Almost 9 out of 10 players still recommend it after hundreds of hours logged. Yet the same players highlight technical hurdles that refuse to go away.
What it's about: Dirigez le poste de contrôle d'une ville en ruines : filtrez les survivants, gérez des ressources limitées et repoussez les morts-vivants. Chaque décision compte et la moindre erreur pourrait laisser le fléau se propager entre vos murs.
In-game
« This game taught me I should never be trusted with power. I let one ‘hot looking’ guy through and now the world is over. »👍 anonymous review · Jan 2026 · 2 h played89543« Gives strong vibes of both 'Papers, Please!' and 'Contraband police' but for zombies. Very good game with a unique idea and setting, not something that you see these days. »👍 anonymous review · Jan 2026 · 5 h played21« Brilliant. Highly addictive. Been playing the demo for months waiting for full version. Only a little bit into the game and it's already 100% more then the demo. Seems a good story mode and has a endless mode which seems a good idea 🙂 »👍 anonymous review · Jan 2026 · 30 h played211« having issues with the graphics. theyre perfect and then after going into symptoms when i go back to test symptoms, the graphics get super ffuzzy cant even read what the temp or pulse says. »👍 anonymous review · Jan 2026 · 6 h played1« Première game : 4 heures de jeu d'affilée! J'adore le concept, l'ambiance et le gameplay. J'avais peur de m'ennuyer rapidement, mais grâce aux différentes tâches à effectuer par-ci, par-là, le jeu est captivant! »👍 anonymous review · Jun 2026 · 5 h played« Sympa, un peu vide et répétitif mais une belle évolution depuis la béta. Il y aurait encore beaucoup de chose à faire »👍 anonymous review · Jun 2026 · 14 h played
« Nice game but contains Epic Online Services spyware. »👎 anonymous review · Jun 2026 · 16 h played6321« Extremely buggy on release. Several softlock conditions requiring resetting your save. Bugs often mean you are severely penalized for things that the game did not give evidence of. »👎 anonymous review · Jan 2026 · 24 h played2« Its a cute idea but like damn, it gets old REAL fast. It's a £5 game at most, wait until the sale. »👎 anonymous review · Feb 2026 · 8 h played71« Streamer bait game, not worth the current price. »👎 anonymous review · Jul 2026 · 8 h played7« Il y a beaucoup trop de bugs, pour un jeu à plus de 20€ c'est abusé. »👎 anonymous review · Jun 2026 · 24 h played« Fidèle à ce qu'il annonce, c'est un très bon jeu. Seul bémol, une durée de vie assez courte et une rejouabilité limité de par votre connaissance du jeu. »👍 anonymous review · Jun 2026 · 13 h played
In players' words
« This game taught me I should never be trusted with power. I let one ‘hot looking’ guy through and now the world is over. »👍 anonymous review · Jan 2026 · 2 h played89543« Nice game but contains Epic Online Services spyware. »👎 anonymous review · Jun 2026 · 16 h played6321« Gives strong vibes of both 'Papers, Please!' and 'Contraband police' but for zombies. Very good game with a unique idea and setting, not something that you see these days. »👍 anonymous review · Jan 2026 · 5 h played21« Extremely buggy on release. Several softlock conditions requiring resetting your save. Bugs often mean you are severely penalized for things that the game did not give evidence of. »👎 anonymous review · Jan 2026 · 24 h played2« Brilliant. Highly addictive. Been playing the demo for months waiting for full version. Only a little bit into the game and it's already 100% more then the demo. Seems a good story mode and has a endless mode which seems a good idea 🙂 »👍 anonymous review · Jan 2026 · 30 h played211« Its a cute idea but like damn, it gets old REAL fast. It's a £5 game at most, wait until the sale. »👎 anonymous review · Feb 2026 · 8 h played71« having issues with the graphics. theyre perfect and then after going into symptoms when i go back to test symptoms, the graphics get super ffuzzy cant even read what the temp or pulse says. »👍 anonymous review · Jan 2026 · 6 h played1« Streamer bait game, not worth the current price. »👎 anonymous review · Jul 2026 · 8 h played7« Première game : 4 heures de jeu d'affilée! J'adore le concept, l'ambiance et le gameplay. J'avais peur de m'ennuyer rapidement, mais grâce aux différentes tâches à effectuer par-ci, par-là, le jeu est captivant! »👍 anonymous review · Jun 2026 · 5 h played« Il y a beaucoup trop de bugs, pour un jeu à plus de 20€ c'est abusé. »👎 anonymous review · Jun 2026 · 24 h played« Sympa, un peu vide et répétitif mais une belle évolution depuis la béta. Il y aurait encore beaucoup de chose à faire »👍 anonymous review · Jun 2026 · 14 h played« Fidèle à ce qu'il annonce, c'est un très bon jeu. Seul bémol, une durée de vie assez courte et une rejouabilité limité de par votre connaissance du jeu. »👍 anonymous review · Jun 2026 · 13 h played
Anonymized excerpts from public Steam reviews — picked among those most voted "helpful" by the community.
