RPGSimulationStrategy
Quarantine
The first hour is a test
Gets good by 1h almost every game dips in hours 2–3
Started playing 95% of owners
Steam reviews 60% positive of 436
What the data shows
- In the first 2 hours 1 in 2 reviews are negative (50%); after 3h it's 1 in 2 (50%).
- The opening is criticised more than in 78% of games we track.
- 95% of owners got the first achievement.
When it gets good
Share of positive reviews by how many hours the reviewer had played when writing the review.
before it gets good opening up fully opened up
Based on all 442 Steam reviews in every language. Median playtime in a sample of 292 reviews: 2.7h for positive, 1.3h for negative. Almost every game is rated lower in the first 2–3 hours: that window includes refunds and quick first impressions. What matters is how deep the dip is and how fast the game recovers.
Where players quit
Share of players who started the game and reached each story milestone. 100% is the most common achievement (95.2% of owners), so people who bought the game and never launched it don't count.
Story milestones aren't labeled yet; all achievements are listed below.
All achievements (22)
- The First of Many Succeed at an operation 100%
- Order Restored Quarantine a city 97%
- The Wheels are Spinning Research a tech 89%
- V for Virus Research a trait 81%
- Putting the Band Back Together Hire four operatives in a single scenario 70%
- Anarchy Win without hiring any diplomat operatives 58%
- Right Time, Right Place Don't fail any operations 49%
- Not on my Watch Win without any operatives getting below 50% health 41%
- Heroes Reach maximum level with every operative type in a single scenario 26%
- Tech-Head Research all tech in a single scenario 23%
- Trial and Error Win without hiring any scientist operatives 23%
- Pacifist Win without hiring any security operatives 22%
- Speedrun Win before turn 13 18%
- An Apple a Day Win without hiring any medic operatives 17%
- Intern Win all scenarios on easy or higher 12%
- Jack of All Trades Win the game with every leader 6.7%
- Doctor Win all scenarios on normal or higher 5.5%
- Savior Win all scenarios on hard 3.3%
- Globetrotter Win the game from every starting location 2.6%
- Dynamic Duo Community idea: Win all 5 scenarios by hiring only 1 additional operative 2.1%
- Headstart Community idea: Win all 5 scenarios after neither treating nor quarantining for the first 3 turns on medium or higher 2.0%
- Careless Community idea: Win all 5 scenarios without using the "Heal Operative" operation on medium or higher 1.9%
Steam page Updated: 2026-10-21.