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Burnknowe Golf Club
A cosy golf club tycoon in a painted Scottish landscape. Design the course, sculpt the ground, keep the greens perfect and your members happy, and grow your club from a handful of holes into a destination worth the trip.

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Features
Single-player
Includes level editor
Family Sharing
Steam is learning about this game 
Languages:
Interface Full Audio Subtitles
English ✔ ✔ ✔

Coming Soon To Early Access

The developers of this game intend to release as a work in progress, developing with the feedback of players.

Note: Games in Early Access are not complete and may or may not change further. If you are not excited to play this game in its current state, then you should wait to see if the game progresses further in development. Learn more

What the developers have to say:

Why Early Access?

“Burnknowe Golf Club is a golf-club tycoon game built around player choice: how you shape the course, where you invest, how you care for the land, and what kind of club you want to create.

As a solo developer, Early Access lets me develop those connected systems with the people playing them. I want feedback on course-building tools, club management, pacing, golfer behaviour, and the features that make each club feel personal. The core game is playable now; Early Access is how I expand it with the right depth and direction.”

Approximately how long will this game be in Early Access?

“I expect Burnknowe Golf Club to be in Early Access for around 12-18 months once available. I will share regular development updates and adjust priorities based on player feedback, while keeping the focus on a stable and well-supported game.”

How is the full version planned to differ from the Early Access version?

“Early Access begins with the core loop of building a golf course, running a club, welcoming golfers, and growing its reputation.

During development, I plan to deepen club management, expand events and tournament presentation, add more course content and environments, broaden progression and club identity. More importantly my focus is improving the polish, performance, and accessibility of the game.

Future planned progress includes: Additional language support, Steam Workshop support, further club customisation options, more decor and buildings, expanded groundskeeping and more.”

What is the current state of the Early Access version?

“The core gameplay loop is fully functional. You can start with a blank patch of Scottish land, sculpt fairways and hazards, route your holes, and open for business. You can hire staff, watch golfers play your course in physics-based dynamic weather, and begin filling out your Naturalist’s Handbook using the Photo Mode. Early Access is about adding depth, balancing the economy, and refining the tools based on your feedback.”

Will the game be priced differently during and after Early Access?

“Yes. The price will increase as Burnknowe Golf Club leaves Early Access. Players who join during Early Access will receive the game at a lower price and help shape its development.”

How are you planning on involving the Community in your development process?

“Community feedback will directly inform Burnknowe Golf Club's development. I will use player reports, discussions, playtesting, and development updates to guide priorities throughout Early Access.

I am especially interested in feedback on course-design tools, management depth, pacing, golfer behaviour, and the kinds of clubs players want to build through our Reddit and Discord.

Player choice is the heart of this game, which makes your feedback essential. I will be highly active on the Steam Forums, Reddit and our dedicated Discord server. I am specifically looking for player insights on the course-building tools, the pacing of a golfing season, the fairness of the management economy, and how personal your club feels. Regular updates will be directly informed by community discussions and feature requests.”
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Planned Release Date: Q1 2027

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About This Game

Welcome to Scotland. Welcome to Burnknowe Golf Club.

Build the golf club you've always wanted to play. Start with a pristine patch of Scottish wilderness and transform it into a thriving destination with its own character, challenges, and stories. Sculpt the land, design every hole, manage your staff, and grow your club through the dynamic changing of the seasons.

Design a Course That’s Truly Yours

There is no fixed layout—your course is yours to create from the ground up. Choose between links or parkland in the dramatic Scottish Highlands or rolling Lowlands, surrounded by glens or nestled next to the ocean.

  • Shape the Landscape: Sculpt rolling fairways, dramatic slopes, and strategic hazards.

  • Paint the Terrain: Lay down greens, bunkers, rough, water, and foliage.

  • Route the Holes: Guide golfers through the Scottish glens and dictate exactly how they experience the course.

Run a Club with Character

A great golf course needs more than great holes. Hire and manage staff, maintain the grounds, upgrade your clubhouse, and keep your members happy. Balance the everyday demands of running a local club with your ambitions for its future. Choose your captain from season to season, navigating the unique pros and cons their leadership brings to your club.

From Local Greens to Global Destination

Improve course conditions, invest in top-tier facilities, and attract a wider audience to build your club's prestige. As your reputation grows, so do your opportunities. Run events and tournaments, tackle bigger management challenges, and see just how far you can take your club.

A Living, Breathing Ecosystem

Watch your course come alive. Golfers arrive for their rounds, staff go about their daily routines, and dynamic weather rolls across the landscape. Experience physics-based weather where wind ripples through the grass, morning light gives way to bright afternoons, and the Northern Lights break through the evening clouds.

A Field Guide to Your Patch of Scotland

Burnknowe Golf Club comes with a naturalist's handbook, and your course design fills it. Wildlife arrives when the environment suits them:

  • A pond brings the grey heron.

  • The woods shelter roe deer and foxes.

  • Robins, rooks, and starlings settle in the brush.

  • The glen, the burn, the loch, the moor, and the links each have a page of their own. Leave the rough unmown, keep natural water features, and let old trees stand to invite the wild in. Your members will notice, and so will your reputation.

Capture the Moment

Spot something rare? Freeze time with Photo Mode. Fly a free camera, adjust the sun, tweak the weather, and pull focus onto a deer at the edge of the wood. Fill your field guide page by page through the year; though be quick, as some creatures are notoriously camera-shy, often photographed just after they've left.

AI Generated Content Disclosure

The developers describe how their game uses AI Generated Content like this:

AI generation tools were used during development to assist with pre-generated content and audio. Content has been hand-finished by the developer.

System Requirements

Windows
macOS
    Minimum:
    • Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system
    • OS: Windows 10
    • Processor: Intel i5-8400 or AMD Ryzen 5 2600
    • Memory: 8 GB RAM
    • Graphics: GTX 1060 or RX 580
    • Network: Broadband Internet connection
    • Storage: 3 GB available space
    • Additional Notes: Built and tested on this device.
    Recommended:
    • Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system
    Minimum:
    • Requires an Apple processor
    • OS: MacOS 13
    • Processor: Apple Silicon M1
    • Memory: 8 GB RAM
    • Additional Notes: Built and tested on this device.
    Recommended:
    • Requires an Apple processor