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Slender: The Arrival

Blue Isle Studios · Blue Isle Publishing · 2013-10-28

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ActionAdventureIndie

Modes: Single player · Perspectives: First person, Virtual Reality

Releases: Oct 22, 2015 (Wii U), Mar 26, 2013 (PC (Microsoft Windows)), Mar 24, 2015 (PlayStation 4), Oct 13, 2021 (Android), Mar 26, 2013 (Mac), Sep 24, 2014 (PlayStation 3)

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.

Slender: The Arrival is an Action, Adventure, Indie game released in 2013, priced at $19.99, with an owner estimate of 100,000 .. 200,000 and a Very Positive review sentiment (88% of 9355 reviews).

2
playing now
88%
positive of 9.4k reviews
Very Positive
steam's rating (official)
100,000–200,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
61/100
critic score (7 outlets, IGDB)
71/100
IGDB user rating (63 ratings)
1
Nexus mods (137 downloads)
4.37★
PlayStation Store rating (13,449 ratings)
2h
time to beat (IGDB)
platinum
deck/linux tier (ProtonDB)
Playable
Steam Deck (Valve)
SteamOS: Playable
$19.99
steam price (US)

2 players in-game as of 2026-10-15 06:00 UTC (census sample)

Slender: The Arrival is a 2013 survival horror game developed by Blue Isle Studios and Parsec Productions. It is based on the Slender Man, a creepypasta character created by Eric Knudsen, and is a sequel to Parsec Productions's Slender: The Eight Pages (2012). The game revolves around a young woman who ventures into the woods to investigate the disappearance of her childhood best friend. Equipped only with a flashlight, the player explores abandoned locations and completes objectives while avoiding the Slender Man and his proxies.

Trailer

Slender: The Arrival trailer thumbnail

Slender: The Arrival -- Official Trailer

≈391,143 YouTube results for this game's trailer search

Health check

Healthy
  • · 2 players in-game at the last census sample.
  • · 233 reviews in the last 8 weeks (~29/week).
  • · Review velocity up 1% vs the prior 8 weeks.
  • · Top 5% of 27,908 Action games in the census by review count.

Health tier since 2026-08-29

Estimated sales: 374k–748k copies

Review-multiple estimate from 9,355 total reviews — how this is computed.

Current store prices

Microsoft Store$9.99

Deal snapshots via CheapShark, refreshed daily.

All-time low: $0.99 at Steam (2018-12-20) · bundled 3×via IsThereAnyDeal

12-month high $19.99 · on sale 20 of 34 observed days (census price snapshots)

