Surgeon Simulator 2013

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6.0

Mixed or average reviews- based on 256 Ratings

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  2. Mixed: 79 out of 256
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  1. Jollyolfun
    Nov 18, 2022
    5
    i got my daddy to buy this for me at an extremely young age but it is part of my childhood
  2. turbo_soggy
    Feb 27, 2021
    9
    The game is very simple in what you have to do, but has such a high skill ceiling and is the perfect speedrun game. It just has so much replicability and really recommend this game given the price on steam it's totally worth it.
  3. clem666
    Jan 22, 2021
    2
    A game with incredible and original potential, but which is hated for its crappy mechanics and controls. Watching a Let's Play is much more fun than playing it yourself, take my word for it! You struggle to get through the first few levels and quickly realize that the difficulty was programmed by satanists thirsty for your blood. You then realize that, in spite of itself, this game isA game with incredible and original potential, but which is hated for its crappy mechanics and controls. Watching a Let's Play is much more fun than playing it yourself, take my word for it! You struggle to get through the first few levels and quickly realize that the difficulty was programmed by satanists thirsty for your blood. You then realize that, in spite of itself, this game is closer to a real simulator given the technical gestures required for each operation. You literally need three hands in order to play decently. For the anecdote, I played it with a doctor and we laughed a lot to the detriment of progressing in the game.… Expand
  4. IronGames
    Mar 7, 2020
    8
    The game is cool, cool soundtrack, this game is fun, but the controls are not convenient
  5. md5fungi
    Dec 12, 2017
    7
    Surgery is hard. Really hard. You can't just click on a scalpel and a body location in real life. It's more like Surgeon Simulator, in which each finger needs to independently and delicately curve, retract, and extend at the precise moment.

    Alright, I'll admit I'm full of it... but so is this game. Surgeon Simulator is a tongue-and-cheek "simulator" of performing surgery, in which you    Surgery is hard. Really hard. You can't just click on a scalpel and a body location in real life. It's more like Surgeon Simulator, in which each finger needs to independently and delicately curve, retract, and extend at the precise moment.

    Alright, I'll admit I'm full of it... but so is this game. Surgeon Simulator is a tongue-and-cheek "simulator" of performing surgery, in which you literally control each finger on each hand and are expected to perform surgeries on patients, using a variety of both normal and ridiculous surgical instruments.

    The fun part is that you're going to be clumsy as all hell, knocking beakers over, accidentally injecting yourself with syringes, etc. Other than the obstacle of dexterity, you're just trying to get to the organ in question any way you can and remove it or replace it. A delicate touch is required, because piercing the body will cause it to bleed out, and if you're not careful, the rate of bleeding can get very fast and cause you to fail your surgery.

    It the aforementioned mayhem isn't enough for you, you can perform a surgery in a moving, swerving ambulance (for some reason). Just make sure a lung doesn't fly out the back door!

    Surgeon Simulator is worth a shot for some laughs. It's actually quite a bit of fun, but there's not a lot to the game. It's very casual, which definitely bears some irony...    … Expand
  6. aditya1101
    Oct 5, 2017
    5
    It only takes an hour or so before the entertainment value wears off, but for that hour this game is super crazy and a ton of fun. Great to play with other people.
  7. deathstryke
    Feb 11, 2016
    7
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. On January 12, I purchased Surgeon Simulator 2013. First off, the game costs ten dollars on Steam, which is the average price for a game on Steam. There are five levels, but I don’t play the game very often so I'm only on the third level where you perform a brain surgery on the patent. In my opinion, the second level is the hardest because you perform a dual kidney surgery and it is hard to cut both of the tubes connecting the kidneys. The game will keep you occupied for a while because of the hard levels. So Far, I’ve only told the you good stuff, sometimes objects glitch through other objects and other times, you pick something up but you can't drop it. Overall, I recommend Surgeon Simulator because even though is is a little bit glitchy, the content is definitely worth ten dollars and the game allows many hours of fun.… Expand
  8. DanySK
    Nov 1, 2015
    5
    A big problem with many games are clumsy control system. This game is all about taking clumsiness to its extreme until it becomes funny. The game is hilarious and filled with Easter eggs, but it quickly becomes repetitive.
  9. billybobksnumed
    Jun 21, 2015
    0
    This game is the most frustrating game I have played in my entire life. Even on lowest settings, the ambulance surgeries lag to hell. Every time, I lose crucial tools because the freaking controls are crap.and I can't even pick up what I need.

    I have slammed my computer in frustration that I paid for this piece of crap. The controls are beyond unreasonable and it is incredibly difficult    This game is the most frustrating game I have played in my entire life. Even on lowest settings, the ambulance surgeries lag to hell. Every time, I lose crucial tools because the freaking controls are crap.and I can't even pick up what I need.

    I have slammed my computer in frustration that I paid for this piece of crap. The controls are beyond unreasonable and it is incredibly difficult to use all of them. This piece of sh*t game offers a very frustrating experience. I had originally believed it would be fun, but I reconsidered my opinion very quickly.

