Slender: The Arrival
- First release
- Mar 26, 2013
- Developer
- Parsec Productions
- Publisher
- Blue Isle Studios, Midnight City
- Engine
- Unity
- Platforms
- Android, PC (Microsoft Windows), PlayStation 3, Mac, iOS, Wii U, PlayStation 4, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch, Xbox 360
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Details
Storyline, release dates, time to beat, age ratings, modes, links, keywords
- Storyline
A survival horror tale built around the Slender Man legend, Slender: The Arrival follows a young woman named Lauren who travels to the secluded Oakside Park to help her childhood best friend Kate move out of her family home. When she arrives, she finds the house empty and unsettled, Kate's belongings scattered and her bedroom covered in frantic drawings and scrawled warnings about a tall, faceless figure. With Kate nowhere to be found and screams echoing from beyond the tree line, Lauren steps out into the surrounding forest to search for her friend. Armed with nothing but a flashlight, she picks her way through the darkened woods and abandoned places, gathering scattered clues to Kate's fate. But she is not alone in the dark. The Slender Man stalks the shadows, an entity that appears and vanishes without warning, and Lauren soon realizes that uncovering the truth of Kate's disappearance means surviving whatever is hunting her among the trees.Read more
A survival horror tale built around the Slender Man legend, Slender: The Arrival follows a young woman named Lauren who travels to the secluded Oakside Park to help her childhood best friend Kate move out of her family home. When she arrives, she finds the house empty and unsettled, Kate's belongings scattered and her bedroom covered in frantic drawings and scrawled warnings about a tall, faceless figure. With Kate nowhere to be found and screams echoing from beyond the tree line, Lauren steps out into the surrounding forest to search for her friend. Armed with nothing but a flashlight, she picks her way through the darkened woods and abandoned places, gathering scattered clues to Kate's fate. But she is not alone in the dark. The Slender Man stalks the shadows, an entity that appears and vanishes without warning, and Lauren soon realizes that uncovering the truth of Kate's disappearance means surviving whatever is hunting her among the trees.
- Release dates
- PC (Microsoft Windows)
- Mar 26, 2013
- Mac
- Mar 26, 2013
- PlayStation 3
- Sep 23, 2014
All 12 release dates
- PlayStation 3
- Sep 24, 2014
- Xbox 360
- Sep 24, 2014
- PlayStation 4
- Mar 24, 2015
- Xbox One
- Mar 25, 2015
- Wii U
- Oct 22, 2015
- Wii U
- Oct 29, 2015
- Nintendo Switch
- Jun 20, 2019
- Android
- Oct 13, 2021
- iOS
- Oct 13, 2021
- Time to beatIGDB · recorded
- Main + Extras
- 2h
- Game modes
- Single player
- Perspective
- Virtual Reality, First person
- Where to buy
- External links
- Google Play (opens in a new tab)Wikipedia (opens in a new tab)Official site (opens in a new tab)Twitch (opens in a new tab)Steam (opens in a new tab)App Store (opens in a new tab)Facebook (opens in a new tab)Fandom (opens in a new tab)YouTube (opens in a new tab)X (opens in a new tab)Discord (opens in a new tab)
- Keywords
- monsters, collecting, running, female protagonist, steam
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At a Glance
- Critic Score
- 61
- Main + Extras (IGDB)
- 2h
Overview
Steam review summary
Steam users rate this Very Positive, 7,944 reviews in all languages, recorded 20 October 2026
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How it plays
From Steam
- Horror
- Survival Horror
- First-Person
- Indie
- Multiplayer
- Dark
- Psychological Horror
- Singleplayer
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Languages
- Englishinterface, audio
- Deutschinterface, subtitles
Language data: IGDB · recorded 1 Nov 2026
Features
Input and devices
- Partial controller support
Steam features
- Steam Achievements
- Steam Cloud saves
- Steam Family Sharing
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Steam Deck
Valve rates this game Playable · recorded 20 Oct 2026
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