Meanwhile, those who don’t work in a hospital setting use their sub-par observational skills to perpetuate half-truths about providers, sowing discord where none needed to be. Their patients, on the other hand, are doing their best to rest and recover, but without getting the proper attention feel slightly neglected. Tired, overworked doctors grab a protein bar and a power nap for a 20 minute lunch before quickly making their rounds, feeling like they never have enough time to truly see their patients. Weaving between levels is Rhythm Doctor’s storyline, which will hit close to home for anyone who has worked in healthcare. Oh sure, you might be able to press the space bar on the seventh beat each time on the first level, but what happens later on when there’s an atypical beat? What about when the tempo speeds up and slows down? Multiple patients at once? How about when the game changes into windowed mode and dances around your computer monitors (yeah that was a delightful trip)? The mechanics of pressing a button may not change, but everything else about Rhythm Doctor can and likely will. I couldn’t stop thinking about Rhythm Heaven in the sense that the gameplay itself is simplistic in concept but challenging in practice. Think you have what it takes, intern?įirst thing’s first - this is a damn good rhythm game.

Pressing a single button at the right time seems simple enough, but patients aren’t a monolith - each one will need specialized care and treatment to solve their issues. This means that you’ll be pressing a button to defibrillate their hearts and get it beating to a proper rhythm. Due to the staff shortage, some resourceful doctors have put together a remote program that allows stand-in providers like you to treat patients with heart conditions. Rhythm Doctor has players taking on the role of themselves, the newest (only?) intern in the hospital’s experimental Rhythm Doctor program. Although it’s still in Early Access, Rhythm Doctor already has over 12,000 positive reviews, receiving the highly coveted “Overwhelmingly Positive” rating on Steam for its catchy tunes, fun gameplay, and humanizing storyline. Such is the life of the healthcare providers (and interns!) in Rhythm Doctor, a unique pixel art rhythm game where you “heal patients by defibrillating in time to their heartbeats.” Currently being developed and self-published by Malaysian/Peruvian dev team 7th Beat Games, Rhythm Doctor channels the genre giants like Rhythm Heaven while still creating something entirely its own. Got it? Good - smash that button and treat those patients! How? By pressing a button on the seventh beat to defib their hearts. We have a whole lotta patients suffering from chest pains and heart conditions with few providers to give them the time and care they need, so we’ve launched a new remote defibrillation internship program where interns such as yourself can administer treatments from home.

I’m really pressed for time so I’ll be brief - this hospital is understaffed and overworked.

Rhythm doctor on switch