{"id":358375,"date":"2026-01-21T07:25:00","date_gmt":"2026-01-21T15:25:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/es\/?p=407659"},"modified":"2026-01-21T09:03:27","modified_gmt":"2026-01-21T17:03:27","slug":"if-papers-please-were-a-zombie-game-it-would-be-the-new-viral-hit-on-steam","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/if-papers-please-were-a-zombie-game-it-would-be-the-new-viral-hit-on-steam\/","title":{"rendered":"If Papers, Please were a zombie game, it would be the new viral hit on Steam"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The video game Quarantine Zone: The Last Check, released in January 2026, has quickly conquered the Steam market, standing out as one of the best sellers with nearly 5,000 reviews and a 77% positive rating. <strong>This title is presented as a reinterpretation of the acclaimed Papers, Please, but set in a zombie apocalypse, where the watchers must decide who lives and who dies in the face of an unknown virus.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">A game that is taking the streaming world by storm<\/h2>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The game invites players to take on the role of an inspector at a checkpoint, where they must inspect citizens for symptoms of the virus. However, despite its intriguing premise, the game&#8217;s development has received criticism for its lack of depth and the routine that sets in with moral decisions. <strong>Unlike Papers, Please, which is filled with ethical dilemmas and deduction elements, Quarantine Zone feels monotonous, with a simple checking process that lacks the excitement expected in high-tension situations<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Quarantine Zone: The Last Check - Official Gameplay Overview Trailer\" width=\"840\" height=\"473\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/izrs0wg_30Y?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The developers, <strong>Brigada Games, have tried to diversify the experience by including base management mechanics and a shooting minigame, although these additions have been perceived as ineffective and, in some cases, boring<\/strong>. Critics suggest that the experience would benefit from a more narrative-focused approach and survivor control, creating more varied and morally complex scenarios.<\/p>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Despite these criticisms, the success of the game highlights the importance of an engaging premise and the effect of promotion through influencers, <strong>a crucial aspect in the current landscape of video games<\/strong>. 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A game that is sweeping among streamers The game invites players to take on the role of an inspector at a checkpoint, where they must inspect citizens for [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":9318,"featured_media":358384,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":"","wpcf-pageviews":0},"categories":[1018,1015],"tags":[21062,2074,20794,20795,1827,21063,3946,2229],"usertag":[],"vertical":[],"content-category":[6823],"class_list":["post-358375","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-gaming","category-news","tag-brigada-games","tag-pc","tag-quarantine-zone","tag-quarantine-zone-the-last-check","tag-streaming","tag-superviviente","tag-videojuego","tag-zombies","content-category-games"],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/358375","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/9318"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=358375"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/358375\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":358386,"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/358375\/revisions\/358386"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/358384"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=358375"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=358375"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=358375"},{"taxonomy":"usertag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/usertag?post=358375"},{"taxonomy":"vertical","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/vertical?post=358375"},{"taxonomy":"content-category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/content-category?post=358375"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}