Putt.day
Shares rank 8 of 48 browser games by recommenders
Charming free daily browser mini golf game that works on phones; critics say it lags and its ball physics feel off.
Charming free daily browser mini golf game that works on phones; critics say it lags and its ball physics feel off.
42 people gave an opinion
- recommend it
- 28
- criticize it
- 14
- approval share
- 67%
Recommended in 2 of 13 months
- November 2025: not recommended
- December 2025: not recommended
- January 2026: not recommended
- February 2026: not recommended
- March 2026: not recommended
- April 2026: not recommended
- May 2026: not recommended
- June 2026: recommended
- July 2026: not recommended
- August 2026: not recommended
- September 2026: not recommended
- October 2026: recommended
- November 2026: not recommended (month in progress)
Why it doesn’t carry the badge
- 28 people recommend itNeeds 10 or more, met.
- 2 recommenders for every criticNeeds 2 to 1 or better, met.
- Recommended in 2 of 13 monthsNeeds 4 or more, not met.
The same three rules apply to every product, and the badge can’t be bought. How the badge works
What people say about it
The reasons people give, with the number of comments that give each one. Open a reason to read what they said.
Why people recommend it
Each mark is one comment
Charming, fun concept
“Really love the concept! It was kinda laggy for me tho.”
Comment from 13 Jun 2026 in “Show HN: Putt.day a daily mini golf game” “Adorable little game, works very well!”
Comment from 13 Jun 2026 in “Show HN: Putt.day a daily mini golf game” “I like the concept. It's fun.”
Comment from 13 Jun 2026 in “Show HN: Putt.day a daily mini golf game” - Comment from 13 Jun 2026 in “Show HN: Putt.day a daily mini golf game”
Works in mobile browsers
“Congrats on game that can be used in a mobile browser.”
Comment from 12 Jun 2026 in “Show HN: Putt.day a daily mini golf game” “It is wild how far browser gaming has come.”
Comment from 14 Jun 2026 in “Show HN: Putt.day a daily mini golf game” “Works on mobile firefox for me.”
Comment from 13 Jun 2026 in “Show HN: Putt.day a daily mini golf game” Fun to play with others
“the fact that you can see everyone playing definitely makes it cool”
Comment from 13 Jun 2026 in “Show HN: Putt.day a daily mini golf game” “I enjoy "not playing alone". Keep!”
Comment from 13 Jun 2026 in “Show HN: Putt.day a daily mini golf game” Quick to finish daily
“Honestly the games very good, i played all the holes in one go.”
Comment from 13 Jun 2026 in “Show HN: Putt.day a daily mini golf game” “Straight to the favourites bar for daily play.”
Comment from 14 Jun 2026 in “Show HN: Putt.day a daily mini golf game”
What people warn about
Each mark is one comment
Laggy or slow to load
“The graphics are really good but it feels a bit laggy to me.”
Comment from 13 Jun 2026 in “Show HN: Putt.day a daily mini golf game” “Really love the concept! It was kinda laggy for me tho.”
Comment from 13 Jun 2026 in “Show HN: Putt.day a daily mini golf game” “Ain't even loading for my poor laptop.”
Comment from 13 Jun 2026 in “Show HN: Putt.day a daily mini golf game” Ball physics feel off
“Probably needs some physics tweaks as a short putt is almost always way to hard.”
Comment from 13 Jun 2026 in “Show HN: Putt.day a daily mini golf game” “the ball doesn't travel as far as I'd like and bounces off the edge too often”
Comment from 13 Jun 2026 in “Show HN: Putt.day a daily mini golf game” “It's cute but the physics feel off.”
Comment from 12 Jun 2026 in “Show HN: Putt.day a daily mini golf game” - Comment from 12 Jun 2026 in “Show HN: Putt.day a daily mini golf game”
Hard to aim near hole
“closer to the hole it’s impossible to aim”
Comment from 13 Jun 2026 in “Show HN: Putt.day a daily mini golf game” “incredibly annoying to get close to the hole then go back and forth over the hole on what should be a tap-in”
Comment from 13 Jun 2026 in “Show HN: Putt.day a daily mini golf game” Par 6 seems impossible
“This is really awesome! But par 6 is absolute bullshit.”
Comment from 12 Jun 2026 in “Show HN: Putt.day a daily mini golf game” “Par 6 seem impossible? At least 15 necessary at the least?”
Comment from 12 Jun 2026 in “Show HN: Putt.day a daily mini golf game”
Other browser games people recommend
The four most recommended other browser games, with the same counts for each, so you can compare like for like. The tick on each bar marks the 2 to 1 line the badge needs.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TinyWind | 61 | 19 | 76% | 1 | — | — |
| Starfling | 59 | 17 | 78% | 1 | — | — |
| Starcraft: Ashfall | 46 | 12 | 79% | 1 | — | — |
| Half-Life 2 in a Browser | 42 | 11 | 79% | 6 | — | Approved |
| Putt.dayThis page | 28 | 14 | 67% | 2 | — | — |
What people said
35 of the 44 comments that mention it, newest first. Each links to the original comment.
“The share images showing where putts landed is super cool.”
“It is wild how far browser gaming has come.”
“Straight to the favourites bar for daily play.”
“I enjoy "not playing alone". Keep!”
“Honestly the games very good, i played all the holes in one go.”
“it 'splashed' even with the ball 'landing' on the grass”
“The box of text is taller than my screen and centered vertically, with no way to scroll up or down.”
“On my phone the camera is facing the opposite direction and I can't figure out how to consistently rotate it.”
“Works on mobile firefox for me.”
“Show a message that WebGL is disabled instead of blank white screen.”
“closer to the hole it’s impossible to aim”
“Probably needs some physics tweaks as a short putt is almost always way to hard.”
“Almost complete inability to sink through ball.”
“Doesn't seem to render on Firefox.”
“it was very disorienting especially after making into the circular hole thingy”
“On mobile, don’t make the ball the hit target to putt, because you can’t see where the direction/power under your thumb”
“incredibly annoying to get close to the hole then go back and forth over the hole on what should be a tap-in”
“the ball doesn't travel as far as I'd like and bounces off the edge too often”
“Really love the concept! It was kinda laggy for me tho.”
“Ain't even loading for my poor laptop.”
“The phrase “how was this hole” was amazing”
“Looks quite funny actually.”
“got stuck in an infinite loop of the booster pad”
“The graphics are really good but it feels a bit laggy to me.”
“Adorable little game, works very well!”
“edit LocalStorage and you can have whatever score you like”
“default camera angles are troublesome”
“the fact that you can see everyone playing definitely makes it cool”
“The score card should reflect your latest playthru even if it”
“I like the concept. It's fun.”
“Congrats on game that can be used in a mobile browser.”
“It's cute but the physics feel off.”
“This is really awesome! But par 6 is absolute bullshit.”
“Par 6 seem impossible? At least 15 necessary at the least?”
“Feels like there's too much rolling resistance, even with a perfectly lined up shot there's not so far you can go.”
Counts come from 1,795,640 Hacker News comments, November 2025 to November 2026. How we count. Report a mistake.