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Detention

2D horror adventure about escaping a haunted school in Taiwan

RedCandleGames · Released Jan 12, 2017

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Reviews
Very Positive
83% of 14K
Recent reviews
Very Positive
95% of 43 in 30 days
Players
10
daily peak, Nov 7, 2026
Steam Deck
Verified
Last update on Steam
5 years ago
Jan 4, 2021
Minimum PC
HD4000
4 GB RAM · 3 GB disk
Full requirements

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

83% of 13,789 reviews are positive · 95% of 43 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.

Players over time

▲ +27% vs a month ago

Players online on Steam, one sample a day.

Highest since Sep 2026: 24 players on Nov 1, 2026.

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Nov 7, 202610
Nov 6, 20268
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Oct 6, 202613
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Oct 1, 20265
Sep 30, 20261
Sep 29, 20266
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Sep 25, 20265
Sep 24, 20265
Sep 23, 20267
Sep 23, 20264
Sep 22, 20263

How many players finish Detention?

34% of Steam players have unlocked «Everyone loves you», the achievement for finishing the main story.

Share of everyone who owns the game on Steam, including those who barely played it. Updated weekly.

Screenshots and trailer

Detention screenshot 1

Detention system requirements

Minimum: HD4000, 4 GB RAM, 3 GB of disk space.

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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

Does Detention have co-op or multiplayer?

No: single-player only, no multiplayer modes declared.

Does Detention run on Steam Deck?

Verified Yes, Verified by Valve: it works on Steam Deck out of the box.

  • 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

PC version details

DRM
None declared on Steam
Controller
Keyboard and mouse
Platforms
Windows, macOS, Linux
Achievements
8
Steam features
Cloud saves, Family Sharing, Trading cards
Languages
Text only: English, Simplified Chinese, Traditional Chinese, Japanese, Korean.

Does Detention use AI-generated content?

No AI-generated content is disclosed on the game's Steam page.

Self-reported by the developer under Steam rules: it covers AI content that ships in the game, not tools used to make it. Steam page checked on Oct 25, 2026. How to filter AI games on Steam

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Recent updates

1 DLC available.

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