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Autopsy Simulator
Developer Woodland Games
Autopsy Simulator is a first-person horror-sim hybrid where players take on the role of a practice pathologist and study case files, created in collaboration with real-world forensic doctors, to help guide their dissection of anatomically accurate bodies to determine each subject’s cause of death. From the Steam store page
209 reactions from 4 sources (Steam reviews, Bluesky, Mastodon, Lemmy) · newest Nov 2, 2026 · last updated Nov 4, 2026 · How this works
Audience score
58
Mixed
112 positive · 81 negative
95% range 51–65%
| Source | + | − | = |
|---|---|---|---|
| Steam reviews | 112 | 81 | 0 |
| Bluesky * | 4 | 0 | 7 |
| Mastodon * | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Lemmy * | 0 | 0 | 1 |
* shown, not counted in the score (label accuracy below our 85% bar or not yet audited).
Steam's own rating
Mixed
396 of 734 reviews positive (all languages, per Valve)
What players are saying
58% recommend · 110 yes, 80 no
Counted from the reviewers’ own thumbs up/down on the 190 English Steam reviews we collected, not by the AI. Valve’s all-language rating: Mixed (844 of 1,634 positive).
Players praise the autopsy simulation for its realism and educational value. [1][2][3] Many find the horror elements and story mode unnecessary or poorly executed. [1][4][5] Some reviewers report bugs and repetitive content in Autopsy Only mode. [6][7][8]
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- [14]
Autopsy itself was great and I had fun with it. I do wish it leaned more into being an actual autopsy simulator, but the story was interesting overall, even if the main character complained a bit too much. Just as I was really getting into it and enjoying the experience, it abruptly ended with no real payoff. That was disappointing. I wouldn’t recommend buying it unless it’s under $5.
- [6]
The anatomy nerd in me wanted so bad for this game to be good, but game-breaking bugs that have been reported and remain unaddressed make this game impossible to play beyond Chapter 2. You get stuck with an organ on your screen that you can't navigate away from and your character can't move. I've tried everything in the forums - nothing works. The game has seemingly been abandoned by the development team. Don't …
- [1]
There are two sides to Autopsy Simulator, and unfortunately, they don't always get along. The simulation side is fantastic, providing a deep, medically accurate dive into forensic pathology that feels both educational and satisfyingly detailed. However, the horror elements feel out of place and unnecessary, paired with a story that is fairly dull and just barely keeps your interest. While the "Autopsy Only" mode …
- [2]
I genuinely don't understand the mixed reviews for this game. I thought it was excellent. The information and mechanics on autopsies are actually pretty true to life (within the parameters of video games) as you can make them. The story was pretty interesting too. If anything, I wished the main story was a bit longer. The autopsy game + is pretty good too, if limited from the tools offered in the main story. I …
- [3]
Loved it! I really enjoyed the realism in this game, especially regarding anatomy, lab work, and forensic processes. The autopsies themselves were thorough, but not unreasonably or gratuitously so: Real-life autopsies tend to be methodical and time-consuming, and I felt that Autopsy Simulator struck that balance between being accurate and being entertaining by not dragging on as much as real postmortem examinations …
Summarised from 34 of the 207 public posts collected about this game; every point cites the posts behind it ([n] opens the post) and the split is counted from the posts’ own ratings. Updated Oct 12, 2026. How summaries are made
RottenBot@rottenbot · automated account
58% of the 190 Steam reviewers we collected recommend Autopsy Simulator. The complaint that keeps coming up: horror elements feel out of place. Deal-breaker or nitpick?
