Quarantine Zone: The Last Check mixes grisly exams with thin management

Pcgamer reviewed Quarantine Zone: The Last Check, a first-person sim in which players screen survivors for a zombie virus at a military outpost. Developed by Brigada Games and published by Devolver Digital, the game released January 12, 2026 and is priced at $20/£17.

Most of the gameplay consists of medical examinations—checking eyes, skin, pulse, temperature, internal organs and backpacks (and occasionally finding hand grenades hidden in patients' bodies)—using tools that expand as you progress, including a gadget that sees through clothing and a scanner for internal organs. Base management exists but is minimal: keep food, fuel and medkits stocked, buy upgrades, and expand capacity; a demo feature that required manually pushing a supply cart was cut and restocking is now handled through menu clicks. There are brief diversions, such as a lab minigame and short drone segments during perimeter attacks, but the examinations repeat, and the reviewer finished the campaign in under 12 hours, saying they ran out of patience before they ran out of patients.

The review's verdict was: "Some clever and grisly medical examination systems, but not enough base management and side activities to remain engaging for long." The reviewer said the game has promising ideas but needs more fleshed-out management and greater variety in exams and symptoms to sustain interest.

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Culture, Quarantine Zone, Brigada Games, Devolver Digital, Steam Deck, Zombie Virus