<s>
Goat	B-Application
Simulator	I-Application
is	O
a	O
third-person	O
perspective	O
action	B-Application
video	I-Application
game	I-Application
developed	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Coffee	O
Stain	O
Studios	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
released	O
for	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Windows	I-Application
in	O
April	O
2014	O
,	O
and	O
ports	O
for	O
Linux	B-Application
and	O
OS	B-Operating_System
X	I-Operating_System
were	O
released	O
in	O
June	O
2014	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Mobile	O
versions	O
for	O
Android	B-Application
and	O
iOS	B-Application
were	O
released	O
in	O
September	O
2014	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Versions	O
for	O
the	B-Operating_System
Xbox	I-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
and	O
Xbox	B-Device
One	I-Device
were	O
released	O
in	O
April	O
2015	O
,	O
and	O
for	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
and	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
in	O
August	O
2015	O
;	O
these	O
ports	O
were	O
developed	O
by	O
Double	O
Eleven	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Switch	I-Application
version	O
containing	O
the	O
game	O
and	O
downloadable	B-Protocol
content	I-Protocol
was	O
released	O
in	O
January	O
2019	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
,	O
initially	O
developed	O
as	O
a	O
joke	O
prototype	O
from	O
an	O
internal	O
game	O
jam	O
and	O
shown	O
in	O
an	O
early	O
alpha	O
state	O
in	O
YouTube	B-General_Concept
videos	I-General_Concept
,	O
was	O
met	O
with	O
excitement	O
and	O
attention	O
,	O
prompting	O
the	O
studio	O
to	O
build	O
the	O
game	O
into	O
a	O
releasable	O
state	O
while	O
still	O
retaining	O
various	O
non-breaking	O
bugs	O
and	O
glitches	B-Error_Name
to	O
maintain	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
entertainment	O
value	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
sequel	O
,	O
Goat	B-Application
Simulator	I-Application
3	I-Application
,	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
November	O
2022	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Goat	B-Application
Simulator	I-Application
is	O
an	O
open-ended	O
third-person	O
perspective	O
game	O
in	O
which	O
the	O
player	O
controls	O
a	O
goat	O
called	O
Pilgor	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
features	O
a	O
scoring	O
system	O
similar	O
to	O
skateboarding	O
games	O
like	O
Tony	B-Application
Hawk	I-Application
's	I-Application
Pro	I-Application
Skater	I-Application
,	O
whereby	O
doing	O
tricks	O
or	O
other	O
actions	O
earns	O
points	O
,	O
while	O
chaining	O
such	O
tricks	O
together	O
in	O
sequence	O
helps	O
build	O
a	O
multiplier	O
that	O
applies	O
to	O
the	O
total	O
score	O
of	O
the	O
tricks	O
done	O
in	O
the	O
sequence	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Goat	B-Application
Simulator	I-Application
started	O
as	O
a	O
joke	O
prototype	O
from	O
an	O
internal	O
one-month	O
game	O
jam	O
held	O
by	O
Coffee	O
Stain	O
Studios	O
in	O
January	O
2014	O
,	O
after	O
completing	O
work	O
for	O
their	O
game	O
Sanctum	B-Application
2	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
idea	O
followed	O
after	O
originally	O
pitching	O
the	O
game	O
as	O
a	O
variation	O
of	O
QWOP	B-Application
,	O
where	O
the	O
player	O
would	O
control	O
the	O
individual	O
limbs	O
of	O
the	O
goat	O
separately	O
with	O
various	O
keyboard	O
keys	O
;	O
this	O
concept	O
was	O
rejected	O
in	O
favor	O
of	O
the	O
more	O
Tony	O
Hawk	O
's	O
Pro	O
Skater-type	O
of	O
gameplay	O
the	O
final	O
game	O
presents	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
prototype	O
used	O
Nvidia	B-Operating_System
PhysX	I-Operating_System
and	O
an	O
Apex	O
physics	O
engine	O
with	O
ragdoll	O
physics	O
for	O
the	O
goat	O
and	O
