Operate Now: Hospital has hit 10 million downloads.
Categories

Operate Now: Hospital surgery game hits 10 million installs in 6 months

  • Posted byby Dean Takahashi
  • Updated
  • 2 min

Dutch mobile game publisher Spil Games has a hit with Operate Now: Hospital, a surgery game that has been downloaded more than 10 million times in six months.

The surgery simulator is available on iOS and Android, and most of the downloads have been organic, or through word of mouth rather than paid advertising. The hospital-building and surgery game has been successful thanks to its dramatic storylines, according to Amsterdam-based Spil Games.

Unlock premium content and VIP community perks with GB M A X! Join now to enjoy our free and premium perks. 

Join now →

Sign in to your account.

Written by

Dean Takahashi

Dean Takahashi is editorial director for GamesBeat. He has been a tech journalist since 1988, and he has covered games as a beat since 1996. He was lead writer for GamesBeat at VentureBeat from 2008 to April 2025. Prior to that, he wrote for the San Jose Mercury News, the Red Herring, the Wall Street Journal, the Los Angeles Times, and the Dallas Times-Herald. He is the author of two books, "Opening the Xbox" and "The Xbox 360 Uncloaked." He organizes the annual GamesBeat Next, GamesBeat Summit and GamesBeat Insider Series: Hollywood and Games conferences and is a frequent speaker at gaming and tech events. He lives in the San Francisco Bay Area.