Detention

The most telling thing to say about Detention is that it carves its own niche into the videogame horror genre. It shows a maturity and storytelling finesse for much of its brief run that eludes many within its medium. Despite a slump in the final act, and a couple of coldly logical puzzles that feel out of place with the story, Detention is a smart and sophisticated survival horror that draws from reality to fuel fear.

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"Detention" is a story-driven horror game set in 1960s Taiwan under martial law, where players explore a haunted school filled with hostile supernatural events and Taiwanese cultural references. The game features a unique blend of electronic, lo-fi, and rock music with traditional Asian instruments, and offers appealing graphics and sound inspired by Taiwanese literature, film, and music of the 1960s-70s. With a simple point and click mechanism, players can uncover the stories behind the haunted place in this atmospheric and unique gaming experience.

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Play Modes

Single-Player Play through the game's story or campaign solo

Reviews

96%

Audience ScoreBased on 4,766 reviews

story1,434 positive mentions

grinding32 negative mentions

story
3,361 mentions
43 % positive mentions
56 % neutral mentions
2 % negative mentions
atmosphere
1,194 mentions
63 % positive mentions
36 % neutral mentions
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graphics
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53 % positive mentions
46 % neutral mentions
1 % negative mentions
gameplay
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23 % positive mentions
73 % neutral mentions
3 % negative mentions
music
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54 % positive mentions
46 % neutral mentions
0 % negative mentions
emotional
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100 % positive mentions
0 % neutral mentions
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replayability
60 mentions
7 % positive mentions
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20 % negative mentions
grinding
32 mentions
0 % positive mentions
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100 % negative mentions
character development
20 mentions
30 % positive mentions
50 % neutral mentions
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funny
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88 % positive mentions
0 % neutral mentions
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optimization
6 mentions
67 % positive mentions
33 % neutral mentions
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stability
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0 % positive mentions
0 % neutral mentions
100 % negative mentions