Detention

Contains adsIn-app purchases
3.8
26K reviews
1M+
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Content rating
Rated for 16+
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About this game

[ About Detention ]
Detention is an unique atmospheric horror game heavily influenced by Taiwanese/East Asian culture (Taoism and Buddhism references) based on the 1960s Taiwan under martial law.

With simple point and click mechanism, the player control characters who venture into the school beset by hostile supernatural events to uncover stories behind the haunted place.

Incorporated religious elements based in Taiwanese/Chinese culture and mythology, the game provided players with unique graphics and gaming experience.

* Detention is the IndieCade 2017 award-winning title developed by Red Candle Games.

[ Features ]
- Story-driven atmospheric horror game.
- Unique Taiwanese/East Asian cultural references.
- Original soundtrack fusing Electronic, Lo-Fi, and Rock with traditional Asian instruments.
- Appealing graphics and sound inspired by Taiwanese literature, film and music in the 1960s-70s.
- Single player 2D side-scroller with point and click mechanism.
- Multiple language support. (including English, Chinese, Japanese and Korean)


[ Press Review ]
"A heavy dollop of Silent Hill, it’s a horror game unlike anything else I’ve played."
- Adam Smith, Rock, Paper, Shotgun

"Every facet of Detention moves in one harmonious lockstep towards an unavoidable tragedy, drowning out the world around you."
- Destiny Maddox, Rely On Horror

"The art direction, atmosphere, and audio design are all very well done. It has a polish you don’t often see in adventures by small teams."
- Andy Kelly, PC Gamer


[ More about the Developer ]
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Updated on
Jul 28, 2024

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Ratings and reviews

3.8
24.6K reviews
Taylor Vachirawit
January 11, 2025
I'm glad I found this game. Just finished this today and boy, this was such an amazing experience. Probably one of my favourite horror games. The graphics, atmosphere, aesthetic, gameplay, puzzles and even the story are top notch! It's rare to have a game like this these days, these are the kind of games that'll stay with you forever. Definitely recommended.
150 people found this review helpful
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Professor Invigilator
March 10, 2025
Fun, emotional, and immersive. It's worth it buying the full game. It's only 8 dollars anyway! The puzzles are perfectly challenging, the graphics are beautiful, the story is great, and the flow is straightforward. Edit: They fixed the issue with the sound cutting out! Five stars!
324 people found this review helpful
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Tista Biswas
April 18, 2025
this game was so freaking GOOD. alr like the animation, the storyline nd every single damn thing abt this was, well unpredictable, i absolutely LOVED it. but the only thing I'd say that I kinda disliked was the fact that we can't play the whole game without buying the other chapters, there's js one of the chapters available in the whole game. practically it ends in a HUGE cliffhanger if we don't purchase the other chapters.
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Update to Unity2022.3.38f1