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Detention
Jan 12, 2017·96% positive·
Detention is an atmospheric horror game set in 1960s Taiwan under martial law. Incorporated religious elements based in Taiwanese/Chinese culture and mythology, the game provided players with unique graphics and gaming experience.
Best games like Detention
The best games like Detention are 隐秘的角落, ASYLUM, Studio System : Guardian Angel, Remothered: Tormented Fathers, and Chasing Static. GAMESLIKE ranks these alternatives using shared gameplay metadata, Steam review sentiment, and similarity signals. Evidence includes 96% positive across 10k Steam reviews, Steam genre and tag overlap across Indie, Adventure, platform support for Windows, macOS, and Linux, and $11.99 pricing signal.
- 隐秘的角落 - 隐秘的角落 is closely similar to Detention because both are Indie and Adventure games, and share gameplay elements like Horror, Indie, Psychological Horror, Atmospheric.
- ASYLUM - ASYLUM is closely similar to Detention because both are Indie and Adventure games, and share gameplay elements like Horror, Indie, Psychological Horror, Atmospheric.
- Studio System : Guardian Angel - Studio System : Guardian Angel is closely similar to Detention because both are Indie and Adventure games, and share gameplay elements like Horror, Indie, Psychological Horror, Atmospheric.
- Remothered: Tormented Fathers - Remothered: Tormented Fathers is closely similar to Detention because both are Indie and Adventure games, and share gameplay elements like Horror, Indie, Psychological Horror, Atmospheric.
- Chasing Static - Chasing Static is closely similar to Detention because both are Indie and Adventure games, and share gameplay elements like Horror, Psychological Horror, Atmospheric, Story Rich.
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Greenwood high school, located in a remote mountainous area, two students found 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? Could they return to safety in one piece? Set in a fictitious world in the 1960s Taiwan under martial law, Detention, the story-driven atmospheric horror incorporated East Asian elements rarely used in games. Taoism, Buddhism, Chinese mythology, the game draws on local Taiwanese cultural references to tell an unique and terrifying story.
In this 2D atmospheric 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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2D atmospheric horror with spine-chilling atmosphere.
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Immersive gameplay and puzzle solving experience
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Unique Taiwanese/Eastern cultural references.
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Original sound tracks, fusing Electronic, Lo-Fi, and Rock with traditional Asian instruments.
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Unique and appealing graphics.
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Multiple language support. (Including English, Chinese and Japanese)
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Mac, Windows and Linux support
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