Fun, relaxing and good value on sale
Mentioned in ~1 in 3 positive reviews
“the price (keep in mind, I bought it at a 35% discount!) feels fair for the amount of fun it offers.”
Steam review · 2.6 h played ↗
Quarantine Zone: The Last Check
Worth buying? What 300 Steam reviews say.Worth buying? Here’s what 300 Steam reviews actually say.
Very Positive · 81%Very Positive · 81%Brigada Games2026Management · Immersive Sim · Simulation
−35%$19.99$12.99
US Steam price, checked 5 h ago
The verdict
A fun Papers, Please-style zombie checkpoint inspector with a satisfying core loop, but buggy, shallow and repetitive. The Miami DLC update made stability worse. Skip it if you hate softlocks or the drone minigame.
Great for
Fans of Papers, Please and inspection games who want a chill detail-spotting loop, ideally bought on sale
Main risk
Softlocks and bugs force day restarts with no manual save, and the content gets repetitive after a few hours
What changed in the last 30 days
148 recent reviews
Recent negative reviews overwhelmingly blame the Miami DLC update for new softlocks, broken evacuation and quarantine, and glitchy survivors, even in the base game. Fairly confident.
148 recent reviews
What players love
Engaging checkpoint inspection loop
Mentioned in ~1 in 3 positive reviews
“It's like papers please without the time constraints. It has all the best bits of each genre it borrows from.”
Steam review · 6.9 h played ↗
Variety of tools, base management and humor
Mentioned in ~1 in 5 positive reviews
“Depth and progression. The inspection mechanic keeps getting harder with new tools and symptoms.”
Steam review · translated · 11.5 h played ↗
Free Miami DLC and active developers
Mentioned in ~1 in 7 positive reviews
“A free DLC is a great sign in this modern age of microtransactions.”
Steam review · 13 h played ↗
What players complain about
Buggy with frequent softlocks
Mentioned in ~1 in 2 negative reviews
“with this new update there seems to be some bug or glitch every other survivor. It's unplayable at this point.”
Steam review · 9 h played ↗
Repetitive and shallow, runs out of content
Mentioned in ~1 in 4 negative reviews
“Enjoyable for the first 1-2 hours, but then the game becomes super repetitive with very little reward.”
Steam review · 7.2 h played ↗
Unfair or opaque inspection scoring
Mentioned in ~1 in 7 negative reviews
“WHY IS THERE NO WAY TO SEE WHAT YOU DID WRONG IN AN INSPECTION???”
Steam review · 12.4 h played ↗
Mandatory drone minigame breaks the flow
Mentioned in ~1 in 7 negative reviews
“was fun until the drone stage. don't know why they included that feels like a cheap phone game.”
Steam review · 0.9 h played ↗
Miami DLC is a broken mess
Mentioned in ~1 in 8 negative reviews
“Main game works just fine for the most part, but the Miami DLC is a buggy mess.”
Steam review · 47.6 h played ↗
Intrusive streamer cameos, little new content
Mentioned in ~1 in 9 negative reviews
“They are only focused on adding crossovers and cameo survivors to the game.”
Steam review · 6.6 h played ↗
Since the last analysis (Oct 10)
- New complaintMiami DLC is a broken mess (#5)
- New praiseFun, relaxing and good value on sale (#1)
- Complaint gonePoor optimization and crashes
- Praise gonePapers, Please with zombies
- Praise goneVaried tools and symptoms with steady pacing
- Praise goneGood atmosphere and relaxed pacing
- Complaint movedUnfair or opaque inspection scoring: #6 → #3
- Praise movedEngaging checkpoint inspection loop: #1 → #2
- Praise movedVariety of tools, base management and humor: #4 → #3
System requirements
From the Steam store page
Steam Deck: PlayableController support12 GB
Minimum
OSWindows 10 x64 Bit
ProcessorIntel Core i7-5820K / AMD FX-8370
Memory8 GB RAM
GraphicsGeForce GeForce GTX 980 / Radeon RX 470 / Arc A380
Storage12 GB available space
Recommended
OSWindows 11 x64 Bit
ProcessorIntel Core i7-10700 / AMD Ryzen 5 5600X
Memory16 GB RAM
GraphicsGeForce RTX 2080 / Radeon RX 5700
Storage12 GB available space
OSWindows 10 x64 Bit
ProcessorIntel Core i7-5820K / AMD FX-8370
Memory8 GB RAM
GraphicsGeForce GeForce GTX 980 / Radeon RX 470 / Arc A380
Storage12 GB available space
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