Review momentum

PositiveNegative
38338320182026Week of 2018-01-01: 42 positiveWeek of 2018-01-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2018-02-01: 30 positiveWeek of 2018-02-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2018-03-01: 30 positiveWeek of 2018-03-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2018-04-01: 31 positiveWeek of 2018-04-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2018-05-01: 21 positiveWeek of 2018-05-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2018-06-01: 26 positiveWeek of 2018-06-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2018-07-01: 30 positiveWeek of 2018-07-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2018-08-01: 21 positiveWeek of 2018-08-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2018-09-01: 15 positiveWeek of 2018-09-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2018-10-01: 50 positiveWeek of 2018-10-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2018-11-01: 71 positiveWeek of 2018-11-01: 11 negativeWeek of 2018-12-01: 37 positiveWeek of 2018-12-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2019-01-01: 59 positiveWeek of 2019-01-01: 11 negativeWeek of 2019-02-01: 18 positiveWeek of 2019-02-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2019-03-01: 36 positiveWeek of 2019-03-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2019-04-01: 18 positiveWeek of 2019-04-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2019-05-01: 29 positiveWeek of 2019-05-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2019-06-01: 70 positiveWeek of 2019-06-01: 12 negativeWeek of 2019-07-01: 57 positiveWeek of 2019-07-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2019-08-01: 21 positiveWeek of 2019-08-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2019-09-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2019-09-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2019-10-01: 28 positiveWeek of 2019-10-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2019-11-01: 71 positiveWeek of 2019-11-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2019-12-01: 59 positiveWeek of 2019-12-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2020-01-01: 58 positiveWeek of 2020-01-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2020-02-01: 35 positiveWeek of 2020-02-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2020-03-01: 59 positiveWeek of 2020-03-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2020-04-01: 67 positiveWeek of 2020-04-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2020-05-01: 53 positiveWeek of 2020-05-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2020-06-01: 56 positiveWeek of 2020-06-01: 16 negativeWeek of 2020-07-01: 58 positiveWeek of 2020-07-01: 11 negativeWeek of 2020-08-01: 52 positiveWeek of 2020-08-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2020-09-01: 32 positiveWeek of 2020-09-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2020-10-01: 77 positiveWeek of 2020-10-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2020-11-01: 84 positiveWeek of 2020-11-01: 11 negativeWeek of 2020-12-01: 62 positiveWeek of 2020-12-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2021-01-01: 70 positiveWeek of 2021-01-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2021-02-01: 45 positiveWeek of 2021-02-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2021-03-01: 36 positiveWeek of 2021-03-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2021-04-01: 56 positiveWeek of 2021-04-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2021-05-01: 44 positiveWeek of 2021-05-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2021-06-01: 50 positiveWeek of 2021-06-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2021-07-01: 54 positiveWeek of 2021-07-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2021-08-01: 42 positiveWeek of 2021-08-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2021-09-01: 27 positiveWeek of 2021-09-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2021-10-01: 90 positiveWeek of 2021-10-01: 14 negativeWeek of 2021-11-01: 76 positiveWeek of 2021-11-01: 16 negativeWeek of 2021-12-01: 90 positiveWeek of 2021-12-01: 19 negativeWeek of 2022-01-01: 90 positiveWeek of 2022-01-01: 19 negativeWeek of 2022-02-01: 53 positiveWeek of 2022-02-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2022-03-01: 55 positiveWeek of 2022-03-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2022-04-01: 48 positiveWeek of 2022-04-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2022-05-01: 57 positiveWeek of 2022-05-01: 11 negativeWeek of 2022-06-01: 59 positiveWeek of 2022-06-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2022-07-01: 73 positiveWeek of 2022-07-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2022-08-01: 55 positiveWeek of 2022-08-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2022-09-01: 51 positiveWeek of 2022-09-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2022-10-01: 59 positiveWeek of 2022-10-01: 14 negativeWeek of 2022-11-01: 61 positiveWeek of 2022-11-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2022-12-01: 67 positiveWeek of 2022-12-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2023-01-01: 70 positiveWeek of 2023-01-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2023-02-01: 37 positiveWeek of 2023-02-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2023-03-01: 54 positiveWeek of 2023-03-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2023-04-01: 44 positiveWeek of 2023-04-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2023-05-01: 57 positiveWeek of 2023-05-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2023-06-01: 51 positiveWeek of 2023-06-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2023-07-01: 88 positiveWeek of 2023-07-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2023-08-01: 48 positiveWeek of 2023-08-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2023-09-01: 52 positiveWeek of 2023-09-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2023-10-01: 383 positiveWeek of 2023-10-01: 68 negativeWeek of 2023-11-01: 127 positiveWeek of 2023-11-01: 17 negativeWeek of 2023-12-01: 48 positiveWeek of 2023-12-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2024-01-01: 45 positiveWeek of 2024-01-01: 11 negativeWeek of 2024-02-01: 34 positiveWeek of 2024-02-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2024-03-01: 38 positiveWeek of 2024-04-01: 25 positiveWeek of 2024-04-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2024-05-01: 30 positiveWeek of 2024-05-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2024-06-01: 24 positiveWeek of 2024-06-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2024-07-01: 31 positiveWeek of 2024-07-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2024-08-01: 35 positiveWeek of 2024-08-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2024-09-01: 32 positiveWeek of 2024-09-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2024-10-01: 28 positiveWeek of 2024-10-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2024-11-01: 25 positiveWeek of 2024-11-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2024-12-01: 40 positiveWeek of 2024-12-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2025-01-01: 37 positiveWeek of 2025-01-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2025-02-01: 25 positiveWeek of 2025-02-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2025-03-01: 32 positiveWeek of 2025-03-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2025-04-01: 21 positiveWeek of 2025-04-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2025-05-01: 17 positiveWeek of 2025-05-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2025-06-01: 16 positiveWeek of 2025-06-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2025-07-01: 21 positiveWeek of 2025-07-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2025-08-01: 25 positiveWeek of 2025-08-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2025-09-01: 23 positiveWeek of 2025-09-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-10-01: 31 positiveWeek of 2025-10-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2025-11-01: 35 positiveWeek of 2025-11-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2025-12-01: 29 positiveWeek of 2025-12-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2026-01-01: 25 positiveWeek of 2026-01-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2026-02-01: 20 positiveWeek of 2026-02-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-03-01: 21 positiveWeek of 2026-03-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2026-04-01: 25 positiveWeek of 2026-04-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2026-05-01: 25 positiveWeek of 2026-05-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2026-06-01: 23 positiveWeek of 2026-06-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2026-07-01: 40 positiveWeek of 2026-07-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2026-08-01: 23 positiveWeek of 2026-08-01: 10 negative
Weekly review counts (Steam review histogram). Positive above the line, negative below.

