Red Candle Games

Detention

Game First reported release Jan 12, 2017

Game details

First release year: 2017

Platforms

Genres

Play modes

single-player video game

Players by platform

Microsoft Windows^*
Maximum players (mode unspecified)
1^*

Steam version platforms

Windows^*
Supported
Yes^*
macOS^*
Supported
Yes^*
Linux^*
Supported
Yes^*

Store genres

Adventure^*
Indie^*

Game features

Single-player^*
Steam Achievements^*
Steam Trading Cards^*
Steam Cloud^*
Remote Play on Phone^*
Remote Play on Tablet^*
Family Sharing^*

Interface languages

English^*
Simplified Chinese^*
Traditional Chinese^*
Japanese^*
Korean^*

System requirements

Linux · Minimum^*
Operating system
Ubuntu 12.04^*
Processor alternatives
Intel(R) Core(TM)2 Duo 2.4, AMD Athlon(TM) X2 2.8 Ghz^*
Memory
4 GB RAM^*
Graphics alternatives
Geforce 9600 GS, Radeon HD4000^*
Storage
3 GB available space^*
Windows · Minimum^*
Operating system
Windows 7/8/10^*
Processor alternatives
Intel(R) Core(TM)2 Duo 2.4, AMD Athlon(TM) X2 2.8 Ghz^*
Memory
4 GB RAM^*
Graphics alternatives
Geforce 9600 GS, Radeon HD4000^*
Graphics API
Version 9.0c^*
Storage
3 GB available space^*
Audio hardware
DirectX compatible^*
macOS · Minimum^*
Operating system
OS X 10.9 (64-bit)^*
Processor alternatives
Intel(R) Core(TM)2 Duo 2.4, AMD Athlon(TM) X2 2.8 Ghz^*
Memory
4 GB RAM^*
Graphics alternatives
Geforce 9600 GS, Radeon HD4000^*
Storage
3 GB available space^*
Audio hardware
Integrated^*
Windows · Recommended^*
Graphics alternatives
GeForce GTX 260, Radeon HD 5770^*
Memory
8 GB^*
Processor alternatives
Intel(R) Core(TM)2 Quad 2.7 Ghz, AMD Phenom(TM)II X4 3 Ghz^*
Windows · Recommended memory · 2026-06-27^*
Memory
8 GB^*

Compatibility and community reports

Steam Deck · 2026-06-27^*
Compatibility category
Verified^*
Linux · Community reports · 2026-06-27^*
Community Linux compatibility tier
Silver^*
Reports
16^*
Community confidence
moderate^*

Studios & publishers

Developers

Red Candle Games
RedCandleGames^*

Publishers

Red Candle Games
RedCandleGames^*
AGM PLAYISM^*

Release history

2017-01-12
Date precision
Exact date
2017-01-12 · Microsoft Windows^*
Release date
2017-01-12^*
Date precision
Exact date^*
Platform
Microsoft Windows^*

Store release history

Steam^*
Release date
Jan 12, 2017^*

System configuration

Detailed specifications

Specifications 1 · 14 fields

Windows minimum processor requirement

Intel(R) Core(TM)2 Duo 2.4, AMD Athlon(TM) X2 2.8 Ghz^*

Windows minimum graphics requirement

Geforce 9600 GS, Radeon HD4000^*

Windows minimum memory requirement

4^* GB

Name

Detention^*

Windows recommended processor requirement

Intel(R) Core(TM)2 Quad 2.7 Ghz, AMD Phenom(TM)II X4 3 Ghz^*

Windows recommended graphics requirement

GeForce GTX 260, Radeon HD 5770^*

Windows recommended memory requirement

8^* GB

Release year

2,017^*

Windows minimum processor requirement

Windows · Minimum

Processor alternatives: Intel(R) Core(TM)2 Duo 2.4, AMD Athlon(TM) X2 2.8 Ghz^*

Windows minimum graphics requirement

Windows · Minimum

Graphics alternatives: Geforce 9600 GS, Radeon HD4000^*

Windows minimum memory requirement

Windows · Minimum

Memory: 4 GB^*

Windows recommended processor requirement

Windows · Recommended

Processor alternatives: Intel(R) Core(TM)2 Quad 2.7 Ghz, AMD Phenom(TM)II X4 3 Ghz^*

Windows recommended graphics requirement

Windows · Recommended

Graphics alternatives: GeForce GTX 260, Radeon HD 5770^*

Windows recommended memory requirement

Windows · Recommended

Memory: 8 GB^*

Specifications 2 · 6 fields

Developers · Microsoft Windows

RedCandleGames: RedCandleGames^*

Genres · Microsoft Windows

horror game: horror game^*

Maximum players (mode unspecified) · Microsoft Windows

Microsoft Windows

Maximum players (mode unspecified): 1^*

Platform

Microsoft Windows: Microsoft Windows^*

Publishers · Microsoft Windows

AGM PLAYISM: AGM PLAYISM^*

Release date · Microsoft Windows

2017-01-12 · Microsoft Windows

Release date: 2017-01-12^*
Date precision: day^*
Platform: Microsoft Windows^*

Specifications 3 · 33 fields

Achievements · historical

8^*

Mean playtime over the reported two-week window (historical)

