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What players say
Why the number is what it is: aspect mentions counted across 299 sampled Steam reviews (271 positive / 28 negative), recent and most-helpful. Plain keyword counting, fully reproducible; nothing here is written by a machine.
What positive reviews talk about
- Visuals & art6% mention it
- Grind & repetition5% mention it
- Progression & loot4% mention it
What negative reviews complain about
- Grind & repetition14% mention it
- Bugs & crashes11% mention it
Satisfaction by hours played
Same score, different games: see how sentiment holds up the longer people play.
Under 5h
78%
45 reviews
5-15h
88%
76 reviews
15-40h
94%
68 reviews
40-100h
97%
58 reviews
100h+
94%
52 reviews
Review sentiment over time
Weekly positive-review rate (green) and review volume (bars). Dashed lines mark significant patches; the amber line is the start of the current scoring window. Hover the dots to see what drove a dip or a jump.
How this score was computed
The VGC Score is a weighted blend on a press-comparable 0-100 quality scale. Steam approval rates are first calibrated (95% positive on Steam ≈ 89.5 quality, since Steam approval skews high). Press and tracked creator reviews each count ~2x a player review and share one cap against player evidence (creator buy/skip calls pool into an approval rate, calibrated like Steam approval); all-time sentiment is capped and halved (it's context, not verdict); reviews of the current build carry the most weight when a fresh patch anchors the window; and a 'typical game' prior keeps small samples from pegging the scale. Because press reviews and Metacritic user aggregates describe the launch build, their weight decays as the game ages (3-year half-life after a 1-year grace). That's how a game that launched rough can outgrow its old reception once updates win players over. Reviews under 2h playtime (the refund window), non-Steam activations, and free copies are downweighted.
| Component | Positive | Quality (0-100) | Weight (pseudo-reviews) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Press reviews (OpenCritic) | – | 84 | 40 |
| All-time Steam reviews | 92% | 86 | 1000 |
| Metacritic user ratings | – | – | 0 |
| Post-patch Steam reviews (trust-weighted) | 92% | 86 | 3000 |
| Calibration prior (typical game) | – | 72 | 50 |
Scoring window: since the last significant patch (Dec 18, 2023) · 300 reviews sampled · 3728 total reviews in window · weighted 209.6 up / 15 down · computed 3h ago · full methodology →
Press & Creators reviews (109)
Individual verdicts from outlets we track: scored reviews first, most trusted outlets first among them. The small badge is each outlet's trust score: how well its scoring history aligns with players.
- 75
“Sometimes you want a game to play while watching TV or just needing to kill time. The $39.99 price I feel is too much, especially with the crashes. But if it goes on sale, give Two Point Hospital a shot.”
read full review ↗ - 90
“"Nintendo Switch needs more simulation games like this."”
read full review ↗ - 80
“Two Point Hospital is a fairly successful representative of the genre that is not the most popular today on consoles, which is very easy to learn how to play and generally very friendly for beginners. Taking into account the humor and fun of the gameplay, this is a good motivation to spend your free time in it.”
read full review ↗ - 70
“Two Point Hospital may easily cheer you up for a couple hours, but lack of variety and clumsy AI may kill the light of joy as good as any De-Lux Clinic.”
read full review ↗ - 80
“Two Point Hospital takes the mantra "if ain't broke don't fix it" to heart. This spiritual successor to Theme Hospital does enough to differentiate itself from the original but stays true to its core concept.”
read full review ↗ - 90
“The highest praise we can give Two Point Hospital is that it feels impossible not to have fun with it.”
read full review ↗ - 60
“While Two Point Hospital offers a nostalgic experience for Theme Hospital fans, the lack of more challenging and diverse scenarios is a big letdown.”
read full review ↗ - 70
“Fans of the original Theme Hospital will find a worthy successor to the old strategy with pretty graphics and some very important tweaks but without drastic changes to the formula. However, the clunky mechanics and too much micromanagement could discourage new players.”
read full review ↗ - 90
“An excellent spiritual successor to Theme Hospital, Two Point Hospital also stands on its own. A unique style of humor, a mostly wonderful UI, and a great experience fills out the experience.”
read full review ↗ - 85
“Sharing a thought, in many ways I still have a real beef with EA and the fact that they absorbed and pretty well ruined at least two classic studios that were dear to me...”
read full review ↗ - 70
“Two Point Hospital naturally plays better with a keyboard and mouse, but the Switch suits this Theme Hospital successor wonderfully well. It might be difficult to read or see particular texts in handheld mode, and the controls can take a little adjustment time, but any management sim fan owes it to themselves to check out this game. Technical issues, a degree of tedium in base game content, and the fact this supposed all-in-one edition is still missing some recent expansions aside, the variety of stages thanks to the included DLC and wealth of silly humour deliver a fun twist on what is otherwise a difficult field to work in.”
read full review ↗ - 90
“Despite these issues, I remain optimistic that Two Point Studios can add some polish this game into a true gem. As it stands now, Two Point Hospital is an amazing game that demonstrates that an old school idea doesn’t have to die, it just needs to recover and emerge stronger than ever for a modern age.”
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Patch history
- Hotfix - Security PatchOct 10, 2025
- Hotfix - Mac save & Achievement bugsFeb 14, 2025
- Two Point Ho Ho Ho-spital | Jingle Jim Jams Available for all!Dec 18, 2023significant · resets scoring window
- Two Point Hospital: Speedy Recovery OUT NOW!Mar 15, 2022
- Free Items & Big Discounts!Jun 24, 2021significant · resets scoring window
- Two Point Hospital: A Stitch in Time - NEW DLC OUT NOW!Feb 23, 2021significant · resets scoring window
- Two Point Hospital: Culture Shock AND Fancy Dress Pack OUT NOW!Oct 20, 2020significant · resets scoring window
- Free Update: Room Templates OUT NOW!Jul 30, 2020
- R.E.M.I.X. V2 - Free Update Coming 14th MayMay 7, 2020
- Two Point Hospital: Off The Grid OUT NOW!Mar 25, 2020significant · resets scoring window
- R.E.M.I.X - Free Update Out Now!Feb 18, 2020
- Update 1.16 is here!Aug 15, 2019
- Update v1.12 Interior Designer bug fixes and improvements!Feb 19, 2019significant · resets scoring window
- Update v1.10 Bug fixes!Dec 18, 2018
- Two Point Hospital v1.08 Sandbox Patch Notes!Oct 29, 2018
- AVAILABLE NOW: Customisation Update!Oct 2, 2018
- Two Point Radio: Update 8Aug 14, 2018
- Two Point Radio: Update 7Jul 17, 2018
- Two Point Radio: Update #6Jun 26, 2018
- Two Point Radio: Update #5May 29, 2018
- Two Point Radio: Update 4May 15, 2018
- Two Point Radio: Update #3May 1, 2018
- Two Point Radio: Update #2Apr 17, 2018