human	O
models	O
within	O
Unreal	B-Operating_System
Engine	I-Operating_System
3	O
,	O
a	O
game	O
engine	O
they	O
were	O
familiar	O
with	O
from	O
the	O
Sanctum	O
series	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
prototype	O
was	O
meant	O
to	O
be	O
a	O
parody	O
of	O
various	O
other	O
"	O
weirdly	O
successful	O
"	O
Simulation	O
games	O
presently	O
available	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
Euro	B-Application
Truck	I-Application
Simulator	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Ibrisagic	O
had	O
no	O
intention	O
of	O
this	O
becoming	O
a	O
full	O
title	O
,	O
instead	O
only	O
offering	O
the	O
prototype	O
for	O
him	O
and	O
other	O
developers	O
to	O
learn	O
the	O
Unreal	B-Operating_System
Engine	I-Operating_System
alongside	O
other	O
developers	O
that	O
were	O
developing	O
prototypes	O
in	O
more	O
earnest	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Footage	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
in	O
its	O
alpha	O
state	O
was	O
posted	O
to	O
YouTube	B-General_Concept
by	O
Coffee	O
Stain	O
,	O
where	O
it	O
received	O
more	O
than	O
a	O
million	O
views	O
in	O
two	O
days	O
and	O
a	O
large	O
response	O
from	O
fans	O
requesting	O
a	O
full	O
release	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
in	O
part	O
due	O
to	O
various	O
glitches	B-Error_Name
in	O
the	O
prototype	O
's	O
engine	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
large	O
positive	O
response	O
to	O
the	O
alpha	O
footage	O
convinced	O
the	O
studio	O
to	O
develop	O
Goat	B-Application
Simulator	I-Application
as	O
a	O
full	O
title	O
to	O
Steam	B-Application
,	O
putting	O
more	O
people	O
on	O
the	O
title	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
team	O
,	O
having	O
no	O
plans	O
for	O
a	O
full	O
release	O
,	O
debated	O
on	O
whether	O
to	O
approach	O
a	O
large	O
publisher	O
to	O
receive	O
funding	O
to	O
help	O
make	O
the	O
title	O
into	O
something	O
like	O
Grand	B-Application
Theft	I-Application
Auto	I-Application
,	O
but	O
decided	O
to	O
stay	O
with	O
a	O
small	O
,	O
inexpensive	O
title	O
that	O
would	O
be	O
truer	O
to	O
the	O
teaser	O
video	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Recognizing	O
that	O
the	O
glitching	B-Error_Name
was	O
part	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
appeal	O
,	O
Ibrisagic	O
only	O
sought	O
to	O
fix	O
software	O
bugs	O
that	O
might	O
cause	O
the	O
game	O
to	O
crash	B-General_Concept
,	O
leaving	O
in	O
the	O
other	O
glitches	B-Error_Name
and	O
bugs	O
associated	O
with	O
the	O
physics	O
engine	O
as	O
the	O
results	O
from	O
these	O
were	O
"	O
really	O
hilarious	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Ibrisagic	O
felt	O
it	O
was	O
important	O
for	O
the	O
game	O
to	O
be	O
supported	O
on	O
Steam	B-Application
,	O
but	O
initially	O
feared	O
that	O
Valve	O
would	O
not	O
accept	O
the	O
quirky	O
title	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
part	O
of	O
its	O
release	O
,	O
Coffee	O
Stain	O
added	O
support	O
for	O
Steam	B-Application
Workshop	O
which	O
would	O
let	O
players	O
modify	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
aware	O
that	O
players	O
would	O
likely	O
create	O
levels	O
and	O
scenarios	O
that	O
will	O
glitch	B-Error_Name
and	O
crash	B-General_Concept
the	O
game	O
for	O
humorous	O
results	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
studio	O
considered	O
that	O
it	O
only	O
spent	O
a	O
couple	O
months	O
to	O
complete	O
the	O
Windows	O
version	O
,	O
and	O
opted	O
to	O
outsource	O
versions	O
for	O
OS	B-Operating_System
X	I-Operating_System
and	O
Linux	B-Application
,	O
with	O
Ryan	O
Gordon	O
handling	O
the	O
porting	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Coffee	O
Stain	O
Studios	O
released	O
Goat	B-Application
Simulator	I-Application
worldwide	O
on	O
1	O
April	O
2014	O
