Games

Theme Hospital

Bullfrog Productions

1997•Strategy•PEGI 12•About 15 hours

Taste attributes: comedylightglossy

Boxlist takeA breezy strategy game, glossy rather than gritty. Best if you like polish over grit.

Pace: balanced · Originality: balanced · Tone: balanced · Weight: very light · Realism: balanced · Story: balanced · Structure: balanced · Look: glossy · Scale: balanced · Emotional punch: balancedHow we score

IGDB rating

86 / 100

223 ratings

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About This Game

Theme Hospital is a business simulation game developed by Bullfrog Productions and published by Electronic Arts in 1997, in which the player designs and operates a hospital. Like most of Bullfrog's games, Theme Hospital is permeated by an eccentric sense of humour. The game is the thematic successor to Theme Park, a game also produced by Bullfrog. The game was a massive commercial success, selling over 4 million copies worldwide.

Summary: IGDB

Characteristics

Where this game sits on each taste spectrum

SlowPACEFast

FamiliarORIGINALITYOriginal

DarkTONEWholesome

LightWEIGHTINESSHeavy

FantasyREALISMRealistic

SimpleINTRICACYIntricate

Non-LinearLINEARITYLinear

UnderstatedSTYLEStylised

IntimateSCALEEpic

RestrainedEMOTIONIntense

Genres and themes

Comedy

Keywords

DiseaseTycoonDoctorReal-timeManagementHospitalPsone classicsEa app

Where to play

Details

Developer: Bullfrog Productions
Publisher: Electronic Arts
Released: 4 February 1997
Platforms: PC (Microsoft Windows), DOS
Modes: Single player, Multiplayer
Perspective: Bird view / Isometric
Time to beat: 8h rushed, 15h normally, 15h complete
Age rating: PEGI 12
Taste scores: How we score
Source: IGDB

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