Possibly Endless Golf (Playdate)

Possibly Endless Golf but now with a crank.

Possibly Endless Golf is a minimalist procedural golf game about taking your time, reading the terrain and seeing how far you can get.

This Playdate edition has been rebuilt in Lua for the handheld’s 1-bit screen and crank. Aim through a full 360 degrees, choose your power, apply spin with the crank and attempt to conquer a deterministic sequence of increasingly unusual courses.

There are no timers or competitive leaderboards—just you, the ball, the terrain and a steadily increasing shot counter.

Features

• Procedurally generated, deterministic golf courses
• The same level for every player
• Full 360-degree aiming
• Fine-grained shot power
• Crank-controlled spin
• Configurable crank and A/B controls
• Persistent level and shot progress
• Designed specifically for Playdate’s 400×240 monochrome display

Default controls

• Left / Right: Aim
• Up / Down: Power
• Crank: Spin
• A: Hit
• B: Reset the ball
• System menu: Change the crank function or swap A/B

One game, many machines

Possibly Endless Golf began as a MonoGame project and was released on Steam in 2023. I’ve since been exploring how the same basic idea changes when rebuilt for very different systems and formats.

• Possibly Endless Golf on Steam — the original full-colour release
• Possibly Endless Golf Xmas Demake — the PICO-8 version
• Possibly Endless Golf Text Edition — golf reimagined as a text adventure
• Possibly Endless Golf (Playdate) — the 1-bit, crank-powered edition
• ZX Spectrum edition — hopefully next

I like the idea of Possibly Endless Golf becoming a continuing porting experiment: the same tiny golf game interpreted through the strengths and limitations of different machines.

If there’s another system you would like to see it on, let me know.