92Steam
+2
2024
Top Rated
Nine Sols
MUST PLAY
Action·Adventure
Detention stands out as one of the best Adventure/Indie titles in recent memory.
90
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.
System Requirements
Minimum
Recommended
What made you think this would work?
Dial 119 or 110 with the phone.
22.8%
unlocked
Collector
Picked up all the notes.
19.1%
unlocked
Outstanding observer
Find more than 90% of all observation points.
12%
unlocked
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What made you think this would work?
Dial 119 or 110 with the phone.
22.8%
unlocked
Collector
Picked up all the notes.
19.1%
unlocked
Outstanding observer
Find more than 90% of all observation points.
12%
unlocked
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