Summary
Gaming’s greatest goat is back withGoat Simulator 3: The Multiverse of NonsenseDLC, which proved with a hands-on preview that a new map and story are filled with enough wackiness to keep its crown asone of the silliest cooperative multiplayer games around. TheGoat Simulatorseries has challenged players to refrain from taking things too seriously with a huge, explorable world filled with minigames, pop-culture references, and more mischief than any farm animal should be able to handle.The Multiverse of NonsenseDLC takes it all up a notch.
TheunorthodoxGoat Simulator 3gave fansan entirely new island sandbox to sow chaosin an adventure that could be enjoyed single-player or with up to four players. While the game lacked colossalElden Ring-like bosses and a riveting plot filled with betrayals, it made up for it with charming and often hilarious goat-centered shenanigans that can be enjoyed with friends and family of all ages.
Screen Rantwas invited for an early hands-on preview ofGoat Simulator 3: The Multiverse of Nonsense, which releases on August 08, 2025. It didn’t take long for it to showcase at least one thrilling boss fight and a more focused plot involving the beloved goat and a cosmic golden-tiara-wearing capybara who needs its help.
The Goat Brings Madness To The Multiverse
The Goat Simulator 3: The Multiverse of Nonsense DLC Is Available on Consoles and PC
Unlike the brilliantSkyrim-esque beginning ofGoat Simulator 3, The Multiverse of Nonsensebegins with a new introduction that quickly gives players an adventure on an entirely new island. A cosmic capybara who watches over the cosmos needs help collecting unique gems for their extravagant tiara. However,secret areas waiting to be uncovered lead to entirely new dimensionsthat can change how player’s interact with the game’s world.
The new land featured in theGoat Simulator 3DLC is a combination of many places from different time periods, each with its own unique quirks and challenges. One particularly thought-provoking town called Goatroit has its human citizens replaced with goat people doing their best to complete their day’s work, including an adorable school filled with goat kids.
Goat Simulator 3 Multiplayer Guide: How to Play with Friends
The fun of Goat Simulator 3 is best played with friends in multiplayer, where you can run wild as a screaming farm animal and cause chaos once again.
Going Where No Goat Has Gone Before
Goat Simulator 3 Supports 4-Player Co-op Multiplayer Online and Offline With Split-Screen
IncludingGoat Simulator 3, Coffee Stain Publishing has helped bring several beloved games into players' hands, andThe Multiverse of Nonsensesurprisingly visits worlds from other titles from the publisher. One example had the goat travel through a hidden portal, teleporting them into an entirely new location: the treacherous alien mines from the dwarf-space-mining simulator,Deep Rock Galactic.Season 5 of that gamewas recently released, but it doesn’t include the mischievous goat who must collect precious gems and explore an expansive cave formation inGoat Simulator 3’s DLC. That wasn’t the only drastic change to the environment in the preview.
Climbing the DLC’s tallest mountain sees another dramatic shift in time periods with the mythological Mt. Olympus-like area. Without spoiling its surprises, one particularly thrilling boss fight and a selection of mini-game activities drove home that there is something to uncover in almost every corner ofThe Multiverse of Nonsense, some of which are from other video games. Besides providing smiles and laughs with clever references and unique areas that keep gameplay fresh,a massive selection of unlockable skins, skills, and playable characters provides a rewarding sense of accomplishmentfor exploring and completing tasks that litter the map.
Become Something More Than The Goat
Exploring Everything The New DLC Has To Offer
Making discoveries and completing tasks earn the goat points that can unlock cosmetics items and costumes inGoat Simulator, many of which include special abilities.The hands-on time with the latest DLC saw a few of the new playable costumes and characters in action, including a pet human who walks on all fours, a backpack that transforms any object into a living thing, a rock and stone-worshipingDeep Rock Galacticdwarf’s beard, and a lot more. Many of these drastically alter how players maneuver and manipulate the world towards a chaotic carnival of goat-fueled mayhem.
While the base game was already jam-packed with activities for the goat to ram its head into,The Multiverse of Madnesstells a more focused story while providing even more ludicrous powers for players to use. Fans of the series are in for a treat with additional content that offers more of everything that players enjoyed the most from the previous games. The hour of playtime showed thatGoat Simulator 3: The Multiverse of Nonsensecould be Coffee Stain Studios' most topsy-turvy release yet.
