Goat Simulator

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6.6

Mixed or average reviews- based on 978 Ratings

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  1. krashno
    Jul 6, 2023
    8
    Jeu plutôt drôle et fun, on ne s'ennuie pas et il y a beaucoup d'easter eggs et de choses à découvrir avec plusieurs Map et chèvres a découvrir.
  2. Dimocracy
    Jul 6, 2023
    10
    The best game in the universe with the most intricate plot, there is no deeper plot anywhere.
  3. CrazyMetacrit1c
    Apr 7, 2023
    9
    Goat simulator really has changed my life, as it has done good, i will say sorry to the fact that this game is kinda buggy, but i love it anyways, goat simulator is of the video games that i am the in with the most love with, it has everything i want, goats, disco party's, rag dolls, everything.
  4. LT_Gruber
    Dec 11, 2022
    10
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Epic, just epic.

    Goat Simulator feels like one big joke of a game and surely does not take itself seriously. I cannot even imagine how you can come up with this and how you turn a normal everyday animal into a video game. But they did, and it works!

    If you take a simple look at the game, it is nothing more than a square sandbox in which you can screw things and people up as a goat. You earn and unlock mutators for even more carnage and madness like flying, spawn goats, build blocks Minecraft style and many, many more. Normally this type of games bore me pretty quick because there is no end goal or clear end to the game. But because the game as one hundred and twenty-four achievements, requiring you to do certain things and interacting with the world and the various secrets and Easter eggs, I automatically got a purpose to play the crap out of this game. It also gave me a full tour throughout all the crazy and hilarious stuff in this godforsaken piece of glitch. Going for the achievements is the way to go to fully explore everything and feeling that what you do matters.

    The graphics for Goat Simulator are fair and are not that bad to look at, the music is hilarious, it is silly, and it is perfectly fitting for the game you are playing. Once again you can see that the developers wanted to state that this game is not to be taken seriously. The physics in this game are broken and out of control but this is to be expected and Goat Simulator is the one game that can pull this without complaints. It fits the experience.

    Sometimes I was really focused, I tried to get a certain objective and then when I looked at my character, I forgot that I was playing as a freaking goat. It is just the magic of this game.

    Goat Simulator has many, many references, Easter eggs and parodies on other video games and movies. They are hilarious. Mainly because the realization kicks in that it is a freaking goat which is now the super star of that movie or game part. You can clearly see that the developers had the best of times when creating this thing.

    There are three DLC’s available for this game and all three of them are totally worth it. They have all the same humour, crazy mutators and NPC’s and add cool new features like the apocalypse, a goat in space, flying in a freaking spaceship with the worst controls god ever created and “pranking” people instead of doing heist in the Payday DLC. Definitely recommend the various DLC’s. The MMO simulator is perhaps one of the best. You get the feeling that you are in World of Warcraft, the fake chat and players in the game had me fooled for nearly two hours and once again, the references and parodies on other video games were fun.

    Even though you must not take this game seriously, I wanted to make a special note for the Flappy Goat achievement (score 10 points in Flappy Goat). It has been a long time that I attempted and got an achievement this horrendous. I thought I was cured from my gamers rage but that one got it back in full swing.

    Definitely recommend this gem.    … Expand
  5. Tomsn
    Oct 12, 2022
    10
    meeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeweeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee
  6. GoldenGamer30
    Jul 28, 2022
    8
    This is a silly little game about playing as an all powerful goat, but what you wouldn’t expect is it being actually fun, which is what this game is. Sure it’s buggy as **** and has the graphics of a Nintendo 64 game, but the bugs add to the charm. I mean, watching a man fly 600 meters into the air because you poked him with your horn is ******* hilarious. The maps are decent sized, has aThis is a silly little game about playing as an all powerful goat, but what you wouldn’t expect is it being actually fun, which is what this game is. Sure it’s buggy as **** and has the graphics of a Nintendo 64 game, but the bugs add to the charm. I mean, watching a man fly 600 meters into the air because you poked him with your horn is ******* hilarious. The maps are decent sized, has a handful of things to do on the side, and runs fairly ok. Perfect game if you are bored and just want something to do. Also, you can find the TMNT gang in the sewers in the city map, so that’s something.… Expand
  7. BenzoSt
    Jul 12, 2022
    8
    The sheer realism of this game just goes to show how far computer technology has come. And if a simulation that feels so profoundly real can run on my modest desktop computer, I find myself contemplating that perhaps ... perhaps we ARE living in the Matrix! Do you know goat-fu?
  8. KrazyKoen
    Jun 12, 2022
    8
    Its a cheap game with quite a bit of content, good humor, and mechanics that, while very glitchy, provide a lot of laughs and replay value. I've spent over 150 hours playing this game so I'd say its worth 10 bucks
  9. Izoeros
    May 10, 2022
    5
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  10. StarkAgentos
    Mar 14, 2022
    6
    Поиграл 1 час. Хороший и весёлый трэш, который мы заслужили.
  11. EveryLevel
    Jan 25, 2022
    10
    126 Hr and I have never played this game. ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥ kids loved it thou.
  12. F3T1W
    Aug 27, 2021
    6
    A very funny toy with a bunch of different ways to have fun, easter eggs and achievements
  13. clem666
    Aug 17, 2021
    7
    Obviously don't expect much from a game that goes under the name of 'Goat Simulator'. Apparently this still needs to be underlined...

