Slender: The Arrival

Blue Isle Studios · Blue Isle Publishing

Released: Oct 28, 2013
Platforms: WindowsmacOS
Last updated: 05 Sep 2026, 21:56 GMT

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14 Feb 2025Developer post
Development Update
First and foremost we want to give a heartfelt thank you to our amazing community, your enthusiasm and support for our titles has been a constant reminder why we do what we love— creating awesome games. As a lot of you know we are a small indie studio, and as we continue to work
04 Nov 2024Developer post
Community Manager Playthrough - Halloween Special
Good afternoon Slender Man Fans. We are coming to an end of the spooky season, and just before we go our Community Manager has a quick playthrough of Slender: The Arrival's 10th Anniversary Update. Feel free to watch the stream and as a reminder, Slender: The Arrival is currently
26 Apr 2024Developer post
An update from the Slender: The Arrival development team:
We have made the decision to delay the addition of new DLC chapters, multiplayer and cross-platform mods coming to Slender: The Arrival. Our team is working on multiple projects, and to ensure we have not stretched our team too far we are looking at a slightly longer development
21 Nov 2023Developer post
Slender: The Arrival - Labor of Love
We wanted to put Slender: The Arrival forth for consideration for the Labor of Love award. As you likely know, we have been hard at work building the 10th Anniversary Update which launched on October 18 as a free upgrade. We’ve been blown away by the responses from all of you sin
07 Nov 2023Developer post
Patch - 07.11.2023 - Removal Of Seasonal Items & Bug Fixes
Hello everyone, We're back with a patch for you today which includes the removal of our Halloween seasonal items as well as a variety of bug fixes. Please see below for more details: Removed seasonal items Fixed several map holes in "The Eight Pages" level Fixed several map holes
Hello everyone, We're back with a patch for you today which includes the removal of our Halloween seasonal items as well as a variety of bug fixes. Please see below for more details:
Removed seasonal items
Fixed several map holes in "The Eight Pages" level
Fixed several map holes in "Flashback" level
Fixed a bug where the player could get stuck behind the shack door in "The Arrival" level
Fixed a bug where page pickup sounds would not play in the "Genesis" level
Fixed art issues with CR's car
Fixed a bug where Chaser could pounce through chain link fence
Reduced Chaser leap distance on easy and medium difficulties
Reduced "footsteps" sound play rate in "The Eight Pages" level
Fixed a bug where subtitles would overlap button prompts
Scrapbook properly reflects the number of owned collectables to reduce confusion
Fixed a bug where Slender's AI could trigger jump scares and sanity loss while hidden
Vsync is now hidden if frame gen is enabled
Added moving fog to "Genesis" that gets thicker the more pages you pick up
Reduced Chaser persistent chasing times on easy and medium difficulties
As a reminder we have opened our Blue Isle Studios Official Discord, if you're interested in joining or creating future Slender Mods and keeping up to date with the latest Slender: The Arrival developments then please click the link below:
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27 Oct 2023Developer post
Hotfix - 27.10.2023 Minor bugs + DLSS fix
Hello everyone, We're back with a quick hotfix for you today with a few minor bugs and a DLSS fix. Camera shake is now based on distance and is more intense when closer Game persistence has been migrated to a .sav file in order to separate Steam Cloud from game settings Reduced t
Hello everyone, We're back with a quick hotfix for you today with a few minor bugs and a DLSS fix.
Camera shake is now based on distance and is more intense when closer
Game persistence has been migrated to a .sav file in order to separate Steam Cloud from game settings
Reduced the size of slender's hands slightly
Fixed an issue where Slender's head and hands wouldn't distort with his body
Fixed an issue where Slender's costume wouldn't persist properly
Fixed an issue which rendered DLSS settings non-functional
Fixed an issue where some tree trunks would have a visible seam
Fixed an issue where some players could die in level 10 when they weren't supposed to
Fixed an issue where "camera motion effects" was not disabling sanity-based camera shake
As a reminder we have now opened our Blue Isle Studios Official Discord, if you're interested in joining or creating future Slender Mods, please click the link below:
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26 Oct 2023Developer post
Slender Scares - Halloween 2023
Firstly, thank you to everyone who has played the Anniversary Update, we have been gathering a lot of feedback to improve your gameplay experience, adding quality-of-life updates and fixing bugs. But that’s not all, we have a devilish treat in store for you in today’s patch. Get
Firstly, thank you to everyone who has played the Anniversary Update, we have been gathering a lot of feedback to improve your gameplay experience, adding quality-of-life updates and fixing bugs. But that’s not all, we have a devilish treat in store for you in today’s patch. Get ready because Halloween has Arrived…
Trick or Treat?
Halloween has swept its way into Slender: The Arrival. You may start seeing some newly added Halloween decorations hung up around Kate’s house to spruce up the place. Who knows, maybe someone may come around for some trick-or-treating? Sightings of faceless pumpkins have been reported and are scattered all around the game. Be sure to pick them up along your journey, they will make collecting 8 pages look like a piece of candy. Do not be fooled into thinking this a trick, Slender Man is waiting for you to collect them all. Once you have obtained all 30 pumpkins, Slender Man has a delicious treat in store, but he’s shy and needs some convincing to show it off this year.
Slender Man’s Treat
Slender Man has prepared a wonderful surprise for all of you, however only the bravest souls will be able to unlock this new mystery. Collect all 30 faceless pumpkins scattered throughout the game to reveal Slender Man’s Halloween costume. Once all pumpkins have been obtained, an option in the gameplay settings will be revealed to show his costume. Turn it on and hop into any level with Slender Man and try to find him. It’ll surely be a surprise. Now on to today’s patch notes!
Performance Changes

