History Videogame / SurgeonSimulator2013

During the 2019 Game Awards, Bossa Studios [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NzEqC1cxfc0 announced a sequel]], ''VideoGame/SurgeonSimulator2'' that entered into open beta in August 2020.

* DropTheHammer: In fact, drop it right there on the ribs. Or the skull cap. Right in the middle. You'll knock out a lot of blood doing it, but a solid hit can completely detach the ribs in one blow. It's also the best tool to get the skull off short of the laser, which can be harder to aim.

* IntoxicationMechanic: Among the tools that can be used in each stage are a pair of syringes that can either speed up a patient's bleeding or stop it. Pricking yourself on the needles, even accidentally, will result in you experiencing effect for the rest of the mission. One syringe reverses your controls while the other messes up your vision.

** At least in the original version, every object given to you is capable (with some effort) of breaking the ribs, and only a few are ''not'' capable of cutting out the heart. So you can complete the ''entire'' surgery with nothing but a scalpel, or a pen, or [[LetsPlay/RLYoshi a shard of broken glass]]. You could even tear out ribs ''with your bare hands.''

''Surgeon Simulator 2013'' is an inspiring video game in which you take on the role of a skilled surgeon, deftly saving precious lives on the operating table.

''Surgeon Simulator 2013'' is, if anything, a [[NeverTrustATitle very inaccurate simulator]] wherein you control the hand of [[BackAlleyDoctor "surgeon"]] Nigel Burke, allowing you to attempt all kinds of bizarre operations. Since Nigel is apparently either suffering from a neurological disorder, coming down from the effects of anesthesia, or grossly incompetent, this mostly involves failing in [[BlackComedy hideous yet hilarious ways]]; as the first hurdles involve [[FakeDifficulty learning to grasp objects]], it isn't hard to imagine the results you'll be seeing.

* AnAxeToGrind:
** Among your surgical tools is, inexplicably, a ''hatchet''. Said hatchet's intended use? ''Slicing the brain stem.'' It works pretty well for getting through that pesky skull, too. In the A&E DLC there's an achievement for using the hatchet to [[EyeScream remove the eyes]].
** The ''Meet the Medic'' level has the Pyro's axe.

** Who needs gloves? You don't! Who needs a [[AnAxeToGrind hatchet]]? You do!

* AffectionateParody: Of the genuine surgery game ''VideoGame/SurgerySimulator2011''.

* BunnyEarsLawyer: Granted, Nigel can transplant a heart in a matter of minutes, but it doesn't change the fact he simply removes and discards other bones and organs to get there quicker. Taken UpToEleven when you realize he performs kidney operations by going through the abdomen ''instead of more directly through the back.''

* UpToEleven: Space. Think it's hard grabbing things normally? Try it without any gravity.

''Surgeon Simulator 2013'' is, if anything, a [[NeverTrustATitle very inaccurate simulator]] wherein you control the hand of [[BackAlleyDoctor "surgeon"]] Nigel Burke, allowing you to attempt all kinds of bizarre operations. Since Nigel is apparently either paralyzed, coming down from the effects of anesthesia, or grossly incompetent, this mostly involves failing in [[BlackComedy hideous yet hilarious ways]]; as the first hurdles involve [[FakeDifficulty learning to grasp objects]], it isn't hard to imagine the results you'll be seeing.

See also ''VideoGame/IAmBread'', another Bossa Studios game with similarly wacky controls.

* EarlyInstallmentWeirdness: The infamous prototype version of the game that was made in 48 hours feels very strange compared to the more fleshed out version on Steam; there's no persistent blood loss, there's less tools to use, the syringes aren't included, it only has heart surgery, and said surgery is easier because the patient has no stomach or liver to dig out.

** Replacement organ or important tool clipping into the patient/table? ''[[UnwinnableByMistake Hopefully you don't mind starting over.]]''

* UnwinnableByMistake: The ambulance and space levels, with their constant motion, can potentially toss your replacement organs or vital tools somewhere you cannot reach them. It doesn't happen that often, but it can.
** Even the core missions apply, as dropping the transplant or a vital tool on the floor means ''you can't recover it.''
** In the [[VideoGame/TeamFortress2 TF2]] [[DownloadableContent DLC]], the medigun can get stuck pointed upwards, with no way of bringing it back down.

* AffectionateParody: Of the genuine surgery game ''Surgery Simulator 2011''.

%%* Intoxication Mechanic: Among the tools that can be used in each stage are a pair of syringes that can either speed up a patient's bleeding or stop it. Pricking yourself on the needles, even accidentally, will result in you experiencing effect for the rest of the mission. One syringe reverses your controls while the other messes up your vision.

* IntoxicationMechanic: Among the tools that can be used in each stage are a pair of syringes that can either speed up a patient's bleeding or stop it. Pricking yourself on the needles, even accidentally, will result in you experiencing effect for the rest of the mission. One syringe reverses your controls while the other messes up your vision.

** Likewise, the achievement "I Should Never Have Doubted Myself", and the patient's official name being Bob, are taken from the Let's Play done by {{Creator/Robbaz}}.

* BizarreAlienBiology: [[spoiler:The alien surgery has a bunch of organs with nonsensical names, and each time only one out of six is the right one. Among them is a stomach ball, a glowing intestine, some kind of living creature which makes noise when you detach it, a purple lung, an orange heart-like thing that causes hallucination if you touch the spikes, and a cybernetic implant. The organ names are Easter eggs, each one based on popular [=YouTubers=] who have played the game, including {{Creator/Robbaz}}, LetsPlay/PewDiePie and [[Creator/AchievementHunter Gavin Free and Michael Jones]].]]

*** [[spoiler: [[Creator/{{Robbaz}} The Robbaloraz]]]]

During the 2019 Game Awards, Bossa Studios [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NzEqC1cxfc0 announced a sequel]], ''VideoGame/SurgeonSimulator2'' that Entered into open beta in August, 2020.

* FrickinLaserBeams: The surgical laser. It can cut through anything, but it causes ''massive'' blood loss if you use it on soft tissue. Prior to the A&E DLC, it also caused no blood loss when cutting bone, which has since been adjusted to cut bone quickly at a loss similar to the hammer (if you're careful). There's an achievement for beating a level with only the laser, best attempted on the brain surgery.

* TheSouthpaw: You do control the left hand, after all. In the Steam version, you can switch between hands. If you have the Razer Hydra, you can use both hands, but they haven't quite worked out all the kinks.

* ImAHumanitarian: It's implied that Nigel's been donating spare organs from surgery as tripe for his dad's butcher shop.