Detention (video game)
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| Developer(s) | Red Candle Games |
| Publisher(s) | Red Candle Games |
| Engine | Unity |
| Platform(s) | PlayStation 4, Microsoft Windows, MacOS, Linux, Nintendo Switch, Android |
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| Genre(s) | Point-and-click adventure |
| Mode(s) | Single-player |
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| Traditional Chinese | 返校 | ||||||||||
| Literal meaning | Returning to School | ||||||||||
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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.
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.