Computed from player tags · Not ranked by quality
24 games like Slender: The Arrival (2026)
Every game below overlaps with Slender: The Arrival on things players said about it rather than on our opinion of what feels alike. Each entry shows what it matched on, so you can throw out the ones matching on the part you did not care about.
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The short version
- Closest match: Five Nights at Freddy's, which both survival, horror, psychological, atmospheric and difficult.
- Slender: The Arrival is tagged Horror, Survival Horror, First-Person, Multiplayer, Indie, Dark, Psychological Horror, Singleplayer by Steam players. Those tags are what the matching runs on.
- 24 games qualify, each with at least fifty player reviews behind its sentiment figure.
- 3 are free to download, so you can test the resemblance yourself at no cost.
Why players value Slender: The Arrival
The five things Steam players tag Slender: The Arrival with most. This is the yardstick every game below is measured against: the closer a game matches these, the more it is likely to scratch the same itch.
- Horror
- Survival Horror
- First-Person
- Multiplayer
- Indie
| Reception | on Steam (88% of 9,349) |
|---|---|
| Watch-outs | players report performance and stutter |
| Price | $19.99 |
Tags, sentiment and reported problems come from Steam players; the story line is from Wikipedia. We do not add a written opinion of our own.
How these were matched
Steam tags carry the most weight, because players apply them and they describe how a game feels rather than how it was filed. Souls-like, Atmospheric and Cozy exist as tags and as nothing else, which is exactly the vocabulary this question needs. Formal genres count for less, themes and a shared studio for more.
Tags carried by more than a third of the catalogue are thrown out before matching. Nearly everything is tagged Singleplayer, so matching on it is matching on nothing. That cutoff is computed from the catalogue rather than fixed, so it moves as the catalogue grows.
All 24, closest first
- 1
Five Nights at Freddy's
Why it matched: both survival, horror, psychological, atmospheric and difficult; shares 10 player tags including Horror, Survival Horror and Psychological Horror; released around the same time (2014).
Welcome to your new summer job at Freddy Fazbear's Pizza, where kids and parents alike come for entertainment and food! The main attraction is Freddy Fazbear, of course; and his two friends. They are animatronic robots, programmed to please the crowds!
Five Nights at Freddy's at a glance Released 2014 Studio Scott Cawthon Player sentiment 94% positive of 59,195 Price $4.99 Verdict: GamingPickz Score 8.0/10 · Steam: (94% of 59,195)
Matches Slender: The Arrival on: 4 of 5 — Horror, Survival Horror, First-Person, Indie
Why players like it: Horror, Singleplayer, Survival Horror, Robots, Psychological Horror — the tags Steam players apply most
Price vs Slender: The Arrival: $4.99 — $15.00 cheaper
Watch-outs: players report crashes and freezes (details)
Shared with Slender: The Arrival:HorrorSurvival HorrorPsychological HorrorIndieDifficultFirst-PersonDarkSurvival
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Kholat
Why it matched: both open world, survival, horror, psychological and atmospheric; shares 9 player tags including Horror, Walking Simulator and Psychological Horror; released around the same time (2015).
The most terrifying journey of your life set in the beautiful winter scenery of the Ural Mountains. Uncover the horrific mystery behind the Dyatlov Pass Incident. Narrated by the famous Sean Bean.
Kholat at a glance Released 2015 Studio IMGN.PRO Player sentiment 66% positive of 6,913 Price $19.99 Verdict: GamingPickz Score 6.0/10 · Steam: (66% of 6,913)
Matches Slender: The Arrival on: 4 of 5 — Horror, Survival Horror, First-Person, Indie
Why players like it: Horror, Atmospheric, Walking Simulator, Psychological Horror, Survival Horror — the tags Steam players apply most
Price vs Slender: The Arrival: $19.99 — about the same price
Watch-outs: no widespread problems reported by players
Shared with Slender: The Arrival:HorrorWalking SimulatorPsychological HorrorSurvival HorrorIndieFirst-PersonExplorationSurvival
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Outlast
Why it matched: both survival, horror, psychological, atmospheric and difficult; shares 9 player tags including Horror, First-Person and Survival Horror; released around the same time (2013).
