Games like Surgeon Simulator
If Surgeon Simulator is your kind of game, the closest matches are Godly Corp, Surgeon Simulator 2 and Speaking Simulator — picked from the ranked list below. Reviewers single out its challenging yet rewarding gameplay, funny and stressful. 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.
Get personalized picks →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?
Players who liked Surgeon Simulator also play
Steam players who put hours into Surgeon Simulator also tend to own these titles — a signal called collaborative filtering. imho.run cross-references millions of library ownership patterns to surface games whose real audiences overlap, regardless of whether their genre tags match.
Godly Corp
WHY THIS
Top pick for Surgeon Simulator fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Surgeon Simulator.
An intern in an intergalactic corporation managing the universe. Use your tentacle to perform unusual office tasks and try to not destroy all life on the planets you look after. Every day brings completely new challenges. Expect everything - chainsaw robots, bug infestation, space trips, and more.
Surgeon Simulator 2
WHY THIS
Shares a funny mood with Surgeon Simulator.
Second-strongest match for Surgeon Simulator fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Surgeon Simulator.
It’s time to ‘scrub in’ in this physics-based surgery sim. Unearth the mysteries of the Bossa Labs Medical Facility and save Bob’s life.
Speaking Simulator
WHY THIS
Third-strongest match for Surgeon Simulator fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Simulation with Surgeon Simulator.
The hilarious game about the complexity of conversation. Move your tongue and lips to make your words come out and try not to let your face explode.
Hand Simulator
WHY THIS
Shares a funny mood with Surgeon Simulator.
Ranked #4 for Surgeon Simulator fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Simulation with Surgeon Simulator.
There are many different levels where you can play with spinners, plunge into the subtleties of handling weapons, milk a cow, take part in a Mexican duel with your friends, have a good time fishing, play chess or simply chat in an anonymous club.
Hop to It!
WHY THIS
Ranked #5 for Surgeon Simulator fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action with Surgeon Simulator.
Hop your way through a colorful level filled with various challenges and obstacles, master the state-of-the-art pogo stick controls, and try not to fall...
Manual Samuel - Last Tuesday Edition
WHY THIS
Ranked #6 for Surgeon Simulator fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie with Surgeon Simulator.
Wealthy, handsome, and... dead? Samuel strikes a deal with Death for one last shot at life, but only if he can survive a day doing everything manually. Blink, breathe, walk, and work - Guide Sam in this darkly humorous and brutally difficult adventure!
UFO-Man
WHY THIS
Ranked #7 for Surgeon Simulator fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Surgeon Simulator.
Control the UFO. Carry the Luggage. DON'T DROP IT. – A simple yet challenging foddian game for aliens.
Clamb
WHY THIS
Shares a stressful mood with Surgeon Simulator.
Ranked #8 for Surgeon Simulator fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Surgeon Simulator.
A punishing VR climbing game. Climb a surreal mountain with nothing but a hammer.
Cheaper alternatives
Games in the same vein priced at least 40% below Surgeon Simulator at current Steam store prices.
Garry's Mod
WHY THIS
Priced ~50% under Surgeon Simulator on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Simulation with Surgeon Simulator.
Garry's Mod is a physics sandbox. There aren't any predefined aims or goals. We give you the tools and leave you to play.
Vampire Survivors
WHY THIS
Priced ~50% under Surgeon Simulator on Steam right now. Shares Action and Indie with Surgeon Simulator.
Mow down thousands of night creatures and survive until dawn! Vampire Survivors is a gothic horror casual game with rogue-lite elements, where your choices can allow you to quickly snowball against the hundreds of monsters that get thrown at you. Be the bullet hell!
Titanfall® 2
WHY THIS
Priced ~55% under Surgeon Simulator on Steam right now. Shares Action with Surgeon Simulator.
Respawn Entertainment gives you the most advanced titan technology in its new, single player campaign & multiplayer experience. Combine & conquer with new titans & pilots, deadlier weapons, & customization and progression systems that help you and your titan flow as one unstoppable killing force.
Cookie Clicker
WHY THIS
Priced ~50% under Surgeon Simulator on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Simulation with Surgeon Simulator.
An idle game about making cookies! Originally released in 2013 on the web, and actively developed since then. This is the official version for Steam.
WEBFISHING
WHY THIS
Priced ~50% under Surgeon Simulator on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Surgeon Simulator.
WEBFISHING a multiplayer chatroom-focused fishing game! Relax and fish (on the web!)
POSTAL 2
WHY THIS
Priced ~90% under Surgeon Simulator on Steam right now. Shares Action and Indie with Surgeon Simulator.
Live a week in the life of "The POSTAL Dude"; a hapless everyman just trying to check off some chores. Buying milk, returning an overdue library book, getting Gary Coleman's autograph, what could possibly go wrong?
Buckshot Roulette
WHY THIS
Priced ~70% under Surgeon Simulator on Steam right now. Shares Action and Indie with Surgeon Simulator.
Play Russian roulette with a 12-gauge shotgun. Four enter. One leaves. Roll the dice with your life. Good luck!
Brotato
WHY THIS
Priced ~50% under Surgeon Simulator on Steam right now. Shares Action and Indie with Surgeon Simulator.
