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Theme Hospital

Review
Also known as
Частная клиника 主题医院

This hospital management simulation challenges you to diagnose bizarre illnesses and manage a chaotic facility.

Theme Hospital was originally released for MS-DOS in 1997, published by Electronic Arts. This is the earliest commercial release of the game on any platform.

About Theme Hospital

Theme Hospital is a simulation game structured around successive levels of hospital management. Players begin with an empty facility and must construct various rooms, determining their size and layout within the available space. These rooms range from basic diagnostic areas to specialized treatment centers for unusual ailments, which require correspondingly strange machinery.

Staff management is a core requirement, with different roles assigned to specific tasks. Doctors handle many clinics, but certain rooms need specialists or nurses. Support staff like handymen maintain the environment by cleaning and repairing equipment, while receptionists manage patient flow. Additional facilities such as staff rooms and research departments are necessary for operational efficiency and technological advancement.

The gameplay presents a challenging progression. As players advance, they encounter disruptive events like epidemics and VIP inspections that test their management. To accommodate growing needs, including more complex equipment, expansion onto adjacent land plots becomes possible in later stages.

Theme Hospital Screenshots

10 images
Title screen.
Loading screen
The board shows mission progress.
First mission.
GP's Offices ready for first patients.
We need a nurse...
First patient.
New condition discovered.
Our staff.
A map.