Current version:PlayStation 5
Goat Simulator 3

Goat Simulator 3

Goat Simulator 3 is a PlayStation 5 adventure game developed by Coffee Stain. It centers on collection and development goals, character and object interaction, and objective or clue progression, with controls and information arranged around the DualSense twin sticks, triggers, directional pad, and face buttons, with touchpad, motion input, adaptive triggers, and detailed haptics where the game uses them.

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7.1 / 10
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About this game

Goat Simulator 3 is a PlayStation 5 adventure game centered on collection and development goals, character and object interaction, and objective or clue progression. Locations, objectives, and clues gradually open the main chapters, with progress divided into stages, tasks, matches, or growth milestones that make immediate goals understandable. Its value depends on whether these rules continue to create judgment and room for mastery rather than on length, sales, or series recognition. Short campaigns are judged by repeat-challenge value, while longer ones are judged by variety, pacing, and recovery after failure. Theme, character expression, and environmental clues need to support exploration together, while SSD streaming, 4K and HDR output, 3D audio, performance or quality modes, and high-density interfaces need to preserve feedback and information clarity together. The genre-specific limitation is that guidance, objective triggers, camera behavior, or dense text can create search and comprehension costs. Platform conditions also include install size, SSD space, patch version, DualSense battery life, visual mode and frame rate, online dependencies, PS VR2 requirements, and cross-generation version differences affect the current release. This description covers only this platform release and does not import features or conveniences from remasters, emulators, or other console editions.

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7.1 / 10PlayStation 5

Chaotic sandbox comedy meets dated PS5 delivery issues.

Headbutts, sticky tongue, vehicles and odd gear create spontaneous chain reactions, but their appeal relies on enjoying unstable rules. The larger world offers towers, events and collectibles, but its thin narrative and repeated joke structure can run out of novelty. Distinct districts and world-changing gags give the sandbox visual variety, even when individual jokes fall flat. The tested PS5 launch build suffered severe pauses despite normally aiming at 60fps; this is historical evidence, not a claim about later patched performance. The best moments are not checklist completion but watching one foolish action cause another. The technical score is explicitly dated, and no Switch 2 performance or later downloadable expansion is attributed to this PS5 base release.

Strengths

  • Gear, animal forms and world events invite improvised comedy.

Weaknesses

  • Novelty fades and the tested launch build had severe slowdowns.

Who it is for: Players who enjoy low-stakes sandbox comedy and making their own fun.

Play notes: Based on the 2022 PS5 base-game launch test; later patch performance, current online state and DLC are excluded.

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The larger world offers towers, events and collectibles, but its thin narrative and repeated joke structure can run out of novelty.

Reviewed7.1 / 10Not provided
Dimension

Headbutts, sticky tongue, vehicles and odd gear create spontaneous chain reactions, but their appeal relies on enjoying unstable rules.

Reviewed7.3 / 10Not provided
Dimension

Distinct districts and world-changing gags give the sandbox visual variety, even when individual jokes fall flat.

Reviewed7.6 / 10Not provided
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The tested PS5 launch build suffered severe pauses despite normally aiming at 60fps; this is historical evidence, not a claim about later patched performance.

Reviewed5.7 / 10Not provided

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Core information

Developer
Coffee Stain
Publisher
Coffee Stain
Release date
Nov 17, 2022
Platforms
PlayStation 5
Content kind
Game
Release state
Released
Region
Worldwide
Official website
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Offline minimum players
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Offline maximum players
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Online minimum players
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Online maximum players
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Tags
Solo-friendlyLinear LevelsLocal Co-opSlow BurnInvestigationThird PersonMain Story 10–20 HoursWarCollection-richExplorationStory-driven3D Graphics
Supported game languages
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Requires base game
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Standalone
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Age ratings
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Play modes
Co-opSingle playerMultiplayer
Perspectives
Third person

Release editions

Sources

  • www.nintendo.com