Goat Simulator 3 is the direct sequel to Goat Simulator, but was intentionally not called "Goat Simulator 2"; there is no game in the series with that name. In interviews with the game's developers, contradictory joke answers were given regarding the reasoning behind the title. These included:

• That they somehow lost track of the second game.
• That they were choosing not to release the second game.
• That they were unaware of Goat Simulator 3's title.
• That the game's title was a compromise between the choice of naming the game "Goat Simulator 2" or "Goat Simulator 4".
• That they thought they had made "Goat Simulator 2" already and only realized after the fact that it never existed.
• That "Goat Simulator 2" had been a horror game released in 2017, but players were repressing the memory of the game due to their sheer terror.
• That it was a typo, and that they meant to name it "Goat Simulator 4".