An atmospheric horror game heavily influenced by East Asian culture
[ 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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As of Aug 31, 2026stale (16d)
Rating4.25
Ratings27,537
Price—
Version4.8
UpdatedOct 15, 2025
ReleasedSep 4, 2019
Installs1,000,000–3,907,747
In-app purchasesNT$170.00 per item
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5★20,290 (74%)
4★2,158 (8%)
3★767 (3%)
2★383 (1%)
1★3,932 (14%)
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v4.8Oct 15, 2025
[Fix] Updated Unity version to Unity 2022.3.62f2 to patch the CVE-2025-59489 vulnerability.
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