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Surgera VR

Basic Information:

  • Educational VR medical simulation developed and published by HealthCare VR Innovations, Inc.
  • Released on March 4, 2018
  • Available as a free application on Steam

Gameplay:

  • Focuses on urgent respiration recovery procedures in an operating room setting
  • Features guided surgical simulations where tools and actions are proposed at the beginning of each manipulation
  • The game uses animations to demonstrate procedures before players perform them, with hints changing to indicate correct completion

Technical Requirements:

  • Requires HTC Vive or Oculus VR headset
  • Supports SteamVR with tracked controller support
  • Standing-only experience
  • Available only in English

Reception & Popularity:

  • Has mixed reviews on Steam with 53% of 110 user reviews being positive
  • Estimated to have between 20,000 and 50,000 owners
  • Average playtime is around 26 minutes
  • Peak concurrent players are quite low, suggesting limited active user base

The application appears to be an introductory medical training tool focused specifically on tracheostomy procedures.