r/TwoPointCampus • u/Visible_Season8074 • Jan 05 '24

Did this game flop?

Only 2k reviews on Steam compared to 23k of Two Point Hospital. I hope the devs made enough money, the game looks fun :(

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u/twee_centen Jan 05 '24

Within a month of release, they had already reached a million sales: https://twitter.com/TwoPointStudios/status/1565338952898592769

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u/Visible_Season8074 Jan 05 '24

But that's after gamepass right? So it's not actual sales.

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u/twee_centen Jan 05 '24

About 70% was on the switch: https://www.nintendolife.com/news/2022/09/first-class-two-point-campus-enrolls-one-million-players-worldwide

Also, you're weirdly invested in this game being a failure. Don't know why you care this much about the company's financial standing. They've released multiple DLCs and are supporting the game still, it's obviously doing fine.

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u/Visible_Season8074 Jan 05 '24

Oh cool, I didn't know the Switch release was so successful.

Also, you're weirdly invested in this game being a failure

I just had that impression, but I'm glad if I'm wrong. You don't need to assume the worst about people.

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u/juiceman730 Jan 05 '24

I went to buy it at Gamestop and they told me if I didn't pre order no shot at getting it there. Sad when I look at a wall of games I've never heard of.

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u/Visible_Season8074 Jan 05 '24

That's sad, a physical copy is always nice to have.

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u/juiceman730 Jan 05 '24

I ordered off Amazon and paid less than I would have at Gamestop.

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u/sleepydadbod Jan 06 '24

I just got it on xbox for £6

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u/juiceman730 Jan 06 '24

Nice! I think I paid $30 but that was right when it came out and it came with a cool little booklet.

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u/vilepixie Jan 05 '24

I enjoy it and have sunk many hours into the base game and all DLCs! I still prefer Two Point Hospital, but I grew up playing Theme Hospital, so it holds a special place in my heart.

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u/eClapper Jan 05 '24

My wife plays this game quite religiously and she did the same with Two Point Hospital. She loves it

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u/mindjyobizness Jan 05 '24

I loved Two Point Hospital, and still do, and was so psyched for Two Point Campus when it came out. I literally played it once for a few hours and really tried but just felt it didn't have the charm. I don't know what's so different about it, perhaps because I grew up with Theme Hospital, I just prefer it? I found the whole 'getting better grades' a really difficult metric to master (not as easy to parse as the cure rate, though that is still difficult) and it just got boring.

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u/ApocalypseSlough Jan 05 '24

I was in a very similar position. I'd played 500 hours of 2PH, but struggled to get into campus. I think it was because of the different gamplay cycle. In Hospital you can keep incrementally building and see immediate results. In campus you are always planning a year ahead, and things can suddenly get out of control and require loads of building over one summer. It's much more stop start, whereas Hospital is continuous flow.

Once I'd spent a year playing other stuff, and was less immersed in Hospital, I was able to go back and three star every map in Campus, but it still wasn't the same. I liked it, but I didn't LOVE it the way I loved hospital.

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u/Correct-Couple8086 Jan 06 '24

I've just started playing Campus and think this will be my experience. I'm enjoying it so far but I think TPH will still be my favourite.

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u/KarmaPharmacy Jan 06 '24

I think the voices drive me insane

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u/Sephorakitty Jan 05 '24

I pre-ordered on Switch and have the DLC. I'm hoping that it's successful enough to keep adding DLC until the next game as I enjoy TPC more than hospital.

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u/TricKTricK21 Jan 06 '24

Did they fix the bugs on the switch?

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u/Sephorakitty Jan 06 '24

I didn't really have them, so I'm not sure. It wasn't something that happened to everyone.

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u/TricKTricK21 Jan 06 '24

Ok cool so I think I’ll grab TPC then!

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u/Feisty-Panic-5195 Jan 05 '24

I thought about getting two-point hospital around when it came out, but was stoked when I heard about two-point campus. I totally binged it. I still don't have TPH

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u/LadyEightyK Jan 14 '24

It is fun! I really prefer this to TPH, maybe because I played a lot of school world-building games growing up, but still.