Brotato is a top-down arena shooter roguelite where you play a potato wielding up to 6 weapons at a time to fight off hordes of aliens. Choose from a variety of traits and items to create unique builds and survive until help arrives.
Free alternatives
Free-to-play games that recommended players of this title also tend to enjoy.
Doki Doki Literature Club!
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with Surgeon Simulator.
The Literature Club is full of cute girls! Will you write the way into their heart? This game is not suitable for children or those who are easily disturbed.
Life is Strange - Episode 1
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action with Surgeon Simulator.
Episode 1 now FREE! Life is Strange is an award-winning and critically acclaimed episodic adventure game that allows the player to rewind time and affect the past, present and future.
Ultimate Custom Night
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action and Indie with Surgeon Simulator.
Welcome to the ultimate FNAF mashup, featuring 50 selectable characters and custom difficulties!
Bongo Cat
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and Simulation with Surgeon Simulator.
Bongo cat needs your help. Bongo cat needz more hatz!!! Every time you press a key, Bongo cat will punch your taskbar. Type, click, play, work to collect more points. Which hats will you find?
ENA: Dream BBQ
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with Surgeon Simulator.
Experience surreal environments and inexplicable characters as ENA in a new wild world.
The Murder of Sonic the Hedgehog
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and Simulation with Surgeon Simulator.
Sonic the Hedgehog...was murdered!? Get to the bottom of the mystery in this brand-new adventure!
Indigo Park: Chapter 1
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action and Indie with Surgeon Simulator.
Explore the abandoned childhood wonder of Indigo Park! Guided by Rambley the Raccoon, help restore power to the destroyed amusement park while you run from the reason it shut down.
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More from Bossa Studios
Other recommendable Steam games by Bossa Studios, ranked by review count so the studio's hits land first.
I Am Bread
WHY THIS
Shares a funny mood with Surgeon Simulator.
Another title from Bossa Studios, the studio behind Surgeon Simulator. Shares Action and Indie with Surgeon Simulator.
You are bread. Your mission, become toast! Take on all hazards to deliciousness as you head on an epic adventure in one of the the toughest games ever baked. All of the game modes (including Bagel Race) are now unlocked so there's sure to be something to suit everyone's taste!
Worlds Adrift
WHY THIS
Another title from Bossa Studios, the studio behind Surgeon Simulator. Shares Action and Indie with Surgeon Simulator.
We're tired of endless grinding, mini-maps and predetermined fun. That's why we intend to redefine MMOs and empower our players to find their own destiny, write their own stories, and leave a lasting impression on the world they helped us create. How will you impact it and what will your legacy be?
I Am Fish
WHY THIS
Another title from Bossa Studios, the studio behind Surgeon Simulator. Shares Simulation with Surgeon Simulator.
I Am Fish is a charming, physics-based adventure starring four intrepid fish friends, forcibly separated from their home in a pet shop fish tank. Swim, fly, roll and chomp your way to the open ocean in a bid for freedom and to re-unite once again.
Lost Skies
WHY THIS
Another title from Bossa Studios, the studio behind Surgeon Simulator. Shares Action with Surgeon Simulator.
Chart a course in a breathtaking, but fractured world. Explore ancient ruins, master advanced technology, and craft your very own skyship to brave nature’s fury and colossal threats in Lost Skies. Team up with friends or go it alone in this awe-inspiring cooperative survival adventure.
Surgeon Simulator 2
WHY THIS
Shares a funny mood with Surgeon Simulator.
Another title from Bossa Studios, the studio behind Surgeon Simulator. Shares Action and Indie with Surgeon Simulator.
It’s time to ‘scrub in’ in this physics-based surgery sim. Unearth the mysteries of the Bossa Labs Medical Facility and save Bob’s life.
Surgeon Simulator: Experience Reality
WHY THIS
Shares a funny mood with Surgeon Simulator.
Another title from Bossa Studios, the studio behind Surgeon Simulator. Shares Action and Indie with Surgeon Simulator.
Surgeon Simulator is bringing the ER to VR! The most critically acclaimed and infamous surgery simulation game as you have never seen it before! Featuring all of the surgeries and twisted humour of the original favourite plus a few new surprises...
Deep Dungeons of Doom
WHY THIS
Another title from Bossa Studios, the studio behind Surgeon Simulator.
This game is only for the brave. Dungeons await, each one deeper, each one more perilous and each one more challenging than the last.
Worlds Adrift Island Creator
WHY THIS
Another title from Bossa Studios, the studio behind Surgeon Simulator. Shares Simulation with Surgeon Simulator.
Worlds Adrift is a Community-Crafted MMO: each and every island has been crafted by our playerbase. With the free Island Creator tool, this is your chance to create your own adventure for the community to experience. A crumbling ruin, or a teeming jungle, help expand the edges of Foundation ever further!
Frequently asked about Surgeon Simulator
- 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 9.99 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 Godly Corp, Surgeon Simulator 2, Speaking Simulator.
- Who developed Surgeon Simulator?
- Surgeon Simulator was developed by Bossa Studios and published by Infogrames, Atari.
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