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Surgeon Simulator: Experience Reality

Bossa Studios · 2016-12-05

SteamPlayStation Store

ActionIndieSimulation

Modes: Single player · Perspectives: Virtual Reality

Releases: Dec 03, 2016 (PlayStation VR), Dec 05, 2016 (Oculus Rift), Dec 05, 2016 (SteamVR)

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...

Surgeon Simulator: Experience Reality is an Action, Indie, Simulation game released in 2016, priced at $19.99, with an owner estimate of 100,000 .. 200,000 and a Mixed (58% of 1262 reviews) sentiment.

4
playing now
58%
positive of 1.3k reviews
Mixed
steam's rating (official)
100,000–200,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
40/100
critic score (3 outlets, IGDB)
70/100
IGDB user rating (7 ratings)
3.50★
PlayStation Store rating (1,665 ratings)
2h
time to beat (IGDB)
bronze
deck/linux tier (ProtonDB)
Unsupported
Steam Deck (Valve)
SteamOS: 0
$19.99
steam price (US)

4 players in-game as of 2026-10-14 15:00 UTC (census sample)

Health check

Quietly active
  • · 4 players in-game at the last census sample.
  • · 105 reviews in the last 8 weeks (~13/week).
  • · Review velocity up 33% vs the prior 8 weeks.
  • · Top 14% of 27,649 Action games in the census by review count.

Health tier since 2026-08-31

Estimated sales: 32k–76k copies

Review-multiple estimate from 1,262 total reviews — how this is computed.

All-time low: $2.99 at Nuuvem (2019-02-22) · bundled 1×via IsThereAnyDeal

12-month high $19.99 · on sale 8 of 16 observed days (census price snapshots)

Review momentum

PositiveNegative
171720182026Week of 2018-01-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2018-01-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2018-02-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2018-02-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2018-03-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2018-03-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2018-04-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2018-04-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2018-05-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2018-05-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2018-06-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2018-06-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2018-07-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2018-07-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2018-08-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2018-08-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2018-09-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2018-10-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2018-10-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2018-11-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2018-12-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2018-12-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2019-01-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2019-01-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2019-02-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2019-03-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2019-04-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2019-04-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2019-05-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2019-05-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2019-06-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2019-07-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2019-07-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2019-08-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2019-08-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2019-09-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2019-09-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2019-10-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2019-11-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2019-11-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2019-12-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2019-12-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2020-01-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2020-01-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2020-02-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2020-02-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2020-03-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2020-03-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2020-04-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2020-04-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2020-05-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2020-05-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2020-06-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2020-06-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2020-07-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2020-07-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2020-08-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2020-08-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2020-09-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2020-09-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2020-10-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2020-10-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2020-11-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2020-11-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2020-12-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2020-12-01: 15 negativeWeek of 2021-01-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2021-01-01: 11 negativeWeek of 2021-02-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2021-02-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2021-03-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2021-03-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2021-04-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2021-04-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2021-05-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2021-05-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2021-06-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2021-06-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2021-07-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2021-07-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2021-08-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2021-08-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2021-09-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2021-09-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2021-10-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2021-10-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2021-11-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2021-11-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2021-12-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2021-12-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2022-01-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2022-01-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2022-02-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2022-02-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2022-03-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2022-03-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2022-04-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2022-04-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2022-05-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2022-06-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2022-06-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2022-07-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2022-07-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2022-08-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2022-08-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2022-09-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2022-09-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-10-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2022-10-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2022-11-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2022-11-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2022-12-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2022-12-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2023-01-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2023-01-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2023-02-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2023-02-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-03-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2023-03-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2023-04-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2023-04-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-05-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2023-05-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2023-06-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2023-06-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2023-07-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2023-07-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2023-08-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2023-09-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2023-09-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-10-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2023-10-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-11-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2023-12-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2023-12-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2024-01-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2024-01-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2024-02-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2024-02-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2024-03-01: 15 positiveWeek of 2024-03-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2024-04-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2024-04-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2024-05-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2024-05-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2024-06-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2024-06-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-07-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2024-08-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2024-08-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-09-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2024-10-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2024-11-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2024-11-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2024-12-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2024-12-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2025-01-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2025-01-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2025-02-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2025-02-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-03-01: 14 positiveWeek of 2025-03-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2025-04-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2025-05-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2025-05-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2025-06-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2025-06-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2025-07-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2025-07-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2025-08-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2025-08-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2025-09-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2025-09-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2025-10-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2025-10-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2025-11-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2025-11-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2025-12-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2025-12-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-01-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2026-01-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2026-02-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2026-03-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2026-03-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2026-04-01: 17 positiveWeek of 2026-04-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2026-05-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2026-05-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2026-06-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2026-06-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2026-07-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2026-07-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2026-08-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2026-08-01: 3 negative
Weekly review counts (Steam review histogram). Positive above the line, negative below.

