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Surgeon Simulator 2

Bossa Studios · Infogrames · 2021-09-02

SteamEpic Games StoreMicrosoft Store

ActionCasualIndieSimulation

Modes: Single player, Multiplayer, Co-operative · Perspectives: First person

Releases: Sep 02, 2021 (PC (Microsoft Windows)), Sep 02, 2021 (Xbox One), Sep 02, 2021 (Xbox Series X|S)

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Surgeon Simulator 2 is an Action, Casual, Indie, and Simulation game released in 2021, priced at $19.99, with an estimated 50,000 to 100,000 owners and a Mixed review sentiment (43% of 2595 reviews).

0
playing now
43%
positive of 2.6k reviews
Mixed
steam's rating (official)
50,000–100,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
69/100
critic score (4 outlets, IGDB)
silver
deck/linux tier (ProtonDB)
Playable
Steam Deck (Valve)
SteamOS: Playable
$19.99
steam price (US)

0 players in-game as of 2026-10-14 17:00 UTC (census sample)

Health check

Quietly active
  • · 0 players in-game at the last census sample.
  • · 185 reviews in the last 8 weeks (~23/week).
  • · Review velocity down 19% vs the prior 8 weeks.
  • · Top 10% of 27,667 Action games in the census by review count.

Health tier since 2026-08-30

Estimated sales: 52k–117k copies

Review-multiple estimate from 2,595 total reviews — how this is computed.

Current store prices

Steam$1.99-90%
Microsoft Store$19.99

Deal snapshots via CheapShark, refreshed daily.

All-time low: $2.99 at Steam (2026-04-19) · bundled 3×via IsThereAnyDeal

12-month high $19.99 · on sale 34 of 52 observed days (census price snapshots)

Review momentum

PositiveNegative
19519520212026Week of 2021-09-01: 195 positiveWeek of 2021-09-01: 119 negativeWeek of 2021-10-01: 38 positiveWeek of 2021-10-01: 11 negativeWeek of 2021-11-01: 100 positiveWeek of 2021-11-01: 13 negativeWeek of 2021-12-01: 20 positiveWeek of 2021-12-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2022-01-01: 21 positiveWeek of 2022-01-01: 13 negativeWeek of 2022-02-01: 13 positiveWeek of 2022-02-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2022-03-01: 17 positiveWeek of 2022-03-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2022-04-01: 63 positiveWeek of 2022-04-01: 30 negativeWeek of 2022-05-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2022-05-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2022-06-01: 15 positiveWeek of 2022-06-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2022-07-01: 18 positiveWeek of 2022-07-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2022-08-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2022-09-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2022-09-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2022-10-01: 14 positiveWeek of 2022-10-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2022-11-01: 17 positiveWeek of 2022-11-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2022-12-01: 17 positiveWeek of 2022-12-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2023-01-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2023-01-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2023-02-01: 16 positiveWeek of 2023-02-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2023-03-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2023-03-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2023-04-01: 15 positiveWeek of 2023-04-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2023-05-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2023-05-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2023-06-01: 20 positiveWeek of 2023-06-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2023-07-01: 14 positiveWeek of 2023-07-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2023-08-01: 25 positiveWeek of 2023-08-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2023-09-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2023-09-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2023-10-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2023-10-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2023-11-01: 41 positiveWeek of 2023-11-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2023-12-01: 41 positiveWeek of 2023-12-01: 36 negativeWeek of 2024-01-01: 31 positiveWeek of 2024-01-01: 20 negativeWeek of 2024-02-01: 18 positiveWeek of 2024-02-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2024-03-01: 27 positiveWeek of 2024-03-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2024-04-01: 22 positiveWeek of 2024-04-01: 14 negativeWeek of 2024-05-01: 23 positiveWeek of 2024-05-01: 50 negativeWeek of 2024-06-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2024-06-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2024-07-01: 14 positiveWeek of 2024-07-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2024-08-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2024-08-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2024-09-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2024-09-01: 31 negativeWeek of 2024-10-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2024-10-01: 69 negativeWeek of 2024-11-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2024-11-01: 49 negativeWeek of 2024-12-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2024-12-01: 60 negativeWeek of 2025-01-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2025-01-01: 50 negativeWeek of 2025-02-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2025-02-01: 46 negativeWeek of 2025-03-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2025-03-01: 48 negativeWeek of 2025-04-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2025-04-01: 21 negativeWeek of 2025-05-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2025-05-01: 42 negativeWeek of 2025-06-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2025-06-01: 24 negativeWeek of 2025-07-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2025-07-01: 16 negativeWeek of 2025-08-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-08-01: 22 negativeWeek of 2025-09-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2025-09-01: 25 negativeWeek of 2025-10-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2025-10-01: 25 negativeWeek of 2025-11-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2025-11-01: 24 negativeWeek of 2025-12-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2025-12-01: 18 negativeWeek of 2026-01-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2026-01-01: 23 negativeWeek of 2026-02-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2026-02-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2026-03-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2026-03-01: 18 negativeWeek of 2026-04-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2026-04-01: 37 negativeWeek of 2026-05-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2026-05-01: 11 negativeWeek of 2026-06-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2026-06-01: 19 negativeWeek of 2026-07-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2026-07-01: 15 negativeWeek of 2026-08-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2026-08-01: 4 negative
Weekly review counts (Steam review histogram). Positive above the line, negative below.