    Once you integrated that fact you can only harvest pure pleasure and laughs from it. Because 'Goat Simulator' is that kind of huge sandbox game with the unique originality that you embody a goat. It literally is Goat Theft Auto. There are numerous (side)    Obviously don't expect much from a game that goes under the name of 'Goat Simulator'. Apparently this still needs to be underlined...

    Once you integrated that fact you can only harvest pure pleasure and laughs from it. Because 'Goat Simulator' is that kind of huge sandbox game with the unique originality that you embody a goat. It literally is Goat Theft Auto. There are numerous (side) quests and missions to accomplish, with overly funny stories or events. Some of them clearly are satires of other (simulation) games or the game industry. Brilliant.

    DLC's are worth it according to me even if I recommend getting the 'GOATY' version during sales. Environment is as varied as tasks you can achieve, Steam achievements are interesting as some are really hard to get. The only main flaw is that there are numerous bugs and glitches, some completely ruining your progression. But you only get another chance to have fun doing what you already managed to do. Steam mods are great, graphics are decent, AI is dumb as hell, great ragdoll, mini games are terrific, combo and score ideas are good. You should try it with friends to maximize the laughs!    … Expand
  14. az1973
    Jul 27, 2021
    6
    It's made by junkies for junkies. This is a one-time game.
    I don't want to run it a second time.
  15. Chaosfahrer44
    Jun 1, 2021
    10
    10/10 Story
    10/10 Storytelling
    10/10 Characters
    10/10 Graphics
    10/10 Map
    10/10 Port

    There is no reason to avoid this Game. Its a truly masterpiece. Goat Simulator is more Worth than this trash games called „Super Mario 64“ „Resident Evil 4“ „Gta 5“. These Trash Games are super buggy and cheap.
  16. felovana
    Feb 5, 2021
    0
    My rating is for the creators of the flappy goat. An unnecessary degree of difficulty for such a childish game. I don't recommend this game to anyone
  17. LyhaMaksim
    Nov 1, 2020
    6
    Игра заслуживает внимания!

    Goat Simulator - игра про простое людское счастье: быть "козлом" и вести себя как последняя скотина, но что бы тебе потом за это ничего не было. Игра с не очень красивой графикой для 2014 года, игра с большими возможностями не смотря на столь маленький мир. Думаю самый большой ее минус - это то, что игра на один раз. Сыграешь ты в эту игру пару часов,    Игра заслуживает внимания!

    Goat Simulator - игра про простое людское счастье: быть "козлом" и вести себя как последняя скотина, но что бы тебе потом за это ничего не было.
    Игра с не очень красивой графикой для 2014 года, игра с большими возможностями не смотря на столь маленький мир.
    Думаю самый большой ее минус - это то, что игра на один раз. Сыграешь ты в эту игру пару часов, изучишь мир и больше не зайдешь в игру, единственное в чем она тебе потом понадобиться - это для повышения числа игр в библиотеке Steam.
    Ну все же я порекомендую эту игру, так как иногда хочется покрушить все вокруг)

    Спасибо за прочтение моего обзора!
    Играйте только в хорошие игры)    … Expand
  18. Tapakan
    Jul 26, 2020
    1
    For Flappy Goat, because it vary bad and bugs games.
    Why is this present in the game?
  19. BOGOMEGO49
    Jul 17, 2020
    10
    Gioco stupendo, il miglior gioco mai giocato, storia e gameplay da paura, Tlou2 spostati proprio
  20. amazingmold46
    Mar 2, 2020
    6
    A complete mess of a game and it knows it. Fun for a few hours, but that's about it. If you enjoy games you can laugh at, grab it when it's on sale for a few bucks.
  21. Bluemoon045
    Aug 29, 2019
    8
    This game is magnificent and hilarious to play alone and in co-op. The game alone only features two large worlds to which offers enough to do to warrant putting countless hours into the game. There are also several inexpensive DLCs which offer even bigger and more interesting worlds which well worth the money. Overall this is a great game which anyone can appreciate, just don't expect jawThis game is magnificent and hilarious to play alone and in co-op. The game alone only features two large worlds to which offers enough to do to warrant putting countless hours into the game. There are also several inexpensive DLCs which offer even bigger and more interesting worlds which well worth the money. Overall this is a great game which anyone can appreciate, just don't expect jaw dropping graphics.… Expand
  22. BFMSAND
    May 14, 2019
    7
    First off, cool game for inbetween.

    Second off , please dont get yourself a real goat , it will only be troubles.