,	O
aware	O
that	O
tying	O
the	O
date	O
with	O
April	O
Fools	O
 '	O
Day	O
may	O
raise	O
doubts	O
on	O
the	O
validity	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
official	O
release	O
trailer	O
for	O
Goat	B-Application
Simulator	I-Application
is	O
a	O
loose	O
parody	O
of	O
the	O
Dead	O
Island	O
announcement	O
trailer	O
showing	O
,	O
among	O
shots	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
reversed	O
slow-motion	O
footage	O
of	O
the	O
goat	O
crashing	O
through	O
a	O
building	O
after	O
being	O
launched	O
from	O
an	O
exploding	O
gas	O
station	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Ibrisagic	O
believes	O
that	O
adding	O
multiplayer	O
support	O
atop	O
Steam	B-Application
Workshop	O
support	O
will	O
allow	O
creative	O
users	O
to	O
develop	O
new	O
gameplay	O
modes	O
that	O
will	O
extend	O
the	O
title	O
's	O
playability	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
patch	O
also	O
adds	O
in	O
additional	O
controls	O
that	O
the	O
player	O
can	O
use	O
to	O
make	O
the	O
goat	O
perform	O
various	O
freestyle	O
tricks	O
comparable	O
to	O
those	O
in	O
Tony	B-Application
Hawk	I-Application
's	I-Application
Pro	I-Application
Skater	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
studio	O
released	O
a	O
second	O
free	O
patch	O
to	O
the	O
game	O
on	O
20	O
November	O
2014	O
called	O
"	O
Goat	B-Application
MMO	I-Application
Simulator	I-Application
"	O
,	O
which	O
included	O
a	O
gamemode	O
that	O
parodied	O
massive	B-Protocol
multiplayer	I-Protocol
online	I-Protocol
games	I-Protocol
like	O
World	B-Protocol
of	I-Protocol
Warcraft	I-Protocol
,	O
while	O
remaining	O
a	O
single	O
player	O
or	O
local	O
multiplayer	O
experience	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
paid-content	O
expansion	O
titled	O
"	O
GoatZ	B-Application
"	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
7	O
May	O
2015	O
as	O
downloadable	B-Protocol
content	I-Protocol
for	O
the	O
game	O
on	O
personal	O
computers	O
and	O
a	O
stand-alone	O
application	O
for	O
mobile	O
devices	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
expansion	O
's	O
content	O
spoofs	O
zombie-based	B-Application
survival	O
games	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
DayZ	B-Application
,	O
and	O
includes	O
a	O
new	O
map	O
and	O
gameplay	O
aspects	O
such	O
as	O
fighting	O
off	O
zombies	O
and	O
crafting	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
title	O
itself	O
plays	O
off	O
DayZ	B-Application
as	O
well	O
as	O
a	O
play	O
on	O
the	O
Internet	O
meme	O
goatse.cx	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
a	O
cross-promotional	O
"	O
GoatBread	O
"	O
update	O
with	O
Bossa	O
Studios	O
 '	O
I	B-Application
Am	I-Application
Bread	I-Application
to	O
be	O
offered	O
in	O
late	O
2015	O
,	O
a	O
free	O
update	O
to	O
Goat	B-Application
Simulator	I-Application
will	O
allow	O
the	O
players	O
to	O
select	O
a	O
piece	O
of	O
bread	O
as	O
their	O
avatar	O
,	O
while	O
I	B-Application
Am	I-Application
Bread	I-Application
will	O
add	O
in	O
a	O
"	O
RAMpage	O
"	O
mode	O
based	O
on	O
Goat	B-Application
Simulator	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Another	O
add-on	O
,	O
the	O
"	O
Super	O
Secret	O
DLC	B-Protocol
"	O
package	O
part	O
of	O
a	O
cross-promotion	O
with	O
Overkill	O
Software	O
's	O
Payday	B-Application
2	I-Application
;	O
the	O
Payday-inspired	O
content	O
for	O
Goat	B-Application
Simulator	I-Application
included	O
additional	O
playable	O
characters	O
including	O
a	O
camel	O
,	O
flamingo	O
,	O
and	O
a	O
dolphin	O
in	O
a	O
wheelchair	O
,	O
while	O
Goat	B-Application
Simulator	I-Application
content	O
will	O
be	O
added	O
to	O
Payday	B-Application
2	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Goat	B-Application
Simulator	I-Application
decorative	O
content	O
was	O
added	O
to	O
Rocket	B-Application
