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 since the update dropped, and we can’t thank you enough for sticking with us throughout the last ten years. This marks a whole decade since our original release and we thought it was a perfect time to go back and revisit the first game we launched as a studio.

Your responses have truly energized our whole team, and that makes our jobs so much more rewarding. We are kicking things up a notch next year by adding a multiplayer mode, cross-platform modding, and even more chapters. This is a big undertaking, but these are updates we have been waiting a really long time to build.

We are incredibly passionate about this game, the mythos and the entire community and we hope you are all just as excited as we are. Our goal is to turn this into something sustainable, with continued updates months and years into the future. So, we humbly ask that you consider a vote for Slender: The Arrival in this year’s Steam “Labor of Love” nominations. It would mean a lot to us, and look forward to growing the game alongside you!


- The entire Blue Isle Studios team

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:

[discord.gg]

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:

[discord.gg]

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…

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 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!

• 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

• 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

• 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)

• 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

• 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

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.

[discord.gg]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!

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:

1. Fixed colour gamut distortion on HDR displays
   
2. Fixed an issue with difficulty persistence
   
3. Fixed an issue with some Directx 12 players being unable to boot the game
   
4. 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.

Slender Man is back and we have just launched our next major update. Take a look at all of the details below.


Every shadow, every material, every model and hair raising encounter with the mysterious Slender Man is rerendered in stunning detail.

We have redesigned pickups, readables and newly added subtitles ensure the horror can be experienced for the first time in multiple languages including: English, French, Italian, German, Spanish, Russian, Simplified Chinese, Traditional Chinese, Japanese and Portuguese.

Swap between the original versions and the new update by switching branches on your Steam client, enjoy the original graphics, or experience the horror in all new detail. Learn how to swap between versions here.

Check out Slender: The Arrival's new launch trailer below!

Those of you willing to brave the darkness will find a brand new chapter waiting for you. In the game’s new chapter; Nightmare, we follow Charlie Matheson’s father as he descends ever deeper into madness.


In case you missed our previous post, we’ll share all of it again. The world of Slender: The Arrival is expanding and we are excited to announce the following new content is in development. We don’t have a firm release date for this yet, but we are targeting Q2 of 2024 for the release.

The darkness is relentless, and now you don’t have to face it alone. We’re excited to introduce a brand new way to play; a cooperative multiplayer mode. Team up with friends, look for clues and get out alive… assuming you all work together.

For the first time ever, you can team up with others to investigate the mythos of Slender Man as you attempt to run, hide, or even fight back if you dare.

We are hard at work on a brand new DLC expansion containing three all-new chapters. The story of Slender: The Arrival is not done yet, with new regions to explore, characters to meet and horrors to survive.

In partnership with CurseForge for Studios and our friends at Overwolf, we are proud to announce the Slender: The Arrival Creators Mod Kit.

Create your own scenarios and distribute them across every platform; PC, PlayStation 5, or Xbox Series X/S. Players can create single player experiences, or, leverage the brand new multiplayer mode to create online scenarios. The editor we ship will be very similar to the one used to develop the 10th Anniversary Update, giving you access to all of the same tools, AI, environment art, sound effects and everything used by our designers.

Contribute new stories and experiences to the mythos and share your nightmarish creations with players all around the world.


For anyone who has yet to grab their own copy of Slender: The Arrival, please be aware that we will have a Steam sale starting today at 1PM EST today, Wednesday October 18th. Please keep that in mind if you wish to pick up a copy for you or a friend.

This brings us to the end of today’s announcement, we hope you all enjoy the latest update to Slender: The Arrival. Be sure to follow our social below to keep up with all of the latest and greatest announcements.

Have fun and enjoy the scares! We’ll be watching…

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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.


The darkness is relentless, and now you don’t have to face it alone. We’re excited to introduce a brand new way to play; a cooperative multiplayer mode. Team up with friends, look for clues and get out alive… assuming you all work together.

For the first time ever, you can team up with others to investigate the mythos of Slender Man as you attempt to run, hide, or even try to fight back if you dare.


In partnership with CurseForge for Studios and our friends at Overwolf, we are proud to announce the Slender: The Arrival Creators Mod Kit.