Improved performance for mid and low end machines
Fixed a bug that caused max view distance to be 10x further than anticipated
Fixed a bug that caused resolution scale to work unreliably
Added PSO cache for SM5 to smooth out hitches on lower end machines. (SM6 already had this)
Added occlusion culling for low end devices where nanite is not present
Upgraded DLSS and Streamline plugins to 5.3

Gameplay

Added camera shake when looking at slender to better represent the original (can be turned off using the "camera animations" setting.
Improved Slender's AI.
He can no longer be stared at for a long time,
He chases more often without teleporting away.
He has a chance to teleport when in view after 6 pages.
Fixed situations where players can be insta-killed unfairly

Bug Fixes

Removed context ping from single player levels
Fixed an issue where the radio tower appears low poly
Fixed missing overhead garage door at Kate's house
Fixed a bug where charlie would not appear in the burnt down house
Fixed a bug where a scream would not be heard when going through the gate if no page picked up
Fixed a bug that caused Kate's house to lose proper reflections
Fixed some reported game crashes
Fixed a bug where charlie could be kited in homestead on normal and easy difficulties
Fixed a bug where water would show coloured spotty patterns when viewed at certain angles
Fixed a bug where 'Flashback' would spawn the player in the tape room on second playthrough
Fixed multiple instances where the camera would not render on the player's shadow
Fixed a bug where the player could escape the final room in "The Arrival"
Multiple typo and spelling mistake fixes
Fixed a bug where the final cutscene could be triggered by walking to a corner in the basement
Fixed a bug where the charlie would not disappear from the staircase after picking up both notes in "The Arrival"
Fixed multiple issues in a unnamed level
Fixed an issue with light leaking into the cellar when it should pitch black.
Fixed issues with base resolution scale causing confusion with DLSS negative performance
Fixed visible seams in Kate's house (Escape)

Quality of Life Updates

Added numerical representations to options sliders
Removed look bindings from arrow keys (requires deleting axis bindings from gameusersettings.ini in user/local/slenderthearrival/saved/config)
Added the ability to toggle the player's hud using the Tab key (or select on controller). This can be rebound.
Lauren's height decreased a bit
Slender's height increased a bit
Slender's head and hands textures improved
Slender's arms lengthened

2023 Halloween Event - Slender Scares

Added Halloween Decor
Added 30 faceless pumpkins
Added Slender's costume if 30 faceless pumpkins are found and setting is enabled in the gameplay menu

