Slender: The Arrival cover art

games like

Slender: The Arrival

Slender: The Arrival leans Variance (Systems & Chaos). Below: catalogued games with the closest cheat-test profile, and exactly where each one differs.

Matched first against: Adventure, Indie - then ranked by cheat-test profile.

EXECUTION2 /10READS0 /10VARIANCE6 /10OPTIMIZATION4 /10

5 games like Slender: The Arrival

A cross-genre tag below means that pick didn't share a genre - it filled a slot on cheat-test profile alone.

Layers of Fear (2016) cover art
Layers of Fear (2016)Systems & Chaos · psychological walking horror

Both lean on reads about the same (0 vs 0). Biggest difference: execution (2 vs 1) - Walking and interacting; no combat or twitch demand

full comparison →
Road 96 cover art
Road 96Systems & Chaos · narrative road-trip game

Both lean on execution about the same (2 vs 2). Biggest difference: reads (0 vs 1) - NPC encounter choices have light social prediction moments

full comparison →
Blade Runner cover art
Blade RunnerSystems & Chaos · point-and-click detective

Both lean on reads about the same (0 vs 0). Biggest difference: execution (2 vs 1) - Point-and-click investigation, no dexterity required

full comparison →
60 Seconds! cover art
60 Seconds!Systems & Chaos · survival choice game

Both lean on execution about the same (2 vs 2). Biggest difference: variance (6 vs 7) - Random events decide who lives in the bunker

full comparison →
Peggle cover art
PegglePure Chaos · pachinko puzzlecross-genre

Both lean on execution about the same (2 vs 2). Biggest difference: variance (6 vs 7) - Bounce physics chaos decides most shots

full comparison →

Game details

Released
2013
Developer
Blue Isle Studios
Platforms
PS3, PS4, Android, PC, iOS, Mac, WiiU, X360, XONE, Switch
Modes
Single player
IGDB critics
61/100
IGDB users
71/100
AdventureIndieActionHorrorSurvival