Comparison

Goat Simulator vs Creature Crafter

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

Head to head
About

Goat Simulator

Experience the ultimate goat simulation where you cause as much destruction as possible. This game offers next-gen goat simulation with hilarious physics and millions of bugs. Wreck everything and earn points for your chaotic endeavors.

Highlights
  • Become a goat
  • Cause destruction for points
  • Millions of bugs and hilarious physics
  • In-game physics that bug out
  • Brag to friends about your goat skills
Features
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Goat Simulator is the latest in goat simulation technology, bringing next-gen goat simulation to YOU. You no longer have to fantasize about being a goat, your mobile dreams have finally come true! Gameplay-wise, Goat Simulator is all about causing as much destruction as you possibly can as a goat. It has been compared to an old-school skating game, except instead of being a skater, you're a goat, and instead of doing tricks, you wreck stuff. more! When it comes to goats, not even the sky is the limit, as you can probably just bug through it and crash the game. DISCLAIMER Goat Simulator is a completely stupid game and, to be honest, you should probably spend your money on something else, such as a hula hoop, a pile of bricks, or maybe pool your money together with your friends and buy a real goat. KEY FEATURES * You can be a goat * Get points for wrecking stuff - brag to your friends that you're the alpha goat * MILLIONS OF BUGS! We're only eliminating the crash-bugs, everything else is hilarious and we're keeping it * In-game physics that bug out all the time * Seriously look at that goat's neck * You can be a goat

About

Creature Crafter

Design unique creatures with extensive customization tools, then bring them to life to explore vibrant online worlds with friends. Collect new parts to enhance abilities, complete quests, battle foes, and engage in minigames or roleplaying.

Highlights
  • Creature building and customization
  • Online multiplayer exploration
  • Collect and upgrade creature parts
  • Quest completion and battles
  • Minigames and roleplaying
  • Procedural animation for environments
Features
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Create your own creatures to explore online worlds with friends and collect new parts to upgrade your stats and abilities! Complete quests, battle enemies, challenge friends to minigames, or just have fun roleplaying — the possibilities are endless when your imagination is the limit! The core gameplay loop involves constructing creatures to explore hand-crafted worlds and collecting body parts and patterns to further upgrade your creature. You can then use your newly acquired abilities to complete quests to earn cash and re-invest into your creature. If you’re just interested in creating creatures, however, then simply switch over to creative mode and everything will already be unlocked! The creation tool consists of three different modes: ● BUILD: Customize the shape of your creature by manipulating its spine and attaching transformable body parts. Altering your creature then changes its statistics (e.g., weight, speed, health etc.) and attaching certain body parts gives it special abilities (e.g., flying, swimming, biting etc.). ● PAINT: Change the color of your creature’s body and attached body parts, as well as the pattern and texture of your creature’s skin. ● PLAY: When you’re finished designing your creature, you can bring it to life! Traverse lush forests, swim in the ocean or fly high above the clouds — your creature will procedurally animate to adapt to its environment. Please note that this project is not affiliated, associated, authorized, endorsed by, or in any way officially connected to EA, or any of its subsidiaries or affiliates.

Screenshots

Goat Simulator4 screens
Creature Crafter4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Creature Crafter at Free against Goat Simulator's $6.99. Creature Crafter also leads on update cadence (weekly vs every 2 months) and rating (4.8 vs 4.5). Goat Simulator's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and chart position (#94 vs unranked). On review sentiment, ratings volume, in-app purchases and monetization model 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

Creature Crafter is free to download; Goat Simulator costs $6.99 up front. Goat Simulator sells 10 one-off in-app purchases and Creature Crafter sells 3 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Creature Crafter holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 4.5. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 9.4K and 11K respectively. Written reviews complicate that: 77% of Goat Simulator's written reviews are positive against 72% of Creature Crafter's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Goat Simulator ships an update every 2 months, Creature Crafter weekly. The most recent releases landed on October 17, 2026 and October 18, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 6 level
Goat Simulator versus Creature Crafter: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterGoat SimulatorCreature Crafter
Price$6.99Free — better
Rating4.5 (9.4K ratings)4.8 (11K ratings) — better
Positive reviews77.1% of reviews — better72.0% of reviews
Number of ratings9.4K11K — better
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsWeekly — better
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
Best chart rank#94 — better—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS13.013.0
Further details — not scored
Size716 MB492 MB
Age rating9+9+
DeveloperCoffee Stain PublishingDaniel Lochner

