Bedside Manor brings Theme Hospital vibes to Android

October 27, 2026

Bedside Manor has arrived on Android and brings pixel art hospital management, ridiculous illnesses and a newspaper called the Daily Bedpan. Subtle medical humour clearly wasn’t on the treatment plan.

Developed by Stephen Glasson under Vexly Studio, the game takes inspiration from the legendary Theme Hospital while building its own mobile management sim. You place rooms, hire doctors (and nurses), research treatments and keep patients moving before the waiting room becomes the hospital’s largest department.

Vexly describes itself as an independent studio, and its YouTube channel identifies the games as the work of one person. Glasson also publishes SandMorph, Block Legacy and Starbase Tycoon.

The patients are sick. The budget is worse.

The game featurs 28 room types, 60 illnesses and a campaign spanning 69 hospitals across 23 countries. Conditions include Kettle Head, Nettle Nose, Buffering and Seagull Syndrome. One patient won’t stop whistling, another hasn’t finished loading, and someone keeps stealing the sandwiches.

Behind the jokes are staff training, salary negotiations, research and room upgrades, so full blown management. Floods, heatwaves, epidemics and inspections add complications, while sandbox, weekly challenges and survival modes offer alternatives to the campaign.

The Android release was announced by the developer on October 24, following the earlier iOS launch.

Free to try, with one purchase

Bedside Manor is free to download on Google Play, with the opening hospitals available before a single purchase unlocks the full campaign. The developer states there are no ads or subscriptions. We have not confirmed the Android unlock price or exactly how many hospitals are included for free.

There are platform differences to keep in mind. According to the privacy policy, Android saves progress locally and does not include the iOS version’s Game Center or online hospital Gallery.

We haven’t tested Bedside Manor yet, but it has caught our attention. I may give it a proper hands-on soon, particularly to see how comfortably the room building and busy management screens work on a phone. Oh, and it can be played in portrait OR landscape mode!