
Detention stands out as one of the best Adventure/Indie titles in recent memory.
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Verdict
96%
Steam
76
IGDB
Verdict score based on confidence-adjusted Steam reviews?
Overwhelmingly Positive on Steam (96% positive from 12K reviews)
Compelling narrative and story
Rich open world to explore
Outstanding soundtrack
No significant drawbacks reported
Detention is a horror adventure video game created and developed by Taiwanese game developer Red Candle Games for Steam. It is a 2D atmospheric horror side-scroller set in the 1960s Taiwan under martial law. The game also incorporates religious elements based on Taiwanese culture and mythology. The game was released on 13 January 2017. A demo version was released on Steam Greenlight on 13 June 2016.

Runs well on modern hardware.
Last updated 2d ago
I watched the tv show on Netflix inspired by this game before I ever even knew the game existed, but when I found out it did I stopped watching the show so I could play the game before finishing it. Starts off with a good twist right away, and the first few chapters were pretty terrifying in my opinion, but I'm also a huge coward when it comes to horror. The final few chapters switch to something more abstract and psychological, which is honestly a nice change after the more grounded horror, and explores more about the character you play as and what led to their current situation. The atmosphere in this game is phenomenal, and the music and sound design only make it better. The story is told in an interesting way, and the blend of horror and the actual history of the time period it's set in is very interesting. There are only two endings to the game I believe, but the one I got was very bittersweet and beautiful. All this to say the game is absolute peak, and as I was playing I didn't want to put it down. I finished the game in two days lol. But yeah if you're thinking about it definitely try it out, it's a great experience overall 10/10 fr fr.
Exceptional atmosphere and historical setting, engaging story, gameplay feels smooth. The puzzles were simple but certainly not boring. Made me want to play other Red Candle games like Devotion.
awesome game, great story, lagom läskigt, i recommend, just a shame it wasnt longer
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