Hell is an experiment you can't survive in Outlast, a first-person survival horror game developed by veterans of some of the biggest game franchises in history. As investigative journalist Miles Upshur, explore Mount Massive Asylum and try to survive long enough to discover its terrible secret... if you dare.
Outlast at a glance Released 2013 Studio Red Barrels Player sentiment 96% positive of 138,407 Price $14.99 Verdict: GamingPickz Score 8.3/10 · Steam: (96% of 138,407)
Matches Slender: The Arrival on: 5 of 5 — Horror, Survival Horror, First-Person, Multiplayer, Indie
Why players like it: Horror, First-Person, Survival Horror, Atmospheric, Psychological Horror — the tags Steam players apply most
Price vs Slender: The Arrival: $14.99 — $5.00 cheaper
Watch-outs: no widespread problems reported by players
Shared with Slender: The Arrival:HorrorFirst-PersonSurvival HorrorPsychological HorrorSurvivalDarkIndieDifficult
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Darkwood
Why it matched: both open world, survival, horror, psychological, atmospheric and difficult; shares 7 player tags including Horror, Survival Horror and Survival; released around the same time (2017).
Darkwood - a new perspective on survival horror. Scavenge and explore a rich, ever-changing free-roam world by day, then hunker down in your hideout and pray for the morning light.
Darkwood at a glance Released 2017 Studio Acid Wizard Studio Player sentiment 95% positive of 24,890 Price $3.99 Verdict: GamingPickz Score 8.0/10 · Steam: (95% of 24,890)
Matches Slender: The Arrival on: 3 of 5 — Horror, Survival Horror, Indie
Why players like it: Horror, Survival Horror, Top-Down, Atmospheric, Survival — the tags Steam players apply most
Price vs Slender: The Arrival: $3.99 — $16.00 cheaper
Watch-outs: no widespread problems reported by players
Shared with Slender: The Arrival:HorrorSurvival HorrorSurvivalDarkIndieExplorationPsychological Horror
- 5
Five Nights at Freddy's 2
Why it matched: both survival, horror, psychological, atmospheric and difficult; shares 9 player tags including Horror, Survival Horror and Psychological Horror; released around the same time (2014).
Welcome back to the new and improved Freddy Fazbear's Pizza! As always, Fazbear Entertainment is not responsible for death or dismemberment.
Five Nights at Freddy's 2 at a glance Released 2014 Studio Scott Cawthon Player sentiment 94% positive of 26,115 Price $7.99 Verdict: GamingPickz Score 7.5/10 · Steam: (94% of 26,115)
Matches Slender: The Arrival on: 4 of 5 — Horror, Survival Horror, First-Person, Indie
Why players like it: Horror, Singleplayer, Survival Horror, Robots, Psychological Horror — the tags Steam players apply most
Price vs Slender: The Arrival: $7.99 — $12.00 cheaper
Watch-outs: no widespread problems reported by players
Shared with Slender: The Arrival:HorrorSurvival HorrorPsychological HorrorDifficultFirst-PersonIndieDarkSurvival
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Five Nights at Freddy's 4
Why it matched: both survival, horror, psychological, atmospheric and difficult; shares 9 player tags including Horror, Survival Horror and First-Person; released around the same time (2015).
In this last chapter of the Five Nights at Freddy's original story, you must once again defend yourself against Freddy Fazbear, Chica, Bonnie, Foxy, and even worse things that lurk in the shadows.
Five Nights at Freddy's 4 at a glance Released 2015 Studio Scott Cawthon Player sentiment 93% positive of 16,924 Price $7.99 Verdict: GamingPickz Score 7.2/10 · Steam: (93% of 16,924)
Matches Slender: The Arrival on: 4 of 5 — Horror, Survival Horror, First-Person, Indie
Why players like it: Horror, Survival Horror, Singleplayer, First-Person, Robots — the tags Steam players apply most
Price vs Slender: The Arrival: $7.99 — $12.00 cheaper
Watch-outs: no widespread problems reported by players
Shared with Slender: The Arrival:HorrorSurvival HorrorFirst-PersonDarkDifficultPsychological HorrorSurvivalIndie
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Five Nights at Freddy's 3
Why it matched: both survival, horror, psychological, atmospheric and difficult; shares 9 player tags including Horror, Survival Horror and First-Person; released around the same time (2015).
