Theme Hospital™

Hospital management simulation with limited resources and absurd fictional diseases

Bullfrog Productions · Published by Electronic Arts · Released Nov 5, 2026

Reviews: Very Positive; 92% of 105
Recent reviews: Not enough recent
Players: 93; daily peak
Steam Deck: Playable
Last update on Steam: Unknown; no patch notes on Steam
Minimum PC: DirectX 9 GPU; 2 GB RAM · 2 GB disk; Full requirements

What is Theme Hospital™?

In this isometric management simulation, you design and maintain a hospital, diagnose patients, and research cures. You earn money from treatments, compete with rival hospitals, and handle emergencies and epidemics.

For you if...

+you enjoy planning buildings and managing an economy
+you like simulation games with an absurd sense of humor

Not for you if...

−you want realistic medicine rather than fictional diseases

What players say

92% of 105 reviews are positive

Returning players praise the preservation of the original gameplay. Complaints focus on fullscreen problems and other bugs in the DOSBox version; several players recommend the CorsixTH community rebuild for modern resolutions and fixes.

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Theme Hospital™ system requirements

Minimum: DirectX 9 GPU, 2 GB RAM, 2 GB of disk space.

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Minimum

OS: Windows 10
Processor: 1.8 GHz
Graphics: 3D graphics card compatible with DirectX 9.0c
Memory: 2 GB RAM
Storage: 2 GB available space
DirectX: Version 9.0c

Does Theme Hospital™ have co-op or multiplayer?

Yes: PvP LAN. It also has a single-player mode.

Does Theme Hospital™ run on Steam Deck?

Playable Playable: it runs on Steam Deck with some adjustments.

The launcher or setup tool may need the touchscreen or virtual keyboard
Default controller config not fully functional
Sometimes shows mouse, keyboard or non-Deck controller icons
Some text entry requires manually opening the on-screen keyboard
All functionality is accessible with the default controller configuration
In-game text is legible on Steam Deck
Default graphics settings perform well on Steam Deck

PC version details

DRM: None declared on Steam
Controller: Keyboard and mouse
Platforms: Windows
Steam features: Cloud saves, Family Sharing
Languages: Text only: English, French, Italian, German, Spanish - Spain, Swedish.

Does Theme Hospital™ use AI-generated content?

No AI-generated content is disclosed on the game's Steam page.

Self-reported by the developer under Steam rules: it covers AI content that ships in the game, not tools used to make it. Steam page checked on Nov 9, 2026. How to filter AI games on Steam