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Detention (2017)

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Detention is a survival 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 1960s Taiwan under martial law. The game also incorporates religious elements based on Taiwanese culture and mythology. The game was released on January 13, 2017. A demo version debut on Steam Greenlight on June 13, 2016.

The concept of the game originates with the Red Candle Games co-founder Shun Ting Yao. In February 2017, a novel based on the game is published by the novelist Ling Jing.

Detention's background music was composed by Taiwanese composer Weifan Chang. The soundtrack was released with the game on Steam as a DLC.

Set in 1960s Taiwan of the White Terror period, students Wei and Ray find themselves trapped and vulnerable in Greenwood High School which is located in a remote mountainous area. The place they once knew has changed in unsettling ways, haunted by evil creatures known as the "lingered". While hiding from the rampaging monsters, the protagonists unveil mysteries which slowly reveal the dark past of the cursed school.

The game has received favourable reviews from critics. Rely On Horror gave the game a 9 out of 10, saying that “every facet of Detention moves in one harmonious lockstep towards an unavoidable tragedy, drowning out the world around you.” Upon the game's release in January 2017, the user review on Steam has been overwhelmingly positive. Detention topped the games ranking on Steam in Taiwan and reached 3rd in Steam ranking globally within 3 days of its release.

As of February, Detention has the year's highest user rating score of 8.4, and ranks 2nd as the best PC game of 2017 by Metacritic, only behind Resident Evil 7: Biohazard, ranked 3rd as the most shared and 6th as the most discussed PC game in 2017.

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