Detention (video game)

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
    [1]
  • Nintendo Switch
    • WW: 1 March 2018
  • Android
    • WW: 5 September 2019
Genre(s)Point-and-click adventure[2]
Mode(s)Single-player
Detention
Traditional Chinese返校
Literal meaningReturning to School
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinFǎn xiào
Southern Min
Hokkien POJHoán-hāu

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.[1] A demo version was released on Steam Greenlight on 13 June 2016.

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.[3] A live action film adaptation distributed by Warner Bros. Taiwan was released on 20 September 2019.[4]

  1. ^ a b "赤燭遊戲 － Red Candle Games". Facebook (in Chinese (Taiwan)). November 18, 2016. Retrieved April 6, 2021.
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  3. ^ "恐怖遊戲《返校》改編小說決定". 返校Facebook. 2016-06-01. Retrieved 2016-09-12.
  4. ^ "恐怖遊戲《返校》電影真人版 9/20正式上映 - Styletc 樂時尚". 樂時尚. China Times. Archived from the original on 2019-06-20. Retrieved 2019-06-20.