Detention

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3.9
26.8K reviews
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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
Oct 15, 2025

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Ratings and reviews

4.0
25.3K reviews
Melissa Price
November 11, 2025
It's such a good game!! I don't even mind u have to pay, bc this game is so cool and detailed, it should be MORE than what I paid to keep playing! I definitely recommend this game if you're looking for a horror game that's worth playing!
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Jade Carden
September 20, 2025
I was a little hesitant on spending the very reasonable fee on purchasing this game because, you know, we've all been burned in the past by garbage games, but I am so glad I did purchase it, I have played a lot of horror games on many different systems and this game was incredible! I have zero regrets, do not hesitate to purchase, I only wish it was longer but it ended perfectly for the game that it is.
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Spike
May 5, 2024
What a game! Everything about this game is near perfection. The atmosphere, puzzles, soundtracks and more over, the story. I thought it was a bit expensive but it was definitely worth it. Had to play two times get the "good ending" and it was quite emotional. This was rather a phenomenal written story than a horror game. I have somany words to explain this masterpiece but I'm concluding here.
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What’s new

[Fix] Updated Unity version to Unity 2022.3.62f2 to patch the CVE-2025-59489 vulnerability.

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