<s>
Two	B-Application
Point	I-Application
Hospital	I-Application
is	O
a	O
2018	O
business	B-Application
simulation	I-Application
game	I-Application
developed	O
by	O
Two	O
Point	O
Studios	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Sega	O
for	O
Linux	B-Application
,	O
macOS	B-Application
,	O
and	O
Windows	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Console	O
versions	O
for	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Switch	I-Application
,	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
,	O
and	O
Xbox	B-Device
One	I-Device
were	O
released	O
in	O
February	O
2020	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
version	O
for	O
Amazon	B-Operating_System
Luna	I-Operating_System
was	O
also	O
made	O
available	O
in	O
November	O
2020	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
spiritual	O
successor	O
to	O
Bullfrog	O
Productions	O
 '	O
1997	O
game	O
Theme	B-Application
Hospital	I-Application
,	O
players	O
are	O
tasked	O
with	O
constructing	O
and	O
operating	O
an	O
empire	O
of	O
hospitals	O
in	O
the	O
fictional	O
Two	O
Point	O
County	O
,	O
with	O
the	O
goal	O
of	O
curing	O
patients	O
of	O
fictitious	O
,	O
comical	O
ailments	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
designed	O
and	O
developed	O
by	O
some	O
of	O
the	O
creators	O
of	O
Theme	B-Application
Hospital	I-Application
,	O
including	O
Mark	O
Webley	O
and	O
Gary	O
Carr	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Within	O
weeks	O
of	O
release	O
,	O
Two	B-Application
Point	I-Application
Hospital	I-Application
was	O
the	O
second	O
most	O
downloaded	O
game	O
in	O
the	O
sales	O
charts	O
for	O
Europe	O
,	O
Middle	O
East	O
,	O
Africa	O
,	O
and	O
Australia	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
received	O
seven	O
major	O
updates	O
as	O
downloadable	B-Protocol
content	I-Protocol
after	O
its	O
release	O
which	O
added	O
new	O
regions	O
and	O
illnesses	O
to	O
cure	O
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
four	O
item	O
packs	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
successor	O
titled	O
Two	B-Device
Point	I-Device
Campus	I-Device
was	O
released	O
in	O
2022	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
At	O
the	O
bottom	O
is	O
the	O
adviser	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
current	O
objectives	O
are	O
displayed	O
at	O
the	O
top-right.Two	O
Point	O
Hospital	O
features	O
a	O
similar	O
style	O
of	O
gameplay	O
to	O
that	O
of	O
Theme	B-Application
Hospital	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Two	B-Application
Point	I-Application
Hospital	I-Application
features	O
unique	O
,	O
comical	O
conditions	O
such	O
as	O
"	O
Light-Headedness	O
"	O
(	O
having	O
a	O
light	O
bulb	O
for	O
a	O
head	O
)	O
,	O
"	O
Pandemic	O
"	O
(	O
having	O
a	O
pan	O
on	O
one	O
's	O
head	O
)	O
,	O
"	O
Mock	O
Star	O
"	O
(	O
patients	O
are	O
Freddie	O
Mercury	O
impersonators	O
)	O
,	O
and	O
"	O
Animal	O
Magnetism	O
"	O
(	O
having	O
animals	O
stuck	O
to	O
the	O
patient	O
's	O
body	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Staff	O
training	O
is	O
more	O
complex	O
than	O
in	O
Theme	B-Application
Hospital	I-Application
;	O
all	O
staff	O
,	O
not	O
just	O
doctors	O
,	O
can	O
learn	O
and	O
receive	O
qualifications	O
that	O
grant	O
them	O
new	O
skills	O
or	O
improve	O
their	O
ability	O
in	O
a	O
certain	O
department	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Steam	B-Application
Workshop	O
support	O
was	O
added	O
in	O
February	O
2019	O
,	O
giving	O
players	O
the	O
ability	O
to	O
customise	O
the	O
pictures	O
,	O
walls	O
,	O
and	O
floors	O
of	O
the	O
hospital	O
,	O
either	O
by	O
using	O
image	O
files	O
from	O
the	O
player	O
's	O
computer	O
,	O
or	O
by	O
downloading	O
other	O
players	O
 '	O
items	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Development	O
Two	B-Application
Point	I-Application
Hospital	I-Application
is	O
a	O
spiritual	O
sequel	O
to	O
Theme	B-Application
Hospital	I-Application
,	O
a	O
1997	O
simulation	O
game	O
developed	O
by	O
Bullfrog	O
Productions	O
and	O
released	O
by	O
Electronic	O
Arts	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
developed	O
using	O
the	O
Unity	B-Application