Reactions
60 of 209 · most liked firstChewbacca Autopsy Simulator is an official LucasFilm game and accurate to Star Wars lore Fans argue it’s not canon. “Chewbacca wasn’t dissected in the movies.” Of course not, this is a different Chewbacca. A very common wookiee name. It’s their Mike
neutral · AI labelView post →Autopsy itself was great and I had fun with it. I do wish it leaned more into being an actual autopsy simulator, but the story was interesting overall, even if the main character complained a bit too much. Just as I was really getting into it and enjoying the experience, it abruptly ended with no real payoff. That was disappointing. I wouldn’t recommend buying it unless it’s under $5.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →My first impressions of this game started out strong. I was very intrigued by the different methods used and the initial woes of the protagonist. I assumed that after the Prologue that the hints would ease off, leaving us to our own devices to determine the cause of death. Nope. What followed was an extremely hand-holdy game that gave no freedom for deduction or the slightest spark of brainpower. Each choice was linear and had to be undertaken in the precise order the game dictated – down to…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →There are two sides to Autopsy Simulator, and unfortunately, they don't always get along. The simulation side is fantastic, providing a deep, medically accurate dive into forensic pathology that feels both educational and satisfyingly detailed. However, the horror elements feel out of place and unnecessary, paired with a story that is fairly dull and just barely keeps your interest. While the "Autopsy Only" mode helps solve some of this, the overall package feels a bit conflicted. It’s a solid…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I like the game but I wish it was a non scary version. I just wanna be a medical examiner.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Terrible. Silly 'scares' that just don't make sense, the main guy sounds like a cheesy radio DJ, movements are jerky, game bugged out half way through and I couldn't complete it. Just BAD - don't waste your money, or time.....
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →The anatomy nerd in me wanted so bad for this game to be good, but game-breaking bugs that have been reported and remain unaddressed make this game impossible to play beyond Chapter 2. You get stuck with an organ on your screen that you can't navigate away from and your character can't move. I've tried everything in the forums - nothing works. The game has seemingly been abandoned by the development team. Don't waste your money.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I don't normally review video games but I had to in this case. No, it's not for good reasons. If by some chance the people behind Autopsy Simulator happen to see this: please take this as constructive criticism. The vast majority of this game isn't an autopsy simulator, it's a walking simulator without waypoints. The majority of the time spent playing this game's story mode will be spent just walking around looking for random things, often without any indication where they are. The maps are…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I want to love this game, i really do. However, the story goes from mildly interesting to certainly infuriating. AO mode is a whole other level of annoying, even after becoming familiar with the quirks of it i feel as though they shove evidence in your face to confuse you - i.e. history of stroke? blood clots in the brain with substantial tissue damage? nah, its a murder bro. After a bit of TLC i can see this game becoming a true one of a kind masterpiece, but as it stands currently i…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →The team working on the game wanted to name it "WOOKIE Autopsy Simulator," but the suits at LucasFilm thought it would sell better with "Chewbacca" in the title. The whole issue could have been avoided by listening to the creatives.
neutral · AI labelView post →This game has so much potential, mostly in freeplay mode. I absolutely love medical horror, and the details are spot on. I want to love this so much. But I can't. The gameplay itself gets clunky, and you can't dissect multiple organs in freeplay mode, which bothers me. There's also not much variety in freeplay mode, it's the same cadavers over and over again.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Great story mode with tons of mechanics to determine cause of death. However, AO mode is absolutely lazy and garbage. Majority of the mechanics are taken out (blood tests, weighing organs, etc.) the cause of death is recycled and feels more like a guessing game than anything else, and the exact same corpses are given every time you work on a new one. I thought it was a glitch... no. They give you the same 3 corpses with the same (and irrelevant) wounds which make it almost useless to perform an…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →So repetitive and disappointing. As someone who's obsessed with forensics and everything morbid, I had high-ish hopes. The story mode was pretty good, though nothing original and the ending is abrupt for the build up. The best thing was the voice acting (though the main character talks way too much and I feel like nobody told the actor where which line will go because he goes from terrified to bored instantly). The corpses seem pretty anatomically accurate and the autopsy cases in the main…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Kinda corny. The horror elements were stupid and not necessary. it would've been better without it. its a pretty short game, if anything getting on sell.