History VideoGame / GoatSimulator

Buy it [[http://www.goat-simulator.com/ here]] or on UsefulNotes/{{Steam}} [[http://store.steampowered.com/app/265930 here.]] An UsefulNotes/XboxOne version was released in 2015, a [=PS4=] version was released in 2016, and a UsefulNotes/NintendoSwitch release in 2019. A sequel, ''Goat Simulator 3'', was announced at Summer Games Fest 2022 and will release in Fall 2022 on the UsefulNotes/XboxSeriesXAndS, UsefulNotes/PlayStation5, and on PC via Epic Games Store.

* StylisticSuck: Could easily be called ''Stylistic Suck: The Game''. It's a [[MundaneMadeAwesome mediocre premise]] in a game that's intentionally filled to the brim with glitches and terrible ragdoll physics[[note]]The developers explicitly note in the game's store description that they only ever bother to fix crash-bugs, since [[GoodBadBugs everything else is funny]].[[/note]]. It's essentially if someone made a terrible [[VideoGame/GarrysMod G-mod]] video into a playable game.

* AdjustableCensorship: You can opt to turn off adult elements in the game. For example, the "No penis-shaped food" protest signs will change to read "No pointy food".

* UpToEleven: It is possible to flip so many times that you achieve "Integer Overflow" combos.

* StylisticSuck: Could easily be called ''Stylistic Suck: The Game''. It's a [[MundaneMadeAwesome mediocre premise]] in a game that's intentionally filled to the brim with glitches and terrible ragdoll physics. It's essentially if someone made a terrible [[VideoGame/GarrysMod G-mod]] video into a playable game.

* TeenageMutantSamuraiWombats: {{Parodied}}. You can find the "Creator/MichaelBay [[ToiletHumor Turdles]]" hanging out in a sewer in Goat City Bay. On the console edition, they look like normal humans wearing green tracksuits and bandanas, but in the PC and mobile versions they much more closely resemble the original Ninja Turtles, except with the head of [[WesternAnimaton/{{Shrek}} Shrek]].

Buy it [[http://www.goat-simulator.com/ here]] or on UsefulNotes/{{Steam}} [[http://store.steampowered.com/app/265930 here.]] An UsefulNotes/XboxOne version was released in 2015, a [=PS4=] version was released in 2016, and a UsefulNotes/NintendoSwitch release in 2019. A sequel, ''Goat Simulator 3'', was announced at Summer Games Fest 2022 and will release in Fall 2022 on the UsefulNotes/XboxSeriesSX, UsefulNotes/PlayStation5, and on PC via Epic Games Store.

Buy it [[http://www.goat-simulator.com/ here]] or on UsefulNotes/{{Steam}} [[http://store.steampowered.com/app/265930 here.]] An UsefulNotes/XboxOne version was released in 2015, a [=PS4=] version was released in 2016, and a UsefulNotes/NintendoSwitch release in 2019. A sequel, ''Goat Simulator 3'', was announced at Summer Games Fest and will release in Fall 2022 on the UsefulNotes/XboxSeriesSX, UsefulNotes/PlayStation5, and on PC via Epic Games Store.

Buy it [[http://www.goat-simulator.com/ here]] or on UsefulNotes/{{Steam}} [[http://store.steampowered.com/app/265930 here.]] An UsefulNotes/XboxOne version was released in 2015, a [=PS4=] version was released in 2016, and a UsefulNotes/NintendoSwitch release in 2019. A sequel, ''Goat Simulator 3'', was announced at Summer Games Fest and will release in Fall 2022 on the UsefulNotes/XboxSeriesXS, UsefulNotes/PlayStation5, and on PC via Epic Games Store.

Buy it [[http://www.goat-simulator.com/ here]] or on UsefulNotes/{{Steam}} [[http://store.steampowered.com/app/265930 here.]] An UsefulNotes/XboxOne version was released in 2015, a [=PS4=] version was released in 2016, and a UsefulNotes/NintendoSwitch release in 2019.

* EverythingsBetterWithCows:
** A hidden area in ''Goat MMO Simulator'' takes you to a pasture full of laser-shooting giant cows which walk on two legs.
** You can find [[spoiler:the same cow in the Goat Payday map on the moon]].

Pretty much ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin: ''Goat Simulator'' is a simulator game in which you play as a goat. Originally a silly experiment done internally by Coffee Stain Studios, but it unexpectedly gathered interest from gamers. ''Goat Simulator'' is a treasure trove of deliberately broken physics and silliness.

Several additional areas have been added or released as DLC

* ''[=GoatZ=]'' - a ZombieApocalypse themed area that incorporates (bizzare) weapon crafting and (obnoxious) survival mechanics.
* ''Goat Simulator: PAYDAY'' - a desert area themed after ''VideoGame/PAYDAY2'', right down to having several assets directly incorporated.
* ''Waste of Space'' - a sci-fi themed area with an overarcing mockery of Kickstarter built in.