Thirty years after Freddy Fazbear's Pizza closed it's doors, the events that took place there have become nothing more than a rumor and a childhood memory, but the owners of "Fazbear's Fright: The Horror Attraction" are determined to revive the legend and make the experience as authentic as possible for patrons, going to great l
Five Nights at Freddy's 3 at a glance Released 2015 Studio Scott Cawthon Player sentiment 90% positive of 11,334 Price $7.99 Verdict: GamingPickz Score 7.4/10 · Steam: (90% of 11,334)
Matches Slender: The Arrival on: 4 of 5 — Horror, Survival Horror, First-Person, Indie
Why players like it: Horror, Singleplayer, Survival Horror, Robots, First-Person — the tags Steam players apply most
Price vs Slender: The Arrival: $7.99 — $12.00 cheaper
Watch-outs: no widespread problems reported by players
Shared with Slender: The Arrival:HorrorSurvival HorrorFirst-PersonPsychological HorrorDifficultIndieSurvivalDark
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Five Nights at Freddy's: Sister Location
Why it matched: both survival, horror, psychological, atmospheric and difficult; shares 8 player tags including Horror, Survival Horror and First-Person; released around the same time (2016).
Welcome to Circus Baby's Pizza World, where family fun and interactivity go beyond anything you've seen at those *other* pizza places! Now hiring: Late night technician. Must enjoy cramped spaces and be comfortable around active machinery. Not responsible for death or dismemberment.
Five Nights at Freddy's: Sister Location at a glance Released 2016 Studio Scott Cawthon Player sentiment 90% positive of 12,642 Price $7.99 Verdict: GamingPickz Score 7.1/10 · Steam: (90% of 12,642)
Matches Slender: The Arrival on: 4 of 5 — Horror, Survival Horror, First-Person, Indie
Why players like it: Horror, Survival Horror, Singleplayer, Robots, First-Person — the tags Steam players apply most
Price vs Slender: The Arrival: $7.99 — $12.00 cheaper
Watch-outs: no widespread problems reported by players
Shared with Slender: The Arrival:HorrorSurvival HorrorFirst-PersonDarkDifficultSurvivalIndiePsychological Horror
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The Evil Within
Why it matched: both open world, survival, horror, psychological, atmospheric and difficult; shares 6 player tags including Horror, Survival Horror and Psychological Horror; released around the same time (2014).
Developed by Shinji Mikami -- creator of the seminal Resident Evil series -- and the talented team at Tango Gameworks, The Evil Within embodies the meaning of pure survival horror. Highly-crafted environments, horrifying anxiety, and an intricate story are combined to create an immersive world that will bring you to the height of tension.
The Evil Within at a glance Released 2014 Studio Tango Gameworks Player sentiment 85% positive of 33,579 Price $19.99 Verdict: GamingPickz Score 7.2/10 · Steam: (85% of 33,579)
Matches Slender: The Arrival on: 3 of 5 — Horror, Survival Horror, Multiplayer
Why players like it: Horror, Survival Horror, Psychological Horror, Gore, Atmospheric — the tags Steam players apply most
Price vs Slender: The Arrival: $19.99 — about the same price
Watch-outs: players report crashes and freezes, performance and stutter, will not launch or install, visual glitches (details)
Shared with Slender: The Arrival:HorrorSurvival HorrorPsychological HorrorSurvivalDarkDifficult
- 10
Friday the 13th: The Game
Why it matched: both open world, survival, horror, psychological, atmospheric and difficult; shares 6 player tags including Horror, Survival Horror and Survival; released around the same time (2017).
Jason is back! Jason Voorhees is unleashed and stalking the grounds of Camp Crystal Lake! Take on the role as Jason Voorhees and Camp Crystal Lake counselors. This is the game you’ve been waiting for; the chance to kill or be killed on Friday the 13th!
