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House of Detention

Aniki · Dungeon Master · 2020-05-29

Steam

ActionAdventureIndieMassively MultiplayerRPGSimulationSportsStrategy

Modes: Single player, Multiplayer, Co-operative · Perspectives: First person

Releases: May 29, 2020 (Mac), May 29, 2020 (PC (Microsoft Windows)), May 29, 2020 (Linux)

Unique horror with a Deep plot, a lot of characters, great sound effects and a creepy atmosphere of Real Dungeon. Locker Room, Gym, Various Monsters, Atmospheric Music, Meme Scrolls, The Lash of the Spain King and much more! Right Version Included.

House of Detention is a 2020 Action, Adventure, Indie, and Massively Multiplayer game priced at $0.49, with a Very Positive sentiment from 91% of 10,633 reviews and an estimated 200,000 to 500,000 owners.

0
playing now
91%
positive of 11k reviews
Very Positive
steam's rating (official)
200,000–500,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
platinum
deck/linux tier (ProtonDB)
$0.49
steam price (US)

0 players in-game as of 2026-10-14 12:00 UTC (census sample)

Trailer

House of Detention trailer thumbnail

House of Detention - Steam Trailer [Non-Adult Trailer]

≈1,000,000 YouTube results for this game's trailer search

Health check

Healthy
  • · 0 players in-game at the last census sample.
  • · 218 reviews in the last 8 weeks (~27/week).
  • · Review velocity down 11% vs the prior 8 weeks.
  • · Current weekly pace is under 5% of the all-time peak week (1,464 reviews).
  • · Top 5% of 27,536 Action games in the census by review count.

Health tier since 2026-08-26

Estimated sales: 213k–478k copies

Review-multiple estimate from 10,627 total reviews — how this is computed.

All-time low: $0.27 at Steam (2022-12-22) · bundled 1×via IsThereAnyDeal

12-month high $0.99 · on sale 8 of 16 observed days (census price snapshots)

