When comparing Surgeon Simulator vs Mount Your Friends, the Slant community recommends Surgeon Simulator for most people. In the question“What are the best funny games on Steam?” Surgeon Simulator is ranked 7th while Mount Your Friends is ranked 16th. The most important reason people chose Surgeon Simulator is:
There is not much in the way of hand holding in the game as many situations can be passed more easily once the payer understands the ins and outs of the game. Things like a green serum not being explained that it helps with a patient bleeding will only be discovered through trial and error, which in the end is rewarding to finally learn all of the mechanics of the game.
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Pros
Pro Rewarding exploration based gameplay
There is not much in the way of hand holding in the game as many situations can be passed more easily once the payer understands the ins and outs of the game. Things like a green serum not being explained that it helps with a patient bleeding will only be discovered through trial and error, which in the end is rewarding to finally learn all of the mechanics of the game.
Pro Purposefully difficult controls create slapstick humor
In the game the player controls the movements, rotation, raised/lowered stated of the surgeons hand as well as each finger separately. It's purposefully difficult to control the movements of the hand well. The difficulty of controlling actions creates lots of opportunities for slapstick.
Pro Good amount of content for price
Coming in at $4.99 there is actually quite a few modes of play as well as local multiplayer, not to mention a character editor. For the price there is actually a good bit to do in the game making for a nice amount of longevity.
Pro Easy to pick up
The simplicity of the main game makes it easy for anyone to grasp the concept in seconds - people know very quickly whether they will like it or not.
Cons
Con Can get frustrating
While lack of accuracy of the controls is the main draw of the game it can at times get unnecessarily frustrating.
Con Keyboard controls do not work as well as controller
Being that the game was originally designed for consoles the controls work best with a controller. The keyboard controls feel a bit off and are more difficult.