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Surgeon Simulator 2013

Surgeon Simulator 2013 is a darkly humorous over-the-top operation sim game where players become Nigel Burke, a would-be surgeon taking life into his own shaky hands (one keyboard button for each finger)…

81 19 April 2013

Surgeon Simulator 2013 is an indie developed by Bossa Studios, released 19 April 2013 on Android, iOS, Linux and Mac. The main story takes about 3 hrs to finish.

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What Surgeon Simulator 2013 is

Surgeon Simulator 2013 is an indie game developed by Bossa Studios and released in 2013. It is available on Android, iOS, Linux, Mac and PC (Microsoft Windows).

The premise, in the publisher's words

Surgeon Simulator is a surgical simulation video game developed and published by Bossa Studios. The initial version was created by Tom Jackson, Jack Good, Luke Williams and James Broadley in a 48-hour period for the 2013 Global Game Jam; the developers continued and spent 48 days creating a commercial version. The full version was released via Steam in April 2013, and GOG.com on 10 October 2013 followed by an iPad release on 7 March 2014.
Description from Wikipedia · source

How it plays

It is played from a first person perspective. Its themes are action and comedy. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component. There are 123 achievements to unlock.

How it was received

Surgeon Simulator 2013 holds a critic score of 81 out of 100. That places it above 76% of the 5,098 rated indie games in our database, which average 72. Games released in 2013 averaged 70, so it scored 11 points above the year average. Players rate it 75, 6 points lower than critics did — a gap worth knowing about before you buy.

How long it takes, and what that costs

The main story runs about 3 hrs.

What you need to run it

The minimum specification calls for 2.0 GHz, 2 GB RAM and Nvidia Geforce 7800 GT or better. At 2GB of RAM, it will run on essentially any working PC — that is below what a budget laptop ships with today. Both tiers are compared side by side on the requirements page, and you can check your own parts against them without installing anything.

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What it launched against

Surgeon Simulator 2013 launched on 19 April 2013, within three weeks of Dragon's Dogma: Dark Arisen, Far Cry 3: Blood Dragon, Age of Empires II HD and BattleBlock Theater. It reviewed better than 1 of the 4.

Released around the same time: Dragon's Dogma: Dark Arisen, Far Cry 3: Blood Dragon, Age of Empires II HD, BattleBlock Theater.

Cheats and codes

We have not confirmed any working cheat codes for Surgeon Simulator 2013 yet. Rather than reprint a list we have not tested, this section stays empty until one is verified.

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Official trailer

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Quick answers

Surgeon Simulator 2013 — frequently asked questions

When did Surgeon Simulator 2013 come out?
Surgeon Simulator 2013 was released on 19 April 2013 for Android, iOS, Linux, Mac and PC (Microsoft Windows).
What are the minimum PC requirements for Surgeon Simulator 2013?
At minimum, Surgeon Simulator 2013 needs 2.0 GHz, 2 GB RAM, Nvidia Geforce 7800 GT or better graphics, 500 MB HD space of storage.
How long does it take to beat Surgeon Simulator 2013?
The main story of Surgeon Simulator 2013 takes around 3 hrs.
How many GB is Surgeon Simulator 2013?
The PC version needs about 0.5 GB of storage, going by the storage line in the system requirements ("500 MB HD space"). Updates can add to that, and console versions have their own sizes, which are not listed here.

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