Goat Simulator Review

Posted: 19 months ago, last updated 3 months ago.

Author: @GeekDadGamer and Jo Robertson.

Overview

Goat Simulator takes the animal avatar in a cloven-hoofed direction. It’s an open-world third-person action game where you steer your goat to do as much damage as possible. What started as a joke prototype turned into this extremely silly game with a cult following. It's bizarre, silly and involves overblown violence.

Game Details

Content Rating: PEGI 16

Release Date: 23/05/2014, updated in 2015

Platforms: PC, PS3, PS4, Xbox 360 and Xbox One

Genres: Action, Fighting, Open World and Simulation

Developer: @Coffee_Stain

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Commitment

Duration: This game will take between 2 hours and 4 hours to complete. After finishing the main story there is lots to collect and extra content to try taking duration towards 30 hours.

Players: This is a single player game.

Costs

Goat Simulator usually costs £7.39 to £26.99.

Goat Simulator

Xbox One	£7.99	–	Free Xbox Game Pass
PS4	£7.99	–	–
PS3	£7.39	–	–
PC	–	–	Free Xbox Game Pass

Goat Simulator: The Goaty

Xbox One	£23.99	–	–
PS4	£18.99	–	–
Switch	£26.99	–	–

Additional in-game purchases are offered for items that enhance the experience. Goat Simulator offers one free expansion pack and three premium expansions that add locations, content and new things to do. On iOS all the expansion packs require purchase.

The following in-game purchases are available:

Goat Simulator: The Payday Bundle

Xbox One

£10.79

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Goat Simulator: Waste Of Space Bundle

Xbox One

£11.19

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Age Ratings

Rated PEGI 16+ with occasional use of sexual expletive. The examiner's report expands this rating with the following: Violence consists mainly of your goat character head butting other goats, people, or anything else that crosses its path. No blood or injuries are depicted to either your goat or the victims of its attackers however; there are locations in which blood can be found on the floor.

This game has been rated ESRB TEEN.

Accessibility

We haven't recorded accessibility settings for this game yet. Our Goat Simulator Accessibility Report details system-wide settings that may help, and suggests similar games with accessibility features. Tweet the developer (@Coffee_Stain) to let them know about our Accessibility Questionnaire.

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This game is rated PEGI 16