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →WARNING: DO NOT PLAY STORY MODE IF YOU HAVE EPILEPSY OR VISUAL SENSATIVITY. THE SCREEN BLURS AND DISTORTS A LOT. (putting this here because I have seen no warnings in the game or on the steam page) There's a lot of good idea's in this game, unfortunately a lot of bad choices were also made. The story mode is sadly a slog. The story itself is fine but the gameplay is clunky at best. I was either given far too much direction or so little that I floundered around like a dying fish. Personally I…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →---{ Graphics }--- ☐ You forget what reality is ☐ Beautiful ☑ Good ☐ Decent ☐ Bad ☐ Don‘t look too long at it ☐ MS-DOS ---{ Gameplay }--- ☐ Very good ☑ Good ☐ It's just gameplay ☐ Mehh ☐ Watch paint dry instead ☐ Just don't ---{ Audio }--- ☐ Eargasm ☐ Very good ☑ Good ☐ Not too bad ☐ Bad ☐ I'm now deaf ---{ Audience }--- ☐ Kids ☐ Teens ☑ Adults ☐ Grandma ---{ PC Requirements }--- ☐ Check if you can run paint ☐ Potato ☑ Decent ☐ Fast ☐ Rich boi ☐ Ask NASA if they have a spare computer ---{…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →As many reviews state, the autopsy portion is absolutely amazing, but the game mechanics are horrible after the 2nd chapter. There is no horror aspect because I was more annoyed than scared at anything. Honestly the worst and best part of the story was the guy that got his penis bitten off as that was shocking. After that the game just was annoying and I had to look up guides to figure out things as the game didn't tell me the next step or I knew the next step yet it took a hundred random…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I genuinely don't understand the mixed reviews for this game. I thought it was excellent. The information and mechanics on autopsies are actually pretty true to life (within the parameters of video games) as you can make them. The story was pretty interesting too. If anything, I wished the main story was a bit longer. The autopsy game + is pretty good too, if limited from the tools offered in the main story. I wished that all the tools offered in the main game were included in the stand…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →The game has several bugs that make it so you cannot progress. The content of the game is very good but there's no point in playing if you can't complete it.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →This game is awesome, I think some of yall are overreacting. I understand the game has been through a lot of updates since release and I'm only playing this now but this is a really well made game. It's a fairy short story with a bit of horror to keep you a little anxious, and the actually autopsy mode to showcase what you've learned during the game. Any forensics lover will have a good time giving this game a play. I got the game on sale and gave it a chance due to all the negative review, and…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I want to like this game. I love elements of it! I think it's got a great level of detail and I would be very interested in a slightly different version of this game. Changes i would make: Eliminate the current story. It's hacky. It feels like it was written by someone who doesn't know anything about grief or mental health or mental health medication. The horror angle doesn't work well at all. I found the story more tedious than anything else. Tedium is the core of this game's issues -…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →first couple hours seemed ok, then like many others. no longer playable due to game breaking bug after 3 missions. Shame it took over 2 hours to to get to that point so cannot get refund. wish i'd looked at reviews before purchasing. 1/10 only due to it possibly of becoming a good game but now seems abandoned and left unplayable after 3 missions
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →lots of people were complaining about the "guided" style (like a walking/click sim where u cant make mistakes).. i can see that, but i found it nonetheless to be very interesting told (since most of us wont know much about practical "realistic" autopsy).. so i think full narrative is okay if labeled upfront to the game; especially when on sale! problem is, me (and at least 3 others posts) encountered a gamebreaking bug (first anatomy; after incision, skin flaps cant be moved), which forces you…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I will preface this with I have only purchased this for and played through the Autopsy Only mode. I cannot comment on the other modes. The game leaves a lot to guesswork. The random cases are good and varied but overall I think that the pacing is way too slow. The Mini games get redundant fast and the writing of the findings are painfully slow. Over all I would recommend this if you can find it on sale for $10 for the Autopsy Only mode. ---{ Graphics }--- ☐ You forget what reality is ☐…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I got this game for the autopsy only aspect. I may update this review if I get around to the story mode. For the autopsy only mode, I enjoyed the fun brain teasers each autopsy has provided so far. Some deaths and manner of them seem obvious, but others can be tricky to pinpoint. The jiggle physics of the organs during dissection made me laugh too. I would recommend the autopsy only mode if you want a semi-realistic walkthrough of an autopsy while also having no psychological horror or…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →This game is written like it's a horror podcast, the protagonist absolutely never stops talking. Utterly insufferable.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →It would be nice if they added more variety and capabilities to the autopsy, especially in the autopsy only mode. This game is very limited in what it offers. Though I will say, the story mode is not bad. If they continue adding content and tweaks, I would recommend this game. Right now, I cannot recommend the game as it has a ways to go before it feels like a genuine pathologist/autopsy simulator.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Autopsy Only mode is completely unplayable due to "missing translation key" bug which has been around since the mode's release and still there now while the dev seemingly worked only on cosmetic issues in the last patch instead of something that makes it completely broken. Bad priorities.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →was really hoping for more, but this really isn't a simulator at all. there's a plot of SOME kind but most of the gameplay just revolves around the annoying MC handholding you through autopsies. oh and occasionally weird spooky things happen and you have to take your medication so they stop happening, because for some reason the developers felt this game was missing a twelve year old's idea of schizophrenia
