It’s been a decade because the launch of Slender: The Arrival, which means it’s been simply as lengthy since we’ve come nose to nose with the terrifying Slenderman and his featureless face. That stated, a new teaser and countdown from developer, Blue Isle Studios, factors in direction of the humanoid making a comeback within the close to future.
Slenderman first arose to fame after being conjured up in a creepypasta; an Web-based city legend of types. His look being so uncommon; a slim, faceless man in a black go well with with terribly lengthy limbs, and the varied different tales that emerged on the web about him garnered this character fairly the cult following.
Slender: The Eight Pages arrived in 2012, with Slender: The Arrival, releasing shortly after in 2013. The creepy fellow even acquired his personal feature-length movie in 2018, and spoiler alert, it’s horrible. Now, in 2023, Slenderman seems to be making a grand return to the world of video video games.
He’s not alone, both, given the quantity of comebacks and remakes from cult classics that horror followers have already seen in 2023; Resident Evil 4, Useless Area, The Outlast Trials, System Shock, and Amnesia: The Bunker. Let’s not neglect that Alone within the Darkish is coming, and Silent Hill 2 might nonetheless launch this yr, too. We’ve been spoilt for selection.
Tweeted from the Slender: The Arrival account, a brief teaser trailer joined by the caption, “He’s ready…” was shared. This teaser is just a few seconds lengthy, and reveals a single, jittery body from the latter half of Slender: The Arrival earlier than fading into static. So, there’s no mistaking that that is Slenderman we’re speaking about.
Shortly after, Blue Isle Studios shared a countdown on the Slender: The Arrival web site, which is able to come to an finish on July 28. No matter Blue Isle is at present cooking up, it’s coming quickly. Now, this might be a remake, remaster, or sequel to the 2013 recreation, however Blue Isle is but to share any particulars. All I do know, proper now, is that Slenderman is coming again to scare streamers mindless for my leisure.
Prepared your torch and sanity for July 28, after we’ll lastly be listening to extra about what Blue Isle Studios has deliberate for the way forward for Slenderman.
