

Popularized by the internet's then obsession with creepypasta, as well as YouTubers' reactions to the jump scares, Slender-Man was quickly cemented as a 2010s pop culture icon. Which is almost ten years ago, in case you didn't feel old enough already. It quickly went viral back when it launched in 2012.

Slender: The Arrival is the commercial release of the breakout hit free-to-play game, Slender: The Eight Pages.

Players are enveloped in a dark, foreboding world of sensory deprivation with a story fraught with terror, filled with haunting visions and audio cues that create ahealthy dose of tension and paranoia."Īs well as making the horror game portable, the mobile release of Slender: The Arrival also introduced a leaderboard to compete against friends, as well as daily, weekly and lifetime challenges. "The frightening Slender Man is described by eyewitnesses as a thin, unnaturally tall man dressed in a black suit with a blank, featureless face. In a statement, the developer speaks about how it has doubled down on the fear for this new release:
