Slender: The Arrival
Slender Man returns more terrifying than ever. You're on your own. No one to help you. No one to hear you scream. Relive the horror all over again with cutting edge visuals for the 10th Anniversary Update and experience survival horror at its finest.
- Released
- 2013
- Developer
- Blue Isle Studios
- Platforms
- 4 systems
- Critics
- 65
- Steam Deck
- playable
- Download
- 20 GB
What is Slender: The Arrival?
Slender Man returns more terrifying than ever. You're on your own. No one to help you. No one to hear you scream. Relive the horror all over again with cutting edge visuals for the 10th Anniversary Update and experience survival horror at its finest.
Description as published by the developer on its own store page, read 30 August 2026. It is marketing copy, not our assessment.
The record
| First released | 26 March 2013 |
|---|---|
| Developer | Blue Isle Studios |
| Publisher | Majesco Entertainment |
| Platforms | PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X and Series S, Nintendo Wii U, Steam Deck |
| Genres | Horror |
| Languages | 10 supported |
Source. Catalogue facts from Wikidata Q2264793, seeded 30 August 2026. Store data from Steam, read 30 August 2026.
How was Slender: The Arrival received?
Method. Player figures are Steam's own totals for the PC version, read 30 August 2026. The Metacritic score is the one Steam publishes on its store page and can lag the site itself. Metacritic page. Neither is our opinion. We have not published a review of this game.
Accessibility
Seeing
None declared
Hearing
None declared
Input
- Partial Controller Support
Difficulty
None declared
Method. Features the publisher declared on its own store page. A declaration is a floor, not a review.
What does it support?
| Capability | Support |
|---|---|
| Controller | partial support |
| Cloud saves | Yes |
| Cross-platform play | No |
| Mod support | No official workshop |
| Online play | Single-player only |
| In-game purchases | No |
| Steam Deck | playable |
| Download size | 20 GB |
| Add-on content | 1 DLC listed |
| Age gate | None |
Method. Read from the publisher's Steam listing on 30 August 2026. Describes the PC version. Console versions differ.
What does it cost?
Steam price in US dollars, read 30 August 2026. Prices move hourly and vary by region. Check the current price.
Problems players report
We read the 300 most recent negative Steam reviews of Slender: The Arrival on 30 August 2026 and counted what they mention. These are complaints, not confirmed defects: we have not reproduced any of them, and a review describes one person's machine. What the counts tell you is which problems more than one person ran into.
- Performance and stutter10 of 300 (3%)
The framerate wasn't good, and the graphics were bad, because it was basically at the low graphics settings of the PC Graphics options.
Steam review, 20 November 2018 · 2 hours played · 59 readers marked it helpfulhonestly with this optimization i dont think most of us can enjoy this game its also not worth the bad optimization gameplay
Steam review, 9 May 2024 · 5 hours played · 3 readers marked it helpful
A further 7 reviews call the game buggy or broken without saying how, which is why they are counted separately rather than assigned to a theme. Counted by keyword across review text, so a review discussing two problems is counted under both. Read the reviews yourself.
Games like Slender: The Arrival
24 games overlap with Slender: The Arrival on the tags Steam players applied to it, on genre, and on theme. The closest are Five Nights at Freddy's, Outlast and Five Nights at Freddy's 2.
Common questions about Slender: The Arrival
What platforms is Slender: The Arrival on?
Slender: The Arrival is available on PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X and Series S, Nintendo Wii U, Steam Deck. It first released in 2013.
How much does Slender: The Arrival cost?
$19.99 on Steam in the United States, read on 30 August 2026. Prices move often and vary by region, so check the store before buying.
Do players recommend Slender: The Arrival?
88% of 9,349 Steam reviews are positive, which Steam rates Very Positive. That is players rating it, not our review. We have not published a review of this game.
What is the Metacritic score for Slender: The Arrival?
65 out of 100 for the PC version, as published on the game's own Steam store page. Steam can lag Metacritic by a few points.
Does Slender: The Arrival work on Steam Deck?
Valve rates Slender: The Arrival as playable on the Steam Deck, from its own testing.
How big is the Slender: The Arrival download?
20 GB on PC, from the storage requirement on its Steam listing. Console versions differ.