Alchemy with patients' lives and health insurance! A quack doctor simulation game. DON'T imitate any of this!
As the protagonist, you take on the role of a quack doctor who intentionally harms and kills patients for profit. Set in a near-future Japan, the game explores the strain on the healthcare system caused by an aging population, and how the protagonist aims to address this issue through unethical and illegal means.
A key aspect of the gameplay involves performing a variety of "evil medical exams" on patients to make them sick. You can use reused syringes, touch patients with unclean hands, conduct hearing tests with loud noises, and administer cursed psychological tests. The goal is to create new medical problems for the patients, setting them up for your "quack treatments".
After making patients ill, you must then provide "quack treatments" to further harm them. These include procedures like "lobotomy" for brain issues and "cancer neglect therapy" for cancer patients. The treatments are designed not to cure the patients, but to precisely target and worsen their conditions, ultimately leading to their demise.
Keeping patients from escaping is an important challenge. If they experience too many unpleasant medical procedures, they may attempt to flee. You can use tactics like knocking them out, seducing them, or prescribing opioids to prevent their escape.
The game emphasizes the financial aspect of your operations. You must be sensitive to each patient's financial situation, as treating a poor person with expensive procedures will not result in successful payment collection. However, patients on welfare are considered fair game, as their medical expenses are covered by public funds.
Angry relatives of deceased patients may attempt to seek revenge. You must use your "quack techniques" to eliminate these threats as well, delivering "painless deaths" to the bereaved.
As you progress, you can present your case studies at a "quack medical society" conference, elevating your status as a quack doctor. This unlocks new jokes, black humor, and shiver-inducing content for you to enjoy.
Players praise the game's dark comedy, unique premise, and engaging simulation mechanics. Many compare the gameplay to titles like "RimWorld," where you must balance the demands of running an unethical operation while managing various challenges. The charming anime-style art and fitting musical shifts during key moments have also been highlighted as strengths.