<s>
Slender	B-Application
:	I-Application
The	I-Application
Arrival	I-Application
(	O
also	O
written	O
as	O
Slender	B-Application
–	I-Application
The	I-Application
Arrival	I-Application
or	O
Slender	B-Application
The	I-Application
Arrival	I-Application
)	O
is	O
a	O
first-person	O
survival	O
horror	O
video	O
game	O
developed	O
by	O
Blue	O
Isle	O
Studios	O
among	O
Parsec	B-Application
Productions	I-Application
as	O
a	O
fully	O
realized	O
,	O
commercial	O
version	O
to	O
Parsec	B-Application
Productions	I-Application
 '	O
Slender	B-Application
:	I-Application
The	I-Application
Eight	I-Application
Pages	I-Application
,	O
with	O
Chapter	O
9	O
being	O
a	O
remake	O
of	O
the	O
aforementioned	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
the	O
fifth	O
video	O
game	O
adaptation	O
based	O
on	O
the	O
Slender	B-Application
Man	O
mythos	B-Protocol
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Windows	I-Application
and	O
OS	B-Operating_System
X	I-Operating_System
on	O
March	O
26	O
,	O
2013	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Thereafter	O
,	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
Xbox	B-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
and	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
in	O
September	O
2014	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
released	O
for	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
and	O
Xbox	B-Device
One	I-Device
in	O
March	O
2015	O
,	O
before	O
shipping	O
onto	O
Wii	B-Device
U	I-Device
in	O
October	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Switch	I-Application
port	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
June	O
2019	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
October	O
2021	O
,	O
ports	O
for	O
Android	B-Application
and	O
iOS	B-Application
were	O
released	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Slender	B-Application
Man	O
’s	O
creator	O
,	O
Eric	O
Knudsen	O
,	O
served	O
as	O
a	O
producer	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Slender	B-Application
:	I-Application
The	I-Application
Arrival	I-Application
uses	O
similar	O
mechanics	O
to	O
its	O
predecessor	O
,	O
The	B-Application
Eight	I-Application
Pages	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Slender	B-Application
Man	O
's	O
behavior	O
changes	O
slightly	O
between	O
levels	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
the	O
first	O
level	O
,	O
the	O
Slender	B-Application
Man	O
can	O
be	O
seen	O
standing	O
outside	O
of	O
the	O
house	O
through	O
every	O
window	O
,	O
once	O
the	O
player	O
acquires	O
the	O
flashlight	O
,	O
and	O
after	O
going	O
through	O
the	O
gate	O
outside	O
he	O
can	O
be	O
seen	O
on	O
the	O
top	O
of	O
hills	O
well	O
away	O
from	O
the	O
player	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
observed	O
that	O
his	O
motion	O
centers	O
around	O
following	O
the	O
player	O
,	O
but	O
consists	O
largely	O
of	O
jumping	O
from	O
place	O
to	O
place	O
,	O
the	O
inconvenience	O
of	O
which	O
is	O
increased	O
as	O
each	O
of	O
the	B-Application
eight	I-Application
pages	I-Application
are	O
collected	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
While	O
looking	O
at	O
the	O
Slender	B-Application
Man	O
,	O
the	O
camera	O
succumbs	O
to	O
electronic	O
distortions	O
such	O
as	O
static	O
,	O
blurring	O
,	O
color	O
spots	O
,	O
audio	O
distortion	O
,	O
etc.	O
,	O
which	O
obstructs	O
the	O
player	O
's	O
vision	O
unless	O
facing	O
away	O
,	O
and	O
far	O
enough	O
from	O
it	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
When	O
caught	O
,	O
the	O
game	B-Application
over	I-Application
screen	O
is	O
also	O
different	O
;	O
while	O
in	O
Slender	B-Application
:	I-Application
The	I-Application
Eight	I-Application
Pages	I-Application
,	O
the	O
player	O
saw	O
a	O
white	O
static	O
background	O
with	O
Slender	B-Application
Man	O
's	O
faceless	O
head	O
,	O
the	O
one	O
for	O
Slender	B-Application
:	I-Application
The	I-Application
Arrival	I-Application
is	O
black	O
,	O
with	O
an	O
overhead-lit	O
and	O
color-distorted	O
hue	O
and	O
less	O
static	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Slender	B-Application
:	I-Application
The	I-Application
Arrival	I-Application
follows	O
the	O
story	O
of	O
two	O
childhood	O
friends	O
,	O
Lauren	O
and	O
Kate	O
,	O
after	O
the	O
events	O
in	O
Slender	B-Application
:	I-Application
The	I-Application
Eight	I-Application
