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Surgeon Simulator

First-person surgery sim with awkward hand controls and dark humor

Bossa Studios · Published by Infogrames, Atari · Released Apr 19, 2013

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Reviews
Very Positive
82% of 15K
Recent reviews
Mostly Positive
75% of 90 in 30 days
Players
38
daily peak, Nov 7, 2026
Steam Deck
Playable
Last update on Steam
10 years ago
Jun 9, 2016
Minimum PC
7800 GT
2 GB RAM · 0.5 GB disk
Full requirements

Metacritic: 71/100 (critic reviews)

What is Surgeon Simulator?

A first-person, single-player surgery game where you play Nigel Burke, a would-be surgeon performing transplants with unconventional tools. You control his hand and individual fingers to handle instruments and organs during procedures in an operating room, a corridor, and a moving ambulance.

For you if...

  • +you enjoy dark humor built around botched surgery
  • +you like mastering difficult, physics-driven controls

Not for you if...

  • −you want precise, intuitive control when handling tools
  • −you prefer serious medical simulations to dark comedy

What players say

82% of 15,375 reviews are positive · 75% of 90 in the last 30 days

Players praise the absurd surgery scenarios and the humor of mastering deliberately awkward controls. The most common complaint is that grabbing and holding tools becomes frustrating; some players also report erratic physics and situations that force a restart.

Players over time

▲ +0% vs a month ago

Players online on Steam, one sample a day.

Highest since Sep 2026: 69 players on Sep 24, 2026.

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Screenshots and trailer

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Surgeon Simulator system requirements

Minimum: 7800 GT, 2 GB RAM, 0.5 GB of disk space.

As published by the developer.

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Minimum

OS
Windows XP
Processor
2.0 GHz
Graphics
Nvidia Geforce 7800 GT or better
Memory
2 GB RAM
Storage
500 MB HD space
Notes
Requires keyboard. Touchpad supported, but mouse strongly recommended for best play experience.

Recommended

OS
Windows 7
Processor
2.0 GHz or better
Graphics
Radeon x850 or comparable
Memory
2 GB RAM
Storage
500 MB HD space
Notes
Requires keyboard. Touchpad supported, but mouse strongly recommended for best play experience.

Does Surgeon Simulator have co-op or multiplayer?

No: single-player only, no multiplayer modes declared.

Does Surgeon Simulator run on Steam Deck?

Playable Playable: it runs on Steam Deck with some adjustments.

  • Sometimes shows mouse, keyboard or non-Deck controller icons
  • All functionality is accessible with the default controller configuration
  • In-game text is legible on Steam Deck
  • Default graphics settings perform well on Steam Deck
  • External controllers are not supported for the primary player

PC version details

DRM
None declared on Steam
Controller
Keyboard and mouse
Platforms
Windows, macOS, Linux
Achievements
123
Steam features
Cloud saves, Family Sharing, Trading cards
Languages
Full audio: English. Text only: French, Italian, German, Spanish - Spain, Danish, Dutch, Finnish, Norwegian, Polish, Portuguese - Brazil, Russian, Swedish.

Does Surgeon Simulator use AI-generated content?

No AI-generated content is disclosed on the game's Steam page.

Self-reported by the developer under Steam rules: it covers AI content that ships in the game, not tools used to make it. Steam page checked on Oct 25, 2026. How to filter AI games on Steam

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