
Some of the better-lit areas look genuinely great. Instead of a dark forest, you’ll wander through abandoned homes, creepy mines, and sunbaked hillsides. The world he haunts is larger and denser, as well. You can't fight him, only run from him, and that in of itself makes him more frightening than most game monsters. Though his iconic design may be simple, I still got freaked out every time I spotted his silhouette in the distance. The Slender Man himself still stalks you with the same terrifying persistence he has in the original, exuding a menacing presence that evolves throughout the story in some unexpected ways.

Most importantly, The Arrival remembers that the core of any good horror lies in its boogeyman.