Friday the 13th: The Game at a glance Released 2017 Studio IllFonic Player sentiment 80% positive of 76,840 Price Not listed Verdict: GamingPickz Score 7.0/10 · Steam: (80% of 76,840)
Matches Slender: The Arrival on: 3 of 5 — Horror, Survival Horror, Multiplayer
Why players like it: Horror, Multiplayer, Survival Horror, Gore, Survival — the tags Steam players apply most
Watch-outs: no widespread problems reported by players
Shared with Slender: The Arrival:HorrorSurvival HorrorSurvivalPsychological HorrorDarkDifficult
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We Happy Few
Why it matched: both open world, survival, horror, psychological and atmospheric; shares 8 player tags including Survival, First-Person and Indie.
From the independent studio that brought you Contrast, We Happy Few is an action/adventure game set in a drug-fuelled, retrofuturistic city in an alternative 1960s England. Hide, fight and conform your way out of this delusional, Joy-obsessed world.
We Happy Few at a glance Released 2018 Studio Compulsion Games Player sentiment 77% positive of 13,772 Price $59.99 Verdict: GamingPickz Score 6.6/10 · Steam: (77% of 13,772)
Matches Slender: The Arrival on: 4 of 5 — Horror, Survival Horror, First-Person, Indie
Why players like it: Adventure, Open World, Action, Survival, Dystopian — the tags Steam players apply most
Price vs Slender: The Arrival: $59.99 — $40.00 pricier
Watch-outs: no widespread problems reported by players
Shared with Slender: The Arrival:SurvivalFirst-PersonIndiePsychological HorrorHorrorExplorationDarkSurvival Horror
- 12
FIVE NIGHTS AT FREDDY'S: HELP WANTED
Why it matched: both survival, horror, psychological, atmospheric and difficult; shares 8 player tags including Horror, Survival Horror and First-Person.
Five Nights at Freddy’s: Help Wanted is a collection of classic and original mini-games set in the Five Nights universe. Experience the horror in flat (non-VR) mode or VR. Oculus Rift and HTC Vive are supported. A VR Headset is NOT required to play.
FIVE NIGHTS AT FREDDY'S: HELP WANTED at a glance Released 2019 Studio Steel Wool Studios Player sentiment 96% positive of 13,118 Price $29.99 Verdict: GamingPickz Score 8.0/10 · Steam: (96% of 13,118)
Matches Slender: The Arrival on: 4 of 5 — Horror, Survival Horror, First-Person, Indie
Why players like it: Horror, VR, Singleplayer, Robots, Survival Horror — the tags Steam players apply most
Price vs Slender: The Arrival: $29.99 — $10.00 pricier
Watch-outs: no widespread problems reported by players
Shared with Slender: The Arrival:HorrorSurvival HorrorFirst-PersonPsychological HorrorDarkSurvivalDifficultIndie
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Ultimate Custom Night
Why it matched: both survival, horror, psychological, atmospheric and difficult; shares 8 player tags including Horror, Survival Horror and Difficult.
Welcome to the ultimate FNAF mashup, featuring 50 selectable characters and custom difficulties!
Ultimate Custom Night at a glance Released 2018 Studio Scott Cawthon Player sentiment 95% positive of 62,777 Price Free Verdict: GamingPickz Score 8.3/10 · Steam: (95% of 62,777)
Matches Slender: The Arrival on: 4 of 5 — Horror, Survival Horror, First-Person, Indie
Why players like it: Free to Play, Horror, Singleplayer, Survival Horror, Robots — the tags Steam players apply most
Price vs Slender: The Arrival: Free — free
Watch-outs: no widespread problems reported by players
Shared with Slender: The Arrival:HorrorSurvival HorrorDifficultFirst-PersonSurvivalDarkIndiePsychological Horror
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DEVOUR
Why it matched: both survival, horror, psychological, atmospheric and difficult; shares 8 player tags including Horror, Survival Horror and Psychological Horror.
DEVOUR is a co-op horror survival game for 1-4 players. Stop possessed cultists before they drag you to hell. Run. Scream. Hide. Just don't get caught.
