Valve Corporation

Surgeon Simulator

Game First reported release

Game details

First release year
2013

Platforms

Genres

Play modes

  • single-player video game

Players by platform

  • Microsoft Windows*
    Maximum players (mode unspecified)
    1*

Content classifications

  • ESRB · Microsoft Windows*
    Classification
    M - Mature*

Localized titles

  • Surgeon Simulator 2013

Steam version platforms

  • Windows*
    Supported
    Yes*
  • macOS*
    Supported
    Yes*
  • Linux*
    Supported
    Yes*

Store genres

  • Action*
  • Indie*
  • Simulation*

Game features

  • Single-player*
  • Steam Achievements*
  • Steam Trading Cards*
  • Steam Cloud*
  • Family Sharing*

Interface languages

  • English*
    Full audio
    Yes*
  • French*
  • Italian*
  • German*
  • Spanish - Spain*
  • Danish*
  • Dutch*
  • Finnish*
  • Norwegian*
  • Polish*
  • Portuguese - Brazil*
  • Russian*
  • Swedish*

Audio languages

  • English*
  • Swedish*

Community tags · historical

  • Simulation*
    Votes · historical
    1,150*
  • Funny*
    Votes · historical
    1,140*
  • Physics*
    Votes · historical
    1,135*
  • Comedy*
    Votes · historical
    1,133*
  • Medical Sim*
    Votes · historical
    1,131*
  • Indie*
    Votes · historical
    1,125*
  • Dark Humor*
    Votes · historical
    1,125*
  • Difficult*
    Votes · historical
    1,119*
  • Puzzle*
    Votes · historical
    1,116*
  • Intentionally Awkward Controls*
    Votes · historical
    1,116*
  • VR*
    Votes · historical
    827*
  • First-Person*
    Votes · historical
    727*
  • Casual*
    Votes · historical
    719*
  • Aliens*
    Votes · historical
    718*
  • Singleplayer*
    Votes · historical
    714*
  • Dark*
    Votes · historical
    711*
  • Action*
    Votes · historical
    704*
  • Blood*
    Votes · historical
    299*
  • Gore*
    Votes · historical
    292*
  • Great Soundtrack*
    Votes · historical
    125*

System requirements

  • Windows · Minimum*
    Operating system
    Windows XP*
    Processor alternatives
    2.0 GHz*
    Memory
    2 GB RAM*
    Graphics alternatives
    Nvidia Geforce 7800 GT or better DirectX®: 9.0*
    Storage
    500 MB HD space Sound: DirectX9.0 compatible sound card Additional: Requires keyboard. Touchpad supported, but mouse strongly recommended for best play experience.*
  • macOS · Minimum*
    Operating system
    10.6 Snow Leopard*
    Processor alternatives
    1.7 GHz*
    Memory
    2 GB RAM*
    Graphics alternatives
    1024x768 or greater desktop screen resolution (Intel hd 3000 or comparable)*
    Storage
    500 MB HD space Additional: Requires keyboard. Touchpad supported, but mouse strongly recommended for best play experience.*
  • Windows · Recommended*
    Memory
    2 GB*
    Processor alternatives
    2.0 GHz or better*
    Graphics alternatives
    Radeon x850 or comparable*
  • Windows · Recommended memory · 2026-06-27*
    Memory
    2 GB*

Compatibility and community reports

  • Steam Deck*
    Compatibility category
    Playable*
  • Steam Deck · 2026-06-27*
    Compatibility category
    Playable*
  • Linux · Community reports · 2026-06-27*
    Community Linux compatibility tier
    Platinum*
    Reports
    6*
    Community confidence
    low*

Studios & publishers

Developers

  • Bossa Studios

Publishers

  • Valve Corporation
  • Infogrames*

Release history

  • 2013-04-19
    Date precision
    Exact date
  • 2018-09-13
    Date precision
    Exact date
  • 2013-04-18 · Microsoft Windows*
    Release date
    2013-04-18*
    Date precision
    Exact date*
    Platform
    Microsoft Windows*

