Slender: The Arrival

 PlayStation 4
Metascore
60

Mixed or average reviews - based on 8 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 0 out of 8
  2. Mixed: 7 out of 8
  3. Negative: 1 out of 8
  1. GameSpot
    Apr 12, 2015
    70
    Slender Man and his several proxies are cold and uncaring. They have no clear motive other than your defilement, and they are omnipotent.
  2. Cheat Code Central
    Mar 25, 2015
    66
    I am a huge fan of psychological thrillers. But for what this game has in its psychological scare tactics, it totally lacks in the things that make a game one that you’d want to come back to and play again and again. So as the title implies, this game truly is thick on scares but slender on everything else.
  3. PlaySense
    Apr 18, 2015
    65
    It's way too unfair, frustrating and repetitive to be truly scary, though the excellent sound design tries desperately to make up for it.
  5. DarkZero
    Apr 14, 2015
    60
    Ultimately, Slender: The Arrival retains the same experience as the previous versions, though it lacks the visual polish of the PC original.
  6. PSNStores
    Apr 2, 2015
    60
    Slender to me always demonstrates why it’s so scary to feel like someone or something is watching you. I think Slenderman The Arrival succeeds in doing that. At the same time I think the gameplay and story could be more interesting.
  7. We Got This Covered
    Mar 25, 2015
    50
    Slender: The Arrival exudes excellent atmosphere and genuine dread, but recycled and repetitive gameplay deeply hampers a potentially enjoyable horror experience.
  8. Push Square
    Mar 23, 2015
    50
    Small in both scope and budget, Slender: The Arrival is little more than a rest stop on the way to something bigger and better.
  9. Gaming Nexus
    May 26, 2015
    49
    Slender: The Arrival is more frustrating than scary. The atmospheric locations are wasted in this boring survival-horror game where players do little more than search around for numbered items. The game goes a long way to flesh out the story and mythology, but it never makes a convincing argument for why Slender deserves to be a franchise.

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User Score
6.6

Mixed or average reviews- based on 48 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 21 out of 48
  2. Mixed: 17 out of 48
  3. Negative: 10 out of 48
  1. Rox22
    Jun 3, 2015
    5
    I will give credit where credit is due. Slender: The Arrival is creepy as heck, with intense atmosphere. At least until the novelty wears off.I will give credit where credit is due. Slender: The Arrival is creepy as heck, with intense atmosphere. At least until the novelty wears off.

    First impressions are great here and the game does live up to the hype, however it doesn't take long to realize that it is a novelty likely made with the lets-play community in mind. That's the problem with jump scares: cool the first time, but tedious upon repetition.

    S:A visuals are decent, but as it is set mostly in darkness (for obvious reasons) it really dilutes the experience is it is clear that each environment has had allot of effort into them.

    Sound is where this game dominates. Every crack and creak is ominous. The "music" adding a real sense of dread and intensity. If not for the sound design I likely would have hated this game.

    Overall:
    Slender: The Arrival is nice at first, but once you've experienced it once, you've more or less experienced most of what it has to offer. A decent title to buy for quick scare, but not one if you want the full game experience.    … Full Review »
  2. Joe2539
    Jan 2, 2023
    5
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  3. Agt_Killionaire
    Oct 7, 2022
    7
    This game was exciting and had a good atmosphere. When you reach 75% of the way in the game the gameplay drops significantly in my opinion andThis game was exciting and had a good atmosphere. When you reach 75% of the way in the game the gameplay drops significantly in my opinion and it does not feel that good anymore.… Full Review »
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