0^* min

Mean playtime since March 2009 (historical)

229^* min

Features

Developers

RedCandleGames^*

DLC count · historical

1^*

Estimated ownership range (historical)

500000 - 1000000^*

Store genres

Adventure^*
Indie^*

Linux support · historical

Yes^*

macOS support · historical

Yes^*

Median playtime over the reported two-week window (historical)

0^* min

Median playtime since March 2009 (historical)

209^* min

Metacritic score

83^*

Name

Detention^*

Negative reviews · historical

2,596^*

Peak ccu

9^*

Positive reviews · historical

11,782^*

Price (historical; currency unreported)

3.59^*

Publishers

RedCandleGames^*
AGM PLAYISM^*

Recommendations

12,781^*

Store release date · historical

Jan 12, 2017^*

Interface languages

English^*
Simplified Chinese^*
Traditional Chinese^*
Japanese^*
Korean^*

Game website · historical

http://redcandlegames.com/detention/?lang=en^*

Windows support · historical

Yes^*

Features

Single-player: Single-player^*
Steam Achievements: Steam Achievements^*
Steam Trading Cards: Steam Trading Cards^*
Steam Cloud: Steam Cloud^*
Remote Play on Phone: Remote Play on Phone^*
Remote Play on Tablet: Remote Play on Tablet^*
Family Sharing: Family Sharing^*

Developers

RedCandleGames: RedCandleGames^*

Store genres

Adventure: Adventure^*
Indie: Indie^*

Linux support · historical

Linux

Supported: Yes^*

macOS support · historical

macOS

Supported: Yes^*

Publishers

RedCandleGames: RedCandleGames^*
AGM PLAYISM: AGM PLAYISM^*

Store release date · historical

Steam

Release date: Jan 12, 2017^*

Interface languages

English^*
Simplified Chinese^*
Traditional Chinese^*
Japanese^*
Korean^*

Windows support · historical

Windows

Supported: Yes^*

Specifications 4 · 21 fields

Mean playtime over the reported two-week window (historical)

0^* min

Mean playtime since March 2009 (historical)

343^* min

Ccu

9^*

Developer

RedCandleGames^*

Historical discount

0^* %

Store genres

Adventure^*
Indie^*

Historical US original list price

1,199^* US cents

Languages

English^*
Simplified Chinese^*
Traditional Chinese^*
Japanese^*
Korean^*

Median playtime over the reported two-week window (historical)

0^* min

Median playtime since March 2009 (historical)

213^* min

Name

Detention^*

Negative reviews · historical

2,596^*

Estimated ownership range (historical)

500,000 .. 1,000,000^*

Positive reviews · historical

11,782^*

Historical US price

1,199^* US cents

Publisher

RedCandleGames, AGM PLAYISM^*

Community tags · historical

Store genres

Adventure: Adventure^*
Indie: Indie^*

Languages

English^*
Simplified Chinese^*
Traditional Chinese^*
Japanese^*
Korean^*

Community tags · historical

Horror: Horror^*
Indie: Indie^*
Psychological Horror: Psychological Horror^*
Atmospheric: Atmospheric^*
Puzzle: Puzzle^*
Story Rich: Story Rich^*
Adventure: Adventure^*
Great Soundtrack: Great Soundtrack^*
Drama: Drama^*
Dark: Dark^*
Point & Click: Point & Click^*
Female Protagonist: Female Protagonist^*
Thriller: Thriller^*
Surreal: Surreal^*
Visual Novel: Visual Novel^*
Retro: Retro^*
Exploration: Exploration^*
Gore: Gore^*
Survival Horror: Survival Horror^*
Violent: Violent^*

Tags votes

Horror

Votes · historical: 312^*

Indie

Votes · historical: 235^*

Psychological Horror

Votes · historical: 209^*

Atmospheric

Votes · historical: 199^*

Puzzle

Votes · historical: 176^*

Story Rich

Votes · historical: 171^*

Adventure

Votes · historical: 157^*

Great Soundtrack

Votes · historical: 142^*

Drama

Votes · historical: 131^*

Dark

Votes · historical: 126^*

Point & Click

Votes · historical: 125^*

Female Protagonist

Votes · historical: 121^*

Thriller

Votes · historical: 94^*

Surreal

Votes · historical: 78^*

Visual Novel

Votes · historical: 76^*

Retro

Votes · historical: 73^*

Exploration

Votes · historical: 72^*

Gore

Votes · historical: 71^*

Survival Horror

Votes · historical: 60^*

Violent

Votes · historical: 53^*

Specifications 5 · 29 fields

Features

Developers

RedCandleGames^*

Store genres

Adventure^*
Indie^*

Free to play · historical

No^*

Linux requirements

Minimum: OS: Ubuntu 12.04 Processor: Intel(R) Core(TM)2 Duo 2.4, AMD Athlon(TM) X2 2.8 Ghz Memory: 4 GB RAM Graphics: Geforce 9600 GS, Radeon HD4000 Storage: 3 GB available space ^*

macOS requirements

Minimum: OS: OS X 10.9 (64-bit) Processor: Intel(R) Core(TM)2 Duo 2.4, AMD Athlon(TM) X2 2.8 Ghz Memory: 4 GB RAM Graphics: Geforce 9600 GS, Radeon HD4000 Storage: 3 GB available space Sound Card: Integrated ^*

