Two Point Campus is a surprising alternative to Hogwarts Legacy

With every new campus reveal, Two Point Campus gets better and better.

Why won’t the students and teachers at my Two Point Campus Knight School recognise its alluring aesthetics? Is it the haphazard way I’ve plastered posters across its stone walls, or the avant-garde nature of my exterior floral arrangements? Whatever it is, those who wander the halls and grounds of my Knight School aren’t best pleased with how it’s all looking - but at least the grades are good.

As the sequel to Two Point Hospital, Two Point Campus is expanding the

Two Point world in so many different ways. The most meaningful of them is getting to know the students on a more personal level. You’ll not only be looking at how your campus runs from a topline perspective, but also catering to your students’ individual needs, from their lust for a specific decorative item, to something they need for their course, or organising social events like a Student Union party or celebrity cook-off. Fulfilling those more macro-level challenges boosts their happiness, and in turn, their ability – or willingness – to learn.

Of course, it’s also about making sure they have places to eat, clean themselves, and sleep too, and even have a space to air their concerns with the pastoral care assistants. But it’s figuring out why little Sally is about to flunk out or Peter’s stopped paying his tuition fees that add another managerial layer to Two Point Campus.

Witches in the Knight

Ensuring you provide that level of care is the thread that holds the entire Two Point Campus experience together, while each of the levels – or campuses – will introduce a new class type. This particular preview is all about exploring the wilder side of Two Point Campus’ new classes - Knight School and Wizardry. While my fellow Two Point aficionado, Rachel, explored the Gastronomy school alongside the introductory levels, I was let loose on two new campuses. The olde-worlde castle-esque Noblestead is where I’ll be building areas for jousting tournaments and sword fight training grounds, while the imposing Spiffinmoore is the heavily Hogwarts-inspired setting for potions and spellcasting lessons.

Both campuses are visually impressive, with each new building you create taking on the external theme of the campus. Inside, of course, you can have fun creating the unique classrooms, with the various Wizardry classes creating awesome rooms with different elements to enjoy. You’ll start with a Potions room, complete with a giant magic cauldron where your students can try their hand at making all sorts of concoctions. Although, you’ll then quickly need to complement that with a medical room, for, umm, obvious reasons. Oh, and did I mention there’s a literal curse on the campus? Yeah, good luck with that.

The Knight School meanwhile, really makes use of your campus grounds, with the rooms required starting with a Battle Ground where your wannabe knights can learn how to wield a sword. Later, you’ll also unlock the jousting area which really dials in on Two Point Studios’ trademark humour, as the jousting in question is really students running at each other with sticks and horse costumes draped around their waists.

With more campuses and classes still being revealed – including the recently announced spy school – the allure of Two Point Campus for anyone who loved the first game, or anything in this genre, is only going to grow. Everything I’ve seen so far is like Two Point Hospital+, with more ways to engage with the little humans and more ways to grow your Two Point empire.

Two Point Campus is launching on August 9 on PC, Xbox Series X,

Xbox One, PS5, PS4, and Nintendo Switch.