New Game Explores the Horrors of Detention
Detention. We’ve all been there. The cane was thankfully abolished in most countries (although idiots like Ted Cruz still say that physical violence against children is acceptable, only to receive loud cheers from his loathsome audience ), but teachers still have the authority to bore the shit out of their misbehaving students, and man, does it suck to be them.
Some students clearly grow up to be haunted by their memories of being confined in detention because they’ve made a game about it. Simply titled Detention, it’s now on Steam Greenlight, in which students in Taiwan find their punishment for not doing their homework turning into a literal horror story as evil and demonic creatures descend upon the school. Guess they should have just finished their algebra after all.
Synopsis:
At Greenwood High School, located in a remote mountainous area, two students find 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? Can they return to safety in one piece?
Set in a fictitious world in 1960s Taiwan under martial law, Detention is a story-driven atmospheric horror incorporating East Asian elements rarely used in games. Utilizing Taoism, Buddhism, and Chinese mythology, the game draws on local Taiwanese cultural references to tell a unique and terrifying story.
- 2D survival-horror with spine-chilling atmosphere
- Immersive gameplay and puzzle-solving experience
- Unique Taiwanese/East Asian cultural references
- Original soundtrack fusing electronic, lo-fi, and rock with traditional Asian instruments
- Unique and appealing graphics
- Mac, Windows, and Linux support
In this 2D survival horror side-scroller, players navigate the main characters in a classic point and click fashion to explore a high school where evil encroaches. While hiding from the rampaging monsters, you are to find items to interact with in the otherworldly rooms. And as more mysteries unveiled, the dark past of a cursed school will finally surface.
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