Pixel Sundays: Two Point Studios – Where Management Meets Humor
This week, another simulation game from Two Point is being released. Today, we want to take a look at Two Point Studios, their history, and of course, all their games over time.
Summary
- Two Point Studios – The Birth of a Modern Simulation
- Two Point Hospital – The Spiritual Successor
- Two Point Campus – From Hospital to Campus
- Two Point Museum – The New Innovation
- The Identity of Two Point Games – Humor Meets Simulation
- Conclusion – Two Point Games as Modern Simulation Classics
In this week’s Pixel Sundays article, we’re talking about Two Point Studios and their games. Titles like Two Point Hospital or the upcoming Two Point Museum might be familiar to many. But there may be more that you haven’t heard about. Today, we’re diving into the history and future of Two Point Studios.
Two Point Studios – The Birth of a Modern Simulation
Two Point Studios is a British game development studio founded on July 26, 2016, by Mark Webley, Gary Carr, and Ben Hymers. Mark and Gary previously worked at Bullfrog Productions and later at Lionhead Studios, where they contributed to games like “Theme Hospital,” “Black & White,” and the “Fable” series. Ben was a programmer at studios like Rare, Creative Assembly, and Lionhead. Together, they combined their expertise to establish Two Point Studios.
The game “Theme Hospital” plays a key role for the studio. Webley and Carr were instrumental in its development, and they wanted to capture the essence of this classic in a modern game. With “Two Point Hospital,” they created a spiritual successor that retains the humor and gameplay of the original while integrating modern improvements.
Two Point Hospital – The Spiritual Successor
As mentioned earlier, Two Point Hospital is considered the unofficial successor to Theme Hospital. It was developed by many of the same people and maintains the humorous tone of the hospital simulation.
The gameplay revolves around bizarre illnesses, detailed hospital management, and humorous challenges. The issues that arise over time are designed to be entertaining. You’ll encounter fictional diseases like “Lightheadedness” and must develop effective treatment strategies.
In the game, you take on the role of a hospital administrator. Your goal is to build an efficient and profitable hospital. This involves constructing treatment and diagnostic rooms, hiring and training staff, and improving their skills to treat specific illnesses.
Additionally, making your hospital visually appealing is important. Decorations contribute to the hospital’s popularity and prestige, which attracts more patients. More patients mean more revenue to invest in new equipment.
Since the game was a great success, several DLCs were released over time, such as the “Speedy Recovery” DLC. This expansion introduced new missions, diseases, and challenges, along with many other content additions.
Two Point Campus – From Hospital to Campus
Two Point Campus is the successor to Two Point Hospital. However, instead of managing a hospital, this time you’re in charge of a university. The humorous style of its predecessor remains, but with many new mechanics that simulate campus life.
After the success of Two Point Hospital, the team looked for a new setting for their next game. They landed on the idea of a university—because we all know the crazy things that happen at universities! This concept was developed into the second game, which was released on August 9, 2022.
In the game, you must ensure the well-being of your students. You need to provide dormitories, recreational facilities, and clubs, as happy students perform better and contribute to the university’s reputation. Of course, this isn’t just a regular university—it offers unusual courses like Knight School. Each course requires specific rooms and equipment. As in the previous game, you must manage finances and staff.
You start with an empty plot of land and must build your campus from scratch. You need to construct various buildings, classrooms, and recreational facilities. Besides academics, you can also organize events and clubs to enhance campus life.
Two Point Museum – The New Innovation
Two Point Museum is the latest management game from Two Point Studios. As the name suggests, you take on the role of a museum director. The game is set to be released on March 4 for PC, PlayStation 5, and Xbox Series X/S.
In this game, you are responsible for designing exhibitions, curating exhibits, and ensuring that your visitors are satisfied. A unique and new gameplay mechanic is the organization of expeditions. During these expeditions, you send experts to different regions to collect rare artifacts. You can then display these artifacts in your museum to attract more visitors. This is a brand-new mechanic that introduces a new strategic resource.
You can now also build partition walls in the game to create customized exhibition rooms, allowing you to design your museum freely. Additionally, you can customize the floors, walls, and decorations to create a unique and, if desired, thematic visitor experience.
The game offers a wide variety of museum themes. Each of these themes comes with unique exhibits and gameplay mechanics. The themes in the game include:
- Prehistory: Fossils and ancient artifacts.
- Marine: Exhibits about aquatic life and oceanic discoveries.
- Supernatural: Ghosts, myths, and eerie stories.
- Botany: Rare plants, flowers, and greenery.
- Science: Technological wonders and scientific achievements.
It is very likely that more themes will be introduced over time in the form of DLCs. However, this will take some time. Still, with the five existing themes, there is already plenty to do, making it well worth playing.
The Identity of Two Point Games – Humor Meets Simulation
Two Point Studios places great importance on combining management games with their signature quirky humor. This approach presents serious topics in a fun and accessible way, possibly bringing some of these themes closer to the real world.
The attention to detail is evident, especially in the vast customization options and the depth of gameplay mechanics. Every game features hundreds of decorative objects that allow players to enhance their buildings, and in Two Point Campus, players start from scratch and must construct their buildings entirely.
With each new installment and numerous DLCs, fresh mechanics are introduced. In the latest game, for instance, we now have expeditions—something never seen before but perfectly fitting the new scenario and seamlessly integrating into the gameplay.
The Two Point games are also highly accessible and beginner-friendly. This makes them the perfect franchise for newcomers to management games. At the beginning, everything is relatively calm, and new features are gradually introduced. However, players still enjoy a great deal of freedom and can decide what to focus on.
Conclusion – Two Point Games as Modern Simulation Classics
Two Point Studios has successfully created games that offer a unique blend of humor and simulation. From Two Point Hospital to Two Point Campus and now the new Two Point Museum—each game introduces fresh ideas and mechanics while staying true to the studio’s distinctive style.
The combination of accessible gameplay, creative game worlds, and humorous challenges makes the Two Point series one of the most beloved modern simulation franchises. The continuous evolution and steady stream of new content through DLCs ensure that the games remain engaging in the long run.
With Two Point Museum, the studio is taking another step forward. Fresh mechanics like expeditions await you starting March 4. The future holds many possibilities—new DLCs, new games? We will surely find out. So if you’re a fan of strategy games and love a good laugh, the Two Point games are definitely for you.
Hey, I’m Kilian, but online you’ll probably know me as “Tux1243.” I've been part of the team for almost two years now, always trying to keep you in the loop with the latest and coolest gaming news. I also have a huge passion for doing deep dives and detailed analyses of entire game series and franchises. I love getting to the bottom of things and exploring the little details and backstories that make game worlds so fascinating.
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This games looks so fun to play!! graphically looks very good!
Theme Hospital anyone? The spiritual successor did really good. Discord: Andystyl
I Haven't really tried one of their games before but reading that the games have some good humour in them really makes me want to check them out. Also I really am surprised to learn that Two Point Studios is British, it always interests me too find out all the different studios that are from where I am.
Happy to see that the humor found in Theme Hospital is still alive thanks to Two Points productions
Really interesting genre in my opinion , i like these types of games