# CorsixTH

![Screenshot of CorsixTH](https://wiki.sebin-nyshkim.net/uploads/images/gallery/2026-03/scaled-1680-/corsixth.png)

<p class="callout warning"><strong>ATTENTION:</strong> A legitimate copy of the game is required to play!</p>

CorsixTH aims to re-implement the game engine of Theme Hospital with support for modern operating systems and several bug fixes and quality of life improvements to the game.

~~~bash
yay -S corsix-th innoextract
~~~

If you have the original retail CD version, copy the `HOSP` folder to your hard drive. Upon first start, CorsixTH will prompt you to point it to the data file directory

If you have the [GOG version](https://www.gog.com/game/theme_hospital), go to your library, hover over the Theme Hospital entry, click the arrow that appears and choose `Download offline backup game installers`. Extract the installer with `innoextract`:

~~~bash
innoextract setup_theme_hospital_v3_\(28027\).exe \
  -d ~/Games/HOSP \
  -I ANIMS \
  -I DATA \
  -I DATAM \
  -I INTRO \
  -I LEVELS \
  -I QDATA \
  -I QDATAM \
  -I SOUND \
  -I CONNECT.BAT \
  -I DOS4GW.EXE \
  -I HOSPITAL.CFG \
  -I HOSPITAL.EXE \
  -I manual.pdf \
  -I MODEM.INI \
  -I NETPLAY.TXT \
  -I README.TXT \
~~~

This will extract only necessary files (excluding the extra GOG files) to `~/Games/HOSP`. Either point the game to this path or move it to somewhere else that's more to your liking.

For more detailed instructions see the [CorsixTH Github Wiki](https://github.com/CorsixTH/CorsixTH/wiki/Getting-Started).

## Music

CorsixTH allows for external high quality music files to play instead of the MIDI soundtrack.

There is a remixed version of the Theme Hospital soundtrack on YouTube by *Krytie2X4B* with a link to the [soundtrack in OGG format](https://www.dropbox.com/s/rjjoh9u0v6u3xjc/Theme%20Hospital%20Remastered%20%28Krytie2X4B%29%20OGG.zip) on Dropbox.

Extract the files to a location of your choosing and point the game to it from the in-game settings.