engine	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Among	O
those	O
involved	O
in	O
the	O
development	O
of	O
both	O
games	O
were	O
Theme	B-Application
Hospitals	I-Application
producer	O
Mark	O
Webley	O
,	O
Theme	B-Application
Hospitals	I-Application
lead	O
artist	O
Gary	O
Carr	O
,	O
and	O
Theme	B-Application
Hospitals	I-Application
composer	O
Russell	O
Shaw	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Theme	B-Application
Hospital	I-Application
followed	O
Theme	B-Application
Park	I-Application
,	O
also	O
developed	O
by	O
Bullfrog	O
,	O
and	O
there	O
had	O
been	O
plans	O
to	O
expand	O
the	O
range	O
of	O
Theme	O
simulation	O
games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
After	O
Theme	B-Application
Hospitals	I-Application
release	O
,	O
Webley	O
left	O
Bullfrog	O
to	O
found	O
Lionhead	O
Studios	O
with	O
Peter	O
Molyneux	O
,	O
Carr	O
left	O
to	O
join	O
Mucky	O
Foot	O
Productions	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
expansion	O
of	O
Bullfrog	O
's	O
Theme	O
series	O
never	O
happened	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
After	O
they	O
left	O
Bullfrog	O
,	O
Webley	O
and	O
Carr	O
continued	O
to	O
discuss	O
a	O
follow-up	O
to	O
Theme	B-Application
Hospital	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
After	O
postponing	O
their	O
ambition	O
of	O
continuing	O
the	O
Theme	O
series	O
for	O
20	O
years	O
after	O
they	O
left	O
Bullfrog	O
,	O
they	O
founded	O
Two	O
Point	O
Studios	O
in	O
2016	O
to	O
follow	O
up	O
on	O
Theme	B-Application
Hospital	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Carr	O
said	O
:	O
"	O
I	O
wanted	O
to	O
work	O
on	O
something	O
like	O
Theme	B-Application
Hospital	I-Application
again	O
,	O
appealing	O
to	O
a	O
broader	O
range	O
of	O
people	O
"	O
,	O
and	O
Webley	O
stated	O
that	O
they	O
"	O
had	O
been	O
talking	O
about	O
this	O
project	O
for	O
a	O
number	O
of	O
years	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
timing	O
of	O
a	O
Theme	O
Hospital-style	O
game	O
was	O
also	O
apt	O
:	O
art	O
director	O
Mark	O
Smart	O
said	O
making	O
a	O
hospital-simulation	O
game	O
"	O
felt	O
right	O
"	O
and	O
that	O
there	O
was	O
"	O
a	O
lot	O
of	O
love	O
for	O
Theme	B-Application
Hospital	I-Application
"	O
,	O
while	O
studio	O
co-founder	O
and	O
technical	O
director	O
Ben	O
Hymers	O
said	O
players	O
had	O
been	O
wanting	O
a	O
sequel	O
to	O
Theme	B-Application
Hospital	I-Application
for	O
years	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
According	O
to	O
Webley	O
and	O
Carr	O
,	O
Two	B-Application
Point	I-Application
Hospital	I-Application
is	O
a	O
completely	O
new	O
game	O
,	O
rather	O
than	O
a	O
reapplication	O
of	O
new	O
assets	O
to	O
an	O
existing	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Online	O
features	O
were	O
an	O
early	O
target	O
of	O
the	O
design	O
of	O
Two	B-Application
Point	I-Application
Hospital	I-Application
;	O
Webley	O
and	O
Carr	O
recognised	O
that	O
players	O
of	O
management	O
games	O
tend	O
to	O
prefer	O
single-player	O
experiences	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Hymers	O
said	O
Two	B-Application
Point	I-Application
Hospital	I-Application
would	O
feature	O
mod	O
support	O
,	O
which	O
will	O
not	O
be	O
available	O
at	O
launch	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Hymers	O
suggested	O
they	O
approach	O
Sega	O
as	O
a	O
publisher	O
,	O
which	O
was	O
fortuitous	O
because	O
Sega	O
wanted	O
to	O
expand	O
their	O
profile	O
with	O
games	O
similar	O
to	O
Theme	B-Application
Hospital	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
While	O
they	O
were	O
in	O
negotiations	O
with	O
Sega	O
,	O
they	O
selected	O
a	O
number	O
of	O
Lionhead	O
Studios	O
developers	O
to	O
help	O
with	O
Two	B-Application
Point	I-Application
Hospitals	I-Application
development	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
According	O
to	O
Hymers	O
,	O
the	O
developers	O
used	O
their	O
experience	O
in	O
making	O
games	O
including	O
Theme	B-Application
Hospital	I-Application
,	O
Populous	B-Application
,	O
and	O
Black	B-Application
&	I-Application
White	I-Application
to	O
make	O
Two	B-Application
Point	I-Application
