Two Point Hospital is free right now — and it’s still brilliant

This week’s New Epic Games Giveaway is Two Point Hospital, the chaotic and charming management sim from Two Point Studios. It's completely free to keep, no strings attached, until next Thursday. If you’ve ever wanted to manage a hospital full of clown patients, invisible people, or rock stars suffering from “lightheadedness,” this is your moment.

Epic’s free game drops have become something of a weekly tradition. And while sometimes the offerings are niche or older indies, this one still holds up as one of the best modern takes on classic management sims. Whether you’re into detailed planning or just love watching chaos unfold in cartoonish hospitals, Two Point Hospital is built to entertain from the first diagnosis to the last staff breakdown.

Two Point Hospital was first released in 2018 and immediately won people over with its mix of tongue-in-cheek humor and real-deal strategy. If you’ve played Theme Hospital back in the late ‘90s, this is its spiritual successor — in fact, it’s made by some of the original developers.

Gameplay revolves around building hospitals from the ground up. You’re hiring staff, diagnosing absurd illnesses, and trying to keep things running despite patient queues, unhappy janitors, and the occasional literal pandemic. The design is sandboxy but never aimless. Each level has clear goals, new mechanics, and different biomes that keep things fresh.

And it’s not just a laugh — Two Point Hospital does a solid job of layering real-time systems under the humor. Temperature control, room layouts, patient boredom, and skill-based treatment outcomes all add up. It’s funny, but it’ll punish you if you ignore the mechanics. You can absolutely crash your economy trying to cure “Freudian Lips” with undertrained doctors.

“It’s like Theme Hospital if it actually evolved with the times.”

That's the vibe you get playing this game in 2025. It looks clean, runs great even on mid-tier PCs, and has been updated regularly since launch. There’s a full campaign with dozens of scenarios, a sandbox mode, and even community-made hospitals thanks to Steam Workshop support (if you buy it there). On Epic, you get the base game — no DLC included — but even that core package offers hours of content and variety.

And if you’re new to the genre? This one won’t push you off a cliff. The early levels are forgiving, the tutorials are well-paced, and the interface is a dream compared to the management sims of the past. Even if you’ve never touched a tycoon game before, Two Point Hospital is a great place to start.

Who’s behind it: Two Point Studios

Two Point Studios is a UK-based team formed by several veterans of Bullfrog Productions and Lionhead — the devs behind Theme Park, Theme Hospital, and Black & White. After being acquired by Sega in 2019, they’ve been doubling down on a shared universe of quirky, simulation-driven games.

Their second major title, Two Point Campus, took the same absurd formula and transplanted it to higher education. You build a university, design classrooms, and handle students dealing with things like Knight School or Virtual Normality. Campus leaned harder into people-management, and while it didn’t quite hit the same highs as Hospital, it showed that Two Point wasn’t just a one-trick pony.

Coming next is Two Point Museum, currently in development and already generating buzz. This time you’ll be running a museum filled with cursed artifacts, animatronic exhibits, and educational disasters waiting to happen. It’s a perfect extension of the brand’s style — just the right mix of mundane systems and pure creative madness. Sega has positioned the Two Point franchise as its long-term answer to the legacy of Bullfrog, and so far, it’s working.

A great time to grab it

Two Point Hospital will remain free on the Epic Games Store until Thursday, June 20 at 8 AM PT/ 11 AM ET. Once you claim it, it’s yours to keep forever — no subscription required, no hidden charges. All you need is a free Epic account with two-factor authentication enabled.

If you’ve never tried a sim like this before, or just want something relaxing-but-challenging to run in the background while watching shows or listening to podcasts, this is a solid pickup. It also runs well on laptops and older desktops, making it a good fit for players without beefy rigs.

And if you end up loving it? The game’s been supported with several expansions over the years. Packs like Bigfoot, Close Encounters, and Off the Grid add new regions, illnesses, and room types. Those aren’t free, but they go on sale often.

While Epic hasn’t announced the next free title yet, the weekly rotation remains one of the best values in PC gaming. The store’s giveaways now include hundreds of games, from big-budget action titles to creative indies and niche strategy sims. If you’re trying to build up a library without spending much, this is still the easiest way to do it.

For now, Two Point Hospital is front and center. And it’s worth the download — whether you're a diehard tycoon player or just here to cure “Pandemic” by making people wear giant pans on their heads.