Quarantineer
Released Dec 2021
For the glory of Motherland, the truth shall never be revealed. None of us expected this, Yet history is repeating itself.
78% positive · 319 reviews
Done
All announced content has been released
High confidence
Done
All announced content has been released
High confidence
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Steam $9.99
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Evaluation
The developer, Papaonn Daniel, published an explicit farewell post on February 14, 2022, titled "'Quarantineer' Completed - Time to say goodbye!" In it, he personally announced that development was finished, thanked players for their support, and stated he would be moving on to other projects. He described plans to work on "more serenic and heartwarming projects" — a direction confirmed by a July 2023 post announcing an entirely new game, Kingdom Unwritten, with no mention of any further work on Quarantineer. The game launched on December 27, 2021 and received a series of feature patches and balance updates through mid-January 2022, culminating in the developer's farewell. No DLC, expansions, roadmaps, or future content have ever been announced for this game. Development is complete.
Evidence
Developer Papaonn Daniel posted a farewell message explicitly stating the game is completed, thanking supporters, and announcing he is moving on to new projects.
Developer announced a new, unrelated game (Kingdom Unwritten) with no mention of further Quarantineer content, corroborating the earlier farewell.
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Details
Developer
Publisher
Papaonn
Achievements
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Platform
Windows, macOS
Controller
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Steam Deck
Not rated
Players
Single-player
About this game

In the most solemn way, this work pays tribute to the people who are currently or had been oppressed by the totalitarian government, as well as the deceased who had suffered in this series of disasters.
Disclaimer :
This is not promoting any form of Totalitarianism. Rather, role played as a Totalitarian government to experience the deep influences towards innocent civilians.The source of all disasters
A novel human-to-human transmission virus outbreak has been discovered in Seafood market.
With threats from America imperialism hostile forces, colluded with anti-Motherland protestors trying to subvert the regime.
Supreme Leader handed over the country to you and evacuated to Berlin for holiday.
For the glory of Motherland, you are the last hope of humanity!
Quarantineer is a Dystopian Simulator
- Hospital : micro-manage the hospital infrastructure to help improve the treatment.
- Quarantine : isolate the infected patients to curb the spread of virus.
- Vaccine : research and develop cure for the great science of Motherland.
- Media Propaganda : publish satisfying statistics to win the hearts of people.
- Economy : develop economy to generate country's income.
- Military : suppress domestic protests by force, fight foreign hostile forces.
- Fate : based on your not so immoral decisions, decide the final destination and fate of Motherland.
-----------------------------------------------------Game Guide
Resource is your priority in the beginning of game, it takes a while to understand the mechanics, but it's really intuitive and simple, which is based on real life experience and situation.- [Resources]
- City : good in business and trading, tourism.
- Village / Remotes : good in providing agriculture, tourism.
- Others : a spectrum between city and village.- [Logistics]
- [Military]
- [Protest]
- [Migration]
- [Lockdown]
- [Partially Functioning Economy]
- [Media]
- [Special Stories]
Last evaluated Jun 22, 2026
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