Customer experience

Goat Simulator

All ratings9,349 ratings
Positive86.0%
Neutral4.5%
Negative9.5%
Written reviews520 reviews
Positive77.1%
Neutral7.1%
Negative15.8%

Creature Crafter

All ratings10,956 ratings
Positive94.6%
Neutral3.0%
Negative2.4%
Written reviews608 reviews
Positive72.0%
Neutral10.0%
Negative17.9%

User reviews

Goat Simulator

From 9.4K App Store ratings

What we love

  • 🐐 Hilarious and fun gameplay
  • 👍 Unique and creative concept
  • 🤩 Addictive and entertaining
  • 🤯 Glitches and bugs add to the experience
  • 🤖 Variety of playable characters and abilities

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Frequent crashes and glitches
  • 🔋 Performance issues and battery drain
  • 💰 Expensive for the amount of content
  • 🤔 Repetitive and gets boring over time

Creature Crafter

From 11K App Store ratings

What we love

  • 🚀 Great game
  • 👍 Soothing sounds
  • 👍 Easy to play
  • 👍 Accurate representation
  • 👍 No ads

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Screen gets stuck in servers
  • 🐛 Glitches with body parts and mouths
  • 🐛 Difficulty with resizing and positioning body parts
  • 🐛 Black screen issues
  • 🐛 Camera control problems

Bugs and requests

Goat Simulator

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Progress and unlocks being lost after crashes
  • Certain goat abilities not functioning as expected
  • Glitches causing players to get stuck or softlocked

Requested features

5 requests
  • More maps and environments to explore
  • Ability to play with friends online
  • Improved graphics and visuals
  • Additional goat characters and abilities
  • Better optimization for older devices

Creature Crafter

Reported bugs

7 issues
  • Screen going black and freezing
  • Inability to move the camera
  • Creatures turning into recent creations when saved
  • Difficulty with resizing and positioning body parts
  • Issues with the creature workshop and unlocking parts
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  • Creatures walking backwards
  • Incompatibility with older devices

Requested features

10 requests
  • Add more body parts, accessories, and customization options
  • Implement a map maker for mobile
  • Add more maps and environments to explore
  • Introduce a cell stage, tribal stage, and civilization stage
  • Implement a spawn tool to summon created creatures
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  • Add more range attack options like lasers and poison
  • Improve animation and smoothness of creature movements
  • Implement a chat filter and moderation system
  • Add the ability to build structures and nests
  • Introduce a leveling system with attributes and skills

In-app purchases

10 purchases

Goat Simulator

One-time10
  • Unlock PAYDAY goats$0.99
  • Unlock MMO goats$0.99
  • Unlock Waste of Space goats$0.99
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  • Unlock base goats$0.99
  • Unlock GoatZ goats$0.99
  • Zombie Pack$1.99
  • Fantasy Pack$1.99
  • Space Pack$1.99
  • Prank Pack$1.99
  • Get all unlockable Goats$2.99
3 purchases

Creature Crafter

One-time3
  • Pets$2.99
  • Premium$5.99
  • Supporter$9.99

Questions

Is Goat Simulator free?
Goat Simulator costs $6.99, and also offers in-app purchases.
Is Creature Crafter free?
Creature Crafter is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Goat Simulator or Creature Crafter?
Creature Crafter is rated higher. Goat Simulator averages 4.5 out of 5 from 9.4K ratings, while Creature Crafter averages 4.8 from 11K ratings.
Do Goat Simulator or Creature Crafter have ads?
Creature Crafter shows ads; Goat Simulator does not.
Which is updated more often, Goat Simulator or Creature Crafter?
Goat Simulator ships an update every 2 months, and Creature Crafter weekly. Most recently, Goat Simulator was updated on October 17, 2026 and Creature Crafter on October 18, 2026.

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