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Goat Simulator

Game · 2014 · Notable

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A goat game born from viral alpha footage passed 4 million sales, according to its owner.

Trailer · Coffee Stain Studios on YouTube

Armin Ibrisagic

@Arminposts · Jan 14, 2015

Holy shit, Goat Simulator just reached 1 million sales on iOS. Combined with Android and PC sales, that makes a total of 2.5m copies sold!

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Post · @Arminposts on X
Clip · PewDiePie on YouTube
Clip · Coffee Stain Studios on YouTube
Goat Simulator on Steam
Coffee Stain Studios
Goat Simulator Official Launch Trailer
GamesBeat
Goat Simulator 1st Alpha Gameplay
Coffee Stain Studios on YouTube
Goat Simulator Post Mortem
Game Developer (Armin Ibrisagic, Coffee Stain Studios)
Armin Ibrisagic discussing Goat Simulator at GDC 2016. Official GDC photograph, CC BY 2.0.
Official GDC
Goat Simulator Sets the Internet on Fire - Modern Farmer
Modern Farmer
goattop
PC Gamer
How 'Goat Simulator' Became a Phenomenon
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Spread Score

How it works
Reach29ContagionNo data yetBreadth80Velocity25Longevity8251

Numbers

Steam concurrency record, live historical table
10K
As of Oct 23, 2026 · Open web · Steam Charts
Peak proxy date
By end of Apr 2014
Mar 28 ’14 to By end of Apr 2014
Platforms
6
Started on Open web
Origin
Seeded
Gaming

Mechanics

  • Underdog
  • TransgressionPrimary
  • Platform jump
  • Press loop
  • Controversy

How it spread

Trace the origin

Coffee Stain's alpha footage drew press and requests for a playable game. Website buyers played before the Steam launch. Creator videos spread the game, and its maker later reported over four million PC, console and mobile sales.

Proxy date; not a directly measured attention peak. Dates use the stated precision; chart positions are date anchors.

Wikipedia views · Google searchesFeb ’14AprMayJulSepNovFeb ’15MaySepFeb ’16Peak proxyYouTubePressOpen webApp storesXRetail
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Timeline (16)

  1. February 2014

    Coffee Stain Studios precursor · Feb 3 ’14

    Coffee Stain posted alpha footage of its January game jam prototype.[1][2][3]

    Goat Simulator Post Mortem
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  2. Modern Farmer precursor · Feb 6 ’14

    Modern Farmer covered the alpha's million-view spread beyond gaming media.[3]

    Goat Simulator Sets the Internet on Fire - Modern Farmer

  3. March 2014

    Coffee Stain Studios precursor · Mar 26 ’14

    Coffee Stain released a launch trailer that parodied Dead Island's reveal trailer.[4][5]

    goattop

  1. seed · Mar 28 ’14

  2. platform jump · Mar 29 ’14

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Origin
Seeded
Sector
Gaming
Region
SE
Steam concurrency record, live historical table
10K
As of Oct 23, 2026 · Open web · Steam Charts
Evidence
Grade A

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