League	I-Application
in	O
a	O
mid-2016	O
update	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
OS	B-Operating_System
X	I-Operating_System
and	O
Linux	B-Application
ports	O
were	O
released	O
on	O
27	O
June	O
2014	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
At	O
Microsoft	O
's	O
presentation	O
at	O
the	O
2014	O
Gamescom	O
convention	O
in	O
August	O
,	O
Goat	B-Application
Simulator	I-Application
was	O
announced	O
as	O
one	O
of	O
several	O
titles	O
to	O
be	O
coming	O
to	O
the	B-Device
Xbox	I-Device
One	I-Device
platform	O
with	O
the	O
help	O
of	O
Double	O
Eleven	O
studios	O
,	O
and	O
later	O
confirmed	O
to	O
be	O
also	O
arriving	O
for	O
the	B-Operating_System
Xbox	I-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
,	O
with	O
both	O
versions	O
released	O
on	O
17	O
April	O
2015	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Koch	O
Media	O
also	O
distributed	O
a	O
retail	O
version	O
of	O
the	B-Device
Xbox	I-Device
One	I-Device
version	O
,	O
including	O
all	O
additional	O
downloadable	B-Protocol
content	I-Protocol
,	O
across	O
Europe	O
for	O
release	O
on	O
4	O
March	O
2016	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Coffee	O
Stain	O
Studios	O
also	O
released	O
ports	O
for	O
iOS	B-Application
and	O
Android	B-Application
in	O
September	O
2014	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Each	O
DLC	B-Protocol
is	O
a	O
separate	O
app	O
for	O
iOS	B-Application
and	O
Android	B-Application
,	O
and	O
each	O
one	O
(	O
except	O
Goat	B-Application
Simulator	I-Application
:	O
Payday	O
)	O
includes	O
a	O
mobile-exclusive	O
map	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
and	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
versions	O
,	O
also	O
ported	O
by	O
Double	O
Eleven	O
,	O
were	O
released	O
on	O
11	O
August	O
2015	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
With	O
the	O
acquisition	O
of	O
Coffee	O
Stain	O
through	O
THQ	O
Nordic	O
AB	O
on	O
14	O
November	O
2018	O
,	O
it	O
was	O
announced	O
that	O
a	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Switch	I-Application
version	O
of	O
Goat	B-Application
Simulator	I-Application
would	O
be	O
released	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Goat	B-Application
Simulator	I-Application
:	I-Application
The	I-Application
GOATY	I-Application
,	O
which	O
includes	O
all	O
expansions	O
to	O
date	O
,	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
23	O
January	O
2019	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Goat	B-Application
Simulator	I-Application
received	O
"	O
mixed	O
"	O
reviews	O
upon	O
release	O
,	O
according	O
to	O
video	O
game	O
review	B-Application
aggregator	I-Application
Metacritic	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Goat	B-Application
Simulator	I-Application
was	O
named	O
as	O
an	O
honorable	O
mention	O
for	O
Excellence	O
in	O
Audio	O
for	O
the	O
2015	O
Independent	O
Games	O
Festival	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Eurogamer	O
Dan	O
Whitehead	O
complimented	O
Coffee	O
Stain	O
Studios	O
on	O
building	O
in	O
enough	O
content	O
Goat	B-Application
Simulator	I-Application
and	O
potential	O
expansion	O
through	O
Steam	B-Application
to	O
prove	O
it	O
more	O
than	O
a	O
simple	O
joke	O
title	O
,	O
and	O
instead	O
a	O
brief	O
diversion	O
"	O
in	O
which	O
the	O
player	O
is	O
a	O
willing	O
participant	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Rich	O
Stanton	O
of	O
The	O
Guardian	O
was	O
very	O
critical	O
of	O
Goat	B-Application
Simulator	I-Application
,	O
noting	O
how	O
the	O
title	O
is	O
self-aware	O
of	O
its	O
poor	O
quality	O
,	O
and	O
stated	O
that	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
creation	O
and	O
promotion	O
"	O
demonstrates	O
how	O
social	O
media	O
and	O
the	O
internet	O
amplify	O
our	O
supine	O
