Life & Death is a pioneering medical simulation game released for DOS in the late 1980s. Players take on the role of a surgeon, performing realistic medical procedures such as appendectomies and aneurysm repairs while managing diagnosis, patient care, and operating room decisions. The game emphasizes precision and knowledge, with mistakes leading to serious consequences, including patient death. Its detailed approach to anatomy and surgery was groundbreaking for its time, offering an educational yet tense gameplay experience. Life & Death stands out as one of the earliest serious medical sims on PC, and today it can be played online right here.
Each game uses different controls, most DOS games use the keyboard arrows. Some will use the mouse.
