Goat Simulator

Goat Simulator
Goat Simulator	2014
Goat Simulator 3	2022

Key points

Game will be purposefully buggy for the sake of humor; bugs causing the game to crash are not intentional, and fixes for them should be included here.

Missing GoatVille High from the mobile version.

General information

Official wiki

Steam Community Discussions

Availability

Source	DRM	Notes	Keys	OS
Retail
Official website
GamersGate
Green Man Gaming
Humble Store
Microsoft Store
Steam		GOATY Edition also available.
Amazon.com (unavailable)

Monetization

Type	Notes
DLC	Additional game content.
One-time game purchase	The game requires an upfront purchase to access.

Microtransactions

Type	Notes
No microtransactions	Game does not contain microtransactions.

DLC and expansion packs

Name	Notes
Goat MMO Simulator	Available for free as part of the base game.
GoatZ	Included in the GOATY Edition
PAYDAY	Included in the GOATY Edition
Waste of Space	Included in the GOATY Edition

Game data

Configuration file(s) location

System	Location
Windows	%USERPROFILE%\Documents\My Games\GoatSim\GoatGame\Config\\ <path-to-game>\Engine\Config\\^{[Note 1]}
Microsoft Store
macOS (OS X)	$HOME/Library/Application Support/Steam/steamapps/common/GoatSimulator/GoatSimulator.app/Contents/Resources/GoatGame/Config/*/
Linux	$HOME/.steam/steam/steamapps/common/GoatSimulator/GoatGame/Config/*/

* represents a DLC folder name, which may include Zombie, Space, Heist, MMO, Vanilla, and Common. The folder name for configuration files depends on which DLC are owned.

This game does not follow the XDG Base Directory Specification on Linux.

Save game data location

System	Location
Microsoft Store
Steam	<Steam-folder>/userdata/<user-id>/265930/remote/goatprogression

Save game cloud syncing

System	Native	Notes
Steam Cloud		Approx. 600 MB available.
Xbox Cloud

Video

In-game options menu.

In-game advanced video settings.

Graphics feature	WSGF	Notes
Widescreen resolution
Multi-monitor		See the WSGF entry.
Ultra-widescreen		See the WSGF entry.
4K Ultra HD
Field of view (FOV)	Game has a built-in FOV slider.
Windowed	Windowed is default, can be changed to fullscreen.
Borderless fullscreen windowed	See the glossary page for potential workarounds.
Anisotropic filtering (AF)	16x by default. Accessible through goatsystemsettings.ini
Anti-aliasing (AA)	Up to 8x MSAA. Anti-aliasing not available on Linux.
Vertical sync (Vsync)
60 FPS
120+ FPS	62 FPS default cap; see High frame rate.
High dynamic range display (HDR)	See the glossary page for potential alternatives.

High frame rate

Change FPS cap^[1]
Go to the configuration files location. Open `GoatEngine.ini`. Change `MaxSmoothedFrameRate=` to the frame rate cap you want. Save your changes.

Input

In-game key map settings.

Keyboard and mouse	State	Notes
Remapping
Mouse acceleration
Mouse sensitivity
Mouse input in menus
Mouse Y-axis inversion
Controller
Controller support		XInput only.
Full controller support		The start screen prompt must be answered with controller input in order to navigate the menus with a gamepad.
Controller remapping		See the glossary page for potential workarounds.
Controller sensitivity
Controller Y-axis inversion

Controller types

XInput-compatible controllers
Xbox button prompts
Impulse Trigger vibration

DualShock 4 controllers

Generic/other controllers

Additional information
Controller hotplugging
Haptic feedback
Simultaneous controller+KB/M		^[2]

Audio

Audio feature	State	Notes
Separate volume controls		Music, sound and voice.
Surround sound		5.1
Subtitles
Closed captions
Mute on focus lost
Royalty free audio

Localizations

Language	UI	Audio	Sub	Notes
English
Arabic
Simplified Chinese
Traditional Chinese
French
German
Hungarian				Fan translation, download.
Italian
Japanese
Korean
Polish
Brazilian Portuguese				There are some translation errors.^{[citation needed]}
Russian
Spanish
Turkish

Network

Multiplayer types

Type	Players	Notes
Local play	4	Split-screen.
LAN play
Online play

VR support

3D modes	Native	Notes
vorpX		G3D, Z3D User created game profile, see vorpx forum profile introduction.

