On Steam, the Steam Next Fest is currently underway, offering a range of fresh demos. In one of them, you will make decisions as an employee about who gets to safety and who meets their end as a zombie.
What kind of game is this? The Steam Next Fest is currently taking place on Steam. During this event, the demo for Quarantine Zone: The Last Check was also presented. As a member of the military, it is your task to observe people in a zombie apocalypse and check if they may already be infected.
Quarantine Zone: The Last Check takes the gameplay concept of “Papers, please” and implements it in 3D in a new setting. Additionally, elements like gunplay and a tower defense mode come into play, where you must defend the outpost against waves of enemies.
People line up every day to seek safety with you. However, your task is to ensure that no infected person gets to the people until they are finally safe.
Here you can watch the trailer for Quarantine Zone: The Last Check:
As an Officer through the Apocalypse
What makes the game special? The main objective in the game is to thoroughly examine the newcomers. You have many different tools at your disposal. Among them is a body scanner, which allows you to look under people’s clothes to examine them for scratches and bite marks.
With the stethoscope, you can listen to people’s lungs and discern if they simply have a cold or if they have zombie breath. If the people who introduce themselves to you are already infected, you must have them eliminated.
However, if you are unsure, you have a group quarantine zone where you can accommodate all people for a duration of two days.
But be careful: If one of the people is actually an infected individual and transforms into a zombie overnight, they will also eat the other survivors who are in the quarantine cell with them.
When do you win? Every few days, the survivors are picked up by the army and relocated to another camp where they will be safe. For each correct decision, you also earn money. With the revenue, you can unlock new upgrades for the base, such as new living quarters or better watchtowers.
This way, players are rewarded for their good performance but also face penalties for wrong decisions. The demo is currently still available for free on Steam, while the full game is not set to release until September 2025.
Quarantine Zone: The Last Check implements the classic “Papers, please” mechanics with a new twist and manages to create its own interesting game concept. It remains exciting to see what mechanics will be added after the demo and how far the base building will go. A streamer has already failed at the tutorial of another game with similar mechanics: Twitch: Papaplatte fails for an hour and a half at the tutorial of a game and would do it all over again
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