Key things
- Goat Simulator Remastered is now available on PC Game Pass and Xbox Game Pass Ultimate.
- Developer-publisher Coffee Stain describes the new and improved version of its 2014 game as a “money grab”.
- The original Goat Simulator will leave Xbox Game Pass on November 15. Goat Simulator 3 is still available on the service.
Xbox Game Pass Ultimate he added Goat Simulator Remade to its content library. This is the fourth title to hit Microsoft's subscription service since the turn of the month and the 128th new release of Xbox Game Pass in 2024.
Developed by Sweden's Coffee Stain Studios, Goat simulator is an absurdist sandbox game that was originally released for PC in April 2014 before coming to mobile devices in September of that year. It was later ported to PS3 and PS4 in 2015 and then released on Switch in 2019. Five years later, Coffee Stain announced Goat Simulator Remade for PS5, Xbox Series X/S and PC.
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This new and improved version of the crazy sandbox game is now available from November 7th. And as Microsoft promised back in October, Goat Simulator Remade it's also been available on Xbox Game Pass since day one. Like all other daily titles on the service, the latest release of Coffee Stain can be played with a PC Game Pass subscription or XGP Ultimate membership. Goat Simulator Remade it also comes with Xbox Cloud Gaming support, an exclusive benefit of XGP Ultimate.
Xbox Game Pass now includes 3 Goat Simulator games, but not much longer
With this arrival, Microsoft's subscription service now has three Goat simulator games offered: the original, its newly added remaster, and its cheekily titled sequel Goat simulator 3 rather than GS2. But that won't be valid for long, like the original Goat simulator is already confirmed to be leaving Xbox Game Pass soon. He will do so on November 15 along with Like a Dragon: The Man Who Cleared His Name and five other titles.
Upcoming Xbox Game Pass games
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Game |
Date added |
Game Pass Level(s). |
Platforms |
Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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Goat Simulator Remade |
November 7th |
Ultimate, PC |
Cloud, PC, Series X/S |
First day release. |
|
Microsoft Flight Simulator 2024 |
November 19 |
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STALKER 2: Heart of Chernobyl |
November 20 |
Cloud(?), PC, X/S series |
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Nine Sols |
November 26 |
Cloud(?), console, PC |
First Edition (Xbox version). |
|
|
Indiana Jones and the Great Circle |
December 9 |
Cloud, PC, Series X/S |
First day release. |
Her departure should not be a great loss for the XGP library, and not only because of that Goat Simulator Remade intended to be the definitive edition of the game. This is largely because it includes all the DLC packs from the PC original as well as some hit expansions for the mobile version of the game. “We could have resold them to you separately, but if we're being honest, this is already a lot of money,” reads the game's cheeky Steam page.
We could sell [the DLC] again separately for you, but if we are honest, this is already a waste of money.
The new version of the game also features a revamped mutation menu and improvements to lighting, VFX and animations, among other new features. Goat Simulator Remade it even gets rid of Flapmaster, the smash hit from the 2014 original that required players to score 10 points in an incredibly difficult Flappy Bird– inspired minigame.
Xbox Game Pass Ultimate
Xbox Game Pass Ultimate is the top tier of Microsoft's flagship gaming subscription service, offering more than 100 game titles to play with a single purchase, making it one of the most compelling value propositions in the Xbox ecosystem to date.
