The game publisher and developer Coffee Stain Studios has revealed an interesting, and most of all hilarious, crossover with the upcoming Goat Simulator 3 and Epic Games' flagship game Fortnite. According to a new trailer, Goat Simulator 3 pre-orders in the Epic Games Store will receive a unique goat skin in Fortnite. The game is set to release on November 17, and it is available for pre-order right now.
The original Goat Simulator, released in 2014, is an action-packed third-person simulator that is based on chaotic goats and the mayhem they can cause. While the game carries the name simulator, is most definitely not a close real-world representation of these calm and mild-mannered grass-eating creatures. The main attraction of the game is the ragdoll physics that allows the goats to play pranks on people, destroy environments, and fling humans about. Goat Simulator 3 is planning on bringing this back with even more vigor and variety, as revealed in the Gamescom Goat Simulator 3 trailer.
Coffee Stain is known for its funny Goat Simulator trailers and pranks, and this one is no different. The absolutely hilarious trailer portrays the protagonist in Goat Simulator, Pilgor, training for a new challenge. Likely the main character in the upcoming Goat Simulator 3 as well, Pilgor takes on lifting barrels, running on a treadmill, and building a cybernetic gaming chair in a Rocky-worthy montage. The end goal of said efforts is to prepare Pilgor for its first battle royale experience. As the title "Pilgor’s battle royale debut" suggests, the goat plans on becoming the GOAT of Fortnite by using a Matrix-like goat-to-PC interface.
As Pilgor attaches the cybernetic gaming chair straight to its brain, Fortnite launches on the desktop computer with a new gray goat skin. This hybrid goat-human chimera has a humanoid body with a goat's head, with the tongue hanging, the ear tag, and everything. The trailer finishes with a reminder about the Goat Simulator 3 release date and an offer for pre-ordering. Each pre-order on Epic Games Store will receive the Pilgor-lookalike 'A Goat' outfit in Fortnite.
For the uninitiated, Goat Simulator 3 is in fact the successor to the original Goat Simulator. The company's employees gave a plethora of funny reasons why Goat Simulator is skipping the number two. Those included having three goats on the box art to not realizing that there never was a Goat Simulator 2. Considering the absurd comedy of the game and accompanying content, it's fairly safe to say that it was likely a prank.
Goat Simulator 3 releases on November 17 for PC, PS5, and Xbox Series X/S.