Slender: The Eight Pages
Slender: The Eight Pages (originally titled Slender) is a first-person survival horror game based on the Slender Man, an infamous creepypasta (online horror story). It was developed by indie developer Mark J. Hadley with Unity, and released in June 2012 as a beta for Microsoft Windows and OS X by Parsec Productions.
| Slender: The Eight Pages | |
|---|---|
| Developer(s) | Parsec Productions |
| Publisher(s) | Parsec Productions |
| Director(s) | Mark J. Hadley |
| Designer(s) | Mark J. Hadley |
| Programmer(s) | Mark J. Hadley |
| Artist(s) | Pau Cano |
| Engine | Unity |
| Platform(s) | Microsoft Windows, OS X |
| Release | June 26, 2012 |
| Genre(s) | Survival horror |
| Mode(s) | Single-player |
In Slender: The Eight Pages, the player must collect eight pages scattered around a dark forest while avoiding the Slender Man, who pursues them throughout the game. It has simple graphics and gameplay limited to walking, running and using a flashlight. The Eight Pages was largely praised by critics for its effective horror and atmosphere despite its graphics, although several considered the gameplay repetitive.
The Eight Pages became popular through Let's Plays and inspired many fangames based on Slender Man. Parsec Productions and Blue Isle Studios released a sequel called Slender: The Arrival the following year. In July 2023, a second sequel titled S: The Lost Chapters was announced and is in development.