# Games like Slender: The Arrival

> The closest matches to Slender: The Arrival: Outlast, Alien: Isolation, Among the Sleep - Enhanced Edition, Amnesia: The Dark Descent, and Five Nights at Freddy's. Ranked by imho.run from Steam co-play data, shared tags and reviews.

## Similar games, ranked

The full ranked list, 24 games, best match first (the HTML page shows the top 8 as cards).

1. [Outlast](https://imho.run/games/238320/outlast) — Also Survival Horror, like Slender: The Arrival. 28,158 Steam reviews, 96% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/238320/)
2. [Alien: Isolation](https://imho.run/games/214490/alien-isolation) — Shares environmental puzzle solving with Slender: The Arrival. 26,101 Steam reviews, 92% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/214490/)
3. [Among the Sleep - Enhanced Edition](https://imho.run/games/250620/among-the-sleep-enhanced-edition) — Also Walking Simulator and Survival Horror, like Slender: The Arrival. 2,994 Steam reviews, 88% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/250620/)
4. [Amnesia: The Dark Descent](https://imho.run/games/57300/amnesia-the-dark-descent) — A frequent pick in Slender: The Arrival players' libraries, and another Action. 12,717 Steam reviews, 96% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/57300/)
5. [Five Nights at Freddy's](https://imho.run/games/319510/five-nights-at-freddy-s) — A frequent pick in Slender: The Arrival players' libraries, and another Indie. 32,880 Steam reviews, 93% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/319510/)
6. [Visage](https://imho.run/games/594330/visage) — Also Walking Simulator and Survival Horror, like Slender: The Arrival. 3,985 Steam reviews, 86% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/594330/)
7. [SOMA](https://imho.run/games/282140/soma) — Also Walking Simulator and Survival Horror, like Slender: The Arrival. 23,563 Steam reviews, 96% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/282140/)
8. [Resident Evil 7 Biohazard](https://imho.run/games/418370/resident-evil-7-biohazard) — Also Survival Horror, like Slender: The Arrival. 31,078 Steam reviews, 95% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/418370/)
9. [Darkwood](https://imho.run/games/274520/darkwood) — A frequent pick in Slender: The Arrival players' libraries, and another RPG. 9,910 Steam reviews, 94% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/274520/)
10. [Apartament 1406: Horror](https://imho.run/games/2419900/apartament-1406-horror) — Shares environmental puzzle solving with Slender: The Arrival. 170 Steam reviews, 76% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2419900/)
11. [Silver Pines](https://imho.run/games/2333000/silver-pines) — Shares item collection and environmental puzzle solving with Slender: The Arrival. 4,136 Steam reviews, 96% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2333000/)
12. [Friday the 13th: The Game](https://imho.run/games/438740/friday-the-13th-the-game) — Also Survival Horror, like Slender: The Arrival. 20,603 Steam reviews, 77% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/438740/)
13. [The Hat Man: Shadow Ward](https://imho.run/games/291010/the-hat-man-shadow-ward) — Also Walking Simulator and Survival Horror, like Slender: The Arrival. 897 Steam reviews, 57% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/291010/)
14. [The Forest](https://imho.run/games/242760/the-forest) — Also Survival Horror, like Slender: The Arrival. 175,474 Steam reviews, 95% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/242760/)
15. [Amnesia: A Machine for Pigs](https://imho.run/games/239200/amnesia-a-machine-for-pigs) — Also Walking Simulator and Survival Horror, like Slender: The Arrival. 4,318 Steam reviews, 65% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/239200/)
16. [Blair Witch](https://imho.run/games/1092660/blair-witch) — Also Walking Simulator and Survival Horror, like Slender: The Arrival. 2,932 Steam reviews, 78% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1092660/)
17. [The Evil Within](https://imho.run/games/268050/the-evil-within) — Also Survival Horror, like Slender: The Arrival. 7,495 Steam reviews, 78% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/268050/)
18. [DreadOut](https://imho.run/games/269790/dreadout) — Also Survival Horror, like Slender: The Arrival. 1,797 Steam reviews, 78% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/269790/)
19. [The Bridge Curse 2: The Extrication](https://imho.run/games/2331330/the-bridge-curse-2-the-extrication) — Shares chase sequences with Slender: The Arrival. 124 Steam reviews, 94% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2331330/)
20. [CASE: Animatronics](https://imho.run/games/489360/case-animatronics) — Also Survival Horror, like Slender: The Arrival. 735 Steam reviews, 68% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/489360/)
21. [Layers of Fear (2016)](https://imho.run/games/391720/layers-of-fear-2016) — Also Walking Simulator, like Slender: The Arrival. 5,082 Steam reviews, 87% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/391720/)
22. [The Beast Inside](https://imho.run/games/792300/the-beast-inside) — Also Walking Simulator and Survival Horror, like Slender: The Arrival. 2,333 Steam reviews, 77% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/792300/)
23. [Little Nightmares](https://imho.run/games/424840/little-nightmares) — Shares chase sequences and environmental puzzle solving with Slender: The Arrival. 18,797 Steam reviews, 95% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/424840/)
24. [DEVOUR](https://imho.run/games/1274570/devour) — Also Survival Horror, like Slender: The Arrival. 20,582 Steam reviews, 91% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1274570/)

## Machine-readable

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- This page as markdown: https://imho.run/md/game/252330
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## About Slender: The Arrival

Slender: The Arrival is a solo survival horror action-adventure developed by Blue Isle Studios, released in 2013 and priced at $19.99. Players navigate atmospheric environments, collect pages scattered across dark locations, and solve environmental puzzles while avoiding the pursuing Slenderman through tense chase sequences. Reviewers highlight the consistent horror experience delivered through minimalist controls and light-based mechanics that contribute to relentless tension. Players describe the game as atmospheric, stressful, and tense throughout its short but challenging duration. The title runs at a playable level on Steam Deck and holds an 87% positive rating from over 3,400 Steam reviews.

## Game info

- **AppID:** 252330
- **Developer:** Blue Isle Studios
- **Publisher:** Blue Isle Publishing
- **Genres:** Action, Indie, Adventure
- **Categories:** Stats, Partial Controller Support, Single-player, Steam Achievements, Steam Cloud, Steam Leaderboards, Steam Trading Cards, Family Sharing
- **Released:** Oct 28, 2013
- **Free to play:** no
- **Metacritic:** 65
- **Platforms:** windows, mac

## Links

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- [Steam store](https://store.steampowered.com/app/252330/)
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