Version 1.6 is Out Now!
DEAD DETENTION (Rescribbled) » Devlog






Version 1.6 is Out Now! You can check out the full patch notes + updated trailer below...
Instructions
- Instructions on how to play have been added to the start of Episode 1. These explain the controls and how to beat microgames.
Writing and Sequencing
- Rewrote and polished lots of dialogue.
- All three character arcs have been strengthened.
- Added a few more jokes and punched up some existing ones.
- Lots of small adjustments have been made to improve pacing and sequencing.
- Fixed some grammatical errors.
Microgames
- Added a new microgame to Episode 4 that happens during a short new scene.
- Improved the Episode 5 microgame where you have to click 3 icons 3 times. The icons now have to be clicked in a certain order.
- Beating a boss now spawns yellow paper particles all over the screen--losing will instead spawn red ones.
Character Poses
The Final Boss
- Changed the surface to black cardboard.
- The whole surface now shifts with the line boil animation.
Max
- Added a new angry pose, which is used before he faces the final boss.
- Redrew his face on the weapon holding poses.
- Added sticky tape to the phone pose.
Okaby
- Changed the surface of his smiling pose to orange cardboard.
Sora
- Added a new pose of her holding the snapped bat--this one has color.
- Added a new hurt pose--this one has her eyes closed.
- Replaced the text on the :/ pose with a little doodle.
Scribbles
Added three new scribbles to Episode 5:
- A city silhouette with a red sky.
- Max searching for Naomi through the city.
- Max finding Naomi.
Some improvements had been made to existing scribbles:
- Recolored Max grabbing Sora.
- Added angry eyes to the zombie when she's biting Ms. White
- Recolored Sora stabbing the climbing zombie.
- Redrew Naomi grabbing Max's hand.
- Added a recolored alt of Ryan cornering Max.
- Max's greyscale eye has increased contrast.
- Recolored Max and Naomi Seeing the final boss's shadow on the hallway wall.
- Redrew the final boss appearing.
- Redrew Naomi's hand while she's thinking.
- Added scribbly lines to the background of the airport.
Misc
Pastel Filter
- A filter has been added over the game to give it a pastel color palette.
Backgrounds
- The roof background is now darker when it's night time.
UI
- Added a dialogue box closing animation.
- Some other small tweaks.
Thanks for playing!
Jack
Files
DEAD DETENTION (Rescribbled) V1-6.zip 191 MB
4 hours ago
Get DEAD DETENTION (Rescribbled)
Buy Now$3.99 USD or more
DEAD DETENTION (Rescribbled)
A scribbly interactive story about a nerdy teen turned dooms day survivor!
| Status | In development |
| Author | Jack Astral |
| Genre | Visual Novel, Action |
| Tags | Anime, Comedy, Coming Of Age, dead-detention, Funny, high-school, school, scribbles, Zombies |
| Languages | English |
More posts
- Update 1.5Aug 25, 2025
- Updated to Steam Parity [v1.41]Jul 19, 2025

Leave a comment
Log in with itch.io to leave a comment.