Untitled Goose Game is a delightful hit, and in the process of all that honking and thievery somehow went mainstream. The game in which you play as a goose wreaking havoc on a small town was released in mid September and has slowly taken over the internet.
It’s difficult to explain how weird it is to see random people talking about and buying this game. But just a few days after it was released, the sight of a terrible goose on social media was everywhere. The word of mouth online went from curious gamers giving it a shot to your entire timeline sharing random goose memes and asking how to get “the goose game.” Chrissy Teigen, for example, stumbled upon it and made her husband John Legend buy it for her.
what is this goose game on switch? I want it. I have to wait til John gets home because he is my adult/guardian and I can't undo it
— chrissy teigen (@chrissyteigen) September 26, 2019
Teigen was playing something else and everyone on Twitter told her to get the game, and she reluctantly did. Then she fell in love with it.
my parent/guardian buying untitled goose game for me !!! pic.twitter.com/znpvq0MK3Y
— chrissy teigen (@chrissyteigen) September 28, 2019
oh my god he only bought me goose game to distract me from changing the channel to Ohio state
— chrissy teigen (@chrissyteigen) September 28, 2019
welp as a contrarian, I wanted to hate goose game but I LOVE IT
— chrissy teigen (@chrissyteigen) September 29, 2019
The indie game made by Australian game maker House House has become the latest meme format to pay homage to, well, just about everything. Some of the results are truly amazing.
i'm sure this has already been done but pic.twitter.com/gYDC1VpeAf
— chuck 💐 (@charlubby) September 29, 2019
https://twitter.com/kibblesmith/status/1178201957158154241
https://twitter.com/lesbiathan/status/1176852631685357570
i also did not make this pic.twitter.com/H8ubauPTiQ
— totally kyle! (@kylekimball) September 26, 2019
https://twitter.com/SarahBecan/status/1176862672534593536?s=09
Untitled Goose Game (2019) pic.twitter.com/cAj2hOlVJu
— ✦ Nickolai Boulton ✦ (@NickolaiBoulton) September 30, 2019
There are some great Vine references included, too.
'let me see what you have!'#untitledgoosegame pic.twitter.com/QU6pteWDX2
— llu鹿 (@lluvia_deer) September 28, 2019
There are a lot of other jokes about other video games in there, including a number about another game with a bird in it, the Legend of Zelda.
https://twitter.com/celsiusgs/status/1177268943964295175?s=09
the tables have turned pic.twitter.com/koSygFZgyG
— prin (@prinzcake) September 25, 2019
https://twitter.com/queelez/status/1177340226148155392?s=19
This one in particular is amazing.
https://twitter.com/smarxist_/status/1177306391004028928
Here’s a lovely little note about a different translation of the game, too.
https://twitter.com/KZXcellent/status/1177237467147251715
OK, back to memes. We’ve already talked about how perfect footage of Untitled Goose Game goes with Lizzo’s “Juice,” but when you set it to the true song of the summer from The Righteous Gemstones you really get cooking.
Untitled Goose Game and the Righteous Gemstones song were destined to come out at the same time pic.twitter.com/jza2jFQKLu
— Big John Prine Energy (@darianlo) September 30, 2019
Even European Simpsons fan meme accounts had to get in on the fun.
Untitled Goose Game (2019) pic.twitter.com/SMHIuoxQWk
— Ireland Simpsons Fans (@iresimpsonsfans) September 29, 2019
I mean, come on.
Someone just showed me this picture and I cant stop laughing pic.twitter.com/jCsm2lDHO9
— Dave Archer (@Blitz0x) September 29, 2019
All this hype means there is almost certainly a thirst for more goose content in the future. Which is great news for those who loved the game, which appears to be everyone who has played it.