install

Additional install commands

macOS

Homebrewverified · 100%

brew install corsixth

local Homebrew formula metadata

MacPortsverified · 94%

sudo port install corsixth

MacPorts ports tree · games/corsixth/Portfile · source: api.github.com

Linux

openSUSE zypperverified · 92%

sudo zypper install CorsixTH

openSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata · CorsixTH · source: download.opensuse.org

Windows

Windows Package Managerverified · 92%

winget install --id CorsixTH.CorsixTH -e

Windows Package Manager source index · CorsixTH.CorsixTH · source: cdn.winget.microsoft.com

overview

Package summary

Open source clone of Theme Hospital

Project links

Commands and aliases

CorsixTH

history

Project history and usage

CorsixTH is an open-source reimplementation of Bullfrog's 1997 business simulation game Theme Hospital. It uses the original game data while providing a modern engine for Windows, macOS, Linux, and BSD with high-resolution support and gameplay improvements.

Project history

The official GitHub repository was created in 2013 and the README describes the project as both a faithful recreation and an extension of the original game. The code base mixes Lua and C++, with most game logic in Lua, which has made it approachable for community contributors.

Adoption history

CorsixTH is distributed through upstream releases, Linux and BSD package repositories, Flathub, Snapcraft, Homebrew, MacPorts, and Windows package managers. Its adoption follows a common open-source game-engine pattern: package the free engine while requiring users to supply legally obtained original assets.

How it is used

Users install the engine, then point it at a Theme Hospital HOSP directory from an original CD, GOG, EA, or the demo. The wiki documents supported operating systems, release builds, package-manager installs, data-file setup, and runtime configuration.

Why package nerds care

CorsixTH is significant for packagers because it separates redistributable engine code from non-redistributable commercial game assets. Packaging must also account for desktop integration, Lua/C++ dependencies, save/config paths, and release channels across native packages, Flatpak, Snap, and app bundles.

Timeline

1997: Theme Hospital, the game CorsixTH reimplements, was released.
2013: Official GitHub repository created.
2025: Official releases include the 0.69.x series.
2026: Official releases list 0.70.0 beta and release-candidate builds.

Related projects

Related projects and distribution surfaces include Theme Hospital, SDL-based open-source game engines, Flathub, Snapcraft, Homebrew, MacPorts, and package-manager builds named corsixth or corsix-th.

Sources

security posture

Risk level: green

narrow executable package without higher-risk signals.

Risk classifier

green risk · low confidence · appliance

Why

narrow executable package without higher-risk signals

Signals

metadata:no-higher-risk-signals

Install behavior

No Homebrew post-install hook is recorded in formula metadata.
Homebrew bottle metadata is available for 6 platform targets.
Installs with 6 runtime dependencies.
Build metadata lists 2 build dependencies.

Recommended review

Before unattended agent use, check whether the tool reads plaintext credentials, writes remote state, publishes artifacts, or shells out to plugins.

executables

Installed executables

Command	Kind	Exposure	Note
`CorsixTH`	cli	global executable

freshness

Version and freshness

These signals separate page generation age, package-manager activity, and upstream release comparison. Version lag is warned only when an evidence URL and comparable versions are present.

page generated2026-07-08

manager version0.69.2

manager updated2026-07-05

local dataok

upstreamcurrent

latest detectedv0.69.2

https://github.com/CorsixTH/CorsixTH

okNo freshness warnings were generated.

install metadata

Package metadata

Package key	brew:corsixth
Version	0.69.2
Package manager	Homebrew
Package manager page	https://formulae.brew.sh/formula/corsixth
Homepage	https://github.com/CorsixTH/CorsixTH
Repository	https://github.com/CorsixTH/CorsixTH
Upstream docs	https://github.com/CorsixTH/CorsixTH#readme
License	MIT
Source archive	https://github.com/CorsixTH/CorsixTH/archive/refs/tags/v0.69.2.tar.gz
Last updated	2026-07-05T18:49:49+09:00
Pulse	updated
Dependencies	ffmpeg, freetype, lpeg, lua@5.4, sdl2-compat, sdl2_mixer
Build dependencies	cmake, luarocks
Uses from macOS	curl
Bottle	available (on arm64_linux, arm64_sequoia, arm64_sonoma, arm64_tahoe, sonoma, x86_64_linux)
Homebrew post-install	not defined
Service	none declared

registry facts

Source database details

Source Database	Homebrew formula API
Tap	homebrew/core
Full Name	corsixth
Version Scheme	0
Revision	1
Head Version	HEAD
Bottle Stable Root URL	https://ghcr.io/v2/homebrew/core
Deprecated	no
Disabled	no
Keg Only	no
URL Keys	head stable

source database matches

Other package-manager records

Matches are pulled from external package-manager indexes and kept separate from local Automic Vault package links.

zypper95%

CorsixTH 0.69.2-1.3

Theme Hospital clone

http://corsixth.com

sudo zypper install CorsixTH

License: MIT
Category: Amusements/Games/Strategy/Other
Architecture: x86_64
Source Package: CorsixTH
15 dependencies
3 provides
normalized package name match
Matched by: Corsixth

openSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata · download.opensuse.org · openSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata: CorsixTH from https://download.opensuse.org/tumbleweed/repo/oss/repodata/be8d3611d25469107f32075a1697e69ec57a2b850b42348a658cc671ad5ec2b50760d02c3e59524d50da9a11d5be799bdaffba2e166e8ca8858512e3c0bd665d-primary.xml.zst

MacPorts95%

corsixth

sudo port install corsixth

normalized package name match
Matched by: Corsixth

MacPorts ports tree · api.github.com · MacPorts ports tree: games/corsixth/Portfile from https://api.github.com/repos/macports/macports-ports/git/trees/master?recursive=1

winget95%

CorsixTH.CorsixTH

winget install --id CorsixTH.CorsixTH -e

normalized package name match
Matched by: Corsixth

Windows Package Manager source index · cdn.winget.microsoft.com · Windows Package Manager source index: CorsixTH.CorsixTH from https://cdn.winget.microsoft.com/cache/source.msix

package graph

Links come from deterministic package relationships, av.db category and tag curation, ecosystem matches, and package hub membership.

source trail

Generated from repository data

This page is generated by av-web from the private package SQLite artifact built by scripts/generate-pkg-sqlite.py.

Combined YAML source

View the package source record on GitHub.

combined/corsixth.yml

Used sources

Geiger risk classifier
Nucleus package database
av.db category and tag curation
cross-ecosystem install command graph
curated package history
external package-manager database matches
package relationship graph
package version freshness
package-page enrichment

Install corsixth with Homebrew, MacPorts, winget, zypper