Detention 2017
Developed by Red Candle Games
- Point-and-click, Puzzle, Role-playing (RPG), Adventure
Detention is a 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. Greenwood high school, located in a remote mountainous area, two students found themselves trapped and vulnerable. The place they once knew has changed in unsettling ways, haunted by evil creatures. To escape, they must explore the mysterious campus filled with ominous objects and puzzles. How will they survive in this ever threatening environment? Could they return to safety in one piece?
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- warmbleak
- character-ledplot-driven
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About the game
- Platforms
- PlayStation 4, Linux, Android, PC (Microsoft Windows), iOS, Mac, Nintendo Switch
- Developer
- Red Candle Games
- Publisher
- Coconut Island Games, Red Candle Games
- Released
- January 12, 2017
- Modes
- Single player
- Perspective
- Side view
- Engine
- Unity
- Time to beat
- 3.5 h main story · 3.5 h completionist
IGDB rating 7.6/10 from 91 ratings.
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