Create your own scenarios and distribute them across every platform; PC, PlayStation 5, or Xbox Series X/S. Players can create single player experiences, or, leverage the brand new multiplayer mode to create online scenarios. The editor we ship will be very similar to the one used to develop the 10th Anniversary Update, giving you access to all of the same tools, AI, environment art, sound effects and everything used by our designers.

Contribute new stories and experiences to the mythos and share your nightmarish creations with other players all around the world.

To wrap up today’s mega-update, we are excited to announce that we are working on a brand new DLC expansion containing three new chapters. The story of Slender: The Arrival is not done yet, with new regions to explore, characters to meet, and horrors to survive. Stand by for more details, coming soon!


We are hard at work on all of the updates outlined; our target is to have them ready for you by the second quarter of 2024. Get ready, things are about to get scary around here!

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 existing Steam customers for free. In order to reflect the substantial effort re-imagining the title with completely revitalized visuals and a brand new chapter, in the next few days you can expect to see the Steam price increase from 9.99 USD to 19.99 USD. This price change will only affect new customers and will reflect the value of the game on other platforms.

Please be aware that the update is coming out October 18th and if you do purchase the game before then, you will still need to wait until the official update goes live.

We appreciate all the support so far and cannot wait to share even more with you soon!

From the Blue Isle Studios Team.

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 a free content addon. Take a look at a short teaser below.

We want to make sure that as many people as possible get to experience Slender: The Arrival in all of its enhanced glory. For that reason, we have made the decision to launch all of this as a free update to the original game. If you already own the game on Steam, there’s no new product to purchase. On October 18th, open up Steam and download the update, then jump back in and experience the horror all over again.

For those of you who wish to play the older version of the game, you’ll have the ability to switch versions through Steam. Scroll to the bottom of this news post for instructions on how that will be done.

On October 18, we’ll be increasing the price on Steam from $9.99 USD to $19.99 USD to reflect the improved visuals and all of the new content and improvements we are adding as part of this major update. The latest generation of consoles, and any future platforms we add the game to will also reflect the updated $19.99 USD pricing.

The last generation consoles, however, will remain priced at $9.99 USD as the new update is not launching on the older console hardware.

We have redesigned how our pickups and readables work. Now, each pickup has the option to be viewed as an image, or you can select the ‘Read’ option to see the same pickup in text format.

We have also added subtitles to audio, and contextual subtitle text that pops up when looking at certain narrative objects in the world.

With all of these new features we’ve finally been able to translate the game into multiple languages.

We’ll be supporting the following languages: English, French, Italian, German, Spanish, Russian, and Portuguese.

This long awaited update has been something we have wanted to share for a long time, and we are totally blown away at all of the comments, reactions and discussions we have seen. We have big plans for future expansions to the game, and we’ll share more of that information as soon as we are ready. Stay tuned for our roadmap, Slender Man isn’t done yet…

For those of you who wish to experience the older version on Steam, you will have the ability to switch between the Anniversary Update and the original 2013 version by going to your Steam library and swapping branches.

To do this head to your Steam Library and locate ‘Slender: The Arrival’
Click on the gear located to the left and click on ‘Properties’

A pop up menu will appear, from here you’re going to click on the tab that says ‘Betas’ and on the right hand side you’ll see a drop down menu, click on that and choose an option: either ‘Version2013’ or ‘Version2015’. Each year represents a different version of the game, we wanted to leave them both available.

Once done, Steam will begin to download and install the files for that version of the game.

Follow these same instructions to swap back to the Anniversary Update, by clicking ‘none’ in the drop down section.

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 a complete visual overhaul utilizing the latest and greatest technologies and Unreal Engine 5.2.

Every shadow, every material, every model and every hair-raising encounter with the mysterious Slender Man will be rendered in stunning detail. This new update not only enhances the graphics but also elevates the overall gameplay experience.

Mark your calendars because this October, Slender Man is back.

Take a look at some before and after screenshots here[www.slenderarrival.com]

Oh, and one more thing…


Prepare for a brand-new type of horror. Delve deeper into the depths of infamous stories once told and unearth the terrible secrets left behind. Brace yourself for an immersive journey that is equal parts horrifying and breathtaking. An experience that is both familiar, yet different…

Forever hunting…
Forever stalking…
Forever watching…
They are here…

Click the link above to visit the Steam page.