Previous titles in the EA promotion have included Dragon Age: Origins, Dead Space, Peggle and Plants vs. Truly, the first time you see someone enter the re-inflation clinic is a beautiful thing.
Developed by the now-defunct Dungeon Keeper developer Bullfrog, it mixes management and business aspects with the need to cure queues of patients struggling from bizarre diseases. No matter how you look at it, you’re in control of a very sick hospital. Design stunning hospitals, cure peculiar illnesses and manage troublesome staff as you spread your budding healthcare organisation across Two Point County.
The Grim Reaper stalks the corridors, the ill have some very odd ailments, and the staff want to play doctors and nurses together. Theme Hospital remains one of the best simulation games of the '90s. Design, maintain, and manage a high-tech hospital facility, making the most of limited resources and turning cures into cash. Once downloaded, the game is yours to keep forever. Got an Origin account? Simply head to Theme Hospital's download page and nab it for free. It's the latest title in EA's regular 'On the House' promotion, which gifts freebies to Origin members every month or so. ORIGINAL STORY 21/1/15 1.35pm: Medically dubious simulation classic Theme Hospital is now available to download for free via Origin. Patients are reminded not to die in the corridors. UPDATE 21/1/15 1.35pm: In celebration of today's Origin freebie (and because H1Z1 is still down) Ian "Greetings" Higton will be live-streaming Theme Hospital tonight from 4pm GMT.