Players online

2212026-09-15 15:00 — 5 players2026-09-16 23:00 — 5 players2026-09-18 07:00 — 4 players2026-09-19 14:00 — 6 players2026-09-20 22:00 — 15 players2026-09-22 06:00 — 1 players2026-09-23 13:00 — 4 players2026-09-24 21:00 — 4 players2026-09-26 04:00 — 9 players2026-09-27 12:00 — 5 players2026-09-28 19:00 — 8 players2026-09-30 03:00 — 6 players2026-10-01 10:00 — 4 players2026-10-02 18:00 — 15 players2026-10-04 02:00 — 21 players2026-10-05 09:00 — 10 players2026-10-06 17:00 — 17 players2026-10-08 00:00 — 16 players2026-10-09 08:00 — 6 players2026-10-10 15:00 — 11 players2026-10-11 23:00 — 15 players2026-10-13 07:00 — 10 players2026-10-14 14:00 — 7 players2026-10-15 06:00 — 2 players
Concurrent players, hourly average, last 30 days (census samples).
605Oct 2013Aug 2026Oct 2013 — avg 26 · peak 195Feb 2014 — avg 22 · peak 55Jun 2014 — avg 42 · peak 450Oct 2014 — avg 30 · peak 168Feb 2015 — avg 22 · peak 61Jun 2015 — avg 50 · peak 359Oct 2015 — avg 20 · peak 196Feb 2016 — avg 20 · peak 46Jun 2016 — avg 21 · peak 57Oct 2016 — avg 17 · peak 106Feb 2017 — avg 13 · peak 37Jun 2017 — avg 13 · peak 41Oct 2017 — avg 11 · peak 56Feb 2018 — avg 10 · peak 34Jun 2018 — avg 9 · peak 28Oct 2018 — avg 16 · peak 82Feb 2019 — avg 9 · peak 31Jun 2019 — avg 11 · peak 27Oct 2019 — avg 7 · peak 79Feb 2020 — avg 8 · peak 20Jun 2020 — avg 14 · peak 43Oct 2020 — avg 16 · peak 124Feb 2021 — avg 10 · peak 33Jun 2021 — avg 9 · peak 28Oct 2021 — avg 20 · peak 116Feb 2022 — avg 10 · peak 31Jun 2022 — avg 11 · peak 53Oct 2022 — avg 13 · peak 69Feb 2023 — avg 8 · peak 20Jun 2023 — avg 8 · peak 28Oct 2023 — avg 60 · peak 494Feb 2024 — avg 7 · peak 20Jun 2024 — avg 7 · peak 21Oct 2024 — avg 8 · peak 43Feb 2025 — avg 7 · peak 18Jun 2025 — avg 5 · peak 15Oct 2025 — avg 11 · peak 80Feb 2026 — avg 5 · peak 14Jun 2026 — avg 7 · peak 29Aug 2026 — avg 6 · peak 15
Monthly average players (source: steamcharts.com) — history via steamcharts.com; live census sampling since Aug 2026.

