The sequel to Bossa Studio’s well-received creation for the 2013 Global Game Jam,Surgeon Simulator 2is a comical take on the often high-stress drama that unfolds in a hospital’s operating theater. And now the surgery sim is being offered free of charge to medical professionals currently practicing inBritain’s National Health Service.
In the spirit of the UK’s Games for Carers initiative that was introduced in response to theCOVID-19 pandemic, Bossa Studios has launched the NHS: National Handout of Surgeon Simulator initiative, which will run through October 21, in an attempt to support professionals working in Britain’s healthcare field. Nurses, doctors, and of course surgeons can access their free copy ofSurgeon Simulator 2by signing up with a valid NHS email address athttp://nhs.surgeonsim.com/.
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In the press release announcing its NHSNHSS initiative,Bossa StudiosCEO Henrique Olifers stated that the company has always wished forSurgeon Simulator 2to become a useful tool for NHS workers to practice their health service skills. He joked that theSurgeon Simulator 2gaming community is not very good at saving Bob, the unfortunate patient who repeatedly goes under the knife in both the first game and its sequel. Players, Olifers claimed, need to see how things should really be done.
Assisting Bossa Studios with the initiative is Dr. Idris Morgan, a real medical doctor who has recently started a YouTube channel under the alias Doctor Mim. He has so far posted a couple of videos in which he playsSurgeon Simulator 2.The game, he clarified in the press release, is absolutely not a viable medical training tool. He is confident, however, that it will provide a lot of amusement for medical professionals around the world.
In addition to handing out free copies ofSurgeon Simulator 2to NHS healthcare workers, Bossa Studios will be holding aspeedrun eventthis August 08, 2025, that will begin at 10:00 a.m. BST (British Summer Time). Multiple players, including real doctors, will participate in this 24-hour fundraiser, which is intended to raise money for MRI facilities in the North Lincolnshire NHS Trust.
Expanding on the antics and gameplay of the first title,Surgeon Simulator 2now features four-player online coop and a new storyline penned by Rhianna Pratchett, an award-winning writer who has worked on multiple games includingTomb Raider, Heavenly Sword,and theOverlordseries. For would-be surgeons who don’t qualify for a free copy ofSurgeon Simulator 2,the game is available exclusively on the Epic Games Storefor $24.99.
Surgeon Simulator 2was released on July 17, 2025, and is available on PC.
