Buy it if you like
- Gameplay: 25 reviews raised it, mostly praise
- Difficulty: 15 reviews raised it, mostly praise
- Audio: 10 reviews raised it, mostly praise
Think twice if you dislike
- Bugs: 7 reviews raised it, mostly criticism
- Controls: 6 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
40% of themes are praise40% are divided20% are complaints
Gameplay
Players who bring up Gameplay mostly praise it.
25 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
The soundtrack is mainly the general hospital/emergency theme tune the whole time, I had to turn it off after the first hour or two as it just grew very repetitive very fast, all of the sound effects in game of the grinding, sawing and squelching are all very nicely produced.
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.
10 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
Gameplay25 reviews
Difficulty15 reviews
Audio10 reviews
Graphics7 reviews
Divided opinion
Interface100% still recommend
Story100% still recommend
Multiplayer67% still recommend
Co-op100% still recommend
Players complain
Bugs29% still recommend
Controls33% 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.
7 points recordedtoday · $0.99
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