Goat Simulator 3 Split Screen: 4 Goats, but 2 on Switch

Four goats fit on one TV, unless the TV is plugged into a Switch. Goat Simulator 3 split screen seats four on Xbox, PS5 and PC, but Nintendo lists two, so check which console your herd will share before you buy.

As of Oct 24, 2026: Xbox, PlayStation and Nintendo pages re-read that day; Steam fields from our Oct 18 store data. The Goat Simulator 3 game page shows the latest check.

Key Takeaways

• Four on Xbox, PS5 and PC. Each store lists four on one machine.
• Two on Nintendo. Single system (1-2), Switch and Switch 2.
• The label is printed. Xbox and Steam carry Shared/split screen.
• Online matches local. Four on Xbox and PS5, two on Switch.
• Not the 2014 game. Nintendo calls it the sequel.

Goat Simulator 3 split screen? (quick answer)

Yes, but the seat count depends on the console. Goat Simulator 3 lists four on one Xbox and one PS5, and two on Nintendo. Coffee Stain's site says: "Goat Simulator 3 has 4 player co-op, locally or online."

Chart: CouchCoopDesk, data from the Xbox, PlayStation, Nintendo and Steam stores, checked Oct 24.

Xbox and Steam print the Shared/split screen label. Dot Esports describes players who "join together with up to three of their friends and all play on the same screen". Our split screen vs shared screen explainer covers what the label covers.

Overview

Coffee Stain publishes it, per the PlayStation Store. It reached Xbox in November 2022, Switch in August 2024 and Switch 2 on April 1, 2026, per the store pages.

Nintendo's text explains the cut: "you can invite a friend in local or online co-op to explore the island as a duo". The Switch 2 version keeps the same two seats.

Desk note: 140 games in our database list a local count on two or more console stores. In 21 of them the stores disagree on how many fit on one console, and Goat Simulator 3 is one: four on Xbox and PS5, two on Switch. Most games agree, so this one is worth a second look.

Chart: CouchCoopDesk, data from the official stores, checked Oct 24.

Analysis

Controllers set the real limit. Nintendo says "Each player that joins the game will need either a full set of Joy-Con™ or one Pro Controller each". Dot Esports says that on PC "you can also connect four controllers and just as easily do it that way."

Online changes the view. Dot Esports notes that with online friends "you won't share a screen with them". Each player sees their own goat on their own TV.

Chart: CouchCoopDesk, data from the official stores, checked Oct 18.

It is not only co-op. Coffee Stain's site promises you can "compete in 7 fun multiplayer mini-games... and then not be friends anymore." The PlayStation and Nintendo pages both list Crude Humor, Language and Violence; Xbox rates it T.

What players say

We could not find a player quote on couch play we could verify on Oct 24. Search results showed no Reddit thread on local co-op. We will add a line on the next check.

Our take

Buy Goat Simulator 3 on Xbox, PS5 or PC for four on one screen; on Switch, plan for two. Xbox lists local co-op 2-4 and PlayStation 1 - 4 players, while Nintendo lists Single system (1-2). $29.99 regular price on every store in our data.

For four on one Switch, see our 4-player local games list. We will re-check the Nintendo listings if an update adds seats.

What we don't know yet

Why the Switch versions stop at two. Neither Nintendo nor Coffee Stain explains it on the pages we read. We also could not read a current Steam page from our network.

How we checked this

We re-read the Xbox catalog entry, the PlayStation Store page and both Nintendo listings on Oct 24, along with Coffee Stain's official site and Dot Esports' split-screen explainer. Steam fields come from our importer's Oct 18 read. We did not play Goat Simulator 3 for this article.

Frequently Asked Questions

Does Goat Simulator 3 have split screen? Yes. The Xbox store prints its Shared/split screen label and lists local co-op 2-4, and our Steam data shows the Shared/Split Screen Co-op category. Coffee Stain's site says Goat Simulator 3 has 4 player co-op, locally or online. On Nintendo, the count drops to two.

How many players can play Goat Simulator 3 on Switch? Two. Nintendo lists Single system (1-2) and Online (1-2) on both the Switch and Switch 2 versions, and its text says you can invite a friend in local or online co-op to explore the island as a duo. Each player needs a full set of Joy-Con or a Pro Controller.

Is Goat Simulator 3 4 player on PS5? Yes. The PlayStation Store lists 1 - 4 players and supports up to 4 online players with PS Plus. Dot Esports describes up to three friends all playing on the same screen. Online players each get their own screen instead.

Is Goat Simulator 3 on Game Pass? Our Oct 18 Xbox data listed it in Game Pass. Game Pass catalogs change, so check the Xbox app first. The regular price was $29.99 on the Xbox store and the PlayStation Store, checked Oct 24, and $29.99 in our Nintendo data from Oct 18.

Does Goat Simulator 3 need extra controllers for couch co-op? Yes, one per player. Nintendo says each player who joins needs either a full set of Joy-Con or one Pro Controller. Dot Esports notes that on PC you can connect four controllers for local play.

Is Goat Simulator 3 the same as Goat Simulator? No. Nintendo's listing calls it the sequel to 2014's Goat Simulator, and the store pages list it separately. Check for the 3 in the title before buying.

Related Reading

• Switch 2 local co-op games: Switch 2 picks with Nintendo's seat counts.
• Co-op games to play with kids: picks by rating and seat count.
• Best couch co-op games by platform: the hub for every platform list.
• Game Pass couch co-op list: every Game Pass game with a local seat.

References

1. Coffee Stain, Goat Simulator 3 official site: https://www.goatsimulator3.com/
2. Microsoft Store catalog, Goat Simulator 3: https://displaycatalog.mp.microsoft.com/v7.0/products?bigIds=9NMB4T25W817&market=US&languages=en-us
3. PlayStation Store, Goat Simulator 3: https://store.playstation.com/en-us/concept/10003123
4. Nintendo, Goat Simulator 3 for Nintendo Switch 2: https://www.nintendo.com/us/store/products/goat-simulator-3-switch-2/
5. Nintendo, Goat Simulator 3 for Nintendo Switch: https://www.nintendo.com/us/store/products/goat-simulator-3-switch/
6. Dot Esports, Does Goat Simulator 3 have a split-screen mode: https://dotesports.com/indies/news/does-goat-simulator-3-have-a-split-screen-mode