DEVOUR at a glance Released 2021 Studio Straight Back Games Player sentiment 90% positive of 88,093 Price $9.99 Verdict: GamingPickz Score 8.0/10 · Steam: (90% of 88,093)
Matches Slender: The Arrival on: 5 of 5 — Horror, Survival Horror, First-Person, Multiplayer, Indie
Why players like it: Horror, Online Co-Op, Multiplayer, Survival Horror, Sexual Content — the tags Steam players apply most
Price vs Slender: The Arrival: $9.99 — $10.00 cheaper
Watch-outs: no widespread problems reported by players
Shared with Slender: The Arrival:HorrorSurvival HorrorPsychological HorrorDarkSurvivalFirst-PersonIndieDifficult
- 15
Alien: Isolation
Why it matched: both survival, horror, psychological, atmospheric and difficult; shares 7 player tags including Horror, Survival Horror and First-Person; released around the same time (2014).
Discover the true meaning of fear in Alien: Isolation, a survival horror set in an atmosphere of constant dread and mortal danger.
Alien: Isolation at a glance Released 2014 Studio Creative Assembly Player sentiment 93% positive of 66,658 Price $11.99 Verdict: GamingPickz Score 8.0/10 · Steam: (93% of 66,658)
Matches Slender: The Arrival on: 3 of 5 — Horror, Survival Horror, First-Person
Why players like it: Horror, Survival Horror, Sci-fi, Aliens, Atmospheric — the tags Steam players apply most
Price vs Slender: The Arrival: $11.99 — $8.00 cheaper
Watch-outs: no widespread problems reported by players
Shared with Slender: The Arrival:HorrorSurvival HorrorFirst-PersonFemale ProtagonistSurvivalDifficultPsychological Horror
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SCP: Secret Laboratory
Why it matched: both survival, horror, psychological, atmospheric and difficult; shares 7 player tags including Horror, First-Person and Survival Horror; released around the same time (2017).
Deep within a secure underground facility, a sudden containment breach allows many of the secured anomalies to escape from their chambers. Assist the Foundation in re-securing the facility, help the Insurgency in their goal to capture it, or wreak havoc as an SCP in a frantic bid to escape.
SCP: Secret Laboratory at a glance Released 2017 Studio Northwood Studios Player sentiment 91% positive of 234,020 Price Free Verdict: GamingPickz Score 8.3/10 · Steam: (91% of 234,020)
Matches Slender: The Arrival on: 5 of 5 — Horror, Survival Horror, First-Person, Multiplayer, Indie
Why players like it: Free to Play, Multiplayer, Horror, First-Person, Co-op — the tags Steam players apply most
Price vs Slender: The Arrival: Free — free
Watch-outs: no widespread problems reported by players
Shared with Slender: The Arrival:HorrorFirst-PersonSurvival HorrorSurvivalPsychological HorrorDifficultIndie
- 17
Layers of Fear (2016)
Why it matched: both survival, horror, psychological and atmospheric; shares 9 player tags including Horror, Psychological Horror and Walking Simulator; released around the same time (2016).
A first-person psychological horror with a strong emphasis on atmosphere and storytelling. Explore an ever-shifting Victorian mansion as a painter seeking to complete his masterpiece, even at the cost of his own sanity.
Layers of Fear (2016) at a glance Released 2016 Studio Bloober Team SA Player sentiment 88% positive of 27,676 Price $1.99 Verdict: GamingPickz Score 7.5/10 · Steam: (88% of 27,676)
Matches Slender: The Arrival on: 5 of 5 — Horror, Survival Horror, First-Person, Multiplayer, Indie
Why players like it: Horror, Psychological Horror, Atmospheric, Walking Simulator, First-Person — the tags Steam players apply most
Price vs Slender: The Arrival: $1.99 — $18.00 cheaper
Watch-outs: no widespread problems reported by players
Shared with Slender: The Arrival:HorrorPsychological HorrorWalking SimulatorFirst-PersonIndieDarkExplorationSurvival Horror
- 18
Amnesia: A Machine for Pigs
Why it matched: both survival, horror, psychological and atmospheric; shares 9 player tags including Horror, Walking Simulator and First-Person; released around the same time (2013).
