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DOCTOR VISCERA is a single player survival shooter game with horror and violence themes. It was developed by LiminalRoad and was released on October 29, 2025. It received positive reviews from players.

Doctor Viscera is a survival horror game where you must escape the abandoned GrimmHaus asylum while evading the monstrous Doctor Viscera and his grotesque experiments.  Descent Into Madness... After seek shelter inside the forgotten GrimmHaus Asylum, you awaken alone, trapped in a decaying nightmare. Explore, Solve, Survive... Search for key items, solve puzzles, and unlock new areas…

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89%Audience ScoreBased on 44 reviews
atmosphere6 positive mentions
stability3 negative mentions

  • Atmosphere and aesthetics are excellently crafted, with a retro-inspired, dark gothic style and immersive sound design that heightens tension.
  • Engaging gameplay loop with stealth, exploration, and puzzle-solving elements; item randomization and multiple escape routes add replayability.
  • Challenging AI behavior and level design create a constant sense of vulnerability, making encounters with the Doctor and other enemies intense and unpredictable.
  • Numerous bugs and technical issues such as enemy teleportation, item disappearance, inconsistent AI detection, and occasional crashes disrupt gameplay.
  • Inventory management is frustrating due to only being able to carry two items, causing excessive backtracking and tedious gameplay loops.
  • Lack of a save or quit option forces restarting the entire progress upon quitting or dying, which can be very frustrating in longer play sessions.
  • gameplay

    19 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
    16% positive mentions, 68% neutral mentions, 16% negative mentions

    The gameplay offers a familiar cat-and-mouse survival horror loop reminiscent of Granny, with exploration, puzzle-solving, and item management at its core. While the map design and unpredictability add some variety and tension, limited inventory slots and repetitive mechanics can make the experience feel tedious and prolonged, especially for those less patient with stealth and chase sequences. Overall, it's well-executed within its genre but may lack depth and evolution in gameplay for some players.

    • “This game was really enjoyable, pretty simple cat and mouse gameplay, but I love it so no complaints.”
    • “The unpredictability of his behavior keeps the experience from becoming too mechanical, even as the underlying gameplay loop remains consistent.”
    • “Gameplay-wise is great in concept; you are meant to solve several puzzles regarding item hunting. The problem is that you only have two item slots, which can be a huge pain at first because you don't know where you might need to use them. It's not that bad after you've played enough, but beware that it will be really tedious at the start.”
    • “From a gameplay perspective, it is frustrating and feels more like it is intended to make the gameplay loop last far longer than it should.”
    • “'This is not inventory management like in other good survival horror games - this is tedious gameplay for the sake of extending playing time, making you constantly pick up and drop items like an idiot.'”
    • “Its core loop—explore, avoid, repeat—does not evolve significantly over time, and the variety comes primarily from randomized elements rather than new mechanics.”
  • atmosphere

    9 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
    67% positive mentions, 33% neutral mentions, 0% negative mentions

    The game’s atmosphere is widely praised for its creepy, tense, and immersive horror vibes, enhanced by excellent sound design and visuals that effectively build suspense. While some players find the ambiance perfectly executed and integral to the experience, a few feel it leans too much into an arena-style horror rather than a rich, story-driven atmosphere like comparable titles. Overall, atmosphere is a standout and strongly contributes to the game's chilling mood.

    • “Sound design and atmosphere are amazing, giving creepy vibes the entire time (perfect if you are here for the horror), while also easily helping you to tell where the enemies are due to footsteps.”
    • “Doctor Viscera is a great Brazilian escape house game, similar to Granny and others, artistically wonderful, tense, with a magnificent atmosphere and smooth gameplay.”
    • “The map, atmosphere, everything really hits perfectly with spooky vibes.”
  • graphics

    8 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
    63% positive mentions, 12% neutral mentions, 25% negative mentions

    The graphics are widely praised for their atmospheric and visually appealing style, featuring detailed textures, retro-inspired aesthetics, and effective use of lighting to create a creepy, immersive mood. High-quality character models, animations, and custom objects contribute to a polished indie visual experience, though some users note that bugs and design choices occasionally detract from the overall impact.