Hospital	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
believed	O
that	O
this	O
was	O
less	O
of	O
an	O
issue	O
in	O
Theme	B-Application
Hospital	I-Application
,	O
which	O
is	O
2D	O
with	O
graphics	O
made	O
from	O
sprites	O
,	O
and	O
that	O
people	O
were	O
drawn	O
in	O
front	O
of	O
the	O
walls	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
later	O
patch	O
for	O
the	O
game	O
added	O
character	O
customisation	O
and	O
a	O
"	O
copy	B-General_Concept
and	I-General_Concept
paste	I-General_Concept
"	O
rooms	O
feature	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
For	O
the	O
user	B-Application
interface	I-Application
,	O
Puttick	O
and	O
French	O
originally	O
used	O
real-world	O
sounds	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
ReleaseTwo	O
Point	O
Hospital	O
was	O
announced	O
on	O
16	O
January	O
2018	O
in	O
a	O
short	O
YouTube	B-General_Concept
video	I-General_Concept
showing	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
visuals	O
and	O
comedic	O
styling	O
,	O
and	O
depicted	O
a	O
patient	O
suffering	O
from	O
Light	O
Headedness	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Edge	O
compared	O
this	O
disease	O
's	O
role	O
in	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
marketing	O
to	O
that	O
of	O
Theme	B-Application
Hospitals	I-Application
Bloaty	B-Application
Head	I-Application
,	O
which	O
was	O
described	O
as	O
its	O
"	O
poster	O
disease	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
first	O
public	O
viewing	O
of	O
Two	B-Application
Point	I-Application
Hospital	I-Application
was	O
held	O
at	O
the	O
PC	O
Gamer	O
Weekender	O
event	O
on	O
17	O
February	O
2018	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
gameplay	O
demo	O
explored	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
user	B-Application
interface	I-Application
and	O
its	O
turning	O
camera	O
,	O
which	O
was	O
not	O
present	O
in	O
Theme	B-Application
Hospital	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
July	O
2018	O
,	O
Steam	B-Application
began	O
accepting	O
pre-orders	O
for	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
which	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
30	O
August	O
2018	O
,	O
for	O
Linux	B-Application
,	O
macOS	B-Application
,	O
and	O
Windows	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
2	O
September	O
2018	O
,	O
Two	B-Application
Point	I-Application
Hospital	I-Application
was	O
the	O
second	O
most-downloaded	O
game	O
in	O
Europe	O
,	O
the	O
Middle	O
East	O
,	O
Africa	O
,	O
and	O
Australia	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
free	O
update	O
in	O
March	O
2019	O
added	O
new	O
decorative	O
objects	O
based	O
on	O
other	O
game	O
series	O
on	O
Steam	B-Application
,	O
including	O
Total	B-Application
War	I-Application
:	I-Application
Three	I-Application
Kingdoms	I-Application
,	O
Endless	B-Application
Space	I-Application
,	O
Football	B-Application
Manager	I-Application
,	O
and	O
Half-Life	B-Application
2	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
's	O
first	O
paid	O
downloadable	B-Protocol
content	I-Protocol
,	O
"	O
Bigfoot	O
"	O
,	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
5	O
December	O
2018	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Sega	O
announced	O
in	O
July	O
2019	O
that	O
the	O
game	O
will	O
be	O
brought	O
to	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Switch	I-Application
,	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
,	O
and	O
Xbox	B-Device
One	I-Device
consoles	O
,	O
with	O
all	O
post-release	O
updates	O
that	O
have	O
been	O
added	O
to	O
the	O
personal	O
computer	O
version	O
including	O
the	O
"	O
Bigfoot	O
"	O
expansion	O
,	O
sometime	O
later	O
in	O
2019	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
Jumbo	O
edition	O
release	O
for	O
consoles	O
,	O
which	O
includes	O
all	O
prior	O
DLC	B-Protocol
and	O
the	O
"	O
Off	O
the	O
Grid	O
"	O
and	O
"	O
Close	O
Encounters	O
"	O
packs	O
,	O
released	O
on	O
5	O
March	O
2021	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
released	O
for	O
Amazon	B-Operating_System
Luna	I-Operating_System
on	O
19	O
November	O
2020	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Critics	O
were	O
especially	O