** ''Goat [=PayDay=]'' has a small bag stall near the drive-in cinema with a box that will transform your character into a black duffel bag if they run into the floating bag in the box.

** Averted with Goat MMO and Goat Payday, where you cannot respawn back into the main world once you are trapped on the treasure dimension and moon respectively (the latter being worse as all four crewmembers will appear on the moon, regardless if they were on the pirate ship or not).

* AwesomeMomentOfCrowning: [[spoiler: Becoming King[=/=]Queen of the Goats. Which coincidentally confers the power to make it rain goats.]]
* BilingualBonus: The traffic signs above the road tunnels in the first map are written in Swedish. They translate into Heaven and Hell, respectively.

* {{Bowdlerised}}: The console ports changed dialogue to remove uses of the F word.
* BreathWeapon: How the zombie virus is spread, and also your special ability in [=GoatZ=].

** Ripped Goat: [[spoiler:a muscular goat]]
** Tall Goat: [[spoiler:giraffe]]
** Feather Goat: [[spoiler:ostrich]]
** Giant Goat: [[spoiler:whale]]
** Classy Goat: [[spoiler:penguin]]
** Old Goat: [[spoiler:T. rex]]

* CreatorCameo: Almost all of the NPC models found in Goatville and Goat City Bay are named after the developers, with [[Main/{{Pun}} GoatZ]] adding the Gone North Games developers to the roster.

** You can find this house again in [[Main/{{Pun}} GoatZ]], now shared with the DLC's creator Gone North Games. Inside you can find a developer weeping at a large screen as negative reviews for the game are displayed.

** Fully averted in the Goat Payday DLC. one of the crew members you can play as is Valentino Salami, a flamingo capable of true flight.
* OurZombiesAreDifferent: Apparently, animals like goats, giraffes, penguins and even elephants are also highly susceptible to the zombie virus. The zombie goats can be difficult to escape due to their high speed and ramming abilities.
** Unique NPC's including The Governor and fortune teller will have a different appearance when zombified.

* RougeAnglesOfSatin: Sent up with the MMO update's Rouge class, which uses a variety of makeup without being seen. Yes, it's actually spelled rouge.

* UnlockableContent: Collecting trophies and completing certain in-game events unlock new goat skins (some are applied immediately, others can be activated in a Custom Game). These include Tall Goat ([[spoiler:giraffe]]), Feather Goat ([[spoiler:ostrich]]), Giant Goat ([[spoiler:whale]]), and many more.

* AntiClimaxBoss: Old Goat, who is hyped up as your nemesis in ''Goat MMO Simulator'', but when you finally track him down in his mountain lair, [[spoiler:he never even pays attention to you, and he dies in one hit]]. He looks imposing, but that's it.

Pretty much ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin: ''Goat Simulator'' is a simulator game in which you play as a goat. Originally a silly experiment done internally by Coffee Stain Studios, but it unexpectedly gathered interest from gamers. ''Goat Simulator'' is a treasure trove of deliberately broken physics and silliness. That said, it is very divisive. There are those who think the game is a fun and hilarious joke, and there are those who think the game is a boring and overpriced waste of time.

Pretty much ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin: ''Goat Simulator'' is a simulator game in which you play as a goat. Originally a silly experiment done internally by Coffee Stain Studios, but it unexpectedly gathered interest from gamers. ''Goat Simulator'' is a treasure trove of deliberately broken physics and silliness.

** ''Waste of Space'' contains a lot of thinly-veiled satire toward {{Website/Kickstarter}} through "Crowdkicker"; beyond the CEO of the company being named "Lawrence [[PunnyName S. Windle]] and many of the ultimately pointless stretch goals, one of the denizens' random commentary is "''VideoGame/StarCitizen'' took all my money!".

* TakeThat: The achievement for reaching level 101 in MMO is titled "Better than ''[[VideoGame/WorldOfWarcraft Warlords of]] [[{{VideoGame/DungeonsOfDredmor}} Dredmor]]''". The first of the two games referenced has a level cap of 100, one lower than ''Goat MMO Simulator''.

* MovesetClone: Aside from being bigger, Don Pastrami, one of the playable characters in the ''PAYDAY'' DLC, is more or less identical in playstyle to the main goat.

* ''Goat Simulator: PAYDAY'' - a desert area themed after VideoGame/PAYDAY2, right down to having several assets directly incorporated.

%%* ArtisticLicensePhysics: One of the first things you'll notice about the game, as shown in the page image.

* HookersAndBlow: On the beach map, it's possible to find a house with a pile of "sugar" neatly cut into a line. Licking it increases the game speed for 30 seconds or so.

