In my long and unproductive career as an administrator of pretend video game businesses, I’ve overseen a prison, several hospitals, countless theme parks, and even a couple of dungeons. But running a university is completely new territory. Higher education may not be the most exciting theme for a management sim, but Two Point Campus revels in its student years with an array of fantastical courses and a wacky sense of humour that make it stand out from other games of institutional plate-spinning.
Starting out as the supervisor of a small science college, you’re given a seemingly hefty budget and tasked with constructing all the facilities a university needs. This includes laying out lecture theatres, hi-tech science labs, dormitories, staff rooms and toilets; filling these with appropriate (and often expensive) equipment; and hiring teachers, janitors and assistants to run libraries and student amenities.
