Detention

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27.6K reviews
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Rated for 16+
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Rated for 16+
Strong Violence
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About this game

[ 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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An atmospheric horror game heavily influenced by East Asian culture
Updated on
Oct 15, 2025
Available on
Android, Windows*
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Ratings and reviews

26K reviews
NOT MORTAL
June 4, 2026
I bought this expecting a simple 2D horror game, but it turned out to be much deeper. The puzzles slowed the pacing at times, but the atmosphere, mystery, and storytelling were excellent. As the story progressed, reality started to distort and the ending completely changed how I viewed everything that happened before. Started as a 3.9/5 for me, ended as a 4.7/5. Highly recommended for fans of psychological horror and story-driven games.
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i
August 16, 2026
Excellent game I'd say, it's kinda refreshing to see other horror games than the popular granny adjacent "escape room" kind of horror games that plagues the playstore. The puzzle aren't complicated per se but also at the same time aren't that obvious. The 2D artsyle is pleasing to look at and the characters are great! In short, a great horror game. If you have the money to buy it, you should!
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Spike
May 5, 2024
What a game! Everything about this game is near perfection. The atmosphere, puzzles, soundtracks and more over, the story. I thought it was a bit expensive but it was definitely worth it. Had to play two times get the "good ending" and it was quite emotional. This was rather a phenomenal written story than a horror game. I have somany words to explain this masterpiece but I'm concluding here.
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[Fix] Updated Unity version to Unity 2022.3.62f2 to patch the CVE-2025-59489 vulnerability.