    Please. If you have an unreasonably high tolerance for ridiculous crap, then by all means play this deplorable "game".    … Expand
  10. MisterSushi7
    Dec 23, 2014
    8
    Surgeon Simulator 2013 is an extremely memorable game. The gameplay is quirky, unique, and a little annoying sometimes. There isn't really a story, but that doesn't matter. There's a fair amount of things to do in the game, but the game is so difficult that sometimes you can't experience all the levels. The graphics could have been better since this is a pretty realistic subject, but youSurgeon Simulator 2013 is an extremely memorable game. The gameplay is quirky, unique, and a little annoying sometimes. There isn't really a story, but that doesn't matter. There's a fair amount of things to do in the game, but the game is so difficult that sometimes you can't experience all the levels. The graphics could have been better since this is a pretty realistic subject, but you can't expect any more from a little game on steam. Overall, Surgeon Simulator 2013 is a ridiculous game that's a little too hard.… Expand
  11. SandH
    Aug 24, 2014
    0
    There is no more "competition", sense or fun in that game than in speed eating of 10 lbs of salt. There is no more "competition", sense or fun in that game than in speed eating of 10 lbs of salt.
  12. Shinigami_UA
    Jul 1, 2014
    4
    Worst controls ever. Frustration maker of century. And I thought I played games with bad controls in the past - those were actually awesome!
    Game has its fun moments, but most of the time its a frustration maker (unless you have patience of a mountain).
  13. sleeplust
    Jun 15, 2014
    6
    Good idea.
    Bad controlling.
    I felt my hands ached,the control is not convenient or efficient enough at all,when playing this game,and this scattered the interesting feel of it.
    好创意。
    烂操控。
    玩这个游戏的时候我觉得手酸，而且控制方式一点也不方便高效，于是，之前对此游戏曾有过的兴趣被冲散了。
  14. piplup23456
    Mar 29, 2014
    0
    worst game ever i honestly want 100% of my money back. i wasted about 20 min trying to grab a freaking hammer. steams lucky i cant demand my money back
  15. Bernkastel12
    Mar 24, 2014
    0
    Made an account just to say that this is the worst video game that will ever exist in the universe.It literally has the worst control scheme ever devised, and the physics came straight from hell. id rather make a burger from my pancreas than playing this game,i hope the developers die.DONT BUY THIS GAME!!!!!!!!
  16. afatgaydad
    Feb 20, 2014
    9
    As a fat gay dad, I've been having trouble finding success as a neurosurgeon. This game has provided me with all the tools I need to learn to perform my own practice surgeries at home. Soon I'll be practiced enough to become a genuine surgeon. No penises are in this game, and no obese women as far as I could tell.
  17. Areyouahuman
    Feb 6, 2014
    10
    This makes Half Life 2 look bad. No, seriously.
    Since this thing needs 150 characters to be submitted, I present to you the most necessarily long sentence ever made!
  18. Hyperscore
    Feb 2, 2014
    8
    I have to say, I had an amazing amount of fun messing around in this game. I think the big thing you have to realize is that this game is a giant joke. It's NOT supposed to be an actual simulator. It's a weird quirky mess of terrible controls and severed organs, and I love it.
  19. NLS
    Jan 21, 2014
    2
    Sorry but I hate it.
    I realize it is made to be a game parody of some kind, but this thing sucks.
    There is no point "advancing" (which after all is a matter of luck).
    It's not funny after the first 5 minutes (make this 2 minutes... no make it 60 seconds). It's annoying.
    I bought this as part of a bundle, lucky me.
    Avoid.
  20. CaptainThom
    Jan 18, 2014
    0
    Maybe Surgeon Simulator is amazing if you have the patience to master the controls but i dont have that patience. Any game that feels tedious and frustrating generally isnt going to convince me to try and master it, a tutorial or free play would have been nice and allowed me learn the controls but without it Surgeion Simulator doesnt promise anything worth hanging around for.

    I got it    Maybe Surgeon Simulator is amazing if you have the patience to master the controls but i dont have that patience. Any game that feels tedious and frustrating generally isnt going to convince me to try and master it, a tutorial or free play would have been nice and allowed me learn the controls but without it Surgeion Simulator doesnt promise anything worth hanging around for.

    I got it for free and im glad i did beacuse there is no way i would pay £6.99 for a game whose main gameplay element is broken controls.

