Single-player games like Surgeon Simulator
Below are 15 single-player Steam games similar to Surgeon Simulator, ranked by player overlap. Every pick carries Steam's Single-player category, so multiplayer-only titles or always-online games don't sneak in. imho.run pulls the category data from Steam directly — Single-player here matches what the store labels.
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Ranked picks
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Godly Corp
Single-player alternative to Surgeon Simulator — playable solo, no multiplayer required. 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.
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Surgeon Simulator 2
Single-player alternative to Surgeon Simulator — playable solo, no multiplayer required. 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.
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Speaking Simulator
Single-player alternative to Surgeon Simulator — playable solo, no multiplayer required. 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.
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Hand Simulator
Single-player alternative to Surgeon Simulator — playable solo, no multiplayer required. 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.
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Hop to It!
Single-player alternative to Surgeon Simulator — playable solo, no multiplayer required. 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...
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Manual Samuel - Last Tuesday Edition
Single-player alternative to Surgeon Simulator — playable solo, no multiplayer required. 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!
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UFO-Man
Single-player alternative to Surgeon Simulator — playable solo, no multiplayer required. 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.
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Clamb
Single-player alternative to Surgeon Simulator — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Surgeon Simulator.
A punishing VR climbing game. Climb a surreal mountain with nothing but a hammer.
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Surgeon Simulator VR: Meet The Medic
Single-player alternative to Surgeon Simulator — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Surgeon Simulator.
Surgeon Simulator VR: Meet the Medic – be the Medic and operate on the Heavy in this free and exclusive teaser for the HTC Vive!
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I Am Bread
Single-player alternative to Surgeon Simulator — playable solo, no multiplayer required. 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!
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I Am Fish
Single-player alternative to Surgeon Simulator — playable solo, no multiplayer required. 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.
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Lost Skies
Single-player alternative to Surgeon Simulator — playable solo, no multiplayer required. 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.
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Surgeon Simulator: Experience Reality
Single-player alternative to Surgeon Simulator — playable solo, no multiplayer required. 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...
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Deep Dungeons of Doom
Single-player alternative to Surgeon Simulator — playable solo, no multiplayer required.
This game is only for the brave. Dungeons await, each one deeper, each one more perilous and each one more challenging than the last.
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Worlds Adrift Island Creator
Single-player alternative to Surgeon Simulator — playable solo, no multiplayer required. 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!