Detention (video game)

Detention (Chinese: 返校; lit. 'Returning to School') is a horror adventure video game created and developed by Taiwanese game developer Red Candle Games for Steam. It is a 2D atmospheric horror side-scroller set in the 1960s Taiwan under martial law. The game also incorporates religious elements based on Taiwanese culture and mythology. The game was released on 13 January 2017. A demo version was released on Steam Greenlight on 13 June 2016.

For the film adaptation, see Detention (2019 film).
Detention
Developer(s)Red Candle Games
Publisher(s)Red Candle Games
EngineUnity
Platform(s)PlayStation 4, Microsoft Windows, MacOS, Linux, Nintendo Switch, Android
Release
  • Windows, OS X, Linux
    • WW: 13 January 2017
  • PlayStation 4
    • NA: 3 October 2017
    • EU: 1 March 2018
  • Nintendo Switch
    • WW: 1 March 2018
  • Android
    • WW: 5 September 2019
Genre(s)Point-and-click adventure
Mode(s)Single-player
Detention
Traditional Chinese返校
Literal meaningReturning to School

The game's concept originates with the Red Candle Games co-founder Shun-ting "Coffee" Yao. In February 2017, a novel based on the game was published by novelist Ling Jing. A live action film adaptation distributed by Warner Bros. Taiwan was released on 20 September 2019.

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