10 Times Horror Video Games Got Truly Twisted
5. Detention - Execution
Adapted into both a film and Netflix series of the same name, Detention is a Taiwanese psychological horror that boasts a beautifully bleak art style that captures the otherworldly atmosphere.
Set in 1960s Taiwan, Detention sees high schoolers Wei and Ray as they wake up in their school to find everyone has evacuated from an impending typhoon. However, a collapsed bridge means the pair cannot escape.
An unexpected twist sees players take control of Rey as the game takes a supernatural turn as the school becomes overrun with spirits.
However, Dentation's horror goes deeper than the conventional supernatural affair. The developers use the genre to shine a light on the real-life terror of this era in Taiwan's history. Known as The White Terror, this was a period of thirty years in which Taiwan was ruled by ruthless martial law.
As Ray begins to piece together the mystery of what led her to be in this hellscape, the developers deploy hard-hitting imagery that shows the grim reality of how living under a regime affected her family and school life.
One gut-wrenching sequence hints at the tragic fate of one of Ray's teachers, the reflections in the room implying that Ray was forced to execute her herself.