Goat Simulator

Goat Simulator is a clever piece of interactive satire powered by hilarious ragdoll physics and its embracing of bugs.

The worst gaming goat since that one in Broken Sword. This is a dumb, limited novelty game that's not worth the asking price.

Amusing for an hour or so, and likely even more enjoyable with a group of onlookers reacting to the onscreen nonsense

The latest internet craze lets you experience life as a goat. It's the gaming equivalent of a novelty single

Even if the price was right (and that price is free, regardless of platform) Goat Simulator is not worth playing. It's a game designed for YouTube, not the average consumer. Reward this shrewd business decision by not buying this game and just watching some clips online instead.

Goat Simulator's nauseating stupidity has a certain je ne sais quoi, we suppose. You won't be feeding from this particular trough for all that long, but if you're willing to splurge on a headache-inducing afternoon of idiotic entertainment, then – incredibly – there are worse options out there. This isn't baaaad, but it's not the Greatest of all Time either.

Ultimately, Goat Simulator is a hilarious mess that is worth experiencing for a few hours, just one you probably shouldn't buy.

In a way, Goat Simulator calls to mind the other big "Simulator" game, Surgeon Simulator 2013, in that it doesn't try to take players money and run. It acknowledges its silly premise and gets a surprising amount of mileage out of it. Only a very particular type of gamer will give Goat Simulator a try, but those who do will be pleasantly surprised.

The remastered Goat Simulator is just as entertaining as the original, and with the years that have passed, it even brought a touch of nostalgia for me; I laughed a lot at the absurdity and the creativity the developers put into it, though I still wonder if it will hold my interest longer this time around, since eventually I had seen enough.

A trash game that had promise. Looks like a games executive got his kid to make a game in his spare time and published it.