Metacritic score

83^*

Name

Detention^*

Windows requirements

Minimum: OS *: Windows 7/8/10 Processor: Intel(R) Core(TM)2 Duo 2.4, AMD Athlon(TM) X2 2.8 Ghz Memory: 4 GB RAM Graphics: Geforce 9600 GS, Radeon HD4000 DirectX: Version 9.0c Storage: 3 GB available space Sound Card: DirectX compatible ^*

Platforms

windows^*
mac^*
linux^*

Historical price currency

USD^*

Discount percentage (historical)

0^*

Historical store price

$11.99^*

Publishers

RedCandleGames^*
AGM PLAYISM^*

Recommendations total

12,748^*

Coming soon · historical store status

No^*

Store release date · historical

Jan 12, 2017^*

Interface languages

English, Simplified Chinese, Traditional Chinese, Japanese, Korean^*

Type

game^*

Features

Single-player: Single-player^*
Steam Achievements: Steam Achievements^*
Steam Trading Cards: Steam Trading Cards^*
Steam Cloud: Steam Cloud^*
Remote Play on Phone: Remote Play on Phone^*
Remote Play on Tablet: Remote Play on Tablet^*
Family Sharing: Family Sharing^*

Developers

RedCandleGames: RedCandleGames^*

Store genres

Adventure: Adventure^*
Indie: Indie^*

Linux requirements

Linux · Minimum

Operating system: Ubuntu 12.04^*
Processor alternatives: Intel(R) Core(TM)2 Duo 2.4, AMD Athlon(TM) X2 2.8 Ghz^*
Memory: 4 GB RAM^*
Graphics alternatives: Geforce 9600 GS, Radeon HD4000^*
Storage: 3 GB available space^*

macOS requirements

macOS · Minimum

Operating system: OS X 10.9 (64-bit)^*
Processor alternatives: Intel(R) Core(TM)2 Duo 2.4, AMD Athlon(TM) X2 2.8 Ghz^*
Memory: 4 GB RAM^*
Graphics alternatives: Geforce 9600 GS, Radeon HD4000^*
Storage: 3 GB available space^*
Audio hardware: Integrated^*

Windows requirements

Windows · Minimum

Operating system: Windows 7/8/10^*
Processor alternatives: Intel(R) Core(TM)2 Duo 2.4, AMD Athlon(TM) X2 2.8 Ghz^*
Memory: 4 GB RAM^*
Graphics alternatives: Geforce 9600 GS, Radeon HD4000^*
Graphics API: Version 9.0c^*
Storage: 3 GB available space^*
Audio hardware: DirectX compatible^*

Platforms

Windows

Supported: Yes^*

macOS

Supported: Yes^*

Linux

Supported: Yes^*

Publishers

RedCandleGames: RedCandleGames^*
AGM PLAYISM: AGM PLAYISM^*

Store release date · historical

Steam

Release date: Jan 12, 2017^*

Interface languages

English^*
Simplified Chinese^*
Traditional Chinese^*
Japanese^*
Korean^*

Specifications 6 · 17 fields

Co-op listed on Steam · 2026-06-27

No^*

Steam Deck compatibility · 2026-06-27

verified^*

Store genres

Adventure|Indie^*

Local co-op listed on Steam · 2026-06-27

No^*

Owners-based popularity rank · 2026-06-27

2,488^*

Community Linux rating confidence · 2026-06-27

moderate^*

Community Linux report count · 2026-06-27

16^*

Community Linux compatibility tier · 2026-06-27

silver^*

PvP listed on Steam · 2026-06-27

No^*

Windows recommended RAM · 2026-06-27

8^* GB

Steam release year · historical

2,017^*

Title

Detention^*

Coming soon · historical Steam listing

No^*

Steam Deck compatibility · 2026-06-27

Steam Deck · 2026-06-27

Compatibility category: Verified^*

Store genres

Adventure: Adventure^*
Indie: Indie^*

Community Linux compatibility tier · 2026-06-27

Linux · Community reports · 2026-06-27

Community Linux compatibility tier: Silver^*
Reports: 16^*
Community confidence: moderate^*

Windows recommended RAM · 2026-06-27

Windows · Recommended memory · 2026-06-27

Memory: 8 GB^*

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System requirements

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Release history

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