Other information

API

Technical specs	Supported	Notes
Direct3D	9.0c
OpenGL	2.0	OS X and Linux only.
Shader Model support	3.0

Executable	32-bit	64-bit	Notes
Windows			Some mods require the 64-bit executable, which can be manually copied from the Development Kit.^[3]
macOS (OS X)			^[4]
Linux

Middleware

	Middleware	Notes
Physics	PhysX
Interface	Scaleform

System requirements

Windows
	Minimum	Recommended
Operating system (OS)	Vista	7, 8
Processor (CPU)	Dual Core 2.0 GHz	Quad Core 2.0 GHz
System memory (RAM)	2 GB	4 GB
Hard disk drive (HDD)	2 GB
Video card (GPU)	256 MB of VRAM DirectX 9.0c compatible Shader model 3.0 support	512 MB of VRAM
Sound (audio device)	DirectX 9.0c compatible, 16-bit

macOS (OS X)
	Minimum	Recommended
Operating system (OS)	10.7	10.8
Processor (CPU)	Intel Core i5 1.4 GHz Dual Core 2.0 GHz	Intel Core i5 2.0 GHz
System memory (RAM)	4 GB
Hard disk drive (HDD)	2 GB
Video card (GPU)	Intel HD Graphics 4000 256 MB of VRAM Shader model 3.0 support	Intel HD Graphics 5000 512 MB of VRAM
Other		2013 models or better

Linux
	Minimum	Recommended
Operating system (OS)	Ubuntu 12.04 LTS
Processor (CPU)	Dual Core 2.0 GHz	Quad Core 2.0 GHz
System memory (RAM)	4 GB
Hard disk drive (HDD)	2 GB
Video card (GPU)	256 MB of VRAM Shader model 3.0 support	512 MB of VRAM
Other		Nvidia/AMD drivers are recommended

Notes

↑ When running this game without elevated privileges (Run as administrator option), write operations against a location below %PROGRAMFILES%, %PROGRAMDATA%, or %WINDIR% might be redirected to %LOCALAPPDATA%\VirtualStore on Windows Vista and later (more details).

References

↑ HERE IS THE FIX FOR ALL LAGS who got Win64bit !!!! :: Goat Simulator General Discussions - last accessed on May 2023
↑ Verified by User:SojerManLan on 2021-07-23
Tested with a keyboard and a wired Xbox One controller (model 1708). The game allows only the input which responded to the start screen prompt. Pressing the corresponding button on the controller only allowed the controller input in the game and the same follows for the keyboard.
↑ GUIDE: How to install 64-bit version! :: Goat Simulator Support/Bug Reports - last accessed on 2017-05-24
↑ Catalina 64-bit Compatibility - Google Docs - last accessed on 5 May 2023

[gamedir-1] When running this game without elevated privileges (Run as administrator option), write operations against a location below %PROGRAMFILES%, %PROGRAMDATA%, or %WINDIR% might be redirected to %LOCALAPPDATA%\VirtualStore on Windows Vista and later (more details).

[2] HERE IS THE FIX FOR ALL LAGS who got Win64bit !!!! :: Goat Simulator General Discussions - last accessed on May 2023

[3] Verified by User:SojerManLan on 2021-07-23
Tested with a keyboard and a wired Xbox One controller (model 1708). The game allows only the input which responded to the start screen prompt. Pressing the corresponding button on the controller only allowed the controller input in the game and the same follows for the keyboard.

[4] GUIDE: How to install 64-bit version! :: Goat Simulator Support/Bug Reports - last accessed on 2017-05-24

[5] Catalina 64-bit Compatibility - Google Docs - last accessed on 5 May 2023

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Developers

	Gone North Games
macOS (OS X)	Ryan C. Gordon
Linux	Ryan C. Gordon
Publishers
	Coffee Stain Studios
Engines
	Unreal Engine 3
Release dates
Windows	April 1, 2014
macOS (OS X)	June 27, 2014
Linux	June 27, 2014
Reception
Metacritic	62
OpenCritic	60
IGDB	52
Taxonomy
Monetization	One-time game purchase, DLC
Microtransactions	None
Modes	Singleplayer, Multiplayer
Pacing	Real-time
Perspectives	Third-person
Controls	Direct control
Genres	Simulation, Tricks, Open world
Art styles	Stylized
Themes	Contemporary, Comedy, Fantasy
Series	Goat Simulator