Players online

10102026-09-15 02:00 — 1 players2026-09-16 10:00 — 0 players2026-09-17 18:00 — 2 players2026-09-19 01:00 — 3 players2026-09-20 09:00 — 2 players2026-09-21 17:00 — 0 players2026-09-23 00:00 — 66 players2026-09-24 08:00 — 21 players2026-09-25 15:00 — 24 players2026-09-26 23:00 — 10 players2026-09-28 06:00 — 5 players2026-09-29 14:00 — 14 players2026-09-30 21:00 — 12 players2026-10-02 05:00 — 14 players2026-10-03 12:00 — 20 players2026-10-04 20:00 — 10 players2026-10-06 04:00 — 6 players2026-10-07 11:00 — 10 players2026-10-08 19:00 — 6 players2026-10-10 02:00 — 8 players2026-10-11 10:00 — 9 players2026-10-12 18:00 — 4 players2026-10-14 01:00 — 0 players2026-10-14 17:00 — 0 players
Concurrent players, hourly average, last 30 days (census samples).

Price history

$39.99$1.992020-06-192026-10-082020-06-19 — best price $39.992020-10-22 — best price $21.742020-12-24 — best price $19.992021-04-08 — best price $24.992021-11-01 — best price $19.992021-12-11 — best price $19.992022-01-24 — best price $13.392022-03-15 — best price $19.992022-04-25 — best price $19.992022-06-20 — best price $9.992022-07-28 — best price $19.992022-11-29 — best price $19.992023-03-06 — best price $7.992023-05-03 — best price $19.992023-07-21 — best price $7.992023-09-07 — best price $6.992023-10-27 — best price $6.002023-11-17 — best price $6.002023-12-09 — best price $4.992024-01-25 — best price $19.992024-02-28 — best price $19.992024-04-01 — best price $19.992024-05-10 — best price $5.002024-07-12 — best price $19.992024-09-04 — best price $4.992024-12-03 — best price $19.992025-03-13 — best price $3.992025-05-01 — best price $3.992025-07-17 — best price $3.992025-09-29 — best price $3.992026-01-05 — best price $19.992026-03-30 — best price $3.992026-06-02 — best price $19.992026-07-20 — best price $19.992026-09-25 — best price $2.992026-10-03 — best price $1.992026-10-08 — best price $1.99
Lowest recorded price across tracked stores, per day (census snapshots).

Completion

30
achievements tracked
89.2%
earned "An Ideal Patient"
10%
median achievement earned by

Global achievement rates from Steam.

Details

WindowsSingle-playerSteam AchievementsIncludes level editorFamily Sharing

12 supported languages: English, French, Italian, German, Spanish - Spain, Japanese, Korean, Polish, Portuguese - Portugal, Russian, Simplified Chinese, Traditional Chinese

Console footprint

PlatformPlayers trackedCompletionTrophies/achievements
Xbox Series, Xbox One (Xbox)29,9840%30
Windows (Xbox)5,5031%30
Steam (Steam)2,1031%30

Players tracked by Exophase (achievement/trophy trackers) — a sample of the player base, not total sales.

Where its players are

Share of Steam reviews by language (top languages measured) — a proxy for where the player base lives.

Player tags

BloodFunnyMemesActionCasualComedyPuzzlePhysicsControllerDark Humor

Census log

Computed from census-recorded observations only — dates are observation dates.

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Similarity via IGDB.

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