	O
by	O
a	O
giant	O
ghost	O
named	O
The	O
Scotsman	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
is	O
considered	O
to	O
be	O
part	O
of	O
the	O
roguelike	O
genre	O
due	O
to	O
its	O
permanent	B-Application
death	I-Application
mechanic	O
,	O
randomness	O
arising	O
from	O
the	O
variety	O
of	O
holes	O
,	O
and	O
rewards	O
from	O
defeating	O
bosses	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Cursed	B-Application
to	I-Application
Golf	I-Application
was	O
developed	O
by	O
Kyoto-based	O
indie	O
studio	O
Chuhai	O
Labs	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Thunderful	O
Publishing	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
soundtrack	O
was	O
composed	O
by	O
Mark	O
Sparling	O
,	O
who	O
also	O
wrote	O
the	O
music	O
for	O
A	B-Application
Short	I-Application
Hike	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
listed	O
physics	O
games	O
and	O
a	O
podcast	B-Operating_System
about	O
roguelikes	O
as	O
inspiration	O
for	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
stating	O
that	O
the	O
golf	B-Application
aspect	O
came	O
from	O
an	O
initial	O
prototype	O
of	O
a	O
bouncing	O
ball	O
in	O
a	O
dungeon	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Cursed	B-Application
to	I-Application
Golf	I-Application
was	O
first	O
announced	O
for	O
Windows	O
and	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Switch	I-Application
on	O
Thunderful	O
's	O
YouTube	B-General_Concept
channel	I-General_Concept
on	O
August	O
30	O
,	O
2021	O
,	O
with	O
a	O
then-undetermined	O
release	O
date	O
in	O
2022	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
further	O
showcased	O
at	O
the	O
ID	O
@Xbox	O
Showcase	O
and	O
Future	O
Games	O
Show	O
in	O
March	O
2022	O
,	O
with	O
a	O
release	O
scheduled	O
for	O
summer	O
2022	O
on	O
Xbox	B-Device
Series	I-Device
X/S	I-Device
and	O
Xbox	B-Device
One	I-Device
in	O
addition	O
to	O
PC	O
and	O
Switch	O
,	O
and	O
a	O
limited-time	O
Steam	B-Application
demo	O
became	O
available	O
that	O
month	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
July	O
7	O
,	O
2022	O
,	O
the	O
exact	O
release	O
date	O
of	O
August	O
18	O
was	O
announced	O
,	O
in	O
addition	O
to	O
its	O
availability	O
on	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
and	O
5	B-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
that	O
date	O
,	O
becoming	O
available	O
on	O
Steam	B-Application
,	O
GOG.com,	O
and	O
the	O
Epic	O
Games	O
Store	O
for	O
PC	O
in	O
addition	O
to	O
the	O
console	O
systems	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Cursed	B-Application
to	I-Application
Golf	I-Application
received	O
"	O
generally	O
favorable	O
"	O
reviews	O
for	O
most	O
platforms	O
according	O
to	O
review	B-Application
aggregator	I-Application
Metacritic	O
;	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
5	I-Device
version	O
received	O
"	O
mixed	O
or	O
average	O
"	O
reviews	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Prior	O
to	O
its	O
launch	O
,	O
Cursed	B-Application
to	I-Application
Golf	I-Application
had	O
been	O
described	O
as	O
"	O
the	O
Dark	B-Application
Souls	I-Application
of	O
golf	B-Application
"	O
due	O
to	O
its	O
difficulty	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Polygon	O
reviewer	O
Russ	O
Frushtick	O
likened	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
intensity	O
to	O
other	O
roguelikes	O
such	O
as	O
Spelunky	B-Application
HD	I-Application
and	O
Slay	B-Application
the	I-Application
Spire	I-Application
,	O
though	O
he	O
specifically	O
highlighted	O
frustrations	O
arising	O
from	O
limited	O
vision	O
and	O
guesswork	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Cursed	B-Application
to	I-Application
Golf	I-Application
pixel	O
art	O
aesthetic	O
was	O
praised	O
by	O
reviewers	O
such	O
as	O
Petite	O
,	O
Wen	O
,	O
and	O
Chris	O
Scullion	O
of	O
Video	O
Games	O
Chronicle	O
.	O
</s>
