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Detention
Detention is an atmospheric horror game set in 1960s Taiwan under martial law. Incorporated religious elements based in Taiwanese/Chinese culture and mythology, the game provided players with unique graphics and gaming experience.
What players say
Steam review score and the most-helpful voices, which may include critical ones. Data as of 2026-05-20.
What reviewers agree on
54 of the 103 reviews raise this.
“Detention is a short but incredibly atmospheric horror experience. The art style and soundtrack create this constant sense of dread that sticks with you. Its story, inspired by real historical events, hits hard and…”
“such an outstanding concept i never would've expected the game to end like this!! this was a really enjoyable experience. i rlly liked this game”
“This game was really excellent. I loved the atmosphere so much. It was scary and demented in the best kind of ways. I can't fully understand the exact cultural implications underlying the story, but the concept was…”
34 of the 103 reviews raise this.
“such an outstanding concept i never would've expected the game to end like this!! this was a really enjoyable experience. i rlly liked this game”
“This game was really excellent. I loved the atmosphere so much. It was scary and demented in the best kind of ways. I can't fully understand the exact cultural implications underlying the story, but the concept was…”
22 of the 103 reviews raise this.
“Detention is a short but incredibly atmospheric horror experience. The art style and soundtrack create this constant sense of dread that sticks with you. Its story, inspired by real historical events, hits hard and…”
“This game was really excellent. I loved the atmosphere so much. It was scary and demented in the best kind of ways. I can't fully understand the exact cultural implications underlying the story, but the concept was…”
9 of the 103 reviews raise this.
“Detention is a short but incredibly atmospheric horror experience. The art style and soundtrack create this constant sense of dread that sticks with you. Its story, inspired by real historical events, hits hard and…”
“This game was really excellent. I loved the atmosphere so much. It was scary and demented in the best kind of ways. I can't fully understand the exact cultural implications underlying the story, but the concept was…”
“Pretty good game, very cool art design. Was a nice like 3.5 hour atmospheric experience. I do think I prefer the other horror game by Red Candle, Devotion, a little bit more, but shame that one got taken off of steam…”
8 of the 103 reviews raise this.
“This game isn't perfect. But the story... the story is perfect. It's devastating. That, alone, was worth the cost of admission.”
“This game is good for its price as the story is just short but has good narrative and visual clue. I will said that this game can be divided to three parts. 1st Part, this is the one where it's has the best puzzles as…”
“Thought provoking indie game with an eerie atmosphere and engaging story. Intriguing lore inspired by real life political events. It does a great job exposing you to Taiwanese culture, mythology and history while also…”
18 of the 103 reviews raise this · 5 of them still recommend the game.
7 of the 103 reviews raise this · 2 of them still recommend the game.
“would reocommend having some knowledge about the chinese civil war, or else u wouldnt understand ♥♥♥♥”
3 of the 103 reviews raise this · 2 of them still recommend the game.
“Detention tem uma história interessante em ambientação pouco explorada e sob ponto de vista de desenvolvedores chineses. Os cenários são bonitos, mas os personagens e principalmente as animações deixam um pouco a…”
Counted across 103 English reviews, sampled to match this game's 81.9% positive rating · as of 2026-05-20
“god this game is so good. this is a story of abuse, of violence, of censorship. it's sad and atmospheric. told through a beautiful and distorted dreamlike lens. this game is a work of art, if you're willing to sit down and experience it. i hope you do.”
— a player, Steam review · 4 hrs played“[h1]One of the best psychological horror narrative-focused game I've played.[/h1] Story has inspirations from Silent Hill, but never copies stuff. Lot of love and care put into the narrative and historical elements. Themes explored through puzzles and setpieces is amazing too.…”
— a player, Steam review · 7 hrs played“This horror game isn't your usual jumpscares and chasing you with monsters, but more of true world historical horror that has actually happened and how it affects a child. From being hopeful because someone listened to her, to eventually dooming those people to death simply…”
— a player, Steam review · 4 hrs playedPlayer activity
Monthly average concurrent players. Live count fetched 2026-07-24 00:23 UTC · history via SteamCharts.
Achievement stats
Global completion rates across all Steam players — a data view of how far people actually get. Source: Steam official stats · as of 2026-07-25.
Price tracking
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Latest official news
Developer announcements via the Steam news API — links go to the original posts. More across all games on the news hub.
Korean version been released!
Hi All, We are Red Candle Games. While our whole team has been busy working on a new horror title; for the past months, we’ve also been preparing for Detention’s Korean version. We are excited to shar
Community Translation Available in More Languages!
Hi All, After Detention is out, we received messages from some amazing fellows, sharing their translations with us. Unfortunately, at the moment we do not have enough resources to make them as officia
Japanese version released. Buy Detention now with 50% off!
Thank you all for your support and playing our game! In order to provide better gaming experience, for the past months, we have been working closely with Playism for the Japanese translation. Finally,
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Screenshots
Official Steam store screenshots — click any shot to enlarge.
Facts & details
From the Steam store record, snapshot 2026-05-20.
| Genres | Adventure, Indie |
| Player tags | Horror · Indie · Psychological Horror · Atmospheric · Puzzle · Story Rich · Adventure · Great Soundtrack · Drama · Dark · Point & Click · Female Protagonist (SteamSpy community voting) |
| Features | Single-player · Steam Achievements · Steam Trading Cards · Steam Cloud · Remote Play on Phone · Remote Play on Tablet · Family Sharing |
| Languages | English, Simplified Chinese, Traditional Chinese, Japanese, Korean |
| Achievements | 8 |
| Estimated owners | 500,000 – 1,000,000 (SteamSpy) |
| Official site | http://redcandlegames.com/detention/?lang=en |
Minimum system requirements (PC)
Minimum: OS *: Windows 7/8/10 Processor: Intel(R) Core(TM)2 Duo 2.4, AMD Athlon(TM) X2 2.8 Ghz Memory: 4 GB RAM Graphics: Geforce 9600 GS, Radeon HD4000 DirectX: Version 9.0c Storage: 3 GB available space Sound Card: DirectX compatible