Slender vs Strangers Here
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Slender
Experience a chilling survival horror game based on the Slender-Man urban legend. Navigate dark environments with only a flashlight and your wits to evade the terrifying entity. Collect hidden tapes to uncover the mystery before it's too late.
- Survival horror gameplay
- Slender-Man urban legend theme
- Flashlight navigation
- Collect hidden tapes
- Evade the Slender Man
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Slender-Man is the original survival horror game for mobile based upon the Slender-Man urban legend and "Der Großmann" myth. See how long you can survive before Slender Man gets you, with only your wits and a flashlight to aid you! Can you find all eight hidden tapes before Slenderman gets you?
Strangers Here
An atmospheric VHS horror game where you play as an FBI agent hunting creatures that mimic humans. Distinguish between real people and their copies, make critical decisions, and uncover the truth behind the "Strangers."
- VHS horror atmosphere
- Track human-imitating creatures
- Distinguish real people from copies
- Make life-altering decisions
- Six unique endings
- Customizable menu background
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Strangers Here — an atmospheric VHS horror about the "Strangers": unsettling creatures that mimic humans with terrifying precision. In the quiet family park of Willingstone, something has gone horribly wrong. People are vanishing, animals are falling ill, and inhuman screams echo from the forest at night. The special agency D.I.C. has been tracking incidents like these for a long time. Now it's your turn — learn to tell the real from the imitation, and uncover the true nature of these beings.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Strangers Here at 71% against Slender's 33%. Strangers Here also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 1) and ads (none vs shown). On price, ratings volume, update cadence and device support there is nothing between them.
Scored on Price · Rating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings · Update frequency · Ads · In-app purchases · Monetization · Best chart rank · Devices · Requires iOS
Both are free to download. Slender sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Strangers Here asks for nothing beyond the download.
Strangers Here holds the better App Store score, 4.1 against 3.8. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 316 and 124 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 33% of Slender's written reviews are positive against 71% of Strangers Here's.
Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly monthly. The most recent releases landed on September 22, 2026 and September 25, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Slender | Strangers Here |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.8 (316 ratings) | 4.1 (124 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 33.2% of reviews | 71.4% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 316 — better | 124 |
| Update frequency | Monthly | Monthly |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases — better | Paid |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 12.0 — better | 13.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 110 MB | 252 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 9+ |
| Developer | Ammonite Design Studios Ltd | Elmira Sevostyanova |
Customer experience
Slender
Strangers Here
In-app purchases
Slender
- Remove Ads$6.99
Strangers Here
No in-app purchases
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