Review momentum

PositiveNegative
1.4k1.4k20202026Week of 2020-05-01: 235 positiveWeek of 2020-05-01: 18 negativeWeek of 2020-06-01: 646 positiveWeek of 2020-06-01: 54 negativeWeek of 2020-07-01: 266 positiveWeek of 2020-07-01: 32 negativeWeek of 2020-08-01: 127 positiveWeek of 2020-08-01: 13 negativeWeek of 2020-09-01: 158 positiveWeek of 2020-09-01: 19 negativeWeek of 2020-10-01: 99 positiveWeek of 2020-10-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2020-11-01: 1,407 positiveWeek of 2020-11-01: 57 negativeWeek of 2020-12-01: 193 positiveWeek of 2020-12-01: 19 negativeWeek of 2021-01-01: 503 positiveWeek of 2021-01-01: 54 negativeWeek of 2021-02-01: 200 positiveWeek of 2021-02-01: 16 negativeWeek of 2021-03-01: 238 positiveWeek of 2021-03-01: 14 negativeWeek of 2021-04-01: 110 positiveWeek of 2021-04-01: 15 negativeWeek of 2021-05-01: 194 positiveWeek of 2021-05-01: 21 negativeWeek of 2021-06-01: 173 positiveWeek of 2021-06-01: 19 negativeWeek of 2021-07-01: 224 positiveWeek of 2021-07-01: 24 negativeWeek of 2021-08-01: 107 positiveWeek of 2021-08-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2021-09-01: 165 positiveWeek of 2021-09-01: 15 negativeWeek of 2021-10-01: 162 positiveWeek of 2021-10-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2021-11-01: 311 positiveWeek of 2021-11-01: 25 negativeWeek of 2021-12-01: 137 positiveWeek of 2021-12-01: 17 negativeWeek of 2022-01-01: 223 positiveWeek of 2022-01-01: 24 negativeWeek of 2022-02-01: 117 positiveWeek of 2022-02-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2022-03-01: 128 positiveWeek of 2022-03-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2022-04-01: 115 positiveWeek of 2022-04-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2022-05-01: 104 positiveWeek of 2022-05-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2022-06-01: 128 positiveWeek of 2022-06-01: 13 negativeWeek of 2022-07-01: 123 positiveWeek of 2022-07-01: 16 negativeWeek of 2022-08-01: 90 positiveWeek of 2022-08-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2022-09-01: 79 positiveWeek of 2022-09-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2022-10-01: 63 positiveWeek of 2022-10-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2022-11-01: 144 positiveWeek of 2022-11-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2022-12-01: 103 positiveWeek of 2022-12-01: 13 negativeWeek of 2023-01-01: 200 positiveWeek of 2023-01-01: 32 negativeWeek of 2023-02-01: 88 positiveWeek of 2023-02-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2023-03-01: 103 positiveWeek of 2023-03-01: 11 negativeWeek of 2023-04-01: 87 positiveWeek of 2023-04-01: 13 negativeWeek of 2023-05-01: 91 positiveWeek of 2023-05-01: 17 negativeWeek of 2023-06-01: 82 positiveWeek of 2023-06-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2023-07-01: 153 positiveWeek of 2023-07-01: 19 negativeWeek of 2023-08-01: 71 positiveWeek of 2023-08-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2023-09-01: 64 positiveWeek of 2023-09-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2023-10-01: 41 positiveWeek of 2023-10-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2023-11-01: 62 positiveWeek of 2023-11-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2023-12-01: 68 positiveWeek of 2023-12-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2024-01-01: 59 positiveWeek of 2024-01-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2024-02-01: 36 positiveWeek of 2024-02-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2024-03-01: 67 positiveWeek of 2024-03-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2024-04-01: 34 positiveWeek of 2024-04-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-05-01: 47 positiveWeek of 2024-05-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2024-06-01: 50 positiveWeek of 2024-06-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2024-07-01: 59 positiveWeek of 2024-07-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2024-08-01: 42 positiveWeek of 2024-08-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2024-09-01: 41 positiveWeek of 2024-09-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2024-10-01: 24 positiveWeek of 2024-10-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2024-11-01: 28 positiveWeek of 2024-11-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2024-12-01: 27 positiveWeek of 2024-12-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2025-01-01: 32 positiveWeek of 2025-01-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-02-01: 28 positiveWeek of 2025-02-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2025-03-01: 17 positiveWeek of 2025-03-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2025-04-01: 32 positiveWeek of 2025-04-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2025-05-01: 34 positiveWeek of 2025-05-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-06-01: 17 positiveWeek of 2025-06-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-07-01: 35 positiveWeek of 2025-07-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2025-08-01: 28 positiveWeek of 2025-08-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2025-09-01: 19 positiveWeek of 2025-09-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-10-01: 27 positiveWeek of 2025-10-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2025-11-01: 28 positiveWeek of 2025-11-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-12-01: 26 positiveWeek of 2025-12-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2026-01-01: 35 positiveWeek of 2026-01-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2026-02-01: 24 positiveWeek of 2026-02-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2026-03-01: 18 positiveWeek of 2026-03-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2026-04-01: 25 positiveWeek of 2026-04-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2026-05-01: 20 positiveWeek of 2026-05-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2026-06-01: 16 positiveWeek of 2026-06-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2026-07-01: 22 positiveWeek of 2026-07-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2026-08-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2026-08-01: 2 negative
Weekly review counts (Steam review histogram). Positive above the line, negative below.

