Choose Among the Sleep - Enhanced Edition
Choose Among the Sleep - Enhanced Edition if it's Steam Deck Verified, so handheld play works out of the box. 2,994 Steam reviews back the pick.
Among the Sleep - Enhanced Edition vs Slender: The Arrival
Among the Sleep - Enhanced Edition and Slender: The Arrival both land in Action, Indie, Adventure on Steam, which is why they keep getting compared. The comparison below is built from each game's Steam metadata — release year, genres, categories, Steam Deck status, price, and review score — refreshed daily by imho.run's scraper. Headline differences: Both share Action, Indie, Adventure on Steam. Slender: The Arrival (2013) is 1 year older than Among the Sleep - Enhanced Edition (2014). Among the Sleep - Enhanced Edition scores higher on Steam reviews (88.2% positive) than Slender: The Arrival (86.9% positive). No login or purchase needed — scroll for the full table, the verdict FAQ, and links to ranked similar games for both titles.
Which should you pick?
Choose Slender: The Arrival
Choose Slender: The Arrival if you want the Steam Leaderboards side of the pairing. 3,482 Steam reviews back the pick.
Both Among the Sleep - Enhanced Edition and Slender: The Arrival sit in Action, Indie, and Adventure on Steam, so either pick lands in the same broad neighborhood. Steam reviews are nearly tied (88.2% vs 86.9% positive), so genre fit is the cleanest tiebreaker — scroll the table for the feature-by-feature view.
Side-by-side comparison
 Among the Sleep - Enhanced Edition |  Slender: The Arrival | |
|---|---|---|
| Released | 2014 | 2013 |
| Genres | Action, Indie, Adventure | Action, Indie, Adventure |
| Platforms | Windows, macOS, Linux | Windows, macOS |
| Steam Deck | Deck Verified | Deck Playable |
| Price | 16.99 USD | 19.99 USD |
| Steam reviews | 88.2% positive (2,994 reviews) | 86.9% positive (3,482 reviews) |
| Multiplayer | Single-player only | Single-player only |
| Developers | Krillbite Studio | Blue Isle Studios |
Side by side
- Both share Action, Indie, Adventure on Steam.
- Slender: The Arrival (2013) is 1 year older than Among the Sleep - Enhanced Edition (2014).
- Among the Sleep - Enhanced Edition scores higher on Steam reviews (88.2% positive) than Slender: The Arrival (86.9% positive).
- Among the Sleep - Enhanced Edition is currently ~15% cheaper on Steam than Slender: The Arrival (16.99 USD vs. 19.99 USD).
- Steam Deck: Among the Sleep - Enhanced Edition is Deck Verified, Slender: The Arrival is Deck Playable.
Among the Sleep - Enhanced Edition vs Slender: The Arrival — FAQ
- Which is better, Among the Sleep - Enhanced Edition or Slender: The Arrival?
- On Steam reviews the two are nearly tied: Among the Sleep - Enhanced Edition sits at 88.2% positive (2,994 reviews), Slender: The Arrival at 86.9% (3,482). The choice usually comes down to genre fit and the platform features each one supports — see the comparison table above.
- Should I play Among the Sleep - Enhanced Edition or Slender: The Arrival first?
- If you want chronology, Slender: The Arrival (2013) came out before Among the Sleep - Enhanced Edition (2014). If neither is a sequel to the other, order doesn't really matter — start with whichever fits your current mood, since both share enough on Steam to make either a reasonable opener.
- Are Among the Sleep - Enhanced Edition and Slender: The Arrival similar?
- They overlap on Action, Indie, Adventure on Steam, so the catalogue groups them together — but "similar" depends on the specific mechanics. Use the genre + category rows above to decide whether the overlap matches what drew you to the one you've already played.