Surgeon Simulator pairs awkward finger-by-finger controls with pitch-black operating-room humour, making it an unusual pick for players who enjoy chaotic procedures. At GOG, it costs ≈ $0.45; the tracked low makes this a timely entry point without dictating how you should play.
Its single-player mode leaves you to tackle the operations on your own. The player rating is 82% from 13,870 reviews.At $9.99 from GOG, Surgeon Simulator is at its tracked low, with a player rating of 82% from 13,870 reviews.
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Released: Apr 19, 2013
Simulation · Funny · Physics · Comedy · Medical Sim
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Historical Low~ $0.992026-07Current Low Across Stores~ $5.88Steamvs. Historical Low+494%
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01About Surgeon Simulator
In Surgeon Simulator, you take the role of aspiring surgeon Nigel Burke and attempt life-saving procedures with unconventional tools.Its deliberately difficult controls assign a different finger movement to each key.Operations take you from the operating theatre to a corridor and a moving ambulance.Patients include the Heavy from Team Fortress 2 and an alien with unusual anatomy.The Steam PC version includes the A&E expansion pack.Player rating: 82% from 13,870 reviews.
Credits
Developer
Bossa Studios
Publisher
Infogrames · Atari
Steam player reviews
82%positiveVery Positive13,870 Steam reviews
Lowest recorded in 36 months
$0.992026-07-13 · SSteamBase game · same records as the chart above; USD history, not a regional Steam low.
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Steam PC edition data · 2026-10-19
02Before you buy
Languages
Interface languages include English, German, French, Italian, Japanese, Polish, Brazilian Portuguese, Simplified Chinese and Traditional Chinese. Full audio is listed for English only.
Play mode
The Steam PC version lists single-player support.
03Frequently asked questions
What is the game about?
You play aspiring surgeon Nigel Burke, attempting operations with unconventional tools.
Who are the patients?
Named patients include the Heavy from Team Fortress 2 and an alien with unusual anatomy.
Where do the operations happen?
Operations take place in an operating theatre, along a corridor and in a moving ambulance.
Popular Steam reviews
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Selected helpful reviews in this language show both recommendations and criticisms. This selection does not represent the overall positive rating; opinions reflect the version reviewed.
RecommendedSteam player
Get really drunk, lay on your arm till it falls asleep, then try to perform complex surgery. Congrats, you've successfully recreated the experience awaiting you in Surgeon Simulator 2013.Show moreShow less
2.2 hours at review1,238 people found this helpful
Not recommendedSteam player
After about 10-20 minutes of playing the fun factor wore off and then a realised that there is not really much to the game other than awkward controls and wierd physics.
I would recommend watching it on YouTube instead.Show moreShow less
0.3 hours at review689 people found this helpful
RecommendedSteam player
Fun game, but ♥♥♥♥ that ambulance driver. I mean. COME THE ♥♥♥♥ ON. He cant drive that thing steady for 5 ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥ minutes? I have 2 major issues with that driver. One, I decided to wait until we got to the Hospital. The patient wasnt fatal and was stable. I WAITED 5 ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥ HOURS, AND WE NEVER GOT THERE. Clearly he has no idea where he was going. He didnt even pull over to let me safely preform the operation. AND 2... While we were driving, the door randomly opened up. Me, wanting the upmost safty durring this operation, decieded that I should close it. It was at that moment that I realized that HE IS SWEARVING TO AVOID NOTHING. This means that my driver was ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥ WASTED ON THE JOB. So other than a ♥♥♥♥♥♥ partner, good game.Show moreShow less
2.8 hours at review754 people found this helpful
Not recommendedSteam player
One of those rare games where it's much more fun to watch than it is to actually play.Show moreShow less
0.2 hours at review592 people found this helpful
RecommendedSteam player
What? A brain in his stomach? Everything is fine. Trust me, i'm a Doctor.Show moreShow less
6.1 hours at review752 people found this helpful
Not recommendedSteam player
One of the earliest "streamer bait" games. Fun to watch, but not so fun to play. I've come back multiple times to try it out and it's just not fun.Show moreShow less
3 hours at review136 people found this helpful
RecommendedSteam player
Requires two hands to control one hand 10/10Show moreShow less
1 hours at review729 people found this helpful
Not recommendedSteam player
Surgeon Simulator, if I were to sum it up, is 20 minutes of hilarious insanity, followed by a few hours of frustration, mixed with the occasional, satisfying, successful procedures.
Surgeon Simulator is packed with hilarious moments of utter chaos and insanity, such as performing dental surgery with a hatchet, bonesaw, and pencil, or trying to figure out the hilariously awkward controls to perform simple tasks like picking up your phone, or putting a floppy disk in a computer. You have probably seen all that on You Tube.
But after about 20 minutes (varies from person to person), but the chaos gets old really quickly. And then comes the frustration.
You'll be trying to actually finish a surgery, only to be constantly pestered by your character's inability to perform simple tasks, such as picking up items, cramming his hand into tight places, putting more than 20 centimeters between his hand and the patient, inability to peek around his arm, and last but not least his spontanious fits of cerebral palsy.
Which is to say that sometimes your character will fail to pick up items despite his hand being straight on top of them when you flex the fingers, the reach of your arm is so short you cannot reach the farthest edges of the operating table, and in surgeries where the patient is upright, you can barely get your hand over your patient's head, making it nigh impossible to avoid smacking your patient in the face with whatever you're wielding. Besides that, your arm will almost constantly be blocking the view of either your tool or the organ you're trying to sever, and you will constantly drop things despite having a firm grip on them.
These arduous controls are what make the game fun for the first twenty minutes of intentional chaos and carnage, but are also what makes the rest of the game time horrible, and filled with unintentional chaos and carnage.
It does have plenty of good humor, though. I particullalartly liked the TF2 easter egg.
I have decided not to recommend it, but this is only because I would not recommend it at its normal price. I bought it during a sale, and that is probably the primary reason I am not overly disappointed with the game.
If you like chaos and mayhem and randomness, then you'll probably have a good time. If you like to get stuff done, then this is really, really not the game for you.Show moreShow less
5.3 hours at review122 people found this helpful
RecommendedSteam player
After playing this game I feel almost like I'm ready to be a real surgeon, but for some reason using a hammer to remove a person's lungs and stomache is considered malpractice. Thanks Obama!Show moreShow less
3.2 hours at review458 people found this helpful
Not recommendedSteam player
This game is sure interesting and definitely not meant to be taken seriously. I just cannot recommend it though, it is hard to grab stuff in this game and nevermind when you get to ambulance and space missions. To me, this game is hilarious to watch on Let's Plays, but I believe that is more due to the people playing it. I did not have much fun playing it.
Overall, it is not a bad game, but just not too fun playing as compared to watching.Show moreShow less
3.3 hours at review87 people found this helpful
Source: original Steam user reviews. Helpful votes are an archived snapshot, not live data. Last collected: 08/15/2026.
GOG, it costs ≈ $0.45; the tracked low makes this a timely entry point without dictating how you should play.
