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Detention

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84%Game Brain Score
story, graphics
stability, grinding
84% User Score Based on 660 reviews

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Detention is a single player puzzle game with a horror theme. It received positive reviews from players.

An atmospheric horror game heavily influenced by East Asian culture

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84%
Audience ScoreBased on 660 reviews
story176 positive mentions
stability3 negative mentions
  • Immersive and profound story with deep emotional impact and clever storytelling.
  • Excellent atmosphere, art style, soundtrack, and sound design that create a chilling and haunting experience.
  • Well-designed puzzles are challenging yet fair, complementing the narrative and gameplay smoothly.
  • Demo version is very short and ends abruptly, leading to frustration for players wanting more content.
  • Full game access requires payment, which some users find expensive or restrictive, especially younger or budget players.
  • The game experiences crashes and technical issues on certain devices, causing inability to play or loss of progress.
  • story
    311 mentions Positive Neutral Negative

    The story is widely praised for its deep, immersive, and emotionally impactful narrative that unfolds with clever storytelling and meaningful themes, often requiring multiple playthroughs to fully understand. It blends horror with profound social and historical commentary, enhanced by strong atmosphere, art style, and music, making it stand out from typical horror games. While some found it initially confusing or complex, the plot twists and layered storytelling left a lasting impression, though many noted that the full experience requires a paid purchase.

    • “The story is incredibly immersive, and can be somewhat confusing if you're not informed about certain things... but by the end, when things get revealed, the realization is really deep.”
    • “The story that unravels is truly deep and heartbreaking and wonderfully played out.”
    • “I love the story the most, it's political (which is my jam lol), historical, educational, relatable (I live in a country where this kind of thing still happens), emotional, and a commentary on society.”
    • “I actually expected a completely different story from what it was.”
    • “Only complaint is the story and puzzles took over completely by the last hour or two, and lost almost all of the horror feel.”
    • “Very unique horror game on mobile platform, the minus is just the story that is too complex and too short.”
  • graphics
    141 mentions Positive Neutral Negative

    The game's graphics are widely praised for their beautiful, hand-drawn art style, vivid colors, and atmospheric design that deeply enhance the horror experience. Reviewers consistently highlight the stunning visuals, smooth animations, and eerie aesthetics that effectively complement the story and gameplay. Overall, the graphics contribute significantly to the game's immersive and memorable atmosphere.

    • “The graphics, atmosphere, aesthetic, gameplay, puzzles and even the story are top notch!”
    • “The art style is incredible, it is visually stunning.”
    • “Almost movie quality graphics, superb story telling, deeply emotional plot, strong historical reference.”
    • “The only bad thing is sometimes the graphics are too dark.”
    • “Why is this simple graphic game so demanding?”
    • “Although I'm using low graphics, it's just the same result.”
  • atmosphere
    55 mentions Positive Neutral Negative

    The game's atmosphere is widely praised for its eerie, creepy, and immersive qualities, enhanced by haunting visuals, hand-drawn art style, and a fitting soundtrack that builds tension effectively. Many reviewers highlight its ability to evoke a Silent Hill-like unsettling mood, combining horror and emotional storytelling to create a memorable and atmospheric experience. While some note repetitive gameplay, the overall atmosphere is regarded as a standout feature that deeply enriches the game's narrative and player engagement.

    • “It's hand-drawn art style makes the atmosphere deeper, and haunting sound design and clever puzzles create an unforgettable experience.”
    • “The atmosphere, puzzles, soundtracks and overall story are top notch!”
    • “The atmosphere is extremely creepy and unsettling.”
    • “Just bought the full game after the prelude. I totally loved the atmosphere. Edit: after purchase, the game turned out to be really repetitive and annoying with clumsy gameplay like straight from the nineties. Enemies are just there to make the puzzle-solving more tedious. It's no fun running back and forth in the same building with the same sounds in the background.”
    • “For now, I feel like the horror feel comes from the dull and old atmosphere.”
    • “The nature of the obstacles, unease, and atmosphere are very Silent Hill.”
  • gameplay
    52 mentions Positive Neutral Negative

    The gameplay is generally praised for its smooth, intuitive controls and simple mechanics that effectively support the horror atmosphere and storytelling. While enjoyable and immersive, some players find it brief, occasionally repetitive, or limited without purchasing the full game. Overall, it is considered engaging and well-integrated with visuals, sound, and narrative to create a compelling horror experience.

