In Detention, two students become trapped at Greenwood High, a remote school in 1960s Taiwan under martial law. The familiar campus turns hostile, with evil creatures and a buried history tied to the school’s curse. Drawing on Taoism, Buddhism, Chinese mythology, and Taiwanese cultural references, the story gives this atmospheric horror setting a distinctive local frame.
Play unfolds as a 2D side-scroller with classic point-and-click exploration. Players search ominous rooms for objects to interact with and puzzles to solve, while hiding from rampaging monsters. These actions connect the students’ struggle to escape with the gradual uncovering of the school’s dark past, rather than relying on combat as the described focus. Original music blends electronic, lo-fi, and rock sounds with traditional Asian instruments, reinforcing the game’s unsettling atmosphere.
Detention is listed as single-player, so its play format centers on one player guiding the characters through the story and its dangers.
