Quarantine Circular
Text-based sci-fi adventure about trusting an alien during a pandemic
Bithell Games · Released May 22, 2018
- Reviews
- Very Positive
- 88% of 452
- Recent reviews
- Not enough recent
- Players
- 0
- daily peak, Oct 29, 2026
- Steam Deck
- Playable
- Last update on Steam
- 8 years ago
- May 24, 2018
Metacritic: 73/100 (critic reviews)
What is Quarantine Circular?
Set on Earth during a global pandemic, this visual novel has you choose dialogue responses as a group of humans decides whether to trust an alien visitor. The self-contained story unfolds across chapters, takes about two hours, and changes direction and ending based on your choices.
For you if...
- +you like diplomacy and weighing competing viewpoints in science fiction
Not for you if...
- −you prefer action-focused gameplay over reading extended conversations
What players say
88% of 452 reviews are positive
Players praise the story and music, but disagree about the characters: some find them well written, while others describe them as one-note or unconvincing. Some also criticize conversations that feel forced.
Screenshots and trailer
Quarantine Circular system requirements
Minimum: Dedicated 2048 MB+, 8 GB RAM, 3 GB of disk space.
As published by the developer.
Can my PC run Quarantine Circular?
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- OS
- Windows 7
- Processor
- 2.5 GHz
- Graphics
- Dedicated 2048 MB+
- Memory
- 8 GB RAM
- Storage
- 3 GB available space
Does Quarantine Circular have co-op or multiplayer?
No: single-player only, no multiplayer modes declared.
Does Quarantine Circular run on Steam Deck?
Playable Playable: it runs on Steam Deck with some adjustments.
- Some in-game text is small and may be hard to read
- All functionality is accessible with the default controller configuration
- Default graphics settings perform well on Steam Deck
PC version details
- DRM
- None declared on Steam
- Controller
- Keyboard and mouse
- Platforms
- Windows, macOS
- Achievements
- 18
- Steam features
- Cloud saves, Family Sharing
- Languages
- Text only: English.
Does Quarantine Circular use AI-generated content?
No AI-generated content is disclosed on the game's Steam page.
Self-reported by the developer under Steam rules: it covers AI content that ships in the game, not tools used to make it. Steam page checked on Oct 27, 2026. How to filter AI games on Steam
Tags
- Visual Novel
- Choose Your Own Adventure
- Text-Based
- Aliens
- Diplomacy
- Investigation
- Sci-fi
- Choices Matter
- Multiple Endings
- Casual
- Point & Click
- Cinematic
- Detective
- Futuristic
- Logic
- Story Rich
Recent updates
- May 23, 2018 · Day 1 patch notes, and thanks!