Ludography
71/100
Players9 ratings
66/100
Critics2 reviews
More scores
Metacritic8 critic reviews
73/100
Metacritic usersuser score
70/100
Player reviews
92% positive5,936 reviews
Steam Deck
Verified
Runs on
Windows
Price
US$19.99

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2023 · Pathea Games · Indie · Simulation

Let's School

This is a casual school-building game, you are entrusted by your old headmaster with the glorious task of reviving your alma mater. As the new principal, you will not only need to build a stylized school, but also train teachers, recruit students, run clubs, create your ideal personalized academy.

Released
26 July 2023
Platforms
Nintendo SwitchPlayStation 4PlayStation 5WindowsXbox OneXbox Series X/S
Genres
IndieSimulationStrategy
Developers
Pathea Games
Publishers
PM Studios
Modes
Single-player
Perspective
Bird view / Isometric
Themes
ComedyBusinessSandbox
Country
People's Republic of China
Age ratings
USK 0GRAC ALLESRB EACB GCLASS_IND LPEGI 3
Languages
Chinese (Simplified), Chinese (Traditional), English, French, German, Japanese, Korean, Russian, Thai
Time to beat
24hmain story92hcompletionist

About

Let's School is a campus management simulation video game developed by Pathea Games. It was released for PC in July 2023 and for PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch and Xbox Series X and Series S in July 2024.

›Story

You play as a headmaster in charge of rebuilding and running your old school in the 3D low poly indie game Let's School. Apart from two core gameplay building school construction and the students'/teachers' management you also are free to control the development of the school. You decide the fate of your school, strict eastern style or more freedom western style, it’s all up to you.

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Gameplay

Let's School is a campus management simulation game, offering a blend of simulation and strategy. In the game, the player assumes control of a school principal, who must build the campus from scratch, design the curriculum for each form, recruit teachers, and manage crises. The game features both a career mode which guides players towards their objectives, and a sandbox mode which allows them to build their school with little to no limitation.

Development

The game was developed by Pathea Games, best known for My Time at Portia. It was originally released as a PC game in 2023. It initially started as a passion project for a member of Pathea Games, though the studio moved members of the Portia team to assist the game's development.

It was released for the PlayStation 4 and 5, the Xbox One and Xbox Series X and S, and Nintendo Switch on July 16, 2024.

Reception

According to Metacritic, Let's School received "mixed or average" reviews.

Stephanie Liu from Siliconera wrote that "while Let's School is a lot of fun and has a lot of cute ideas, its implementation can sometimes be rough", and added that its "charm doesn't last long before it becomes a monotonous routine". Jade Sayers from Push Square felt that the game "misses out on any humanity by treating the school purely as a business", turning an otherwise enjoyable game into "another cog in the machine, taking away any individuality and losing the benefit of having the setting in a school environment by treating school life as purely transactional". Trent Cannon from Nintendo Life described the game as a "deep, engaging – if a bit soulless – simulator".

Releases by platformdates and regions as published

PlatformReleasedRegions
Windows27 July 2023Worldwide
Xbox One16 July 2024Worldwide
Xbox Series X/S16 July 2024Worldwide
Nintendo Switch16 July 2024Worldwide
PlayStation 416 July 2024Worldwide
PlayStation 516 July 2024Worldwide

Editions and related releases

Downloadable content
Let's School: Magical Castles Furniture Pack

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