positive	O
about	O
how	O
it	O
holds	O
up	O
in	O
comparison	O
to	O
Theme	B-Application
Hospital	I-Application
,	O
with	O
many	O
giving	O
praise	O
for	O
its	O
nostalgic	O
value	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
the	O
improvements	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Rachel	O
Weber	O
of	O
GamesRadar+	O
was	O
positive	O
about	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
use	O
of	O
nostalgia	O
,	O
stating	O
that	O
the	O
game	O
had	O
"	O
taken	O
the	O
funny	O
bones	O
"	O
from	O
the	O
original	O
and	O
transplanted	O
them	O
into	O
Two	B-Application
Point	I-Application
Hospital	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Game	O
Informers	O
Ben	O
Reeves	O
thought	O
that	O
Two	O
Point	O
Studios	O
had	O
done	O
"	O
a	O
remarkable	O
job	O
reviving	O
Theme	B-Application
Hospital	I-Application
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
GamesMaster	O
described	O
Two	B-Application
Point	I-Application
Hospital	I-Application
as	O
"	O
the	O
perfect	O
cure	O
"	O
for	O
the	O
"	O
Bullfrog	O
deficiency	O
"	O
and	O
said	O
it	O
is	O
precisely	O
what	O
Theme	B-Application
Hospital	I-Application
fans	O
wanted	O
it	O
to	O
be	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Even	O
before	O
release	O
,	O
Dominic	O
Tarason	O
of	O
Rock	O
,	O
Paper	O
,	O
Shotgun	O
described	O
Two	B-Application
Point	I-Application
Hospital	I-Application
as	O
"	O
Theme	B-Application
Hospital	I-Application
2	O
in	O
all	O
but	O
name	O
"	O
,	O
a	O
view	O
shared	O
by	O
Bit-Techs	O
Rick	O
Lane	O
and	O
GamesTM	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Other	O
critics	O
who	O
noted	O
the	O
similarity	O
to	O
Theme	B-Application
Hospital	I-Application
include	O
Jeuxvideo.com	O
and	O
James	O
Ide	O
of	O
the	O
Daily	O
Mirror	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
UK	O
newspaper	O
Metro	O
regarded	O
the	O
"	O
amusing	O
script	O
and	O
visual	O
humour	O
"	O
of	O
Two	B-Application
Point	I-Application
Hospital	I-Application
as	O
one	O
of	O
its	O
best	O
features	O
,	O
calling	O
it	O
"	O
endearing	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Steven	O
Asarch	O
of	O
US	O
magazine	O
Newsweek	O
with	O
this	O
sentiment	O
,	O
and	O
lauded	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
"	O
sick	O
,	O
depraved	O
sense	O
of	O
humor	O
"	O
.Shacknews	O
'	O
s	O
Chris	O
Jarrard	O
liked	O
the	O
sound	O
effect	O
and	O
believed	O
that	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
"	O
outstanding	O
"	O
radio	O
station	O
helps	O
put	O
Two	B-Application
Point	I-Application
Hospital	I-Application
on	O
par	O
with	O
Bullfrog	O
games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
TJ	O
Hafer	O
believed	O
Two	B-Application
Point	I-Application
Hospital	I-Application
"	O
revitalizes	O
the	O
business	O
management	O
genre	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Whereas	O
Weber	O
was	O
complimentary	O
of	O
the	O
visuals	O
,	O
calling	O
them	O
a	O
"	O
delight	O
"	O
,	O
Paul	O
Tamburro	O
of	O
Game	O
Revolution	O
lauded	O
the	O
"	O
seriously	O
impressive	O
"	O
user	B-Application
interface	I-Application
specifically	O
,	O
believing	O
that	O
the	O
game	O
took	O
"	O
all	O
the	O
work	O
out	O
of	O
management	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
and	O
Weber	O
also	O
liked	O
the	O
learning	B-General_Concept
curve	I-General_Concept
.	O
</s>
<s>
Some	O
reviewers	O
were	O
more	O
critical	O
of	O
the	O
similarities	O
to	O
Theme	B-Application
Hospital	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
GamesTM	O
believed	O
that	O
Two	B-Application
Point	I-Application
Hospital	I-Application
is	O
too	O
similar	O
to	O
Theme	B-Application
Hospital	I-Application
,	O
saying	O
that	O
more	O
could	O
have	O
been	O
done	O
to	O
distance	O
itself	O
from	O
it	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Polygon	O
also	O
awarded	O
Two	B-Application
Point	I-Application
Hospital	I-Application
its	O
Polygon	O
Recommends	O
badge	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Two	B-Application
Point	I-Application
Hospital	I-Application
was	O
ranked	O
number	O
six	O
on	O
Bit-Techs	O
"	O
Best	O
Games	O
of	O
2018	O
"	O
list	O
.	O
</s>
