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CasualIndieSimulationFunnyComedyOpen WorldSandboxPhysics

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Game description

Goat Simulator is the latest in high-tech Goat Simulation technology.

Basic info

DeveloperCoffee Stain Studios
PublisherCoffee Stain Publishing
PlatformsWindows · macOS · Linux
Steam DeckVerified
Release dateApr 1, 2014
Price

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Minimum specs

OSWindows Vista
Processor2.0 GHz Dual Core Processor
Memory2 GB
GraphicsShader Model 3.0, 256 MB VRAM
Storage2 GB
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Review Analysis Score

Based on 308 reviews from the past 1 year

85.0/ 100
Top 40%

Steam rating: Very Positive (91%)

Metacritic: 62 /100

Review analysis summary (Reviewed Oct 22, 2026)

Causing chaos as a goat is the whole joke of Goat Simulator, which scores 85.0 across 308 analyzed reviews.

👍 Strengths

193 reviews find it fun and silly, a bizarre game to goof around in where funny things keep happening. 13 praise the freedom of its open sandbox, where nearly everything can be destroyed and experiments have no rules. A few joke that its graphics make them forget reality, praise meant in fun. Gameplay ranks 393rd of 1396, Multiplayer ranks 131st of 642, and Story & World ranks 655th of 1096.

👎 Where it falls short

Tech & Support appears in 22% of analyzed reviews and ranks 1071st of 1399. 27 reviews report crashes and freezes, with trouble on newer systems and in one expansion. 18 complain about poor optimization, frame drops and stutters. 14 say it gets repetitive quickly, with bland levels and little to do, and some say the novelty fades within hours. Content Volume ranks 420th of 1351, and Visuals & Sound ranks 1039th of 1249.

Representative reviews Original reviews ↗

“fun game to play when life feels chaotic” · 193 reviews
“crashes and freezes are common” · 27 reviews
“open world sandbox with complete freedom to destroy and cause chaos” · 13 reviews

How it holds up

−50+5

Controls, difficulty, progression and depth
Mentioned in 42% of reviews · Top 30% of the games we've analyzed

Freedom +3.61 · Room to explore, build, and play your own way
Positive “open world sandbox with complete freedom to destroy and cause chaos” · 13 reviews
Negative “cannot change goat mutation in-game unlike Xbox version” · 3 reviews

Progression 10% · Difficulty 8% · Onboarding 1% · Strategy 4% · Controls & feel 10%

Plot, characters and the world
Mentioned in 14% of reviews · Bottom 50% of the games we've analyzed

World +2.91 · Lore, atmosphere, and how immersive the setting is
Positive “no harshness, relaxing after hard day” · 7 reviews
Negative “physics doesn't match reality” · 1 review

Story 5% · Characters 0%

How much there is to do, variety and replay value
Mentioned in 26% of reviews · Top 40% of the games we've analyzed

Volume +1.81 · How much there is to play, including endgame, for the price
Positive “classic game with good challenge variety and many easter eggs to discover” · 4 reviews
Negative “tedious for trophy hunters seeking extended content” · 7 reviews

Variety 12% · Replayability 7%

Graphics, art style, music and sound
Mentioned in 14% of reviews · Bottom 20% of the games we've analyzed

Audio +2.78 · Music, sound effects, and voice acting
Positive “agua muito realista e bem elaborada” · 4 reviews
Negative “playing too long causes nausea” · 1 review

Visuals 12%

Playing with others, the community and servers
Mentioned in 10% of reviews · Top 30% of the games we've analyzed

Playing together +3.20 · Fun of playing with friends, teammates, or rivals
Positive “best played with friend on couch, laughing together at absurdity” · 11 reviews
Negative “multiplayer is really finicky” · 1 review

Community 1% · Servers & Connection 0%

Pricing, cheaters, balance and matchmaking
Mentioned in 12% of reviews · Top 40% of the games we've analyzed

Pricing -0.02 · Whether the price, DLC and microtransactions are reasonable, and how much paying gives you an edge
Negative “must buy full DLC pack to complete achievements, need to wait for sales” · 7 reviews
Positive “got game and DLC for 10 reais on promotion, great value” · 5 reviews

Anti-cheat 0% · Balance 1% · Matchmaking 0%

Bugs, performance and developer support
Mentioned in 22% of reviews · Bottom 30% of the games we've analyzed

Stability -0.37 · Crashes, freezes, save loss, and game-breaking bugs
Negative “crashes and freezes are common” · 27 reviews

Performance 9% · Developer support 2%

Grey means too few reviews mention it to trust. — means almost no reviews mention it.

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