The game's intentional absurdity extends to its bugs, which often become part of the fun rather than detracting from it. Camera angles tend to bounce around a little, which can be annoying but overall it’s a nice little collection of games. Make no mistake, it's an intentionally bad game, but it becomes up to your volume of tolerance for this sort of amusement. Each adds a unique mechanic and/or appearance to the standard goat, such as changing the goat model to a demon goat, a giraffe, or an ostrich, or adding a jetpack to the goat that can be activated at any time.

Please note: Virtual goods are eligible for PayPal Credit with the exception of electronic gift cards and software downloads. Ibrisagic had focused on goats after jokingly trying to convince his coworkers that goats would achieve viral attention on the Internet in much the same way that cats presently do.Goat Simulator as well as 2013's Surgeon Simulator are often considered the first examples of "YouTube bait" games, purposely designed to appeal to an audience watching the game being played but lacking any redeeming gameplay values. Purchasing an item without paying immediately does not reserve your item, unless you have spoken to us previously. Ibrisagic had no intention of this becoming a full title, instead only offering the prototype for him and other developers to learn Unreal Engine 3 alongside other developers that were developing prototypes in more earnest. You can perform ‘manuals’ by flicking the stick back and forth and then trying to balance the goat on its front legs. There’s a ton of crazy mutators in the game to allow you to unleash your creativity, and aid you in completing certain goals.

The patch also adds in additional controls that the player can use to make the goat perform various freestyle tricks comparable to those in Tony Hawk's Pro Skater.

Assert your own sense of 'style' with the latest fashionable nonsense from toilet rolls to tea trays, jetpacks and more. Rich Stanton of The Guardian was very critical of Goat Simulator, noting how the title is self-aware of its poor quality, and stated that the game's creation and promotion "demonstrates how social media and the internet amplify our supine tendencies".