Goat Simulator

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Release Date: April 1, 2014

Goat Simulator is a humorous simulator that serves as a commercial extension of the joke game made by Swedish Coffee Stain (known primarily from the Sanctum series). The game lets you control a crazy goat named Pilgor which destroys everything in the virtual world. The goal is to cause as much damage as possible with the use of a wide range of absurd accessories, like rockets, explosives, etc.

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Technical aspects

Goat Simulator for PC, iOS and etc. is a humorous game by the independent Coffee Stain studio from Sweden. The absurd project of a crazy goat simulator was conceived by accident. Originally, it was supposed to be simply a joke, but first videos ed on YouTube attracted lively interest. The developers had no other choice than to finish the game and publish it. Coffee Stain Studios is primarily known for their Sanctum series combining elements of tower defence games and FPSs.

Gameplay

In Goat Simulator you assume the role of an unruly goat named Pilgor which aim is to deal as much damage as possible. Gameplay combines loads of absurd elements and is purely humorous. The game features e.g. bugs, like unnaturally expanding neck of the goat or an ability of climbing a ladder – these bugs are left in the game on purpose, as “bugs are a feature.” Pilgor runs with her tongue sticking out, with which you can grab different objects (e.g. an axe) so as to inflict greater damage.

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Technical aspects

Goat Simulator published on PC, iOS and etc. is powered by Unreal Engine 3, so visuals are realistic, which makes the game even more absurd.

Platforms:

PC Windows April 1, 2014

Xbox 360 April 17, 2015

PlayStation 3 August 11, 2015

PlayStation 4 August 11, 2015

Xbox One April 17, 2015

Android September 16, 2014

Apple iOS September 17, 2014

Developer: Coffee Stain Studios

Publisher: Coffee Stain Studios

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Game Series

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Goat Simulator Game Series

Features

Guide

Last update: December 30, 2019

Goat Simulator Guide

Goat Simulator Guide is a compendium of knowledge about this game. For beginners, there are starting tips and for the others - a list of all goat statues. Check appendix for controls and system requirements pages.

Goat Simulator Guide

Originals

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News

PlayStation Plus for January: Uncharted: The Nathan Drake Collection and Goat Simulator

Sony has announced titles that will be available to PlayStation Plus subscribers in January. PlayStation 4 owners will be able to Uncharted: Nathan Drake's Collection as well as Goat Simulator.

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January 1, 2020

PlayStation Plus for January: Uncharted: The Nathan Drake Collection and Goat Simulator

System Requirements

System Requirements for Goat Simulator Video Game:

PC / Windows

Recommanded System Requirements:
Core i5 2.0 GHz, 2 GB RAM, graphic card 512 MB (GeForce 8800 GTS or better), 2 GB HDD, Windows XP(SP3)/Vista(SP2)/7/8.

Expansions

List of Game Expansions for Video Game:

Goat Simulator: Waste of Space

Expansion

May 26, 2016

Arcade

Another DLC for the crazy action game Goat Simulator released in 2014 by Coffee Stain. The Waste of Space expansion adds a completely new map to the game. The map is larger than anything that Goat Simulator and its expansions offered up until now. The new level consists of a large space area and of an alien planet with a colony on its surface. Typically for the Goat Simulator, there is no story per se. Instead, the game focuses on a typically sandbox gameplay model which is filled with absurd jokes and opportunities for having fun and engaging in combat. Chaos and destruction can be pursued not only on the surface of the planet and in space, but on space cruisers and space stations as well. The expansion also adds various futuristic technologies and a romance system which parodies the Mass Effect series.

Goat Simulator: Waste of Space

Goat Simulator: PayDay

Expansion

January 14, 2016

Arcade

Another big expansion to the game Goat Simulator - a crazy dexterity game with a goat in the lead role, being a parody of a wave of various types of virtual simulators. Production introduces new mechanics and a few additional characters to the game.

Goat Simulator: PayDay

Goat Simulator: GoatZ

Expansion

May 6, 2015

Arcade

The second large expansion to Goat Simulator – the crazy action game with a goat protagonist which parodies the wave of various virtual simulators. This time the developers from Coffee Stain Studios decided to ridicule sandbox survival zombie apocalypse games. The title of the DLC references to MMO game DayZ which for a long time remained in Steam Early Access. Goat Simulator: GoatZ is a purchasable expansion which requires the core version of the game to work. The title offers a large open world filled with various attractions and easter eggs. The goat protagonist must face aggressive zombies in which various weapons created with a simple crafting system helps him. The player must take care of the needs of the character – especially hunger which must be appeased every five minutes in order to remain alive. Goat Simulator: GoatZ is filled with bugs left there on purpose in order to parody cases of Early Access games.

Goat Simulator: GoatZ

Goat MMO Simulator

Expansion

November 20, 2014

Arcade

A free DLC to the bestseller production by Swedish Coffee Stain Studios, balancing on the border of absurdity. The expansion turns Goat Simulator into a tongue-in-cheek MMO, a pastiche of serious MMORPG titles such as World of Warcraft. The action takes us to a fantasy land of dwarves and elves, in which goats and sheep wage a war. While creating your hero, you can choose one of five available classes: Warrior, Rogue, Magician, Hunter, and… Microwave. Following the path of the genre’s classic titles, gameplay comes down to completing more or less absurd quests during which your character earns experience points necessary to gain experience levels. The production also features a variety of enemies and a whole range of ridiculous activities. Apart from changed visuals - now kept in a fantasy style - there are loads of bugs just like in the original title - many of them are implemented on purpose.

Goat MMO Simulator

Add-Ons and DLCs

List of Game Add-Ons and DLCs for Video Game:

DLC Goat SImulator: PAYDAY January 14, 2016
DLC GoatBread November 18, 2015

Ratings

Game Ratings for Goat Simulator Video Game.

6.0

OpenCritic Rating

Game is Recomended by 15% of Critics. There are 47 Critic Reviews.

OpenCritic

Game Rant: 3 / 5 by Anthony Taormina

In a way, Goat Simulator calls to mind the other big "Simulator" game, Surgeon Simulator 2013, in that it doesn't try to take players money and run. It acknowledges its silly premise and gets a surprising amount of mileage out of it. Only a very particular type of gamer will give Goat Simulator a try, but those who do will be pleasantly surprised.

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IGN: 8 / 10 by Dan Stapleton

Goat Simulator is a clever piece of interactive satire powered by hilarious ragdoll physics and its embracing of bugs.

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PlayStation LifeStyle: 5.5 / 10 by Chandler Wood

Goat Simulator is unapologetically absurd but fails to meaningfully give players anything to do beyond the occasional ridiculous party trick. It was a fun ride for an evening or two, but the novelty quickly wore off as I found myself fighting with poor mechanics that add nothing to the rapidly repetitive zany nature of the game. Don't get me wrong, it has its funny moments — I mean, you're a physics-centric goat that kinda, sorta wrecks some stuff and can turn into a whale — but the moments fizzle out all too quickly. It's not that it's bad. It's just really not all that good.

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STEAM Score

All Reviews: Very Positive (53,058)

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