Detention Room Rampage - Demo available

[matdogpig]

Hi all, I wanted to share an update on a high school slasher game I've been working on since the start of the year. I'm calling it Detention Room Rampage, until I can think of a better name 

I've stuck the first hour or two online so give it a try, the link's in the dev diary below!

The Story

Ashley, a bona-fide goodie-two-shoes, has to go to school on Saturday for detention. That sucks! But things only get worse when a masked killer starts stalking the halls. Help Ashley explore her eerie, empty school, evade the killer and maybe get herself and her fellow students out of there alive in a classic LucasArts-inspired adventure.

Screenshots




Progress

Story: 33%
Scripting: 33%
Graphics: 45%
Sound: 10%

Expected completion date: February 2026 (Although honestly who knows?!)

Development diary

July 2025: I reckon I've finished the first third or so of the game - still needs a bit of polish (the sounds are all temporary placeholders) but it's fully playable so I'm sticking it online as a demo: https://matdogpig.itch.io/detentionrr. Give it a try and leave a comment!

[sthomannch]

Hey! Quite long demo with interesting puzzles, it was fun to play. Good graphics with nice little details.

I assume that the demo ends after

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the gory scene and when the students leave B4 when Ashley tells them what happened.

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[matdogpig]

Hey! Quite long demo with interesting puzzles, it was fun to play. Good graphics with nice little details.

I assume that the demo ends after

Spoiler

the gory scene and when the students leave B4 when Ashley tells them what happened.

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Hey thanks for giving it a try, I'm glad you enjoyed it    Yeah that's as far as the demo goes, a message should have popped up to say so?

[heltenjon]

I played this demo last night. I was very impressed. One hour long, and great atmosphere, fun puzzles and a lot of Stephen King references. You play somewhat with the types of characters included, but then makes them aware of the fact, which is always fun: "Do you think this is the Breakfast Club?"

How long will the full game be?

[matdogpig]

I played this demo last night. I was very impressed. One hour long, and great atmosphere, fun puzzles and a lot of Stephen King references. You play somewhat with the types of characters included, but then makes them aware of the fact, which is always fun: "Do you think this is the Breakfast Club?"

How long will the full game be?

Hey thanks for giving it a try, I'm glad you enjoyed it! And yes there are a few references tucked in there 

I reckon this is maybe the first third of the game, maybe a quarter. So the full game will be 3 or 4 times longer. If I ever finish it!

[Rik_Vargard]

I reckon this is maybe the first third of the game, maybe a quarter. So the full game will be 3 or 4 times longer. If I ever finish it!

From a Noob with 3+ years of experience and just now arriving at the end of my game:

Most people will say: Start small, make different short games. Well, I coudln't help myself.   
One of the reasons is that I put so much work in character creation and visuals and animations etc and etc.
I made the choice to learn AGS alongside making that game I wanted to make. So in every Room, or Instance, I tried something new or coded something differently.
At this point, I sometimes go back to earlier Rooms to clean up the script with those XP I got along the way.
I also have those old Rooms that, script-wise, are chaotic but working, so I don't dare to touch anything anumore. 

Also, you might have noticed that imagining things for your game and then have to create all the visuals, audio, animations, and the script, there's a lot of time that you will need to make it a reality in your game, right?

I don't know how much time you needed to finish this first part, but imagine taking that time 3 or 4 times for your game.

This being said, I'm sure that whatever your choice is, you'll get to the end of your project.

Cheers!