Comparison

Goat Simulator 3 vs Bad Penguins

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

Goat Simulator 3

Explore a vast open world as a goat, causing hilarious chaos and destruction. Engage in quests, challenges, and secrets, or team up with friends in multiplayer mayhem. Customize your goat with various gear and experience wild ragdoll physics.

Highlights
  • Open world exploration
  • Goat customization
  • Multiplayer mode
  • Mini-games
  • Ragdoll physics
  • Quests and challenges
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Pilgor is finally baack on the small screen. Now you can be even more unsocial during family dinners. Yay! Goat Simulator 3 Mobile gives you the same open world to explore and destroy as the PC and console versions of the game. Headbutt civilians, drive without a license, or join a yoga class! It’s just like in real life. You can invite a friend in multiplayer mode, cause mayhem together, or become enemies while playing any of the seven mini-games. If you don’t have a friend, you could get the game on two devices and just pretend. We won’t tell a soul. The giant sandbox island of San Angora is in the palm of your hoof! KEY FEATURES: – Goats! Tall goats, fishy goats, goats with hats, there's a goat for your every need – An open world to explore, with an ‘ok amount’ of quests, challenges, and secrets to uncover – Bring chaos together with a friend in multiplayer mode – Break off that friendship for good with seven different mini-games – Dress up your goat in a wide range of different gears to unleash its true powers – Ragdoll physics that slap Newton in the face Minimum device requirements: iOS 16 or newer and 4GB of RAM

About

Bad Penguins

Embark on a fast-paced Arctic rescue mission to save good penguins and cure the infected. Fight through challenging levels, upgrade your gear, and collect unique items. Can you secure the continent before the strange infection spreads?

Highlights
  • Fast-paced Arctic rescue action
  • Cure infected penguins with research gear
  • 100 missions across 10 frozen locations
  • Face 20 escalating boss encounters
  • Collect hats, serum colors, and cure bursts
  • Unlock stronger injectors, shields, and gear
  • Tube Rush mini-game with boss battles
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Something strange is spreading across Antarctica. Penguins are turning bad—and the Research Division needs you. Bad Penguins is a fast-paced Arctic rescue action game where your mission is simple: save the good, turn the bad, and secure the continent one rescue at a time. NEW IN 1.3 • TUBE RUSH – Penguin Panic is now a whole new game. Penguins race down a winding ice slide in inner tubes: tap the infected riders before they hit your rescue net, build your streak to x5 FEVER and beat a boss bobsled at the end of every zone – all to its own brand-new soundtrack • A SURPRISE WALRUS – he lobs fish at your screen, belly-flops beside the floes and waves hello • ICEQUAKES – floes shake and split, and penguins have to swim back • Fewer ads, and none in the first 10 levels • Fight through 100 missions across 10 frozen locations • Cure infected penguins with specialized research gear • Face 20 escalating boss encounters • Unleash a SERUM FRENZY, grab power-up airdrops and hit golden penguin jackpots • Collect 26 hats, 17 serum colors and 11 cure bursts from free supply crates – cured penguins wear your hats! • Climb the Rescuer Rank and claim daily rewards • Unlock stronger injectors, shields, and expedition gear • Take on Snowbound Challenges as the rescue operation grows • Explore the Lab, upgrade your loadout, and prepare for tougher threats • Made for iPhone and iPad Every shot matters. Every penguin can be saved. Can you secure the Arctic before the infection takes over? SAVE THE GOOD. TURN THE BAD. Optional Arctic Elite Field Pack available as a one-time purchase.

Screenshots

Goat Simulator 34 screens
Bad Penguins4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Bad Penguins at Free against Goat Simulator 3's $12.99. Bad Penguins also leads on rating (5.0 vs 4.3) and review sentiment (100% vs 72%). Goat Simulator 3's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 1) and ads (none vs shown). On device support and iOS requirement there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price · Rating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings · Update frequency · Ads · In-app purchases · Monetization · Best chart rank · Devices · Requires iOS

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Bad Penguins is free to download; Goat Simulator 3 costs $12.99 up front. Bad Penguins sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Goat Simulator 3 asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Bad Penguins holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.3. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Goat Simulator 3 has 1.3K ratings behind it against 4, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 72% of Goat Simulator 3's written reviews are positive against 100% of Bad Penguins's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Goat Simulator 3 ships an update every 4 weeks, Bad Penguins weekly. The most recent releases landed on October 30, 2026 and October 26, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard9 real differences · 2 level
Goat Simulator 3 versus Bad Penguins: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterGoat Simulator 3Bad Penguins
Price$12.99Free — better
Rating4.3 (1.3K ratings)5.0 (4 ratings) — better
Positive reviews71.8% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings1.3K — better4
Update frequencyEvery 4 weeksWeekly — better
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationPaidFree with in-app purchases — better
Best chart rank#84 — better—
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS16.0 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size1.9 GB212 MB
Age rating12+9+
DeveloperCoffee Stain PublishingEvan Dawson

Customer experience

Goat Simulator 3

All ratings1,262 ratings
Positive81.9%
Neutral6.0%
Negative12.0%
Written reviews673 reviews
Positive71.8%
Neutral9.7%
Negative18.6%

Bad Penguins

All ratings4 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews3 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Bugs and requests

Goat Simulator 3

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • Baa emote not working
  • Crashing issues on iPads
  • Black screen on startup
  • Driving controls disappearing

Requested features

4 requests
  • Add more skins and customization options
  • Implement graphics settings for performance
  • Improve controller support and remapping
  • Release Multiverse of Nonsense DLC on mobile

Bad Penguins

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

Goat Simulator 3

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

Bad Penguins

One-time1
  • Arctic Elite Field Pack$2.99

Questions

Is Goat Simulator 3 free?
Goat Simulator 3 costs $12.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Bad Penguins free?
Bad Penguins is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Goat Simulator 3 or Bad Penguins?
Bad Penguins is rated higher. Goat Simulator 3 averages 4.3 out of 5 from 1.3K ratings, while Bad Penguins averages 5.0 from 4 ratings.
Do Goat Simulator 3 or Bad Penguins have ads?
Bad Penguins shows ads; Goat Simulator 3 does not.
Which is updated more often, Goat Simulator 3 or Bad Penguins?
Goat Simulator 3 ships an update every 4 weeks, and Bad Penguins weekly. Most recently, Goat Simulator 3 was updated on October 30, 2026 and Bad Penguins on October 26, 2026.

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