Players online

1302026-09-15 00:00 — 1 players2026-09-16 08:00 — 0 players2026-09-17 16:00 — 2 players2026-09-18 23:00 — 4 players2026-09-20 07:00 — 1 players2026-09-21 15:00 — 3 players2026-09-22 22:00 — 0 players2026-09-24 06:00 — 3 players2026-09-25 13:00 — 4 players2026-09-26 21:00 — 13 players2026-09-28 04:00 — 0 players2026-09-29 12:00 — 6 players2026-09-30 19:00 — 11 players2026-10-02 03:00 — 3 players2026-10-03 10:00 — 12 players2026-10-04 18:00 — 13 players2026-10-06 02:00 — 6 players2026-10-07 09:00 — 4 players2026-10-08 17:00 — 9 players2026-10-10 00:00 — 4 players2026-10-11 08:00 — 4 players2026-10-12 16:00 — 2 players2026-10-13 23:00 — 1 players2026-10-14 15:00 — 4 players
Concurrent players, hourly average, last 30 days (census samples).
152Dec 2016Aug 2026Dec 2016 — avg 6 · peak 43Mar 2017 — avg 5 · peak 14Jun 2017 — avg 2 · peak 8Sep 2017 — avg 2 · peak 13Dec 2017 — avg 5 · peak 25Mar 2018 — avg 2 · peak 9Jun 2018 — avg 4 · peak 12Sep 2018 — avg 2 · peak 10Dec 2018 — avg 5 · peak 31Mar 2019 — avg 3 · peak 13Jun 2019 — avg 5 · peak 23Sep 2019 — avg 4 · peak 14Dec 2019 — avg 7 · peak 35Mar 2020 — avg 3 · peak 19Jun 2020 — avg 4 · peak 23Sep 2020 — avg 3 · peak 12Dec 2020 — avg 5 · peak 21Mar 2021 — avg 3 · peak 11Jun 2021 — avg 4 · peak 15Sep 2021 — avg 4 · peak 16Dec 2021 — avg 4 · peak 13Mar 2022 — avg 3 · peak 12Jun 2022 — avg 4 · peak 19Sep 2022 — avg 3 · peak 12Dec 2022 — avg 6 · peak 23Mar 2023 — avg 5 · peak 16Jun 2023 — avg 3 · peak 11Sep 2023 — avg 3 · peak 12Dec 2023 — avg 8 · peak 22Mar 2024 — avg 5 · peak 19Jun 2024 — avg 3 · peak 11Sep 2024 — avg 2 · peak 9Dec 2024 — avg 5 · peak 18Mar 2025 — avg 5 · peak 17Jun 2025 — avg 3 · peak 12Sep 2025 — avg 4 · peak 19Dec 2025 — avg 5 · peak 17Mar 2026 — avg 5 · peak 20Jun 2026 — avg 5 · peak 15Aug 2026 — avg 3 · peak 10
Monthly average players (source: steamcharts.com) — history via steamcharts.com; live census sampling since Aug 2026.

Price history

$19.99$3.992016-12-062026-07-202016-12-06 — best price $19.992017-07-13 — best price $13.392017-11-16 — best price $19.992018-02-27 — best price $19.992018-07-03 — best price $19.992018-10-24 — best price $7.992019-01-08 — best price $19.992019-04-11 — best price $19.992019-07-12 — best price $19.992020-01-17 — best price $7.992020-05-01 — best price $9.992020-06-07 — best price $16.682020-07-09 — best price $19.992020-08-14 — best price $19.992020-09-14 — best price $5.752020-10-16 — best price $17.882020-11-10 — best price $17.882020-12-17 — best price $19.992021-01-16 — best price $16.882021-02-09 — best price $19.992021-03-01 — best price $16.882021-03-24 — best price $16.882021-04-16 — best price $19.992021-05-08 — best price $16.882021-06-01 — best price $19.992021-10-03 — best price $19.992022-01-05 — best price $19.992022-03-22 — best price $6.992022-05-07 — best price $19.992022-07-18 — best price $3.992022-12-15 — best price $19.992023-04-14 — best price $14.692023-08-10 — best price $19.992023-12-02 — best price $15.892024-03-02 — best price $15.892024-05-20 — best price $3.992024-10-29 — best price $17.882025-02-18 — best price $17.882025-10-31 — best price $3.992026-07-20 — best price $19.99
Lowest recorded price across tracked stores, per day (census snapshots).

Completion

55
achievements tracked
74.3%
earned "I Think I Got This"
10.6%
median achievement earned by

Global achievement rates from Steam.

Details

WindowsSingle-playerSteam AchievementsTracked Controller SupportVR OnlyFamily Sharing

13 supported languages: English, French, Italian, German, Spanish - Spain, Danish, Dutch, Finnish, Norwegian, Polish, Portuguese - Brazil, Russian…

Console footprint

PlatformPlayers trackedCompletionTrophies/achievements
PS4, PS VR (PlayStation)5,49012%48
Steam (Steam)3,7982%55

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

Player tags

VRBloodFunnyIndieMemesActionSimulationMedical Sim

Census log

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

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