    While i'm loath to give any game 0/10 this game boasts how little time it took to make and in my opinion it shows, maybe i'm the only one who doesn't find broken controls hilarious but in my opinion this game has no redeeming features.    … Expand
  21. adyneghina
    Jan 14, 2014
    8
    Amazing and interesting game which actually is and isn't a simulator..despite it's weird control mapping, it's an fun game and I recomend it to play it with a friend because it's way more funnier
  22. Robertdu01
    Dec 22, 2013
    5
    I enjoyed it, but this game has unfortunately made ​​me fail my PhD in surgery. It seems that this game does not match the work of a surgeon!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
  23. DatGamingCritic
    Nov 17, 2013
    8
    This game is fun and brilliant I have never really seen anything like it. So let's get down to the missions, the missions are fun mess up able and fast. Normally you will rage but that is not that common now. They have added new missions a TF2 DLC and a little space mission that you have to find. The graphics are nice they are cartoony in my opinion. So that's it. That's the game.
    But    This game is fun and brilliant I have never really seen anything like it. So let's get down to the missions, the missions are fun mess up able and fast. Normally you will rage but that is not that common now. They have added new missions a TF2 DLC and a little space mission that you have to find. The graphics are nice they are cartoony in my opinion. So that's it. That's the game.
    But the game on steam!    … Expand
  24. darkdays36
    Nov 16, 2013
    5
    This game is a good game to play for a good laugh at first, but as you start to get serious, you'll realize that half the tools that you have are useless or to hard or dangerous to use, and when you drop an item, it's gone, including organs. Some of the operations are also difficult, mainly the kidney transplant. Easy at first, the left kidney is blocked by a vein that is impossible to cutThis game is a good game to play for a good laugh at first, but as you start to get serious, you'll realize that half the tools that you have are useless or to hard or dangerous to use, and when you drop an item, it's gone, including organs. Some of the operations are also difficult, mainly the kidney transplant. Easy at first, the left kidney is blocked by a vein that is impossible to cut or move, and it blocks your guys hand from reaching the kidney. There are also many glitches, such as tools leaving the environment, getting your hand stuck in the body or rib cage. The controls are also very difficult to use. For example, when you try to grab an object that is near another one, it will either glitch around and have a disco party in your hand, fly out, or your guy will simply grab the other object. If the developers improved controls and the operations, fixed the glitches, added new uses for the tools, and even make all items that can block your way removable, I would highly recommend this game.… Expand
  25. Soplex
    Nov 3, 2013
    8
    This game is pretty good, but not spectacular. The humor is pretty good, the concept is innovative, and It's constantly being updated. However, trying the actually play is beyond frustrating. Objects you try to pick up often faze through your hands, and It's very hard to pick objects up in the first place. I do realize It's meant to be a joke, but the price tag is a bit high for a joke.
  26. Valorghost
    Nov 2, 2013
    2
    This game would be better if the hit box wasn't so bad. I failed the kidney transplant in the ambulance because I had the two kidney's in there, but weren't in the right spot. That damn ambulance driver who shoulda never went to driving school, made it fly out the guy's stomach. Both kidneys were in, but the game gave me the middle finger and said nope sorry. The hit box is bad and thatThis game would be better if the hit box wasn't so bad. I failed the kidney transplant in the ambulance because I had the two kidney's in there, but weren't in the right spot. That damn ambulance driver who shoulda never went to driving school, made it fly out the guy's stomach. Both kidneys were in, but the game gave me the middle finger and said nope sorry. The hit box is bad and that ambulance driver needs to be fixed. No one drives that bad. This game needs to be worked on some more.… Expand
  27. MutantBlood
    Oct 31, 2013
    8
    This game is a great game if you like fooling around with a person's body. This game is humorous, because you can (for example) rip the patient's lung and will still survive. The game is glitchy, but the glitches in this game are so funny that you would almost think it is part of the game. A great game, overall.
  28. tronchaviones
    Oct 5, 2013
    0
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  29. wertygol
    Sep 30, 2013
    8
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Very funny experience, nothing serious here, I really laugh out loud every minute that play the game, is full of secrets and Easter eggs. It worth the ten bucks that costs.… Expand
  30. N1ghtshade3
    Aug 24, 2013
    1
    There's nothing funny or even fun about this game. I consider myself to have a great sense of humour, but when the whole "joke" of the game is about how impossibly terrible the controls are, I find myself angry that I don't even get real gameplay out of my $3. Amateur Surgeon did a great job of blending humour with fun, and I feel like this tried and failed to be a 3D version of that.
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Mixed or average reviews - based on 18 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 8 out of 18
  2. Mixed: 10 out of 18
  3. Negative: 0 out of 18
  1. Games.cz
    Aug 28, 2013
    60
    A likeable little game with the original idea proving definitely your both hands are left. If you approach the game with exaggeration, you won't regret your time nor your money. And that you are full of remorse because you murdered your patients in cold blood? Well, everyone has to start somehow. So grab your scalpel firmly and cut where it moves!
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  2. games(TM)
    Jun 28, 2013
    60
    It is hilariously awkward to control. [Issue#136, p.111]
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  3. CD-Action
    Jun 4, 2013
    50
    It’s a toy that you buy to show to your friends. Completing the game takes about 2 hours and then at best you can occasionally laugh with your buddies at the mess you can make with the saw, scalpels, hammer and your bare hand. [CD-Action 07/2013, p.79]
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