From the creators of Amnesia: The Dark Descent and Dear Esther comes a new first-person horrorgame that will drag you to the depths of greed, power and madness. It will bury its snout into your ribs and it will eat your heart.
Amnesia: A Machine for Pigs at a glance Released 2013 Studio The Chinese Room Player sentiment 70% positive of 12,114 Price $19.99 Verdict: GamingPickz Score 6.4/10 · Steam: (70% of 12,114)
Matches Slender: The Arrival on: 4 of 5 — Horror, Survival Horror, First-Person, Indie
Why players like it: Horror, Walking Simulator, Atmospheric, Story Rich, First-Person — the tags Steam players apply most
Price vs Slender: The Arrival: $19.99 — about the same price
Watch-outs: no widespread problems reported by players
Shared with Slender: The Arrival:HorrorWalking SimulatorFirst-PersonPsychological HorrorExplorationIndieSurvival HorrorDark
- 19
Spooky's Jump Scare Mansion
Why it matched: both survival, horror, psychological and atmospheric; shares 8 player tags including Horror, First-Person and Indie; released around the same time (2015).
Can you survive 1000 rooms of cute terror? Or will you break once the cuteness starts to fade off and you're running for your life from the unspeakable hideous beings that shake and writhe in bowels of this house? They wait for you, they wait and hunger for meeting you.
Spooky's Jump Scare Mansion at a glance Released 2015 Studio Lag Studios Player sentiment 93% positive of 15,535 Price Free Verdict: GamingPickz Score 7.8/10 · Steam: (93% of 15,535)
Matches Slender: The Arrival on: 4 of 5 — Horror, Survival Horror, First-Person, Indie
Why players like it: Horror, Free to Play, Cute, First-Person, Singleplayer — the tags Steam players apply most
Price vs Slender: The Arrival: Free — free
Watch-outs: no widespread problems reported by players
Shared with Slender: The Arrival:HorrorFirst-PersonIndiePsychological HorrorDarkSurvival HorrorSurvivalWalking Simulator
- 20
The Evil Within 2
Why it matched: both open world, survival, horror, psychological and atmospheric; shares 6 player tags including Horror, Survival Horror and Psychological Horror; released around the same time (2017).
Detective Sebastian Castellanos has lost everything, including his daughter, Lily. To save her, he must descend into the nightmarish world of STEM. Horrifying threats emerge from every corner, and he must rely on his wits to survive. For his one chance at redemption, the only way out is in.
The Evil Within 2 at a glance Released 2017 Studio Tango Gameworks Player sentiment 92% positive of 30,959 Price $39.99 Verdict: GamingPickz Score 7.9/10 · Steam: (92% of 30,959)
Matches Slender: The Arrival on: 3 of 5 — Horror, Survival Horror, First-Person
Why players like it: Horror, Survival Horror, Psychological Horror, Story Rich, Open World — the tags Steam players apply most
Price vs Slender: The Arrival: $39.99 — $20.00 pricier
Watch-outs: no widespread problems reported by players
Shared with Slender: The Arrival:HorrorSurvival HorrorPsychological HorrorSurvivalFirst-PersonDark
- 21
Hatred
Why it matched: both open world, survival, horror, psychological and difficult; shares 6 player tags including Dark, Indie and Psychological Horror; released around the same time (2015).
Hatred is a violent twin-stick shooter, in which you take the role of The Antagonist fighting against all of humanity.
Hatred at a glance Released 2015 Studio Destructive Creations Player sentiment 84% positive of 29,694 Price $1.49 Verdict: GamingPickz Score 7.4/10 · Steam: (84% of 29,694)
Matches Slender: The Arrival on: 2 of 5 — Horror, Indie
Why players like it: Gore, Violent, Action, Dark, Mature — the tags Steam players apply most
Price vs Slender: The Arrival: $1.49 — $18.50 cheaper
Watch-outs: no widespread problems reported by players
Shared with Slender: The Arrival:DarkIndiePsychological HorrorHorrorSurvivalDifficult
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Amnesia: The Dark Descent
Why it matched: both survival, horror, psychological and atmospheric; shares 8 player tags including Horror, Psychological Horror and Survival Horror; released around the same time (2010).
