Detention

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3.8
26.7K reviews
1M+
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Content rating
Mature 17+
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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 14, 2025
Available on
Android, Windows*
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Ratings and reviews

3.7
25.2K reviews
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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A Google user
March 16, 2020
Compelling and profound story with a very relevant message. Dark. This is more like an atmosphere building playable story, so if you're expecting some kind of hack and slash game this is not it. Beautiful and original music. Great mystery and sensation of loneliness throughout. My complaints are very small; I do wish the game was a bit longer, and the game for some reason absolutely tears up my battery, which I'm not sure why because it seems like a mechanically simple game. Try it!
272 people found this review helpful
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ARS ARS
June 6, 2023
This game was really refreshing. Even though I played it later on after its release. It felt like a brand new experience. There were some really good scary/gory parts. And good monsters too, though being about three monsters. The puzzles were great too. I have Nothing bad to say about this game. I cant say much about the "psychological" parts, cause im dumb and dont understand most things. But anyways, just get the game. Its cheap and awesome.
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[Fix] Updated Unity version to Unity 2022.3.62f2 to patch the CVE-2025-59489 vulnerability.