Hospital 666

About

In Hospital 666, you find yourself trapped in a haunted, endless hospital and must escape via the forward or backward elevator on each floor. With over 100 floors, 85 unique anomalies, and 5 bosses, the game offers a challenging experience in three difficulty modes. The game is inspired by Exit 8, Escape the Backrooms, SCP Foundation, and horror movies, and may contain bugs that cause crashes . Average playtime is 666 minutes, and the game is single-player only .

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Play Modes

83%

Audience ScoreBased on 280 reviews

gameplay5 positive mentions

optimization5 negative mentions

The game is a ton of fun, especially when played with friends, providing a mix of humor and scares.
It features a good variety of creative anomalies and boss encounters that keep the gameplay engaging.
For a game developed by a single person, it offers impressive content and replayability, making it a solid recommendation for fans of the genre.

The game suffers from significant bugs and performance issues, including crashes and lag, which can detract from the experience.
Many players find the gameplay repetitive, with some anomalies being too obvious or not well-executed, leading to a lack of challenge.
The multiplayer experience can be frustrating due to poor user interface and connectivity issues, making it difficult to play with friends.

gameplay
14 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
36%
43%
21%
The gameplay is a mixed bag, featuring clever mechanics and enjoyable co-op elements that enhance the experience, particularly with friends. However, it suffers from significant design flaws, including poor performance, repetitive content, and frustrating gameplay decisions like arbitrary difficulty locks and vague progression requirements. While some players found it fun for a limited time, many criticized its overall execution and stability.
- “It also contains multiple pop culture and SCP references, boss encounters to further increase the variety, and a lot of genuinely clever and creative ways to apply the game's seemingly simple mechanics.”
- “5 bucks, the developer is great, fun co-op gameplay, great game all around.”
- “As someone who quickly devoured Exit 8, this game builds on the core mechanic with a very enjoyable mix of genuine scares and tricky spot-the-differences.”
- “The game repeatedly makes bad gameplay design decisions, such as insta-kill punishments without warning, locking achievements behind arbitrary lower difficulty runs if you played through on a higher difficulty, and requiring multiple playthroughs of identical content to see everything the game has to offer, among other minor and major gripes. Additionally, there are bad overall design decisions, including horrible performance on 'boss' levels, poorly executed character models for both players and NPCs, and a badly explained initial premise with vague progression requirements.”
- “This game has random massive laggy moments, tons of crashes, and repetitive gameplay. Don't even bother.”
- “Terrible gameplay, terrible performance optimizations, terrible guidance, too boring, repetitive, too much lag, and a terrible multiplayer experience with dropped packets. I don't see why this game has 'mostly positive' reviews while it is a hot mess.”
graphics
12 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
42%
33%
25%
The graphics of the game receive mixed feedback, with some players praising the creativity and solid visuals, rating them an 8/10, while others report significant performance issues, particularly on lower-end PCs, leading to lag and glitches. Many users suggest that adjusting settings to "low" can improve performance, but the lack of customizable graphics options is a common frustration. Overall, while the graphics have potential, they may not perform well across all hardware configurations.
- “The graphics are solid, scoring an 8/10, and the creativity and anomalies within the game add an intriguing layer that keeps you engaged.”
- “So many creative anomalies here and realistic graphics, and great to play with others.”
- “Nice game but I want custom graphic settings.”
- “My PC is not the greatest but very decent on games with better graphics, but this game almost broke it even on medium.”
- “I experienced a couple of glitches, such as getting stuck in the floor when re-joining the game, and having trouble loading boss fights due to my laptop's low graphics abilities - making the boss fights essentially unplayable for me.”
- “Note: I'm playing on an HP Pavilion 15 laptop with the AMD Ryzen 5 and Radeon Vega 8 graphics, just to give you an idea of what led to my graphics issues - and I played on the lowest possible settings.”
humor
11 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
100%
The humor in the game is widely appreciated, with players highlighting a mix of funny and creepy anomalies that enhance the experience. Many reviews mention the game's ability to provoke laughter through its quirky details and unexpected moments, making it particularly enjoyable when played with friends. Overall, the blend of humor and tension contributes to a fun and engaging atmosphere, especially during live streams.
- “Actually really fun game with scary and funny anomalies.”
- “There was a lot of different anomalies, some funny ones and lots of creepy ones!”
- “All the little funny attention to detail!”
optimization
9 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
22%
22%
56%
The game's optimization has been widely criticized, with players reporting severe performance issues, including lag, poor character models, and frustrating gameplay design choices that hinder enjoyment. Many users experienced significant bugs and a lack of clarity in progression, leading to a consensus that the game is poorly optimized overall. While some players found it manageable on certain settings, the general sentiment leans towards disappointment in the game's optimization quality.
- “I will definitely be checking out School 666, but I have my fingers crossed for better optimization.”
- “Optimization got released pretty quickly, and even before the update, I didn't have any trouble running the game on medium.”
- “The optimization of the game is problematic, with numerous severe bugs.”
- “Bought it for the Steam Deck but the optimization was horrible.”
- “Terrible gameplay, terrible performance optimizations, terrible guidance, too boring, repetitive, too much lag, terrible multiplayer experience (dropped packets). I don't see why this game has 'mostly positive' reviews while this game is a hot mess.”
stability
8 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
100%
The game's stability has been widely criticized, with players reporting numerous bugs and glitches even months after its release, leading to frustration over the lack of timely fixes. While some users found the game enjoyable despite its issues, many recommend waiting for further development before purchasing, as the experience can be significantly hindered by these technical problems. Overall, the game is described as fun but plagued by stability concerns that detract from its potential.
- “I would suggest it to other players perhaps later on in development as right now this game in particular is very buggy and the sheer severity of some of these bugs that are still occurring almost 8 months after release kind of makes me ask why we are being charged to play it if it isn't even being bug fixed or improved after so many people in the reviews have asked for bare minimum things to be added.”
- “It's a fun puzzle memory game to play once with friends, but man is it hecka buggy.”
- “I experienced a couple of glitches, such as getting stuck in the floor when re-joining the game, and having trouble loading 'boss fights' due to my laptop's low graphics abilities - making the boss fights essentially unplayable for me.”
grinding
3 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
100%
Players find the grinding aspect of the game to be a mixed experience; while some enjoy the fun elements, many express frustration over the need to replay the game multiple times for achievements and the tediousness caused by bugs that lead to lost progress. This combination of repetitive gameplay and technical issues detracts from the overall enjoyment.
- “Pretty fun, but my only complaint is that higher difficulties don't unlock in multiplayer, so you have to redo the game multiple times for the achievements, which is tedious as hell.”
- “Having to restart and lose all progress because someone glitched through the elevator door as it closed is tedious and irritating, which ultimately made us quit playing at the end of our session.”
- “We appreciate the laughs this game brought us, but the sheer tediousness of bugs and the need to restart endlessly made it hard to enjoy fully.”
story
2 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
50%
50%
Users find the story engaging and thought-provoking, prompting them to create their own backstories, but they express a desire for a more developed narrative to enhance the experience.
- “It puzzled my brain, and my friend and I created a backstory, so it was amazing!”
- “I'd still like more of a story for this genre of game.”
atmosphere
1 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
100%
Both Exit 8 and its prequel, Platform 8, are praised for their ability to create and maintain a compelling atmosphere, enhancing the overall gaming experience.
- “Exit 8, and its prequel, Platform 8, are both great experiences because they build an atmosphere and then settle into it to make the most of it.”