Store release history

  • Steam*
    Release date
    Apr 19, 2013*

System configuration

Detailed specifications

Specifications 1 · 2 fields
Steam Deck compatibility
Playable*
Steam Deck compatibility
Steam Deck
Compatibility category
Playable*
Specifications 2 · 14 fields
Windows minimum processor requirement
2.0 GHz*
Windows minimum graphics requirement
Nvidia Geforce 7800 GT or better*
Windows minimum memory requirement
2* GB
Name
Surgeon Simulator 2013*
Windows recommended processor requirement
2.0 GHz or better*
Windows recommended graphics requirement
Radeon x850 or comparable*
Windows recommended memory requirement
2* GB
Release year
2,013*
Windows minimum processor requirement
Windows · Minimum
Processor alternatives
2.0 GHz*
Windows minimum graphics requirement
Windows · Minimum
Graphics alternatives
Nvidia Geforce 7800 GT or better*
Windows minimum memory requirement
Windows · Minimum
Memory
2 GB*
Windows recommended processor requirement
Windows · Recommended
Processor alternatives
2.0 GHz or better*
Windows recommended graphics requirement
Windows · Recommended
Graphics alternatives
Radeon x850 or comparable*
Windows recommended memory requirement
Windows · Recommended
Memory
2 GB*
Specifications 3 · 7 fields
Developers · Microsoft Windows
Bossa Studios
Bossa Studios*
ESRB classification · Microsoft Windows
ESRB · Microsoft Windows
Classification
M - Mature*
Genres · Microsoft Windows
action game
action game*
educational video game
educational video game*
life simulation game
life simulation game*
Maximum players (mode unspecified) · Microsoft Windows
Microsoft Windows
Maximum players (mode unspecified)
1*
Platform
Microsoft Windows
Microsoft Windows*
Publishers · Microsoft Windows
Infogrames
Infogrames*
Release date · Microsoft Windows
2013-04-18 · Microsoft Windows
Release date
2013-04-18*
Date precision
day*
Platform
Microsoft Windows*
Specifications 4 · 35 fields
Achievements · historical
123*
Mean playtime over the reported two-week window (historical)
0* min
Mean playtime since March 2009 (historical)
210* min
Features
  • Single-player*
  • Steam Achievements*
  • Steam Trading Cards*
  • Steam Cloud*
  • Family Sharing*
Developers
  • Bossa Studios*
DLC count · historical
0*
Estimated ownership range (historical)
1000000 - 2000000*
Audio languages
  • English*
  • Swedish*
Store genres
  • Action*
  • Indie*
  • Simulation*
Linux support · historical
Yes*
macOS support · historical
Yes*
Median playtime over the reported two-week window (historical)
0* min
Median playtime since March 2009 (historical)
100* min
Metacritic score
71*
Name
Surgeon Simulator*
Negative reviews · historical
2,927*
Peak ccu
11*
Positive reviews · historical
13,566*
Price (historical; currency unreported)
1.99*
Publishers
  • Infogrames*
Recommendations
13,540*
Store release date · historical
Apr 19, 2013*
Interface languages
  • English*
  • French*
  • Italian*
  • German*
  • Spanish - Spain*
  • Danish*
  • Dutch*
  • Finnish*
  • Norwegian*
  • Polish*
  • Portuguese - Brazil*
  • Russian*
  • Swedish*
Game website · historical
https://www.surgeonsim.com*
Windows support · historical
Yes*
Features
Single-player
Single-player*
Steam Achievements
Steam Achievements*
Steam Trading Cards
Steam Trading Cards*
Steam Cloud
Steam Cloud*
Family Sharing
Family Sharing*
Developers
Bossa Studios
Bossa Studios*
Audio languages
  • English*
  • Swedish*
Store genres