Amnesia: The Dark Descent, a first person survival horror. A game about immersion, discovery and living through a nightmare. An experience that will chill you to the core.
Amnesia: The Dark Descent at a glance Released 2010 Studio Frictional Games Player sentiment 95% positive of 35,674 Price $1.99 Verdict: GamingPickz Score 8.1/10 · Steam: (95% of 35,674)
Matches Slender: The Arrival on: 4 of 5 — Horror, Survival Horror, First-Person, Indie
Why players like it: Horror, Gore, Psychological Horror, Survival Horror, Atmospheric — the tags Steam players apply most
Price vs Slender: The Arrival: $1.99 — $18.00 cheaper
Watch-outs: players report crashes and freezes (details)
Shared with Slender: The Arrival:HorrorPsychological HorrorSurvival HorrorFirst-PersonDarkIndieExplorationWalking Simulator
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Resident Evil Village
Why it matched: both open world, survival, horror, psychological and atmospheric; shares 6 player tags including Survival Horror, Horror and First-Person.
Experience survival horror like never before in the 8th major installment in the Resident Evil franchise - Resident Evil Village. With detailed graphics, intense first-person action and masterful storytelling, the terror has never felt more realistic.
Resident Evil Village at a glance Released 2021 Studio CAPCOM Co., Ltd. Player sentiment 96% positive of 153,329 Price $39.99 Verdict: GamingPickz Score 8.5/10 · Steam: (96% of 153,329)
Matches Slender: The Arrival on: 4 of 5 — Horror, Survival Horror, First-Person, Multiplayer
Why players like it: Survival Horror, Horror, First-Person, Singleplayer, Action — the tags Steam players apply most
Price vs Slender: The Arrival: $39.99 — $20.00 pricier
Watch-outs: no widespread problems reported by players
Shared with Slender: The Arrival:Survival HorrorHorrorFirst-PersonDarkSurvivalPsychological Horror
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Hello Neighbor
Why it matched: both open world, survival, horror, psychological and difficult; shares 6 player tags including Horror, First-Person and Survival Horror; released around the same time (2017).
Hello Neighbor is a Stealth Horror Game about sneaking into your neighbor's house and figuring out what he's hiding in the basement. Play against an advanced AI that learns from your actions.
Hello Neighbor at a glance Released 2017 Studio Not recorded Player sentiment 86% positive of 32,548 Price $29.99 Verdict: GamingPickz Score 7.4/10 · Steam: (86% of 32,548)
Matches Slender: The Arrival on: 3 of 5 — Horror, Survival Horror, First-Person
Why players like it: Horror, Sandbox, Stealth, First-Person, Story Rich — the tags Steam players apply most
Price vs Slender: The Arrival: $29.99 — $10.00 pricier
Watch-outs: players report crashes and freezes (details)
Shared with Slender: The Arrival:HorrorFirst-PersonSurvival HorrorDifficultSurvivalPsychological Horror
Common questions
What game is most like Slender: The Arrival?
Five Nights at Freddy's, on the evidence we have. It both survival, horror, psychological, atmospheric and difficult. That is a statement about overlap, not a promise you will like it as much: two games can share every tag and still feel different to play.
How is "similar to Slender: The Arrival" decided?
By overlap on the tags Steam players applied to each game, the formal genres, the themes both sit in, and whether the same studio made them. Tags carry the most weight because players write them, so they describe how a game feels rather than how it was filed. Tags carried by more than a third of the catalogue are ignored: matching on "Singleplayer" is matching on nothing. Every entry below shows exactly what it matched on.
Are these ranked by quality?
No. They are ordered by how much they overlap with Slender: The Arrival. Where two games overlap equally, the better received one goes first, but that only moves a game a place or two. Each entry shows its own player sentiment so you can weigh that separately.
Do you get paid for these recommendations?
No. The order is computed from tag and genre overlap and nothing else. No placement here can be bought, and a game appearing high on this page is a statement about resemblance rather than an endorsement.