Devastating historical story
Mentioned in ~1 in 3 positive reviews
“It gave such a unique perspective on children living under martial law.”
Steam review · 4.2 h played ↗
Detention
Worth buying? What 285 Steam reviews say.Worth buying? Here’s what 285 Steam reviews actually say.
Overwhelmingly PositiveOverwhelmingly Positive · 96%RedCandleGames2017Horror · Psychological Horror · Puzzle
−80%$11.99$2.39
US Steam price, checked 1 h ago
The verdict
A short, story-driven psychological horror point-and-click set in 1960s Taiwan, with striking art, sound and a devastating story. Skip it if you want real scares or deep gameplay.
Great for
Story-focused players who like atmospheric, historical psychological horror and short point-and-click adventures
Main risk
Gameplay is thin and the horror fades halfway, leaving a slow walking-sim story
What players love
Immersive, unsettling atmosphere
Mentioned in ~1 in 4 positive reviews
“Its atmosphere is truly flawless.”
Steam review · 4.4 h played ↗
Striking art style
Mentioned in ~1 in 4 positive reviews
“The art style is honestly one of the best parts of the game.”
Steam review · 4.1 h played ↗
Great music and sound design
Mentioned in ~1 in 6 positive reviews
“The music track "Gunshot" is SO GOOD”
Steam review · 7.2 h played ↗
Satisfying, accessible puzzles
Mentioned in ~1 in 8 positive reviews
“The puzzles are really logical and the storyline is heartbreaking and absolutely well done.”
Steam review · 4.6 h played ↗
Psychological horror without cheap jumpscares
Mentioned in ~1 in 12 positive reviews
“There's no cheap jumpscares, but it's genuinely unsettling in more ways than one.”
Steam review · 3.4 h played ↗
What players complain about
Shallow, boring gameplay
Mentioned in ~1 in 4 negative reviews
“about 20 minutes of solving problems, and about 3 hours of walking back and forth.”
Steam review · 5 h played ↗
Confusing, pretentious or weak story
Mentioned in ~1 in 4 negative reviews
“dialogue turned into wordy philosophical jargon with little meaning”
Steam review · 4.3 h played ↗
Second half loses horror and enemies
Mentioned in ~1 in 5 negative reviews
“In the 2nd half of the game it becomes unscary and tedious.”
Steam review · 5.7 h played ↗
Puzzles too easy and linear
Mentioned in ~1 in 10 negative reviews
“the puzzles are so easy the game is practically linear”
Steam review · 2.5 h played ↗
Too short for the price
Mentioned in ~1 in 10 negative reviews
“need more content just 3 hours playing and its finish”
Steam review · 3.3 h played ↗
Political propaganda complaints
Mentioned in ~1 in 15 negative reviews
“basically another political propaganda by the ruling party of Taiwan”
Steam review · 1.2 h played ↗
System requirements
From the Steam store page
Steam Deck: Verified3 GB
Minimum
OSWindows 7/8/10
ProcessorIntel(R) Core(TM)2 Duo 2.4, AMD Athlon(TM) X2 2.8 Ghz
Memory4 GB RAM
GraphicsGeforce 9600 GS, Radeon HD4000
Storage3 GB available space
Recommended
OSWindows 7/8/10
ProcessorIntel(R) Core(TM)2 Quad 2.7 Ghz, AMD Phenom(TM)II X4 3 Ghz
Memory8 GB RAM
GraphicsGeForce GTX 260, Radeon HD 5770
Storage3 GB available space
OSWindows 7/8/10
ProcessorIntel(R) Core(TM)2 Duo 2.4, AMD Athlon(TM) X2 2.8 Ghz
Memory4 GB RAM
GraphicsGeforce 9600 GS, Radeon HD4000
Storage3 GB available space
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