Action
Action*
Indie
Indie*
Simulation
Simulation*
Linux support · historical
Linux
Supported
Yes*
macOS support · historical
macOS
Supported
Yes*
Publishers
Infogrames
Infogrames*
Store release date · historical
Steam
Release date
Apr 19, 2013*
Interface languages
  • English*
  • French*
  • Italian*
  • German*
  • Spanish - Spain*
  • Danish*
  • Dutch*
  • Finnish*
  • Norwegian*
  • Polish*
  • Portuguese - Brazil*
  • Russian*
  • Swedish*
Windows support · historical
Windows
Supported
Yes*
Specifications 5 · 21 fields
Mean playtime over the reported two-week window (historical)
39* min
Mean playtime since March 2009 (historical)
214* min
Ccu
11*
Developer
Bossa Studios*
Historical discount
0* %
Store genres
  • Action*
  • Indie*
  • Simulation*
Historical US original list price
999* US cents
Languages
  • English*
  • French*
  • Italian*
  • German*
  • Spanish - Spain*
  • Danish*
  • Dutch*
  • Finnish*
  • Norwegian*
  • Polish*
  • Portuguese - Brazil*
  • Russian*
  • Swedish*
Median playtime over the reported two-week window (historical)
39* min
Median playtime since March 2009 (historical)
127* min
Name
Surgeon Simulator*
Negative reviews · historical
2,927*
Estimated ownership range (historical)
1,000,000 .. 2,000,000*
Positive reviews · historical
13,566*
Historical US price
999* US cents
Publisher
Infogrames*
Community tags · historical
  • Simulation*
  • Funny*
  • Physics*
  • Comedy*
  • Medical Sim*
  • Indie*
  • Dark Humor*
  • Difficult*
  • Puzzle*
  • Intentionally Awkward Controls*
  • VR*
  • First-Person*
  • Casual*
  • Aliens*
  • Singleplayer*
  • Dark*
  • Action*
  • Blood*
  • Gore*
  • Great Soundtrack*
Store genres
Action
Action*
Indie
Indie*
Simulation
Simulation*
Languages
  • English*
  • French*
  • Italian*
  • German*
  • Spanish - Spain*
  • Danish*
  • Dutch*
  • Finnish*
  • Norwegian*
  • Polish*
  • Portuguese - Brazil*
  • Russian*
  • Swedish*
Community tags · historical
Simulation
Simulation*
Funny
Funny*
Physics
Physics*
Comedy
Comedy*
Medical Sim
Medical Sim*
Indie
Indie*
Dark Humor
Dark Humor*
Difficult
Difficult*
Puzzle
Puzzle*
Intentionally Awkward Controls
Intentionally Awkward Controls*
VR
VR*
First-Person
First-Person*
Casual
Casual*
Aliens
Aliens*
Singleplayer
Singleplayer*
Dark
Dark*
Action
Action*
Blood
Blood*
Gore
Gore*
Great Soundtrack
Great Soundtrack*
Tags votes
Simulation
Votes · historical
1,150*
Funny
Votes · historical
1,140*
Physics
Votes · historical
1,135*
Comedy
Votes · historical
1,133*
Medical Sim
Votes · historical
1,131*
Indie
Votes · historical
1,125*
Dark Humor
Votes · historical
1,125*
Difficult
Votes · historical
1,119*
Puzzle
Votes · historical
1,116*
Intentionally Awkward Controls
Votes · historical
1,116*
VR
Votes · historical
827*
First-Person
Votes · historical
727*
Casual
Votes · historical
719*
Aliens
Votes · historical
718*
Singleplayer
Votes · historical
714*
Dark
Votes · historical
711*
Action
Votes · historical
704*
Blood
Votes · historical
299*
Gore
Votes · historical
292*
Great Soundtrack
Votes · historical
125*
Specifications 6 · 27 fields
Features
  • Single-player*
  • Steam Achievements*
  • Steam Trading Cards*
  • Steam Cloud*
  • Family Sharing*
Developers
  • Bossa Studios*
Store genres
  • Action*
  • Indie*
  • Simulation*
Free to play · historical
No*
macOS requirements
