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Grade B8 sourcesHIS-01066

Untitled Goose Game

Game · 2019 · Notable

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Untitled Goose Game passed one million copies sold within three months.

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How it works
Reach47ContagionNo data yetBreadth20Velocity51Longevity4340

Numbers

Worldwide copies sold
>1M
Crossed previous week · Reported Dec 30, 2019 · Open web · Self-reported · Destructoid
Seed to peak
10 days
Sep 20 ’19 to Sep 30 ’19
Platforms
3
Started on Open web
Origin
Seeded
Gaming

Mechanics

  • Platform jumpPrimary
  • Press loop

How it spread

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Untitled Goose Game launched in September and became a subject of Twitter jokes and celebrity posts. It expanded to more consoles, and publisher Panic later announced a million-copy milestone.

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Timeline (8)

  1. November 2017

    House House / Day of the Devs precursor · Nov 11 ’17

    Presented a playable festival demo in San Francisco, before the 2019 commercial release.[7][8]

  2. September 2019

    House House seed · Sep 20 ’19

    House House released Untitled Goose Game for Switch, Mac and PC.[1][2]

  3. Twitter users platform jump · Sep 30 ’19

    TIME reported Twitter posts praising the goose, including posts by Chrissy Teigen.[1]

Changelogupdated Oct 16 ’26
  1. 2026-10-16Added: 7 events, 6 sources · Score 40
Origin
Seeded
Sector
Gaming
Region
AU
Worldwide copies sold
>1M
Crossed previous week · Reported Dec 30, 2019 · Open web · Self-reported · Destructoid
Evidence
Grade B

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Wikipedia viewsOct ’17DecJul ’18Feb ’19AugNovJan ’20MarJunSepMar ’21AugPeakOpen webXPress
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  1. November 2017

    House House / Day of the Devs precursor · Nov 11 ’17

    Presented a playable festival demo in San Francisco, before the 2019 commercial release.[7][8]

  2. September 2019

    House House seed · Sep 20 ’19

    House House released Untitled Goose Game for Switch, Mac and PC.[1][2]

  3. Twitter users platform jump · Sep 30 ’19

    TIME reported Twitter posts praising the goose, including posts by Chrissy Teigen.[1]

  1. peak · Sep 30 ’19

  2. commercial · Dec 17 ’19

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