It was developed by RedCandleGames and published by Coconut Island Games and RedCandleGames. The game combines elements of Chinese mythology, local Taiwanese culture, Taoism and Buddhism. StoryDetention is set in a Taiwanese high school in the 1960s during the White Terror (a period of martial law, lasting from 1949 to 1987). The story follows a young Taiwanese student, Ray, trapped alone in her school with a classmate during a typhoon. Soon after which strange and horrific events occur, leading Ray to explore the school, which has become inhabited by spirits and demons.