Blue Isle Studios Official Discord
Before we wrap up today’s update, we have put together our new Blue Isle Studios Discord. We put together this Discord for everyone to stay up to date with the latest developments from our studio and updates for our games. If you’re interested in joining please feel free to click the link below. If you’re interested in only following the studio and Slender: The Arrival updates you can do so by choosing the Slender: The Arrival role in the role-pick channel. We’ll continue to update our game announcements there, so be sure to choose the titles you would like to hear the latest development news from. And on that note we are all done for today. Enjoy today’s update, please keep sending us feedback and we will do our best to continue to bring you more scares! Good luck trick-or-treating!
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19 Oct 2023Developer post
Hotfix - 19.10.2023 Performance + Bug Fixes
Hello everyone, Thank you to everyone who has played Slender: The Arrival's 10th Anniversary Update. We have been actively reviewing all your feedback and have been working quickly to provide support for some common issues. Please see below for more details on what this hotfix co
Hello everyone, Thank you to everyone who has played Slender: The Arrival's 10th Anniversary Update. We have been actively reviewing all your feedback and have been working quickly to provide support for some common issues. Please see below for more details on what this hotfix contains:
Fixed colour gamut distortion on HDR displays
Fixed an issue with difficulty persistence
Fixed an issue with some Directx 12 players being unable to boot the game
Fixed some typos in English subtitles/text
Thank you again for all the support so far, if you have any questions please let us know.
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18 Oct 2023Developer post
Slender: The Arrival 10th Anniversary Update is HERE!
Slender Man is back and we have just launched our next major update. Take a look at all of the details below. Key Features Complete Visual Overhaul Every shadow, every material, every model and hair raising encounter with the mysterious Slender Man is rerendered in stunning detai
03 Oct 2023Developer post
New Chapters, Multiplayer & Cross-Platform Modding
Today we’ve got some really exciting news to share. Brace yourselves, the world of Slender: The Arrival is expanding in more ways than one. Multiplayer is Coming - Face The Darkness Together The darkness is relentless, and now you don’t have to face it alone. We’re excited to int
13 Sep 2023Developer post
Slender: The Arrival Price Change
Hello everyone, Thank you for all your support so far with Slender: The Arrival's 10th Anniversary Update, we are in the midst of bringing more news your way. We wanted to start off by updating you all on the game's price. As many of you know, the update will be arriving to exist
01 Sep 2023Developer post
Slender: The Arrival 10 Year Anniversary Update Launches October 18
We are excited to announce that the Slender: The Arrival 10 Year Anniversary Update will be launching on October 18! A New Chapter Awaits, And It’s Free Those of you willing to brave the darkness will find a brand new chapter waiting for you. Best of all, we are launching this as
27 Jul 2023Developer post
Slender: The Arrival visual upgrade and S: The Lost Chapters.
It’s been ten… long… years… We are thrilled to announce that Slender: The Arrival , the spine-chilling horror game that has captivated millions of players, is about to become even more terrifyingly immersive. Brace yourselves for a huge update coming this October as we introduce
22 Jun 2023Developer post
He's Been Waiting..
The countdown starts... slenderarrival.com
24 Aug 2016Developer post
Come find 8 pages in our newest release!
Blue Isle Studios is proud to announce that our latest game 'Valley', is launching in one week and is available on PC and consoles for $19.99 USD For all you Slender fans out there, Valley has a special easter egg surprise for you. Can you find all 8 pages? Be sure to follow Vall
24 Aug 2016Developer post
Come find 8 pages in our newest release!
Blue Isle Studios is proud to announce that our latest game 'Valley', is launching in one week and is available on PC and consoles for $19.99 USD For all you Slender fans out there, Valley has a special easter egg surprise for you. Can you find all 8 pages? Be sure to follow Vall
06 Nov 2014Developer post
Halloween Contest Winners
Congratulations to everyone who found all 9 markings and deciphered the secret message! We had over 80 entries and have randomly drawn 4 winners. The correct secret message is: “Abandon all hope for death is only the beginning” And now the moment we’ve all been waiting for, the a
06 Nov 2014Developer post
Halloween Contest Winners
Congratulations to everyone who found all 9 markings and deciphered the secret message! We had over 80 entries and have randomly drawn 4 winners. The correct secret message is: “Abandon all hope for death is only the beginning” And now the moment we’ve all been waiting for, the a
01 Nov 2014Developer post
Halloween Contest Extension
Happy Halloween! Slender Man is having a tough time choosing his costume this year… We are extending our Halloween contest deadline to Monday, Nov 3. That will be the last day you can submit all 9 hidden markings along with the secret message to [email protected]. All
01 Nov 2014Developer post
Halloween Contest Extension
Happy Halloween! Slender Man is having a tough time choosing his costume this year… We are extending our Halloween contest deadline to Monday, Nov 3. That will be the last day you can submit all 9 hidden markings along with the secret message to [email protected]. All

Updates & announcements

Trick or Treat?

Slender Man’s Treat

Performance Changes

Gameplay

Bug Fixes

Quality of Life Updates

2023 Halloween Event - Slender Scares

Blue Isle Studios Official Discord

Key Features

Complete Visual Overhaul

Multiple Language Support

Play the Original

Brand New Chapter

Future Development - 2024 Roadmap

Multiplayer is Coming - Face The Darkness Together

The Story Continues - Brand New Chapters

Cross-Platform Mod Kit - Create Your Own Nightmares

Steam Sale

Multiplayer is Coming - Face The Darkness Together

Cross-Platform Mod Kit - Create Your Own Nightmares

The Story Continues - Discover New Chapters

Coming Q2 2024

We are excited to announce that the Slender: The Arrival 10 Year Anniversary Update will be launching on October 18!

A New Chapter Awaits, And It’s Free

Steam Update is Free

Price Adjustment

Multiple Languages Supported

Future Development

Switching Between Old and New Versions

Announcing S: The Lost Chapters - our next horror experience.

You can now wishlist S: The Lost Chapters on Steam

Happy Halloween!

Happy Halloween!