tendencies	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Andy	O
Kelly	O
of	O
PC	O
Gamer	O
was	O
also	O
critical	O
of	O
the	O
title	O
,	O
calling	O
it	O
a	O
"	O
bad	O
,	O
amateurish	O
and	O
boring	O
game	O
"	O
,	O
and	O
considered	O
its	O
popularity	O
was	O
only	O
due	O
to	O
word-of-mouth	O
and	O
YouTube	B-General_Concept
videos	I-General_Concept
that	O
enticed	O
players	O
to	O
buy	O
the	O
game	O
themselves	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Ibrisagic	O
stated	O
that	O
Coffee	O
Stain	O
Studios	O
made	O
their	O
money	O
back	O
on	O
the	O
development	O
costs	O
within	O
a	O
few	O
minutes	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
being	O
offered	O
on	O
Steam	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
of	O
August	O
2014	O
,	O
the	O
studio	O
has	O
reported	O
that	O
nearly	O
a	O
million	O
copies	O
of	O
Goat	B-Application
Simulator	I-Application
have	O
been	O
sold	O
,	O
outperforming	O
their	O
other	O
games	O
over	O
the	O
previous	O
four	O
years	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
mobile	O
release	O
for	O
iOS	B-Application
and	O
Android	B-Application
systems	I-Application
reached	O
100,000	O
downloads	O
within	O
6	O
days	O
of	O
launch	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
During	O
a	O
presentation	O
at	O
the	O
2016	O
Game	O
Developers	O
Conference	O
,	O
Ibrisagic	O
revealed	O
that	O
Goat	B-Application
Simulator	I-Application
has	O
made	O
more	O
than	O
$12	O
million	O
in	O
revenue	O
,	O
compared	O
to	O
both	O
Sanctum	O
and	O
Sanctum	B-Application
2	I-Application
which	O
made	O
under	O
$2	O
million	O
each	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Goat	B-Application
Simulator	I-Application
was	O
seen	O
as	O
a	O
disruptive	O
title	O
in	O
contrast	O
to	O
typical	O
AAA	O
titles	O
;	O
Paradox	O
CEO	O
Fredrik	O
Wester	O
felt	O
they	O
needed	O
to	O
publish	O
more	O
games	O
like	O
Goat	B-Application
Simulator	I-Application
,	O
stating	O
"	O
You	O
have	O
to	O
have	O
an	O
edge	O
in	O
there	O
,	O
and	O
that	O
's	O
why	O
I	O
say	O
'	O
more	O
Goat	B-Application
Simulator	I-Application
and	O
less	O
Call	O
of	O
Duty	O
for	O
Paradox	O
,	O
because	O
we	O
need	O
the	O
edge	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Several	O
games	O
have	O
followed	O
in	O
trying	O
to	O
capture	O
the	O
same	O
goofy	O
style	O
of	O
gameplay	O
with	O
unpredictable	O
physics	O
engines	O
as	O
Goat	B-Application
Simulator	I-Application
,	O
including	O
Bear	O
Simulator	O
and	O
I	B-Application
Am	I-Application
Bread	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Goat	B-Application
Simulator	I-Application
as	O
well	O
as	O
2013	O
's	O
Surgeon	B-Application
Simulator	I-Application
are	O
often	O
considered	O
the	O
first	O
examples	O
of	O
"	O
YouTube	B-General_Concept
bait	O
"	O
games	O
,	O
purposely	O
designed	O
to	O
appeal	O
to	O
an	O
audience	O
watching	O
the	O
game	O
being	O
played	O
but	O
lacking	O
any	O
redeeming	O
gameplay	O
values	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
sequel	O
was	O
announced	O
in	O
June	O
2022	O
during	O
the	O
Summer	O
Game	O
Fest	O
,	O
for	O
Windows	O
,	O
PlayStation	B-Device
5	I-Device
and	O
Xbox	B-Device
Series	I-Device
X/S	I-Device
on	O
November	O
17	O
,	O
2022	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
titled	O
Goat	B-Application
Simulator	I-Application
3	I-Application
,	O
skipping	O
the	O
name	O
Goat	B-Application
Simulator	I-Application
2	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Goat	B-Application
Simulator	I-Application
3	I-Application
includes	O
support	O
for	O
four-player	O
online	O
multiplayer	O
,	O
including	O
several	O
mini-games	O
for	O
multiplayer	O
modes	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
teaser	O
was	O
a	O
parody	O
of	O
the	O
Dead	B-Application
Island	I-Application
2	I-Application
teaser	O
.	O
</s>
