Slender: The Arrival

Those men, they sure are slender...

"Hello, please play my game and collect my pages, thank you and good night"

8/8 pages

Set in an autumnal forest at dusk, this first-person horror experience starts when you find an abandoned vehicle and quickly realize you’re being watched. Darkness falls, your only way to see is a video camera that Slenderman—a tall, thin, teleporting humanoid—feeds on; when the camera flickers he’s near. Your main defenses are not looking at him and running until the camera stabilizes.

More an atmospheric walk-through than a traditional game, controls are minimal (move, look, sprint, flashlight, zoom, use) and the story never explains why you’re there. Each chapter follows a repeating loop: begin in the woods at dusk, move into night, enter abandoned structures, and complete simple tasks (power generators, collect pages, close windows). Collecting items increases the intensity of the harassment.

Strong sound design and environmental cues (paths, lights, arrows) guide exploration, and houses initially appear normal before revealing scrawled walls and disarray. Later you encounter a corporeal follower who chases and strangles you—this enemy must be blinded with your flashlight, creating tense moments where being cornered feels hopeless.

Not for everyone: you’ll search open, dark areas for small items and frequent retreats can break your sense of direction. The camera bob can be disorienting, and at times the viewpoint feels unnaturally low. Still, for about $20 and an hour or two of playtime, the game delivers a consistently tense, creepy experience centered on a single, relentless foe.

its one of the best renditions of Slender available. not only sparked by a massive wave of Youtuber playtime, but it brings a new light to the Tale of The Slenderman creating an instant Indie Horror Classic. Its a must play for any horror fans looking for something new to take on. Slender: The Arrival had great visuals for its time, paired with an interesting soundtrack sure to keep you on the edge of your seat. it may not be the horror games of today, but its a throwback worth trying at least once.

Slender man told me to collect his pages via Steam DMs, I did so and enjoyed every minute of it. 10/10 would do again.

Conflicted about this remaster!
On the one hand, it's great that this game is still getting love 10 years later. I've ALWAYS loved this game for its ability to still scare me despite its simplicity. Even a decade later, it still gives me chills (especially the Into The Abyss level, SO effective). But sadly, as often is the case, these new graphics kinda take away from the atmosphere.
Ironically, the non-scary parts are gorgeous. Running around Oakside has never looked better. But the actual "levels," like the 8 Pages part, are way too bright. While The Abyss maintains its perfect claustrophobia and multitasking madness, the rest of the game suffers from being able to see everything, This makes the flashlight kinda pointless, and I'm assuming will make Hardcore easier.
So while the new models look much more intimidating, and they fixed that GOD-awful view-bobbing, the rest of the game's spookiness is restrained by looking too pretty. That being said, this is still one of my favorite little horror games. Who knew the 2nd Slender game would still be so great all these years later?

THIS GAME IS AMAZING it really captures the survival horror aspect. It is for sure worth the 20 bucks. This game holds up so well considering it is from 2013. i just want DLC and mod support now.