Release

Tuesday, March 26, 2013

Critic score

61/100

Platform families

6

Editorial overview

Inside Slender: The Arrival

What it is

Slender: The Arrival is the official continuation of the series from the original game creator Mark Hadley, teamed up with the writers behind the Marble Hornets series and the development team at Blue Isle Studios. The Arrival features a brand new storyline, improved visuals and most importantly, survival horror at its best. Slender: The Arrival now officially supports the Oculus Rift – a next generation virtual headset designed for super immersive gaming! The Rift intensifies the fear-factor, and gives players a brand new, immersive horror experience.

Play styles

Single player

Perspective

First person · Virtual Reality

PC

LUDEX game dossier

Adventure Indie

Slender: The Arrival

Blue Isle Studios · Midnight City

61Critics3.5/5Tuesday, March 26, 201313.4 years ago

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Connected releases

1

Game data from IGDB

Themes

Action · Horror · Survival

Languages

10 supported

Cinematic archive

See the world in motion

Official footage, in-game captures, and production artwork—collected into one immersive gallery.

16 assets

Official trailers

2014 Console Trailer

Mobile Announcement Trailer

Announcement Trailer

Screenshots & key art

Beyond this game

Explore the complete universe

One complete franchise view connects the main releases, spin-offs, settings, and related game families.

FranchiseSlenderEnter the franchise

Content map

Everything connected to this release

DLC, expansions, editions, and bundles are different products. Each stays in its own lane so you always know what you are looking at.

1 Remaster

Restored

Remasters

Modernised releases built from the original production.

1 release

RemasterSlender: The ArrivalOct 28, 2023Modernised release

Production dossier

The complete game record

Cast, creators, hardware, release history, and the details that define how this game plays.

Who made it

Built with

Unity

Platforms

PlayStation 3
Gen 7
PlayStation 4
Gen 8
Android
PC (Microsoft Windows)
iOS
Mac

Release history

Mar 26, 2013PC (Microsoft Windows)
Mar 26, 2013Mac
Mar 26, 2013PC (Microsoft Windows)
Sep 23, 2014PlayStation 3
Sep 24, 2014PlayStation 3
Sep 24, 2014Xbox 360
Mar 24, 2015PlayStation 4
Mar 25, 2015Xbox One
Mar 25, 2015Xbox One

Themes & modes

ActionHorrorSurvivalSingle player

Windows

Minimum

Minimum: • OS: Windows 10 64-bit (Version 20H2) or Better • Processor: Ryzen 3600 or better • Memory: 8 GB RAM • Graphics: GTX 1060 with 4gb of ram or better • DirectX: Version 12 • Storage: 20 GB available space • Sound Card: 100% DirectX 9.0c compatible audio device • Additional Notes: SSD Recommended

Recommended

Recommended: • OS: Windows 10 64-bit (Version 20H2) or Better • Processor: Ryzen 3600 or better • Memory: 16 GB RAM • Graphics: RTX 2070 with 6gb ram or better • DirectX: Version 12 • Storage: 20 GB available space • Sound Card: 100% DirectX 9.0c compatible audio device • Additional Notes: NVME SSD Recommended

macOS

Minimum

Minimum: • OS: MacOS X 10.6.6 or higher • Processor: 2.4 GHz Intel Core 2 Duo (Dual-Core) • Memory: 1 GB RAM • Graphics: ATI Radeon HD 2600 / NVidia Geforce 8800 / Intel HD 4000 or better • Storage: 2 GB available space • Additional Notes: Legacy version only