Heart's Medicine - Time to Heal similar games & best alternatives

Heart's Medicine - Time to Heal

PC (Microsoft Windows), Android, Mac, iOS • 2016

Should you play it?

An intense, but also funny, medical drama that deals with a lot of life-changing decisions. Become an aspiring surgeon at Little Creek Hospital!

What works
  • Engaging emotional story
  • Varied and challenging mini-games
  • Pleasant graphics and music
  • Long gameplay with many levels
  • Hospital customization and upgrades
Things to keep in mind
  • Some repetitive gameplay elements
  • Bugs and occasional crashes reported
  • Mobile game feel and controls on pc
  • Price considered high by some
  • Story pacing and dialogue can be cheesy

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Heart's Medicine - Time to Heal: Less representative of its motivational profile, with noticeable differences. Motivations that often define this kind of title include Survival, Violence, Competition, Thrill. Here, the score leans higher than usual among comparable games on Survival, Intimacy. It leans lower than usual among comparable games on Fantasy.

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