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Valley vs Slender: The Arrival

If you are torn between Valley and Slender: The Arrival, the two share Walking Simulator, Exploration and Horror; here is how the numbers split. On raw data, Slender: The Arrival takes 1 categories against 2 for Valley.

MetricValleySlender: The ArrivalEdge
Player rating ★ 3.57 ★ 3.04 Valley by 0.53 (15%)
Catalog popularity 820 adds 1,334 adds Slender: The Arrival by 514 (63%)
Avg. playtime 3h 2h Valley is longer
Platform families 4 5 Slender: The Arrival
Release year 2016 2013 Valley is newer by 3 yr

Platform exclusives

  • Slender: The Arrival only: Mobile

Verdict

Slender: The Arrival takes 2 of 3 measurable categories. Both lean on Walking Simulator, Exploration, Horror and First-Person, so whichever you pick, the core feel carries over.

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Base game data via RAWG. Comparison computed by us.