Detention uses supernatural horror as a lens for real historical atrocity. The Taiwanese folk monsters are genuinely frightening, but the true horror is the White Terror — a period of martial law where informing on neighbors led to torture and death. The story's twist recontextualizes everything devastating.
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Detention is a cultural horror, 2d horror, political horror game developed by Red Candle Games, released in 2017. Available on PC, PlayStation 4, Nintendo Switch, iOS, macOS, Android, Linux.
Community ratings give Detention an intensity score of 4.0 out of 5. Jump scares are rated as moderate. Content warnings include psychological horror, suicide, death, religious themes, political violence.
Played from a side-scrolling perspective. Solo mode available. Average playtime is approximately 3 hours.
Detention has moderate jump scares according to community ratings.
Detention has an intensity rating of 4.0 out of 5 based on community votes.
Detention contains the following content warnings: Psychological Horror, Suicide, Death, Religious Themes, Political Violence.
Detention is available on PC, PlayStation 4, Nintendo Switch, iOS, macOS, Android, Linux.
Detention was developed by Red Candle Games. Published by Red Candle Games and AGM PLAYISM.