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I love the concept and what it has going for it so far, but the Autopsy Only Mode needs more variety of cadavers and deaths. Less accidents and more murders. Give us some stand alone munted stories. The story has a bit more variety in cadavers AND causes of death so we know it's possible for them to do. The story itself was very gripping initially as there were many possibilities as to what the twist would be but it ultimately fell flat. My biggest gripes however are the laboratory practices…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Autopsy Simulator caught my attention the very first time I saw it, but because of its rather high price, it stayed in my wishlist for quite a long time. After some time had passed since the release and a really decent discount appeared, I decided to buy it despite the mixed reviews. And I don’t regret it. I liked almost everything the game has to offer, aside from a few bugs in the story part, which I managed to get through without any serious problems. It’s hard to call this game a full…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →The game is fun. However, in autopsy mode only, it would be nice if the right answer is shown whenever you guess wrong on “cause of death” or “manner of death”, so you can learn more.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →i would give it a 6 out of 10 - the fact that the examiner has to take pills regularly is kind of irritating. The horror element is not as scary. Story line is not very interesting but the Anatomy part of the game is! I feel it could use a bit more detail as well as some modernisation and maybe even throw in some actual police interaction. If you like a simple, short game that's something very different then sure. I wouldn't go so far as to call it a simulator though.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I liked the beginning of the game but that's all. As the game goes on it gets annoying and the story kinda falls apart in a bad way and the voicing gets bad at times. Incountered bugs multiplie times that made me have to restart the day from the begining as theres no saves during the day only at the end of the day. Voicing is pretty bad at times, very awkward and some times pretty lifeless? and many times it gets cut off because of an "event" or action or if you click accidentally while…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →GAME IS OK! don't get me wrong its an ok game but it almost feels not done, finding stuff will be at MINIMUM 25% of your play time, tho they highlight things once its in your line of sight so at least there is that, the story mode has an intresting enouph story tho the ending feels abrupt and out of nowhere. my BIGGEST complaint however by far is the autopsy only mode where its just the 2 same bodies on loop :(
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Though I like the AOM mode, I absolutely hate the story mode. Why??? --- I feel as if I am playing as a moaner, a bloody whiner, that lost his wife (didn't reach that far yet just barely reached into chapter 3). All those "scary" moments are just ridiculous, I per se, I don't feel that afraid after seeing the dead and opened up carcass of another human being. He can't even work after a panic attack without eating pills all the time. Go to a therapist already, his name is GYM TRAINYOURASS,…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I really, truly wanted to love this game. However, I had several game-breaking bugs within the first two hours of playing the game, which seems to be a common occurrence based on the discussion board. I will wait until the game is 75% off or more, because while I am loving it, it's entirely too unstable in its current state to pay even half price.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Did I ever tell you about the time I found a dead body (in a video game)? 😌 Let me show you, in AUTOPSY SIMULATOR (early access!!) twitch.tv/jeffbrutlag
neutral · AI labelView post →Don't get me wrong, really enjoyed the game.......for what I could play of it, at less. Autopsy Simulator was a nice wind down and relaxing game for me, nothing too challenging, and rather simple. There were a few jump scares and other "what was that" kinda moments. BUUUUUTTTTT, about the time i started getting into the story (Chapter 2) there is a game breaking bug, and i can't find any solution to. Support from the Dev team doesn't seem to exist, many people on forums have the same exact…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →It's a cool game, i love the autopsy only mode but i WISH it would tell you what you got wrong about the death. It's so anti climactic if i get the cause of death wrong and the game doesn't tell me what the real cause of death was.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Loved it! I really enjoyed the realism in this game, especially regarding anatomy, lab work, and forensic processes. The autopsies themselves were thorough, but not unreasonably or gratuitously so: Real-life autopsies tend to be methodical and time-consuming, and I felt that Autopsy Simulator struck that balance between being accurate and being entertaining by not dragging on as much as real postmortem examinations really well. Scars and injuries were very accurate, and it was satisfying to…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Kid: Hey mom, can we get The Mortuary Assistant? Mom: We have The Mortuary Assistant at home. The Mortuary Assistant at home:
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →The game is too short, and the gameplay is kinda lame. It has two modes, story mode and autopsy only mode. The story mode has jump scares here and there, the voice acting is good but the plot itself is a bit lame. Autopsy only mode is very repetitive, there's only like 3 bodies, each time the scars on the body will change to match their cause of death, you'll get bored very quickly. I finished the story in less than 5 hours, it really doesn't offer too much content.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →So far I absolutely love the autopsy mode! Super fun to just blast some music and think. My only gripe is I wish the result page would tell me what the actual answer was when I get the manner of death wrong. Other than that I'm having a blast with this game!