Minimum: OS:10.6 Snow Leopard Processor:1.7 GHz Memory:2 GB RAM Graphics:1024x768 or greater desktop screen resolution (Intel hd 3000 or comparable) Hard Drive:500 MB HD space Additional:Requires keyboard. Touchpad supported, but mouse strongly recommended for best play experience. *
Metacritic score
71*
Name
Surgeon Simulator*
Windows requirements
Minimum: OS *:Windows XP Processor:2.0 GHz Memory:2 GB RAM Graphics:Nvidia Geforce 7800 GT or better DirectX®:9.0 Hard Drive:500 MB HD space Sound:DirectX9.0 compatible sound card Additional:Requires keyboard. Touchpad supported, but mouse strongly recommended for best play experience. *
Platforms
  • windows*
  • mac*
  • linux*
Historical price currency
USD*
Discount percentage (historical)
0*
Historical store price
$9.99*
Publishers
  • Infogrames*
Recommendations total
13,532*
Coming soon · historical store status
No*
Store release date · historical
Apr 19, 2013*
Interface languages
English (full audio), French, Italian, German, Spanish - Spain, Danish, Dutch, Finnish, Norwegian, Polish, Portuguese - Brazil, Russian, Swedish*
Type
game*
Features
Single-player
Single-player*
Steam Achievements
Steam Achievements*
Steam Trading Cards
Steam Trading Cards*
Steam Cloud
Steam Cloud*
Family Sharing
Family Sharing*
Developers
Bossa Studios
Bossa Studios*
Store genres
Action
Action*
Indie
Indie*
Simulation
Simulation*
macOS requirements
macOS · Minimum
Operating system
10.6 Snow Leopard*
Processor alternatives
1.7 GHz*
Memory
2 GB RAM*
Graphics alternatives
1024x768 or greater desktop screen resolution (Intel hd 3000 or comparable)*
Storage
500 MB HD space Additional: Requires keyboard. Touchpad supported, but mouse strongly recommended for best play experience.*
Windows requirements
Windows · Minimum
Operating system
Windows XP*
Processor alternatives
2.0 GHz*
Memory
2 GB RAM*
Graphics alternatives
Nvidia Geforce 7800 GT or better DirectX®: 9.0*
Storage
500 MB HD space Sound: DirectX9.0 compatible sound card Additional: Requires keyboard. Touchpad supported, but mouse strongly recommended for best play experience.*
Platforms
Windows
Supported
Yes*
macOS
Supported
Yes*
Linux
Supported
Yes*
Publishers
Infogrames
Infogrames*
Store release date · historical
Steam
Release date
Apr 19, 2013*
Interface languages
  • French*
  • Italian*
  • German*
  • Spanish - Spain*
  • Danish*
  • Dutch*
  • Finnish*
  • Norwegian*
  • Polish*
  • Portuguese - Brazil*
  • Russian*
  • Swedish*
Specifications 7 · 17 fields
Co-op listed on Steam · 2026-06-27
No*
Steam Deck compatibility · 2026-06-27
playable*
Store genres
Action|Indie|Simulation*
Local co-op listed on Steam · 2026-06-27
No*
Owners-based popularity rank · 2026-06-27
262*
Community Linux rating confidence · 2026-06-27
low*
Community Linux report count · 2026-06-27
6*
Community Linux compatibility tier · 2026-06-27
platinum*
PvP listed on Steam · 2026-06-27
No*
Windows recommended RAM · 2026-06-27
2* GB
Steam release year · historical
2,013*
Title
Surgeon Simulator*
Coming soon · historical Steam listing
No*
Steam Deck compatibility · 2026-06-27
Steam Deck · 2026-06-27
Compatibility category
Playable*
Store genres
Action
Action*
Indie
Indie*
Simulation
Simulation*
Community Linux compatibility tier · 2026-06-27
Linux · Community reports · 2026-06-27
Community Linux compatibility tier
Platinum*
Reports
6*
Community confidence
low*
Windows recommended RAM · 2026-06-27
Windows · Recommended memory · 2026-06-27
Memory
2 GB*

* Provisional data