Crit

Surgeon Simulator

Buy82%

Very Positive · 17k player reviews · High confidence

Yes, worth buying.

Steam Deck Playable
  • Windows
  • macOS
  • Linux

Bossa Studios · Simulation · Apr 19, 2013

Player review score
82%
Very Positive
Price
$0.99−90%
Lowest ever
Playing right now
All-time peak
Not charted

Steam only charts its most-played games, and this one isn’t among them.

Achievements
123
total to unlock
Steam does not publish achievement rarity.
Languages
13
Full audio1 of 13
Subtitles0 of 13

Should I buy Surgeon Simulator?

Buy it if you like
  • Difficulty: 15 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Audio: 11 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Graphics: 7 reviews raised it, mostly praise
Think twice if you dislike
  • Gameplay: 25 reviews raised it, mostly criticism
  • Bugs: 7 reviews raised it, mostly criticism

Based on 17k player reviews · updated

What players think

The recurring themes across 300 analysed reviews: what players praise, what divides them, and what to know.

Why players love itThings to know
30% of themes are praise50% are divided20% are complaints
Difficulty
Players who bring up Difficulty mostly praise it.
15 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Its deliberately clunky controls and unpredictable physics create a distinct experience, setting it apart as a game that revels in its own difficulty and absurdity.
Audio
Players who bring up Audio mostly praise it.
11 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Sound design also plays a significant role, with the music ramping up in intensity as patients lose blood and the surgical situation becomes more frantic.
Graphics
Players who bring up Graphics mostly praise it.
7 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Visually, "Surgeon Simulator" has a simplistic, cartoonish art style that suits its comedic approach.

Theme by theme

Scored on what reviews say about each topic, not the thumbs.

Players love
Difficulty15 reviews
Audio11 reviews
Graphics7 reviews
Divided opinion
Controls
40% still recommend
Interface
100% still recommend
Story
100% still recommend
Multiplayer
67% still recommend
Co-op
100% still recommend
Players complain
Gameplay
84% still recommend
Bugs
29% still recommend

What you get

Can you play it alone, does a controller work, does it run on your machine.

Play modes

  • Single-player

Controller

Steam lists no controller support.

Store features

  • Family Sharing
  • Steam Achievements
  • Steam Cloud
  • Steam Trading Cards

Platforms

  • Windows
  • macOS
  • Linux

Valve device support

Steam DeckPlayable
SteamOSPlayable
Steam MachinePlayable

Should I buy it now?

Based on Steam price history.

Lowest ever recorded
$0.99$9.99−90%

That's the lowest price we've ever recorded.

6 points recordedtoday · $0.99

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