Where macabre meets time management.
I had the morbidly wonderful opportunity to speak with the DEVs behind Chief Surgeon Simulator and preview their upcoming game. As the title suggests, this first-person game enlists you as a new hire to manage and upgrade your health suite, starting with a humble doctor’s office and eventually becoming the manager of a fast-paced, highly prestigious hospital.
Throughout the campaign, you’ll diagnose patients and assign them to coworkers or take on their cases yourself. After discovering the cause of discomfort, a unique minigame will begin where you explore the anatomy of the patient’s issue area in rich, meaty detail. Clumsy hands, be warned! Each minigame is unique to the problem, keeping the content refreshed and interesting as you navigate the human body and learn more about real-world operations and illnesses.
One of the more impressive things I discovered during the presentation was that the DEVs structured the ailments and surgery based on input from real-world surgeons, such as Dr T.F. D’Amore of Marin County, CA. Parodying reality educationally and interestingly, this game seems perfect for those who are fans of time management and biology.
After completing a surgery, you’ll gain a score based on procedure time and how daintily you tended to the area. This score translates to reputation and profits to invest back into the hospital, unlocking new departments, hires, training, and so much more.
The bulk of this feature has discussed the Story Mode, a dramatic narrative with increasingly intense missions and challenges. However, Chief Surgeon Simulator also has a built-in Sandbox Mode, allowing complete creative freedom and a less stressful environment to practice and play.
This makes the game much more adaptable to your needs, whether you want a test of skills and strategy or something more relaxed, with the only limitations being your efficiency.
Bringing authenticity without gory details, Chief Surgeon Simulator finds itself striking a unique and niche balance between realism and entertainment.
As someone who was dealt an unfortunate hand and fell into the gentle care of Surgeons as recently as last year, Chief Surgeon Simulator ignites a macabre, peculiar part of my brain and scratches that itch all in one.
I also have a close friend who works in a hospital, who no doubt would feel that the semi-realism of this game is as close to working from home as it gets.
With all this in mind, I encourage you, dear reader, to wishlist Chief Surgeon Simulator via Steam. This feature isn’t sponsored. I write from sheer admiration for the grisly title that encourages you to scrub up and save lives.
