Choose Zombie Quarantine
Choose Zombie Quarantine if it's currently about 50% cheaper on the Steam Store. Zombie Quarantine launched in 2017.
Zombie Quarantine vs Now Open! Horror House
Zombie Quarantine and Now Open! Horror House both land in Strategy, Casual on Steam, which is why they keep getting compared. The comparison below is built from each game's Steam metadata — release year, genres, categories, Steam Deck status, price, and review score — refreshed daily by imho.run's scraper. Headline differences: Both share Strategy, Casual on Steam. Zombie Quarantine (2017) is 7 years older than Now Open! Horror House (2024). Zombie Quarantine is currently ~50% cheaper on Steam than Now Open! Horror House (0.99 USD vs. 1.99 USD). No login or purchase needed — scroll for the full table, the verdict FAQ, and links to ranked similar games for both titles.
Which should you pick?
Choose Now Open! Horror House
Choose Now Open! Horror House if you want an Indie, Simulation, and RPG experience. On Steam, it's the newer release (2024) and ships with the modern feature baseline. Now Open! Horror House launched in 2024.
Both Zombie Quarantine and Now Open! Horror House sit in Strategy and Casual on Steam, so either pick lands in the same broad neighborhood. Use the side-by-side table for the feature view, or follow the "Games like" links below to see ranked alternatives for either title.
Side-by-side comparison
 Zombie Quarantine |  Now Open! Horror House | |
|---|---|---|
| Released | 2017 | 2024 |
| Genres | Strategy, Casual | Strategy, Indie, Simulation, RPG, Casual |
| Platforms | Windows | Windows |
| Steam Deck | Deck Playable | Unrated |
| Price | 0.99 USD | 1.99 USD |
| Steam reviews | 7 reviews | 1 reviews |
| Multiplayer | Single-player only | Single-player only |
| Developers | Tobop Productions | 揭不开锅 |
Side by side
- Both share Strategy, Casual on Steam.
- Zombie Quarantine (2017) is 7 years older than Now Open! Horror House (2024).
- Zombie Quarantine is currently ~50% cheaper on Steam than Now Open! Horror House (0.99 USD vs. 1.99 USD).
- Zombie Quarantine is Deck Playable on Steam Deck; Now Open! Horror House has no Deck rating yet.
Zombie Quarantine vs Now Open! Horror House — FAQ
- Should I play Zombie Quarantine or Now Open! Horror House first?
- If you want chronology, Zombie Quarantine (2017) came out before Now Open! Horror House (2024). If neither is a sequel to the other, order doesn't really matter — start with whichever fits your current mood, since both share enough on Steam to make either a reasonable opener.
- Are Zombie Quarantine and Now Open! Horror House similar?
- They overlap on Strategy, Casual on Steam, so the catalogue groups them together — but "similar" depends on the specific mechanics. Use the genre + category rows above to decide whether the overlap matches what drew you to the one you've already played.
- Does Zombie Quarantine run on Steam Deck?
- Yes — Zombie Quarantine is rated Deck Playable by Valve. Now Open! Horror House doesn't have a Deck rating yet, so its Deck behaviour is currently unverified.