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Detention

12 January 20177.8/ 10 · 13 votesM8

How long to beat

from 4 players

4h

Normally

story and some extras

4h

Completionist

everything in it

Trailer

Screenshots (11)

Artwork (1)

About



Greenwood high school, located in a remote mountainous area, two students found themselves trapped and vulnerable. The place they once knew has changed in unsettling ways, haunted by evil creatures. To escape, they must explore the mysterious campus filled with ominous objects and puzzles. How will they survive in this ever threatening environment? Could they return to safety in one piece?

Set in a fictitious world in the 1960s Taiwan under martial law, Detention, the story-driven atmospheric horror incorporated East Asian elements rarely used in games. Taoism, Buddhism, Chinese mythology, the game draws on local Taiwanese cultural references to tell an unique and terrifying story.



In this 2D atmospheric horror side-scroller, players navigate the main characters in a classic point and click fashion to explore a high school where evil encroaches. While hiding from the rampaging monsters, you are to find items to interact with in the otherworldly rooms. And as more mysteries unveiled, the dark past of a cursed school will finally surface.


  • 2D atmospheric horror with spine-chilling atmosphere.
  • Immersive gameplay and puzzle solving experience
  • Unique Taiwanese/Eastern cultural references.
  • Original sound tracks, fusing Electronic, Lo-Fi, and Rock with traditional Asian instruments.
  • Unique and appealing graphics.
  • Multiple language support. (Including English, Chinese and Japanese)
  • Mac, Windows and Linux support

Ways to play

Modes

Single player

Perspective

Side view

Languages (5)

Languageaudiosubtitlesinterface
Chinese (Simplified)
Chinese (Traditional)
English
Japanese
Korean

Also known as

返校Chinese title

Detention.exeWindows Executable

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Facts

Developer

RedCandleGames

Publisher

RedCandleGames

Released

12 January 2017

Platforms

PCLinuxWindowsMacMobileiOSiPadPlayStationPS4NintendoSwitch

Age ratings

ESRBMCERODPEGI12

Standing

Top 8% by 24hr peak players

Official website

Tags

Side view2D scrollingGraphic adventureSurvival horrorPoint and selectAsiaHorrorSurvival