Action · April 19, 2013
Surgeon Simulator (2013)
Malpractice Makes Perfect. Didn’t fancy seven years at medical school? Skip straight to the operating table with Surgeon Simulator; an over-the-top operation sim, stitching together dastardly dark humour with all the seriousness of life-saving surgery. Taking on the role of Nigel Burke, a would-be surgeon with a penchant for non-conventional tools, perform critical procedures on patients including The Heavy from TF2, an alien with a truly one-of-a-kind anatomical structure, and the 45th President of the United States of America - yes, Mr Donald J Trump, himself! Known for its diabolically difficult controls (with each finger separately controlled by a different keyboard button), carry out terrifying transplants in theatre, high-pressure procedures along the corridor, and on-the-move operations in the back of a high-speed ambulance. Steady hands? Yeah, that ain’t gonna help! Updated for 2017, Surgeon Simulator now includes the A&E expansion pack. We’re talking slicker (and often stickier!) graphics, additional procedures, all-new environments, and a (heart) pumping soundtrack. But then again, we had you at Trump… right?
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104 Action titles launched in 2013 — top 6 by review volume.
Position in Action
| Metric | This title | Genre position |
|---|---|---|
| Review volume | 16.5k Steam reviews | Top 28% in Action |
| Positive rating | 82% positive | Genre average: 83% — this title sits in top 64% |
| Metacritic | 71/100 | Genre average 77 — top 80% of Action titles |
| Engagement hours | 4 h average | Top 84% for session depth among Action |
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Community Tag Signals
Tag weights reflect how many Steam users voted each descriptor — larger pills = stronger consensus.
- Simulation · 1.2k
- Funny · 1.1k
- Physics · 1.1k
- Comedy · 1.1k
- Medical Sim · 1.1k
- Indie · 1.1k
- Dark Humor · 1.1k
- Difficult · 1.1k
- Puzzle · 1.1k
- Intentionally Awkward Controls · 1.1k
- VR · 827
- First-Person · 727
- Casual · 719
- Aliens · 718
- Singleplayer · 714
Localization Coverage
Interface / Subtitles (12)
- English volume_up
- French
- Italian
- German
- Spanish - Spain
- Danish
- Dutch
- Finnish
- Norwegian
- Polish
- Portuguese - Brazil
- Russian
Full audio (2)
- English
- Swedish
Reception Metrics
Steam community
82%Mostly Positive · 16.5k reviews
13.5k positive · 3.0k negative
Metacritic
71/100 critic aggregate
Curator recommendations
13.5k
Press Quotes
“Few games take that odd, occasional gulf between what you intend to happen and what actually occurs on screen and fill it with such comedy.” Edge “No matter how sophisticated you like your humour, seeing someone fail under the influence of a goofy physics engine is always funny.” The Guardian “Famously (and intentionally) difficult to control and often hilarious, this game requires a strong stomach and no morals whatsoever.” Red Bull “Surgeon Simulator 2013 is hardly a simulation, but it…
Engagement Profile
All-time avg
4h
brief (under 5 hours)
Median
2h
Typical completion time
Achievements
123
Steam unlocks available
Release & Availability
| Release date | Apr 19, 2013 |
|---|---|
| Developer | Bossa Studios |
| Publisher | Infogrames |
| Base price | $1.99 -80% |
| Platforms | Windows, macOS, Linux |
| Estimated owners | 1M–10M |
| External links | Official site · Metacritic page · Support |
Features & Capabilities
Community
- Steam Achievements
- Steam Trading Cards
- Steam Cloud
Other
- Single-player
- Family Sharing
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