Detention Review

Detention Review
Colm Ahern Updated on by

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Our picks for January indie games

Detention is one of our featured games for the Indie Games Weirdspo and Revue of January 2017. You can check out some thoughts on it, and the other games for this month, by clicking right here.

verdict

Despite a disappointing final act, this chilling horror story set in 1960s Taiwan burrows its way into your skull and, brilliantly, makes you anticipate the worst around every corner. 
8 Genuine psychological dread Unique, rarely seen setting Use of audio queues is stellar Weak final third