Project Hospital

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Project Hospital
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Developer(s) Oxymoron Games
Publisher(s)
  • Oxymoron Games  OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg
Engine Unity [1]
Platform(s) Microsoft Windows, MacOS, Linux
Release30 October 2018
Genre(s) Business simulation
Mode(s) Single-player

Project Hospital is a 2018 business simulation game developed and published by Czech studio Oxymoron Games for Microsoft Windows, MacOS, and Linux operating systems. Players are tasked with building and operating a hospital and treating patients' illnesses.

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Gameplay

Project Hospital is a hospital simulation game that focuses on accurate medical procedures and management. [2] The game has three tutorials, teaching the player the fundamentals of the game. Tasks include managing and hiring staff, and building. Building consists of laying down foundation, building walls, adding floor tiles, doors, and windows. Players also need to have to look over the patients heading in and out off their hospital. [3]

Expansions and DLCs

Doctor Mode

On 26 November 2019, Oxymoron released the first DLC for Project Hospital: the free Doctor Mode add-on. This DLC introduced the ability to control individual doctors, monitor their patients, and interact with a new insurance company, "Oopsee Corp." Players could also create custom characters, adding a new layer of personalization to the game. [4]

Hospital Services

On 24 April 2020, the Hospital Services DLC was released, introducing new features like cafeterias, a pathology department, pharmacies, and staff training. As the first paid DLC, it expanded the game with new rooms designed to increase revenue and staffing. Additionally, the pathology department allows players to investigate patient deaths within the hospital, though it doesn't introduce any new diagnoses. [4]

Department of Infectious Diseases

On 18 August 2020, the Department of Infectious Diseases DLC was released, and added many infectious diseases, and an Epidemiology department along with an alternative stretcher model and a more contemporary waiting chair.

Traumatology Department

On 20 October 2020, the Traumatology Department DLC was released and introduced new challenging events which let you deal with the consequences of different disasters, accidents or crime. This also included the Traumatology department. The DLC adds multiple objects such as the wheelchair, hi-tech hospital bed, an alternative more modern bedside table, a wall mounted heart monitor, a new equipment cabinet, and the helicopter.

Reception

Project Hospital has received "generally favourable" reviews, according to review aggregator Metacritic. [5]

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References

  1. ↑ "Project Hospital 1.2.20669 - Patch 29". Steam. 16 July 2020. Retrieved 16 August 2022. Rolled back Unity version for Mac and Linux back to 2018.2.7f1 to hopefully fix a regression with text rendered in bold for certain languages, Windows version needs to stay on 2018.2.17f1 because of Citrix
  2. ↑ Ash Liguori. "Have You Played... Project Hospital?". Rock Paper Shotgun. Retrieved 19 November 2024.
  3. ↑ "Project Hospital Guide — gamepressure.com". Game Guides. Retrieved 2 September 2020.
  4. 1 2 "Project Hospital - Guide and Walkthrough (PC): DLC". Game FAQs. Retrieved 19 November 2024.
  5. 1 2 "Project Hospital". Metacritic. Retrieved 30 August 2020.
  6. ↑ "Project Hospital (PC) – Release, News, Systemanforderungen". www.gamestar.de (in German). Retrieved 30 August 2020.

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