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I like the idea of the game however if you are working through the story line the smallest thing will keep you from moving forward. I would Continuously get to the end of one chapter just to have the game stop without an ability to save. This would cause you to exit and restart the full chapter, over and over again. DO NOT BUY UNTIL this is resolved.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →The story is not that great, just a bit scary with a non-sens end. The only autopsy mode is not great either, took me 5 try to get only one cause correct, not even both of them. You have a car accident and a trauma with hemoragy in your brain but no you are dead because you had CN in your blood and of course its not a homicide, you got it but you don't even know how. Very logical.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Could be more tasks to do in Autopsy Only Mode but I still really enjoy this game. It's gotten better and better with each update.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →An AMAZING sub just dropped an excellent tribute so I'm off my platforms soon--get your funtime in while you can! Meanwhile...If y'all need me, I'll be over here playing Autopsy Simulator (no submissives wanted to volunteer for the real life game 😭) 😜🔪
neutral · AI labelView post →The premise is alright and the game is actually fun. But it has the WORST case of overused motion blur I ever seen. It really ♥♥♥♥♥♥ me up. It felt like I has the worst hangover of my life. It made me lay on my bed for a few minutes for recover, and even so it ♥♥♥♥♥♥ me over enogh to have to take a break from the game. Some scenes were unbearable, when you had a motion blur effect (even if you turned off on the menu), and had to fetch items on the Office. This needs to be fixed asap.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →NOT worth $25. Not even worth buying on discount. As someone who gets scared easily from horror games, this game was predictable, the storyline was boring and I got easily tired of listening to "Doctor" and addict Jack Hanman yap or whine about anything. I found myself laughing at the parts that were supposed to be scary, and the Autopsy only mode sucks too. The ending of the game isn't an ending, it is unresolved and ends on a cliffhanger. ♥♥♥♥ game, don't buy.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Wonky gameplay, way too slow, too much talking
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Boringness Simulator This game is so boring that even the mc tired and non-stop yawning. Not scary at all, but the corpses are visually shocking.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Abandoned game with bugs that make it impossible to progress the story. Not everyone is experiencing it but for the ones who does, the devs just dont care
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →The game was overhyped. I'd seen a lot of hype for it on tiktok and have been waiting forever to play it cause it looked amazing, the gameplay of the autopsy was good but very buggy, the jumpscares were lacking, predictable and just not scary. Storyline was boring as hell and predictable, ending was ass as well. I googled if it was actually the ending as I felt there was no way. It would've been cooler if it was a mix of the autopsy of jane doe and layers of fear were you follow his decent…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →It's not even really worth the purchase tbh, it's incredibly slow and relies on "go fetch boy" tasks to make up 75% of the gameplay. I waited too long to play to get a refund, so I felt obligated to at least run through the story, I wish I could get that time back.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Here Comes a New Challenger: ‘Street Fighter 6’ Joins GeForce NOW. - Killer Klowns from Outer Space: The Game (New release on Steam, June 4) - Autopsy Simulator (New release on Steam, June 6) - Chornobyl Liquidators (New release on Steam, June 6) - Sneak Out (New release on Steam, June 6) - Farm Together 2 (Steam) - Street Fighter 6 (Steam) - XDefiant (Ubisoft)
neutral · AI labelView post →They should call it Autopsy, Take Your Pills Every Three Minutes, And Constantly Stop The Autopsy To Do Asinine Crap Simulator.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Autopsy Simulator is an unusually bold and unsettling hybrid of forensic simulation and psychological horror, developed by Woodland Games and published by Team17 Digital. Rather than relying on supernatural scares or action-heavy pacing, the game roots its tension in realism—clinical procedures, graphic anatomy, and the emotional weight that comes from closely examining death. You step into the role of Jack, a seasoned pathologist whose life is quietly unraveling due to grief and unresolved…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →This game not only teaches you about what could happen during an autopsy, but it has a story as well. The game is keeping my attention as well as learning the science behind performing a autopsy simulator. This game may not be for everyone, but for me personally, I really like it!
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →graphics :) everything else :(
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