Pages	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Kate	O
,	O
who	O
is	O
the	O
protagonist	O
of	O
the	B-Application
Eight	I-Application
Pages	I-Application
,	O
is	O
selling	O
her	O
childhood	O
home	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
she	O
ventures	O
deeper	O
into	O
the	O
park	O
,	O
she	O
encounters	O
a	O
tall	O
,	O
faceless	O
figure	O
named	O
Slender	B-Application
Man	O
,	O
who	O
can	O
only	O
be	O
seen	O
through	O
video	O
cameras	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
After	O
all	O
eight	O
pages	O
are	O
collected	O
,	O
Lauren	O
runs	O
from	O
Slender	B-Application
Man	O
,	O
slipping	O
down	O
an	O
embankment	O
,	O
hitting	O
her	O
head	O
and	O
passing	O
out	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Slender	B-Application
Man	O
also	O
attempts	O
to	O
attack	O
Lauren	O
in	O
the	O
mine	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
One	O
shows	O
Kate	O
(	O
who	O
has	O
a	O
video	O
camera	O
of	O
her	O
own	O
)	O
hurriedly	O
scribbling	O
upon	O
papers	O
before	O
discovering	O
that	O
Slender	B-Application
Man	O
is	O
trying	O
to	O
get	O
in	O
,	O
she	O
starts	O
to	O
close	O
every	O
door	O
and	O
window	O
in	O
the	O
house	O
,	O
but	O
Slender	B-Application
Man	O
manages	O
to	O
get	O
inside	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Kate	O
then	O
runs	O
back	O
to	O
her	O
room	O
where	O
Slender	B-Application
Man	O
suddenly	O
appears	O
and	O
she	O
proceeds	O
to	O
jump	O
out	O
of	O
the	O
bedroom	O
window	O
before	O
the	O
tape	O
abruptly	O
ends	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
uses	O
gas	O
canisters	O
to	O
power	O
a	O
generator	O
,	O
and	O
looks	O
for	O
a	O
key	O
to	O
unlock	O
a	O
gate	O
to	O
the	O
Matheson	O
family	O
chapel	B-Language
.	O
</s>
<s>
After	O
being	O
led	O
away	O
by	O
collecting	O
a	O
trail	O
of	O
toy	O
trains	O
that	O
lead	O
him	O
into	O
the	O
woods	O
,	O
he	O
is	O
caught	O
by	O
Slender	B-Application
Man	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
An	O
additional	O
level	O
takes	O
place	O
after	O
Kate	O
fled	O
into	O
the	O
woods	O
where	O
she	O
collected	O
the	B-Application
eight	I-Application
pages	I-Application
while	O
being	O
followed	O
by	O
Slender	B-Application
Man	O
,	O
after	O
finding	O
all	O
the	O
pages	O
Slender	B-Application
Man	O
catches	O
her	O
,	O
claiming	O
that	O
he	O
"	O
has	O
plans	O
for	O
her	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Lauren	O
's	O
camera	O
turns	O
back	O
on	O
temporarily	O
to	O
show	O
someone	O
's	O
legs	O
(	O
most	O
likely	O
Lauren	O
's	O
)	O
being	O
dragged	O
away	O
by	O
someone	O
unseen	O
,	O
who	O
is	O
presumably	O
either	O
Kate	O
,	O
Charlie	O
,	O
or	O
Slender	B-Application
Man	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
player	O
's	O
character	O
is	O
unknown	O
but	O
the	O
goal	O
of	O
the	O
level	O
is	O
basically	O
a	O
hide	O
and	O
seek	O
from	O
Slender	B-Application
Man	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Prior	O
to	O
the	O
events	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
she	O
had	O
visions	O
of	O
the	O
'	O
Slender	B-Application
Man	O
 '	O
which	O
she	O
shared	O
with	O
her	O
friend	O
CR	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Carl-Ross	O
"	O
CR	O
"	O
–	O
A	O
friend	O
of	O
Kate	O
,	O
with	O
whom	O
he	O
shared	O
her	O
visions	O
of	O
the	O
Slender	B-Application
Man	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
is	O
playable	O
in	O
'	O
Homestead	O
 '	O
in	O
which	O
he	O
investigates	O
a	O
farmland	O
property	O
owned	O
by	O
the	O
Mathesons	O
and	O
finds	O
clues	O
suggesting	O
that	O
Slender	B-Application
Man	O
had	O
stalked	O
them	O
for	O
generations	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Slender	B-Application
Man	O
–	O
The	O
faceless	O
main	O
antagonist	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
who	O
can	O
only	O
be	O
seen	O
through	O
video	O
cameras	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Version	O
1.5	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
has	O
Charlie	O
appear	O
in	O
the	O
prologue	O
,	O
'	O
Homestead	O
 '	O
and	O
epilogue	O
as	O
a	O
decaying	O
zombie-like	O
corpse	O
that	O
chases	O
Lauren	O
,	O
and	O
it	O
is	O
implied	O
that	O
he	O
was	O
heavily	O
affected	O
by	O
Slender	B-Application
Man	O
's	O
influence	O
but	O
is	O
now	O
helping	O
Lauren	O
to	O
investigate	O
him	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
'	O
Memories	O
 '	O
it	O
was	O
shown	O
