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Surgeon Simulator: Experience Reality

Surgeon Simulator: Experience Reality

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...

Released Dec 5, 2016 Developer Bossa Studios Publisher Bossa Studios, Infogrames Platforms Windows SimulationVRMedical SimIndieAction
View on Steam ↗ $19.99 (US · as of 2026-07-26)

What players say

Steam review score and the most-helpful voices, which may include critical ones. Data as of 2026-05-20.

56.5%positive1,106 reviews
Recommended · 5 found this helpful

“I started playing Surgeon Simulator VR thinking: 'How hard can surgery truly be?'' 5 minutes later: • The patient has no ribcage • I dropped a hammer inside his chest • The heart is somewhere on the floor • The monitor is screaming at me like i'm committing a crime And somehow,…”

— a player, Steam review · 6 hrs played
Recommended · 3 found this helpful

“the game overall is pretty good, it has a few issues and some jank but its 10 years old thats to be expected. worth it on sale”

— a player, Steam review · 2 hrs played
Not recommended · 9 found this helpful

“Was really really excited to play this only to get stuck at the "step into the light" and the menu because, no matter what I did, I couldn't move my character. I used the reset view button, I pressed everything, nothing worked. Maybe I couldn't figure it out properly but I was…”

— a player, Steam review · 0 hrs played
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Player activity

Monthly average concurrent players. Live count fetched 2026-07-24 00:20 UTC · history via SteamCharts.

2playing at last check
424-hour peak
210all-time peak
0 10 20 2017 2019 2021 2023 2025 15 avg · Apr 2021

Achievement stats

Global completion rates across all Steam players — a data view of how far people actually get. Source: Steam official stats · as of 2026-07-25.

55achievements
10.6%median completion
1.2%rarest: Mass ejection
74.3% of players 64.0% of players 42.3% of players 41.8% of players 40.5% of players 37.4% of players 37.0% of players 36.8% of players 34.5% of players 33.8% of players 29.7% of players 28.6% of players 26.5% of players 25.7% of players 25.2% of players 23.9% of players 20.8% of players 20.6% of players 20.3% of players 20.0% of players 19.8% of players 19.5% of players 19.2% of players 19.2% of players 17.2% of players 16.3% of players 14.2% of players 10.6% of players 10.4% of players 10.4% of players 10.3% of players 10.2% of players 9.7% of players 9.3% of players 7.3% of players 6.9% of players 5.6% of players 4.9% of players 4.3% of players 4.2% of players 3.3% of players 3.0% of players 2.9% of players 2.5% of players 2.3% of players 2.3% of players 2.2% of players 2.0% of players 2.0% of players 2.0% of players 2.0% of players 1.6% of players 1.3% of players 1.3% of players 1.2% of players 74.3% 0% most earned rarest
Almost everyone has
74.3%I Think I Got This — Perform a heart transplant.
64.0%Doctor Doctor, Give Me The News — Answer the phone.
42.3%What A Load Of Bull — Listen to the surgeon rap.
Rarest badges of honor
1.2%Mass ejection — Eject all the tools into space
1.3%There Is Nothing More To Teach... — Completed every achievement. Now go save lives!
1.3%Best Surgeon In The World — Get an A++ rating on all procedures.

Price tracking

US-region pricing (USD), sampled twice daily by our own tracker since 2026-07-25. Steam prices vary by region — always confirm your local price on Steam.

$19.99current · sampled 2026-07-26 08:39 UTC
$19.99lowest since tracking began2026-07-25
US19.99 USD
EU19.50 EUR
UK16.75 GBP
Australia29.50 AUD
Canada25.99 CAD
Japan2,300 JPY
Brazil59.99 BRL
China76.00 CNY

Regional prices at last sample, in local currency — Steam sets each region's price independently.

China≈$11 Brazil Japan Canada US Australia EU UK≈$22

Cheapest → most expensive, converted to USD at ECB reference rates (2026-07-24). Relative comparison only.

Latest official news

Developer announcements via the Steam news API — links go to the original posts. More across all games on the news hub.

Mar 02, 2022
Update notes for March 2022

Hi folks, we've pushed the former beta branch build live which should fix the black screen issue many players were experiencing. If you're still experiencing the black screen bug or any other issues,

Oct 30, 2019
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May 17, 2018
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May 17, 2018
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Mar 27, 2017
Surgeon Simulator: Experience Reality - Update Now Live!

Hey Surgeons! Last month we posted a tentative update to the game on our beta branch based on all the feedback we'd collected from you guys about your experience with SS:ER. If you didn't catch that p

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Screenshots

Official Steam store screenshots — click any shot to enlarge.

Facts & details

From the Steam store record, snapshot 2026-05-20.

GenresAction, Indie, Simulation
Player tagsSimulation · VR · Medical Sim · Indie · Action · Memes · Funny · Blood (SteamSpy community voting)
FeaturesSingle-player · Steam Achievements · Tracked Controller Support · VR Only · Family Sharing
LanguagesEnglish, French, Italian, German, Spanish - Spain, Danish, Dutch, Finnish, Norwegian, Polish, Portuguese - Brazil, Russian, Swedish
Achievements55
Estimated owners100,000 – 200,000 (SteamSpy)
Minimum system requirements (PC)

Minimum: OS: 7,8,10 Processor: Intel i5-4590 equivalent or greater Memory: 8 GB RAM Graphics: NVIDIA GTX 970 / ATI Radeon 290 equivalent or greater Storage: 3 GB available space Sound Card: Yes VR Support: SteamVR. Standing or Room Scale Additional Notes: Try turning off some effects in the Advanced graphical settings to improve framerate