    • “The graphics, atmosphere, aesthetic, gameplay, puzzles and even the story are top notch!”
    • “Otherwise this is a stellar game, great gameplay, intuitive controls, a great story and atmosphere, good soundtrack.”
    • “The game took around 3 hours to complete, and is well worth the purchase (this is coming from someone who hesitates on purchasing games) the story, graphics, and gameplay all come together into one perfect horror game.”
    • “After purchase, the game turned out to be really repetitive and annoying with clumsy gameplay like straight from the nineties. Enemies are just there to make the puzzle solving more tedious. It's no fun running back and forth in the same building with the same sounds in the background.”
    • “It's just a time waste; there are lots of scripts more than gameplay, so you cannot enjoy the gameplay.”
    • “I've purchased the full version of the game, but my gameplay keeps getting interrupted because it says I need to buy it.”
  • music
    48 mentions Positive Neutral Negative

    The music in the game is widely praised for its beautiful, original, and eerie soundtrack that effectively enhances the atmosphere and horror elements. Players highlight how the dynamic background music, sound effects, and thematic compositions elevate immersion and emotional impact throughout the experience. Overall, the soundtrack is considered a crucial and masterfully executed component that complements the art style and story.

    • “The art style, the environment, the music, the vibrant colors, and everything were on point.”
    • “The way the background music plays (I really love the radio part), the game and also the plot of the story was a masterpiece.”
    • “Music and sound effects change continually, giving you a new feeling of horror.”
  • emotional
    34 mentions Positive Neutral Negative

    The game delivers a deeply emotional and haunting experience, with a story that is both touching and psychologically impactful, often moving players to tears. Its powerful narrative explores themes of guilt, regret, and societal tragedy, creating a memorable and immersive emotional journey beyond typical horror games. Many players highlight the game's ability to evoke strong feelings through its storytelling and multiple endings, making it both heartbreaking and cathartic.

    • “It delivers a chilling atmosphere and a deeply emotional story.”
    • “The story that unravels is truly deep and heartbreaking and wonderfully played out.”
    • “Almost movie quality graphics, superb storytelling, deeply emotional plot, strong historical reference.”
  • monetization
    6 mentions Positive Neutral Negative

    The game is praised for its lack of ads, contributing to a smooth and enjoyable experience. Players appreciate the absence of intrusive monetization, enhancing the overall gameplay and immersion.

    • “This game is overall good, good graphics, no ads, easy to play and fits the horror theme.”
    • “There are no ads or bugs in this game which is amazing!”
    • “It has no ads, good story and challenging puzzles.”
  • stability
    5 mentions Positive Neutral Negative

    The game generally runs smoothly with no bugs or glitches reported by most users, though some experience occasional freezing when switching apps. However, there are installation issues on certain devices. Overall, stability is strong where the game runs properly.

    • “The controls aren't confusing and it runs great.”
    • “No glitches, no bugs for me, it's perfect.”
    • “And it won't install on my phone now; I've tried all the troubleshooting suggestions.”
    • “Sometimes freezes when I switch to another app and switch back.”
  • grinding
    3 mentions Positive Neutral Negative

    Grinding in the game is often described as tedious and repetitive, with clumsy gameplay and annoying backtracking that detracts from the experience. Some puzzles add to the frustration by being difficult and confusing, making the overall grinding feel more like a chore than fun.

    • “If you aren't into the story at this point, it's tedious.”
    • “Just bought the full game after the prelude. I totally love the atmosphere. Edit: after purchase, the game turned out to be really repetitive and annoying with clumsy gameplay like straight from the nineties. Enemies are just there to make the riddle solving more tedious. It's no fun running back and forth in the same building with the same sounds in the background.”
    • “Some of the puzzles seem tedious, difficult, and sometimes confusing.”
  • character development
    2 mentions Positive Neutral Negative

    The game features impressive character development, seamlessly integrated with a compelling story and atmospheric horror elements, creating an engaging and memorable experience.

    • “A great work of story, character design, and horror ambience.”
    • “What an awesome game, the story, character development—everything was fire.”
  • replayability
    1 mentions Positive Neutral Negative

    The game offers a visually appealing and culturally rich experience but lacks true supernatural elements in its latter half and does not provide much replayability.

    • “The game is beautifully done and the cultural aspects are wonderful, but it was marketed as a supernatural horror game, and the second half is not really supernatural at all. Plus, it doesn't have replayability.”
  • optimization
    1 mentions Positive Neutral Negative

    Users are unsure whether performance issues stem from optimization problems or bugs, indicating ambiguity in the game's stability and efficiency.

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Detention is a puzzle game with horror theme.

Detention is available on Phone, Tablet, Android and Mobile Platform.

Detention was developed by 赤燭遊戲.

Detention has received positive reviews from players. Most players liked Detention for its story but disliked it for its stability.

Detention is a single player game.

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