Google is training Gemini agents using ‘Goat Simulator 3’

Google is training Gemini agents using ‘Goat Simulator 3’

By Tim Marcin
Publication Date: 2025-11-14 16:04:00

Google has developed an AI-powered agent that’s playing video games, including Goat Simulator 3 — yes, a goat-based video game.

Google DeepMind created a Gemini-powered agent called SIMA 2 — “scalable instructable multiworld agent” — that’s navigating the world of Goat Simulator 3, reported MIT Technology Review.

The AI agent is called SIMA 2 because, well, there was an original SIMA. We covered the original project at Mashable. The agent was designed to essentially serve as a video game companion — an AI-powered player that could accompany human players. (The ROG Xbox Ally X gaming handheld has a similar, Copilot-powered feature.) SIMA 2 is apparently an improved version of the original.

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