Price history

$19.99$1.492015-01-012026-10-102015-01-01 — best price $3.992015-06-22 — best price $9.992015-09-18 — best price $2.992015-12-03 — best price $9.992016-02-22 — best price $1.992016-05-08 — best price $3.392016-08-24 — best price $4.992016-11-22 — best price $4.992017-01-22 — best price $3.492017-06-22 — best price $2.492017-10-26 — best price $2.492018-01-04 — best price $9.992018-04-02 — best price $9.992018-10-29 — best price $2.492019-01-21 — best price $9.992019-07-10 — best price $9.992019-12-03 — best price $9.992020-04-29 — best price $9.992020-10-23 — best price $9.992021-02-15 — best price $9.992021-11-01 — best price $9.992022-04-01 — best price $9.992022-11-01 — best price $9.992023-03-31 — best price $9.992023-10-27 — best price $13.992023-12-15 — best price $13.992024-03-14 — best price $14.992024-07-05 — best price $19.992024-10-28 — best price $9.992024-12-13 — best price $10.002025-02-24 — best price $19.992025-04-30 — best price $19.992025-07-25 — best price $10.002025-11-03 — best price $19.992026-01-05 — best price $19.992026-04-01 — best price $19.992026-07-16 — best price $7.992026-10-10 — best price $9.99
Lowest recorded price across tracked stores, per day (census snapshots).

Attention

430902026-05-31 — 430 pageviews2026-06-04 — 193 pageviews2026-06-08 — 211 pageviews2026-06-12 — 217 pageviews2026-06-16 — 144 pageviews2026-06-20 — 120 pageviews2026-06-24 — 144 pageviews2026-06-28 — 118 pageviews2026-07-02 — 141 pageviews2026-07-06 — 149 pageviews2026-07-10 — 92 pageviews2026-07-14 — 109 pageviews2026-07-18 — 98 pageviews2026-07-22 — 115 pageviews2026-07-26 — 123 pageviews2026-07-30 — 123 pageviews2026-08-03 — 119 pageviews2026-08-07 — 113 pageviews2026-08-11 — 115 pageviews2026-08-15 — 121 pageviews2026-08-19 — 118 pageviews2026-08-23 — 122 pageviews2026-08-27 — 122 pageviews2026-08-31 — 97 pageviews2026-09-04 — 99 pageviews2026-09-08 — 104 pageviews2026-09-12 — 138 pageviews2026-09-16 — 130 pageviews2026-09-20 — 136 pageviews2026-09-24 — 120 pageviews2026-09-28 — 255 pageviews2026-10-02 — 131 pageviews2026-10-06 — 131 pageviews2026-10-10 — 113 pageviews
Daily Wikipedia pageviews (attention proxy, census-recorded).

Completion

21
achievements tracked
44.7%
earned "Fearless Fun"
7.8%
median achievement earned by

Global achievement rates from Steam.

Details

WindowsmacOSSingle-playerSteam AchievementsSteam Trading CardsPartial Controller SupportSteam CloudStatsSteam LeaderboardsFamily Sharing1 DLC

9 supported languages: English, French, Italian, German, Spanish - Spain, Japanese, Portuguese - Portugal, Russian, Simplified Chinese

Post-launch support: 1 DLC released, first 2014-10-15 (Steam store data)

Console footprint

PlatformPlayers trackedCompletionTrophies/achievements
Steam (Steam)10,8736%21
Xbox One (Xbox)8,9807%20
PS4 (PlayStation)7,0735%20
PS4 (PlayStation)5,5616%20
PS3 (PlayStation)4,7037%20
Xbox 360 (Xbox)3,9638%20
PS5 (PlayStation)72322%21
Xbox Series (Xbox)49717%20
Switch (Nintendo)520%0

Players tracked by Exophase (achievement/trophy trackers) — a sample of the player base, not total sales.

Where its players are

Share of Steam reviews by language (top languages measured) — a proxy for where the player base lives.

Player tags

DarkIndieActionHorrorSurvivalAdventureDifficultOpen WorldAtmosphericMultiplayer

Census log

Computed from census-recorded observations only — dates are observation dates.

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Similarity via IGDB.

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