Detention
2D horror adventure about escaping a haunted school in Taiwan
RedCandleGames · Released Jan 12, 2017
- Reviews
- Overwhelmingly Positive
- 96% of 12K
- Recent reviews
- Very Positive
- 96% of 25 in 30 days
- Playing now
- 7
- right now
- Steam Deck
- Verified
- Last update
- 8 years ago
- Oct 27, 2017
Metacritic: 83/100 (critic reviews)
What is Detention?
This 2D side-scrolling horror adventure takes place at a high school in a fictional version of 1960s Taiwan under martial law. You explore rooms using point-and-click controls, find and use items, solve puzzles, and hide from creatures as two students try to escape.
For you if...
- +you prefer story-driven horror to frequent jump scares
- +you enjoy exploring rooms and solving puzzles
- +you like horror shaped by Taiwanese cultural references
Not for you if...
- −you want combat to be central to horror
- −you need demanding puzzles throughout the game
What players say
96% of 11,826 reviews are positive · 96% of 25 in the last 30 days
Players praise the unsettling atmosphere, art, and story's connection to Taiwanese history. Some find the later chapters too linear or say the storytelling loses its impact.
Screenshots and trailer
Detention system requirements
As published by the developer.
Minimum
- OS
- Windows 7/8/10
- Processor
- Intel(R) Core(TM)2 Duo 2.4, AMD Athlon(TM) X2 2.8 Ghz
- Graphics
- Geforce 9600 GS, Radeon HD4000
- Memory
- 4 GB RAM
- Storage
- 3 GB available space
- DirectX
- Version 9.0c
Recommended
- OS
- Windows 7/8/10
- Processor
- Intel(R) Core(TM)2 Quad 2.7 Ghz, AMD Phenom(TM)II X4 3 Ghz
- Graphics
- GeForce GTX 260, Radeon HD 5770
- Memory
- 8 GB RAM
- Storage
- 3 GB available space
- DirectX
- Version 9.0c
PC version details
DRM, required accounts, controller support and Steam features.
- DRM
- None declared on Steam
- Controller
- Keyboard and mouse
- Platforms
- Windows, macOS, Linux
- Achievements
- 8
- Steam features
- Cloud saves, Family Sharing, Trading cards
Steam Deck: Verified
- All functionality is accessible with the default controller configuration
- In-game text is legible on Steam Deck
- Default graphics settings perform well on Steam Deck
- Cloud saves are not shared across platforms
Multiplayer and co-op
Languages
Text only: English, Simplified Chinese, Traditional Chinese, Japanese, Korean.
Tags
- Horror
- Indie
- Psychological Horror
- Atmospheric
- Puzzle
- Story Rich
- Adventure
- Great Soundtrack
- Point & Click
- Dark
- Female Protagonist
- Thriller
- Surreal
- Visual Novel
- Gore
- Retro
Recent updates
- Oct 27, 2017 · Japanese version released. Buy Detention now with 50% off!
- Feb 9, 2017 · Patch notes for version 1.2.0
- Feb 9, 2017 · Patch notes for version 1.2.0
- Jan 17, 2017 · Patch notes for version 1.1.9
- Jan 17, 2017 · Patch notes for version 1.1.9
1 DLC available.
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