how	O
he	O
was	O
lured	O
into	O
the	O
woods	O
by	O
Slender	B-Application
Man	O
before	O
being	O
captured	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
'	O
Homestead	O
 '	O
,	O
it	O
's	O
shown	O
that	O
the	O
farmland	O
property	O
Charlie	O
and	O
his	O
family	O
would	O
often	O
visit	O
shows	O
signs	O
of	O
the	O
Slender	B-Application
Man	O
haunting	O
the	O
Mathesons	O
for	O
generations	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
CR	O
theorises	O
that	O
Charlie	O
inadvertently	O
stumbled	O
upon	O
evidence	O
of	O
this	O
,	O
which	O
may	O
have	O
prompted	O
the	O
Slender	B-Application
Man	O
to	O
come	O
after	O
him	O
in	O
particular	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Slender	B-Application
:	I-Application
The	I-Application
Arrival	I-Application
was	O
developed	O
by	O
Blue	O
Isle	O
Studios	O
and	O
Parsec	B-Application
Productions	I-Application
for	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Windows	I-Application
and	O
Apple	B-Device
Mac	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
developers	O
were	O
considering	O
a	O
release	O
for	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
Network	I-Device
for	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
,	O
and	O
Xbox	B-Device
Live	I-Device
Arcade	I-Device
for	O
the	B-Operating_System
Xbox	I-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
Eight	O
screenshots	O
were	O
released	O
on	O
the	O
official	O
Slender	B-Application
:	I-Application
The	I-Application
Arrival	I-Application
website	O
,	O
followed	O
by	O
four	O
on	O
the	O
Blue	O
Isle	O
Studio	O
website	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
December	O
1	O
,	O
2012	O
,	O
Blue	O
Isle	O
Studios	O
announced	O
its	O
partnership	O
with	O
the	O
Marble	O
Hornets	O
team	O
,	O
a	O
YouTube	B-General_Concept
channel	I-General_Concept
known	O
for	O
its	O
horror	O
videos	O
which	O
heavily	O
featured	O
Slender	B-Application
Man	O
,	O
and	O
helped	O
to	O
shape	O
the	O
modern	O
version	O
of	O
the	O
Slender	B-Application
Man	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
February	O
9	O
,	O
2013	O
,	O
Slender	B-Application
:	I-Application
The	I-Application
Arrival	I-Application
was	O
opened	O
to	O
the	O
public	O
for	O
beta	O
testing	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
October	O
1	O
,	O
2021	O
,	O
Blue	O
Isle	O
Studios	O
announced	O
that	O
the	O
game	O
will	O
be	O
released	O
for	O
Android	B-Application
and	O
iOS	B-Application
on	O
October	O
13	O
of	O
the	O
same	O
year	O
,	O
with	O
the	O
first	O
chapter	O
being	O
available	O
for	O
free	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Slender	B-Application
:	I-Application
The	I-Application
Arrival	I-Application
received	O
mixed	O
reviews	O
,	O
with	O
critics	O
praising	O
its	O
soundtrack	O
,	O
tense	O
atmosphere	O
and	O
scares	O
,	O
but	O
also	O
criticizing	O
its	O
shorter	O
than	O
expected	O
campaign	O
length	O
and	O
repetitive	O
gameplay	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Aggregating	O
review	O
website	O
Metacritic	O
gave	O
the	B-Operating_System
Xbox	I-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
version	O
61/100	O
based	O
on	O
5	O
reviews	O
,	O
the	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Windows	I-Application
version	O
65/100	O
based	O
on	O
30	O
reviews	O
,	O
the	B-Operating_System
PlayStation	I-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
version	O
60/100	O
based	O
on	O
8	O
reviews	O
,	O
the	B-Device
Xbox	I-Device
One	I-Device
version	O
59/100	O
based	O
on	O
6	O
reviews	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
version	O
48/100	O
based	O
on	O
4	O
reviews	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
VVGtv	O
gave	O
the	O
game	O
a	O
score	O
of	O
8.8/10	O
,	O
praising	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
graphics	O
,	O
sound	O
,	O
gameplay	O
(	O
with	O
the	O
exception	O
of	O
a	O
few	O
elements	O
)	O
and	O
mystery	O
element	O
,	O
while	O
criticising	O
the	O
short	O
story	O
,	O
adding	O
that	O
"	O
if	O
you	O
played	O
The	B-Application
Eight	I-Application
Pages	I-Application
and	O
are	O
looking	O
for	O
the	O
next	O
scare	O
to	O
really	O
get	O
your	O
adrenaline	O
pumping	O
and	O
to	O
get	O
you	O
to	O
yell	O
like	O
you	O
did	O
when	O
you	O
first	O
saw	O
Slenderman	O
right	O
behind	O
you	O
,	O
this	O
game	O
will	O
not	O
disappoint	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
