Rogue Links

Rogue Links combines golf with combat and survival. You aim and strike your ball while monsters attack, then fight your way to where it lands. Reaching the ball gives you a temporary shield bubble to line up your next shot, but aiming for longer reduces your accuracy.

Golf and combat

Your clubs can hit monsters as well as the ball: charge a swing to send enemies flying, or dodge their attacks. You can also drive the ball through groups of monsters, then battle your way to its landing spot.

Your score affects the danger. Each stroke over par raises your Curse Level, bringing faster spawns, heavier mobs and deadly elite enemies; scoring under par lowers the Curse Level and increases coin rewards. Dusk also advances the longer you spend on a hole, darkening the course and adding to the chaos. The game is designed to be difficult, and you should expect to die often.

Game modes

• Campaign: Play a challenging 36-hole journey across two acts, The Old Links and the Corrupted Underworld. A boss guards every ninth hole. Completing the Campaign unlocks the next Tour Card, a mutation that raises the difficulty; there are 15 Tour Cards. A global leaderboard ranks your best score on the furthest Tour Card you have reached.
• Onslaught: Clear nine procedurally generated holes joined into one large map, with a new course each time. Race to finish while surviving hordes of enemies and bosses, and compete on the global leaderboard.
• The Gauntlet: Take on endless procedurally generated holes, with a real-time leaderboard showing your distance from the record. The holes grow harder and more chaotic the farther you go.
• Daily and Sprint: Play either 9 or 18 holes on a new, unique course each day, competing against players around the world.
• Course Designer: Build custom 18-hole courses tile by tile from a wide variety of course elements. Test a course as you create it, then publish it for others to play.
• Head to Head: Play the same procedurally generated course against a friend or a random opponent from anywhere in the world, in either of two formats. Rank up as you play; win streaks move you up the rankings faster.

Build your run

At the end of every hole, draft perks, club mods and unique ball types to strengthen your run and change how you play. Perks follow seven synergy lines: Precision, Power, Brawl, Speed, Storm, Control and Greed. You can focus on one line or combine them.

Unlocks and courses

The game includes a Community Workshop where you can browse, play, rate and subscribe to player-made custom 18-hole courses. There are also 72 achievements, including hidden secrets to unlock, and Pro Shop unlocks for new Golfers, shot trail and impact animations, and flag styles. Golden Tees are earned through play; there are no ads, microtransactions or currency for sale. The game is fully playable offline.