What players say, by aspect
PositiveMixedNegative
Gameplay
87 % pos · n=95
Content / longevity
47 % pos · n=32
Stability / bugs
0 % pos · n=25
Story / writing
27 % pos · n=11
Value for money
20 % pos · n=10
Graphics / art
67 % pos · n=9
Interface / UX
0 % pos · n=9
Performance
14 % pos · n=7
Audio / music
0 % pos · n=1
Multiplayer
0 % pos · n=1
Detailed data (table)
Aspect
Mentions
Positive
Mixed
Negative
Gameplay
95
83
1
11
Content / longevity
32
15
1
16
Stability / bugs
25
0
0
25
Story / writing
11
3
2
6
Value for money
10
2
1
7
Graphics / art
9
6
2
1
Interface / UX
9
0
2
7
Performance
7
1
0
6
Audio / music
1
0
0
1
Multiplayer
1
0
0
1
Positive reviews by playtime
🎮 Players who like it have spent 12 h on median; those who dislike it: 8.6 h.
<2h
18 % (n=22)
2-10h
85 % (n=174)
10-25h
90 % (n=168)
>25h
92 % (n=36)
Fixed or still broken? Sentiment over time
📈 Up since launch (+16 pts) — updates have won players over
% of positive reviews per month (months with ≥ 15 sample reviews).
💶 Price history
Steam price tracked automatically since Jan 12, 2026 · All-time low: €14.99 (Jun 11, 2026)
100% completion difficulty ("platinum")
2,5 %Demanding
of players have unlocked the rarest achievement — the upper bound of those who "100%'d" it. 25 achievements in total; the median achievement is unlocked by 66,4 % of players.
LIVETorias_Secret20 viewers
· EN — hi friendsLIVESwixie14 viewers
· EN — WHO IS A ZOMBIE? | !kit !Gear !Disc | @Swixie (˶˃ ᵕ ˂˶)LIVESnacss13 viewers
· EN — 😨 SCARED OUT OF MY MIND 😨LIVEElvieNight4 viewers
· EN — 18 + hello and welcome to the Pumpkins Cat Cafe we are just doing some chores
83 positive mentions out of 95 praise the tight, responsive gameplay loop that keeps sessions flowing.
Long-term engagement shines: 92% positive sentiment from players who have poured over 25 hours into the simulation.
Graphics earn modest but clear praise: 6 favorable mentions out of 9.
Weaknesses
Every single one of the 25 mentions about bugs carries a negative tone, painting a persistent quality-control issue.
Nearly three-quarters of performance comments are negative (6 out of 7), signaling frame-rate or stability headaches.
User-interface frustrations surface in 7 of 9 mentions, suggesting clunky menus or controls.
Who is it for?
Strategy fans who love crafting intricate survival plans will dig into Quarantine Zone: The Last Check. Expect to invest serious hours to unlock its deeper systems.
Is Quarantine Zone: The Last Check worth it in 2026?
Yes, without reservation for most players: 82% of 12,573 Steam reviews are positive (player score 83/100). Current price: 19,99€.
Verdict
A polished strategy core drives near-universal long-term love, but lingering technical and UI niggles prevent it from being flawless. If you can stomach the rough edges, you’ll get one of the most absorbing indie sims around.
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