Players online

56002026-09-14 21:00 — 0 players2026-09-16 06:00 — 4 players2026-09-17 13:00 — 2 players2026-09-18 21:00 — 4 players2026-09-20 04:00 — 1 players2026-09-21 12:00 — 1 players2026-09-22 19:00 — 0 players2026-09-24 03:00 — 0 players2026-09-25 10:00 — 1 players2026-09-26 18:00 — 1 players2026-09-28 01:00 — 2 players2026-09-29 09:00 — 1 players2026-09-30 16:00 — 2 players2026-10-02 00:00 — 0 players2026-10-03 07:00 — 2 players2026-10-04 16:00 — 3 players2026-10-05 23:00 — 1 players2026-10-07 07:00 — 2 players2026-10-08 14:00 — 2 players2026-10-09 22:00 — 5 players2026-10-11 05:00 — 1 players2026-10-12 13:00 — 3 players2026-10-13 20:00 — 0 players2026-10-14 12:00 — 0 players
Concurrent players, hourly average, last 30 days (census samples).
1692Jun 2020Aug 2026Jun 2020 — avg 24 · peak 124Aug 2020 — avg 7 · peak 32Oct 2020 — avg 7 · peak 46Dec 2020 — avg 12 · peak 83Feb 2021 — avg 19 · peak 90Apr 2021 — avg 12 · peak 100Jun 2021 — avg 17 · peak 66Aug 2021 — avg 9 · peak 23Oct 2021 — avg 13 · peak 83Dec 2021 — avg 24 · peak 209Feb 2022 — avg 11 · peak 139Apr 2022 — avg 13 · peak 216Jun 2022 — avg 12 · peak 76Aug 2022 — avg 8 · peak 78Oct 2022 — avg 15 · peak 269Dec 2022 — avg 44 · peak 668Feb 2023 — avg 62 · peak 1,093Apr 2023 — avg 58 · peak 691Jun 2023 — avg 23 · peak 185Aug 2023 — avg 69 · peak 226Oct 2023 — avg 6 · peak 84Dec 2023 — avg 8 · peak 76Feb 2024 — avg 4 · peak 40Apr 2024 — avg 3 · peak 12Jun 2024 — avg 9 · peak 206Aug 2024 — avg 4 · peak 23Oct 2024 — avg 3 · peak 9Dec 2024 — avg 3 · peak 25Feb 2025 — avg 3 · peak 14Apr 2025 — avg 5 · peak 83Jun 2025 — avg 4 · peak 40Aug 2025 — avg 3 · peak 9Nov 2025 — avg 5 · peak 20Jan 2026 — avg 5 · peak 57Mar 2026 — avg 5 · peak 105May 2026 — avg 9 · peak 195Jul 2026 — avg 2 · peak 8Aug 2026 — avg 2 · peak 8
Monthly average players (source: steamcharts.com) — history via steamcharts.com; live census sampling since Aug 2026.

Price history

$0.99$0.272020-05-292026-08-222020-05-29 — best price $0.592020-07-31 — best price $0.992020-10-29 — best price $0.492020-11-20 — best price $0.992020-12-22 — best price $0.492021-01-21 — best price $0.992021-03-04 — best price $0.492021-05-13 — best price $0.992021-09-03 — best price $0.492021-11-15 — best price $0.992021-12-22 — best price $0.492022-02-03 — best price $0.992022-04-27 — best price $0.992022-08-18 — best price $0.492022-10-13 — best price $0.992022-11-23 — best price $0.492023-01-19 — best price $0.992023-04-05 — best price $0.272023-06-02 — best price $0.992023-09-16 — best price $0.492023-11-02 — best price $0.992023-12-09 — best price $0.492024-02-03 — best price $0.992024-05-04 — best price $0.492024-07-11 — best price $0.992024-09-09 — best price $0.492024-11-04 — best price $0.992024-12-19 — best price $0.492025-02-01 — best price $0.992025-03-13 — best price $0.492025-04-25 — best price $0.992025-06-27 — best price $0.492025-09-06 — best price $0.992025-11-19 — best price $0.492026-01-19 — best price $0.992026-03-19 — best price $0.492026-04-17 — best price $0.992026-06-25 — best price $0.492026-08-22 — best price $0.49
Lowest recorded price across tracked stores, per day (census snapshots).

Completion

60+
achievements tracked
55%
earned "Wrestling"
35.7%
median achievement earned by

Global achievement rates from Steam.

Details

WindowsmacOSLinuxSingle-playerMulti-playerPvPOnline PvPCo-opOnline Co-opSteam AchievementsSteam Trading CardsFamily Sharing1 DLC

28 supported languages: English, French, Italian, German, Spanish - Spain, Arabic, Bulgarian, Czech, Danish, Dutch, Finnish, Greek…

Post-launch support: 1 DLC released, first 2020-05-17 (Steam store data)

Console footprint

PlatformPlayers trackedCompletionTrophies/achievements
Steam (Steam)5,58016%100

Players tracked by Exophase (achievement/trophy trackers) — a sample of the player base, not total sales.

Where its players are

Share of Steam reviews by language (top languages measured) — a proxy for where the player base lives.

Player tags

IndieMemesActionHorrorSportsPoliticsStrategyAdventureSimulationStory Rich

Census log

Computed from census-recorded observations only — dates are observation dates.

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Similarity via IGDB.

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