    TRUST ME...
  23. Diegochocho
    Jul 3, 2018
    6
    I'm brother, lol .
  24. CyberRobotnix
    May 17, 2018
    10
    This game is a living meme which makes it deserve a 10/10.
    Go play it, or pirate it, then you are going to have a good laugh for a while.
  25. sweet
    Mar 21, 2018
    0
    Playing goat simulator is like watching a washed up comedian laugh at their own jokes.
  26. tastybaldeagle
    Feb 5, 2018
    0
    Utterly stupid, worthless game with no objective or actions longer than a few minutes. Do not buy under any circumstances.
  27. Equinox_
    Nov 8, 2017
    9
    Some people might take this game as a joke. I take it as a game where you do tasks and earn achievements. The enormous worlds pack with secrets make it a great time killer.
  28. user12
    Nov 4, 2017
    0
    Worst game ever made, hands down. I didn't even know a game this bad was possible. Goat Simulator will keep you entertained for around five minutes at most. Y'know what my biggest complaint about this game is? There isn't enough "game" in this game. Goat Simulator is a comedy game, and there's nothing wrong with that, but Goat Simulator consists entirely of comedy, and it doesn't even doWorst game ever made, hands down. I didn't even know a game this bad was possible. Goat Simulator will keep you entertained for around five minutes at most. Y'know what my biggest complaint about this game is? There isn't enough "game" in this game. Goat Simulator is a comedy game, and there's nothing wrong with that, but Goat Simulator consists entirely of comedy, and it doesn't even do that right. Goat Simulator has two jokes, and they are as follows: "It's funny when people fall down", and "Glitches are funny". Those two jokes are what the entire game consists of. You spend the entire game gaining points by causing, "chaos", but there's no real chaos being caused. As soon as you trip someone up, they will just get up and keep walking. This is something which games like Just Cause have discovered from the very first game- if you cause chaos, you get into trouble, and the trouble escalates. The police will come, and if you resist arrest, the chaos will become more chaotic. Tanks and fighter jets will appear. In other words, chaos gets more chaotic- and that's the whole point of chaos, and Goat Simulator doesn't do it right. It's actually a living hell. No one pays attention to you, you're essentially invisible. So, Goat Simulator is a joke game, composed entirely of glitches and one joke. And get this- It costs real money...

    So that's Goat Simulator. It's an awful, unfinished, unplayable pile of **** and I strongly suggest that you never, EVER touch it, not even with an EXTREMELY long cattle prod. Coffee Stain Studios should be ashamed of themselves for making it.    … Expand
  29. aditya1101
    Oct 5, 2017
    4
    Fun for a bit, but gets old super quickly ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
  30. Rem
    May 29, 2017
    4
    An example of a game that took Youtube by storm on the back of its own absurdity, Goat Simulator is an interesting look on what passes for entertainment. It becomes a shame then that all this $20 title devolves into is the same enjoyment you would get from listening to fart jokes all day long.

    Goat Simulator's premise is simple. You play as a goat dropped into an area littered with rag    An example of a game that took Youtube by storm on the back of its own absurdity, Goat Simulator is an interesting look on what passes for entertainment. It becomes a shame then that all this $20 title devolves into is the same enjoyment you would get from listening to fart jokes all day long.

    Goat Simulator's premise is simple. You play as a goat dropped into an area littered with rag doll humans and objects and there's literally no objective. It becomes up to you to cause mayhem, which racks up a total score and multiplier. The fun to be had here is in how stupid you could things play out. Whether you're riding a rollercoaster with a DeadMau5 helmet or blasting people away with a dragon shout whilst body boarding across the map, the game won't fool anybody that it's a simulator, and nobody's unironically pretending it to be. That ultimately becomes the crutch and only point of the game, to pass off some laughs for a good hour at the silliness of it all, preferably with friends. Once that initial hour wore off for me, laughs diminished into uninterested smirks and eye rolling boredom. There's nothing else to the game save for a few modifiers, although I expect the modding scene to spice it up slightly more, but with the same results. Make no mistake, it's an intentionally bad game, but it becomes up to your volume of tolerance for this sort of amusement. Like Minecraft, it's limited by your imagination, and unfortunately, I don't have much tolerance for this kind of hilarity.

    Goat Simulator is painfully aware at what it set out to be, stupid fun. The music speaks volumes of its comedic tone. The rag doll physics are 'fine' tuned for maximum ridiculousness. Despite what it's got going for it, Goat Simulator's form of entertainment didn't last long at all for me and only served to highlight the problem with games of this caliber: poorly made games are passed off for only giggles rather than addressing that they do indeed suck.    … Expand
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#29 Most Discussed PC Game of 2014
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#42 Most Shared PC Game of 2014

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Mixed or average reviews - based on 39 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 11 out of 39
  2. Mixed: 23 out of 39
  3. Negative: 5 out of 39
  1. CD-Action
    Jun 28, 2014
    40
    The developers said out loud that Goat Simulator is not worth buying unless you come across their game on some sale. And they are right. [05/2014, p.69]
  2. Games Master UK
    Jun 7, 2014
    66
    Definitely funny, just not quite for long enough to sustain you, and the surrounding game is uneven. [July 2014, p.65]
  3. Hyper Magazine
    Jun 7, 2014
    100
    It's more than stupid, it's so moronic it becomes something almost sublime. [Issue#249, p.66]
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