    • “The game is made on an insanely high level: the graphics, the amount of details, the sound design, and especially the variety in gameplay and possible routes.”
    • “As with the previous game from the developer, the visuals are pretty high end by indie standards, the character models and death scenes are nicely animated, and overall the game has a good texture with what I assume are many custom objects.”
    • “The visual style adopts a retro-inspired aesthetic that emphasizes mood over detail, using low-resolution textures and dim lighting to create a sense of decay and unease.”
    • “Mostly here to support the devs because they do put decent effort into these, a bit of a miss for me, but if you do like chasing games, it's not too bad, at least when it comes to the visuals, puzzles, and a few interesting events in the building.”
  • stability

    3 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
    0% positive mentions, 0% neutral mentions, 100% negative mentions

    The game's stability is marred by occasional visual glitches causing screen flickering and distortion, along with bugs where enemies can pass through walls and unexpectedly kill the player. Overall, it has noticeable bugs that detract from the experience.

    • “Though every now and then there are more distracting visual glitches which cause the screen to flicker and distort, taking you out of the experience.”
    • “As if that wasn't enough, they can also fly and kill you through walls, reminding me a lot of the buggy experience that was Hello Neighbor.”
    • “A bit buggy but it's cool.”
  • grinding

    3 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
    0% positive mentions, 0% neutral mentions, 100% negative mentions

    Grinding in the game is seen as tedious and frustrating, particularly due to limited item slots and inefficient inventory management that forces repetitive item juggling. While puzzle-solving and item hunting are conceptually good, the early gameplay can feel slow and cumbersome, especially when tracking specific items for achievements.

    • “Gameplay-wise is great in concept; you are meant to solve several puzzles regarding item hunting, but the problem is that you only have two item slots. This causes a huge pain early on because you don't know where you might need to use them. It gets better with experience, but it can be really tedious at the start.”
    • “Sometimes, when I had the nurse deactivated, I wouldn't be able to find all three pieces of the gun during half of the matches, making it tedious to get that specific achievement.”
    • “This is not inventory management like in other good survival horror games - it's tedious gameplay for the sake of extending playtime, forcing you to constantly pick up and drop items.”
  • emotional

    2 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
    100% positive mentions, 0% neutral mentions, 0% negative mentions

    Users find the game evokes wholesome and cute emotions, particularly appreciating moments like discovering the teddy secret, though some also experience frustration during gameplay.

    • “Going for the teddy secret is wholesome and cute, very big fan.”
  • story

    2 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
    0% positive mentions, 50% neutral mentions, 50% negative mentions

    Users feel the story lacks depth and atmosphere compared to previous titles, preferring a more narrative-driven experience like Alien: Isolation with integrated puzzles and focused chase sequences, rather than a horror arena-style format.

    • “On a personal level, I would have preferred something like Alien: Isolation, maybe a combination of story and puzzles with specific areas for chases. Otherwise, it feels like a horror arena game, and as talented as you guys are, this just does not feel as good as your previous game in terms of atmosphere and storytelling.”
  • music

    1 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
    0% positive mentions, 100% neutral mentions, 0% negative mentions

    Users find the music aspect fitting and well-integrated, with elements like clock hands and sheet music enhancing the gameplay experience in a clever and thematic way.

  • replayability

    1 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
    0% positive mentions, 100% neutral mentions, 0% negative mentions

    The game's unpredictability enhances replayability by keeping experiences fresh and preventing memorization, though it can also lead to some repetitive moments.

  • humor

    1 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
    100% positive mentions, 0% neutral mentions, 0% negative mentions

    The humor is dark and random, providing a lighthearted and entertaining experience that fits well with a spooky, seasonal theme. It adds a refreshing break from more serious games, making for enjoyable, shorter play sessions.

    • “Items randomize, changing your win condition, and the whole thing shakes out in about 2 hours more or less, and is perfect for a few episodes of dark humor during the spooky season, when all the other games are too serious.”
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Play Times

8h Median play time
8h Average play time
8-8h Spent by most gamers
*Based on 1 analyzed playthroughs
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DOCTOR VISCERA is a survival shooter game with horror and violence themes. Common tags for DOCTOR VISCERA include first-person, 3D, indie, psychological, exploration and others.

DOCTOR VISCERA is available on PC, Windows and PlayStation.

On average players spend around 8 hours playing DOCTOR VISCERA.

DOCTOR VISCERA was released on October 29, 2025.

DOCTOR VISCERA was developed by LiminalRoad.

DOCTOR VISCERA has received positive reviews from players. Most players liked DOCTOR VISCERA for its atmosphere but disliked it for its gameplay.

DOCTOR VISCERA is a single player game.

Similar games include Amnesia: The Bunker, Monstrum, Dead Format, Deadly Night, PARANOIA PLACE and others.