Recently, a new zombie game was released on Steam, allowing you to experience the apocalypse from a different perspective: not that of a hardened survival expert, but that of a bouncer – and he has his methods to determine who gets in and who doesn’t.
Which game is being talked about? It’s Quarantine Zone: The Last Check, the first game from developer Brigada Games on Steam. Devolver Digital acts as the publisher. The game is a pure single-player experience where you guard a checkpoint in a city during the zombie apocalypse.
Thus, you are effectively “the bouncer of the apocalypse,” as Steam user TickleMeTao summarizes in his review. You alone decide who may enter the city and who may not. However, one major mistake could be enough for you to bring the plague inside.
Quarantine Zone: The Last Check was released on January 12, 2026 on Steam. MeinMMO author Cedric Holmeier has already played the demo at Steam Next Fest 2025. In his article from back then, you can read more about how it really plays: New game on Steam prepares you perfectly for the zombie apocalypse if you want to work in administration
Here you can see a trailer for the game:
Bouncer of the Apocalypse with Chaos Potential
How does Quarantine Zone: The Last Check play? The gameplay is essentially similar to games like Papers, Please or Contraband Police. Your primary task is to subject newcomers to medical checks to determine if they are infected with the zombie virus.
During this, rather humorous situations can arise: As seen in the trailer, one of your tools is a hammer. With it, you can test people’s reflexes like ordinary doctors to see if they are healthy.
The survivors also respond accordingly if you (hopefully only accidentally) hit them on the head or other, well, sensitive areas with this hammer. Overall, the game doesn’t take itself too seriously, even though the underlying atmosphere is quite dark.
Additionally, you will search the survivors for dangerous contraband items. Occasionally, you may even shoot zombies yourself: From a tower, you can mow down hordes of the undead with a machine gun, or pick them off one by one with a pistol from the ground.
Fun, but Repetitive Gameplay – and Quite a Few Bugs
How is the game currently received? Out of 777 reviews (as of January 13, 14:34), 76% are positive. The biggest drawbacks are not only the somewhat repetitive gameplay but also the numerous bugs that plague the game at launch.
- Steam user karakura_king warns in a review about a serious bug that could cause you to restart the campaign. Nevertheless, he is very convinced of the game: “10/10, will keep Crazy Dave in my base!”
- TickleMeTao raves about the game in his review: “It makes you laugh, panic, and question your morals at the same time. If you’ve always wanted to feel important while accidentally causing a disaster, this game understands you perfectly.”
- For Steam user RoyCosta, the number of bugs is simply too high. He writes in his review: “Yes, the game is fun, but the number of bugs I encountered in just two hours is a joke.” He believes the game is not worth its current price.
Quarantine Zone: The Last Check is regularly priced at 19.99 Euro on Steam, but is on sale for 17.99 Euro until January 26, 2026.
While Quarantine Zone: The Last Check was recently released on Steam, another game has purposely decided against releasing on the platform for its early access. This might potentially result in a significant loss of reach, but sales numbers still remain strong. You can read more about it in this article: The “Minecraft Killer” launches far too late and without Steam, yet sells so well that the next 2 years are secure