** {{Raising the Steaks}}

* ShoutOut:
** The [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dvWGLcdI8o8 Official Launch Trailer]] uses a reverse slow motion effect similar to the famous ''VideoGame/DeadIsland'' trailer.
** Blowing up a gas station unlocks the "Creator/MichaelBay" achievement.
** ''VideoGame/TonyHawksProSkater's'' influence is evident in the goat tricks and scoring system, as well as the wheelie system.
** Completing the Ritual achievement will cause the caption "[[TabletopGame/{{Warhammer 40000}} Blood For The Blood Goat]]" to appear.
*** Becoming "Queen Of The Goats" will cause the caption "Goats For The Goat Throne" to appear.
** Entering Coffee Stain Studios will allow you to play ''[[VideoGame/FlappyBird Flappy Goat]]''.
** Music/{{Deadmau5}} appears [=DJing=] a party on top of a hotel. [[spoiler:You can steal his mask to become "[=Deadgoa7=]".]]
** When you butt a basketball into a goal net in front of the anti-gravity facility, you gain the "Like [[UsefulNotes/AssociationFootball Zlatan]]" Achievement, a shout-out to Swedish footballer [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zlatan_Ibrahimovi%C4%87 Zlatan Ibrahimović]]; this is considering, of course, that the developers are Swedish too.
** Jumping over a gate into the Anti-Gravity Facility gets you rewarded with a bonus called '''[[Music/{{NWA}} FUCK THE POLICE!]]'''
** The goat transformations are full of these.
*** [[Franchise/SuperMarioBros Italian Dinosaur Goat]] lets you eat things and lay explosive eggs like Yoshi, and was in fact named Yoshi Goat in an earlier build.
*** Blue Streak is essentially [[VideoGame/SonicTheHedgehog Sonic Goat]], letting you spin in a circle to charge up a super-fast ram.
*** [[VideoGame/TheElderScrollsVSkyrim Goatborn]] lets you push stuff around by speaking the Dragon language.
** ''VideoGame/{{Sanctum}}'' has a slew of references:
*** Two Walker statues and the G-2 Companion can be found in the Goatville. The latter tries to punch you.
*** The player can become Sanctum Goat, gaining red hair and an occasional flaming head, by [[spoiler:sacrificing all three of the above]].
*** Space Goat lets you turn into a Bobble Head, which also shows up as a separate goat on the beach map. Slendergoat is created by combining Space Goat and Ripped Goat.
*** Robot Goat lets you turn into the G-2.
** Goat City Bay has ''VideoGame/{{Minecraft}}'' blocks which turn you into a ''Minecraft'' goat. Collecting all three lets you place wood, grass, and stone.
** [[Franchise/TheSlendermanMythos Slendergoat]] can be found in Goat City Bay.
** Dive into the sewer on the beach map. Inside you can find Creator/MichaelBay [[Film/TeenageMutantNinjaTurtles2014 Ninja Turtles]]... that look like WesternAnimation/{{Shrek}} for some reason.
** Near the dam in Goat City Bay is a crashed spaceship. On the hotel balcony is a [[Literature/TheHitchhikersGuideToTheGalaxy towel with the number "42" printed on it]]. Combine the latter with the former and you become Hitchhiker Goat, which has the power to summon whales from the sky.
** The beach map has a [[VideoGame/TeamFortress2 hat store]]. You can steal money from around the map and trade it for hats.
** One of the villages in ''Goat MMO Simulator'' is a reference to Tristram from ''VideoGame/{{Diablo}}''.
*** The "Not So Secret Cow Farm" is a reference to the Secret Cow Level in the first two ''Diablo'' games.
** You can find a dwarf named Bilbo in the mines. Dumping him into the lava in Old Goat mountain will net you the achievement ''[[Literature/TheHobbit An Unnecessary Journey]]''.
** You can find [[Videogame/PAYDAY2 Dallas, Chains, Wolf and Hoxton in the Payday map]]. A prank involves sending one of them to prison.
** The "Buck to School" map in the mobile version of the game has [[Videogame/LifeIsStrange a blue-haired female NPC named Cloé who stands by a wall with a blue butterfly painted on it]].
** The expansion ''[=GoatZ=]'' is named after not only ''VideoGame/DayZ'' but also an infamous ShockSite that we'd rather not go into more detail about.
** ''Waste of Space'' has a slew of them [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Dpl2ZwT4rq0 just in the trailer]]. "Crowdkicker" as a parody of Kickstarter, a fellow walking in igniting six lightsaber-like blades as like [[Film/TheForceAwakens Kylo Ren's trailer]], "romancing" like ''VideoGame/MassEffect'', [[Franchise/StarTrek a redshirt with the name Spocky on his back while a goldshirt]] gets swarmed by [[{{Franchise/Alien}} facehuggers]] and it ends with the LukeIAmYourFather scene.
** ''Goat MMO Simulator''' has Series/RedDwarf-esque 'fish-with-legs' mermaids. One's even named Miranda.

* ''GoatZ'' - a ZombieApocalypse themed area that incorporates (bizzare) weapon crafting and (obnoxious) survival mechanics.