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Games like Surgeon Simulator

  • 19 games
  • Updated May 4, 2026

Players who liked Surgeon Simulator also play

The closest matches to Surgeon Simulator: I Am Bread, Hand Simulator, Goat Simulator, Ampu-Tea, and Two Point Hospital. Ranked by imho.run from Steam co-play data, shared tags and reviews.

  1. Rank 01

    Why this

    Same funny mood as Surgeon Simulator.

    • $12.99 (Price checked Nov 3)
    • 2015
  2. Rank 02

    Why this

    Also Intentionally Awkward Controls and VR, like Surgeon Simulator.

    • $2.99 (Price checked Nov 3)
    • Deck Playable
    • 2017
  1. Rank 04

    Ampu-Tea

    • $4.99 (Price checked Oct 31)
    • 2014

The full ranked list: top 24 games like Surgeon Simulator

Best match first, as plain text. The same list for AI assistants:
  1. 1
    I Am Bread

    Same funny mood as Surgeon Simulator.

    • 77% of 3,162 reviews
  2. 2
    Hand Simulator

    Also Intentionally Awkward Controls and VR, like Surgeon Simulator.

    • 83% of 9,892 reviews
  3. 3
    Goat Simulator

    Genres: Indie, Simulation, Casual

    • 90% of 30,042 reviews
  4. 4
    Ampu-Tea

    Genres: Indie, Adventure, Simulation

    • 62% of 400 reviews
  5. 5
    Two Point Hospital

    Genres: Indie, Simulation

    • 93% of 12,548 reviews
  6. 6
    Manual Samuel - Last Tuesday Edition

    Also Intentionally Awkward Controls and Dark Humor, like Surgeon Simulator.

    • 81% of 545 reviews
  7. 7
    Who's Your Daddy?!

    Genres: Action, Indie, Casual

    • 82% of 16,706 reviews
  8. 8
    Keep Talking and Nobody Explodes

    Same stressful mood as Surgeon Simulator.

    • 98% of 7,982 reviews
  9. 9
    Serious Sam 3: BFE

    Genres: Action, Indie

    • 86% of 5,833 reviews
  10. 10
    Octodad: Dadliest Catch

    Genres: Action, Indie, Adventure

    • 94% of 6,147 reviews
  11. 11
    Duke Nukem Forever

    Also Aliens and Dark Humor, like Surgeon Simulator.

    • 67% of 3,780 reviews
  12. 12
    A Difficult Game About Climbing

    Genres: Action, Adventure

    • 88% of 3,211 reviews
  13. 13
    Stayin' Alive

    Genres: Action, Indie, Casual

    • 73% of 110 reviews
  14. 14
    Stilt Fella

    Genres: Sports, Indie, Simulation

    • 98% of 161 reviews
  15. 15
    Clustertruck

    Genres: Action, Indie

    • 94% of 9,679 reviews
  16. 16
    The Stanley Parable

    Genres: Indie, Adventure

    • 92% of 28,192 reviews
  17. 17
    Cook, Serve, Delicious! 3?!

    Genres: Action, Strategy, Indie

    • 94% of 1,340 reviews
  18. 18
    Cooking Simulator

    Genres: Simulation, Casual

    • 86% of 8,509 reviews
  19. 19
    Heavenly Bodies

    Genres: Action, Indie, Adventure

    • 96% of 2,155 reviews
  20. 20
    Table Manners: Physics-Based Dating Game

    Genres: Simulation

    • 61% of 99 reviews
  21. 21
    Trolley Problem, Inc.

    Genres: Indie, Simulation, Casual

    • 71% of 758 reviews
  22. 22
    CURE - A Hospital Simulator

    Genres: Simulation, Early Access

    • 89% of 463 reviews
  23. 23
    Overcooked

    Genres: Action, Indie, Simulation

    • 92% of 4,676 reviews
  24. 24
    Mother Simulator

    Genres: Indie, Simulation, Casual

    • 84% of 199 reviews
Surgeon Simulator — Steam game cover
  • Released: 2013
  • Developer: Bossa Studios
  • Price: $0.99−90%checked Nov 3
  • Steam Deck: Deck Playable
  • 83% of 8,406 reviews
  • Genres: Action, Indie, Simulation
  • Metacritic 71
  • Platforms: Windows, macOS, Linux

Players highlight

  • Challenging yet rewarding gameplay
  • Controls feel wrong but funny
  • Funny
  • Stressful
  • Humorous challenges
  • Patient management

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About Surgeon Simulator

The closest matches to Surgeon Simulator: I Am Bread, Hand Simulator, Goat Simulator, Ampu-Tea, and Two Point Hospital. Ranked by imho.run from Steam co-play data, shared tags and reviews.

If Surgeon Simulator is your kind of game, the closest matches are I Am Bread, Hand Simulator and Goat Simulator — picked from the ranked list below. Reviewers describe it as funny and stressful, and single out its humorous challenges and patient management. Each pick is ranked by what players of this game also play, shared genres and tags, and review-mined similarity — not a generic popularity list.

Surgeon Simulator is a darkly comedic medical procedure game released in 2013 by Bossa Studios. Players take on the role of Dr. Burke performing increasingly absurd surgeries using unconventional control schemes that deliberately feel awkward to master. The simulation combines patient-management with humorous challenges set across various environments. Players describe the experience as both funny and stressful, with reviewers highlighting the challenging-yet-rewarding gameplay loop and noting that the controls feel wrong but end up being part of the comedy. Available for $9.99, the game holds an 83% positive rating from over 8,400 Steam reviews and runs in playable condition on Steam Deck. Designed for solo play, the medium-length experience suits short gaming sessions.

About Surgeon Simulator: Surgeon Simulator is an over-the-top operation sim, stitching together pitch-black humour with life-saving surgery. Become Dr. Burke, a would-be surgeon with a less than conventional toolkit, as he performs procedures on patients including the Heavy from TF2! ...is that a hammer?

Is Surgeon Simulator worth buying?

  • 83% of 8,406 Steam reviews are positive.
  • Last 30 days: 82% positive across 50 new reviews, in line with its all-time score.
  • On sale: 90% off, now $0.99 (checked Nov 9).
  • People who recommend it had played a median of 6 h when they wrote their review.
  • Critics usually quit early: a median of 1.9 h played before their negative review.
  • Steam Deck Playable: works, with some rough edges.

What fans praise · Themes mined from positive reviews

People who play it also play: I Am Bread, Hand Simulator, Goat Simulator

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Mobile version

Surgeon Simulator is also on App Store. What the store pages declare:

  • No In-App Purchases listed on the App Store (checked 2026-11-04, source)
  • App Store privacy label: no "Data Used to Track You" (checked 2026-11-04, source)

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Frequently asked about Surgeon Simulator

Can I run it?

Does Surgeon Simulator run on Steam Deck?

Surgeon Simulator is rated Playable on Steam Deck — it runs, but expect some manual adjustments (control remapping, text size, or graphics settings) for the best experience.

How much does Surgeon Simulator cost?

Surgeon Simulator is listed on Steam at 0.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).

What games are most similar to Surgeon Simulator?

Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Surgeon Simulator are I Am Bread, Hand Simulator, Goat Simulator.

Who developed Surgeon Simulator?

Surgeon Simulator was developed by Bossa Studios and published by Infogrames, Atari.