Slender vs Slender Rising 2
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?
Slender Rising 2
Experience an unforgettable horror adventure in this sequel to a terrifying game. Explore new locations, face new game modes, and defend yourself with a shotgun. Designed for maximum fear with intense atmosphere and graphics.
- New Game Modes
- New Horror Locations
- Intense Atmosphere
- Defend yourself with shotgun
- Easy Controls
- Unreal Engine Graphics
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HE IS BACK! The official sequel to the scariest game on the AppStore! An unforgettable horror trip unlike anything else! TouchArcade: "A terrific sequel." This is what players say: "So much scarier than the first one! I screamed!" "Get the game it's absolutely creepy, scary and fun!!!!" "This is it! A totally worthy sequel and a must have!" "I've never been so scared from a horror game!" "Improved a lot, impressed!" "OMG sooooo fun. I'm trembling every second." "You don't know fear until you have played this!" • New Game Modes Two completely different game modes. Liberate the lost souls from their curse to save yourself from becoming one of them. Or collect the mysterious signs that tell a distubring tale and escape. • All New Horror Locations Four new, creepy and vastly different locations, including a abandoned Mansion and a Ghost Town in the gloomy sunset among others. • Intense Atmosphere Spine chilling sound effects and music set the tone for a terrifying experience. Each location now comes with unique atmospheric effects including thunderstorm and blizzard. • Defend yourself Find the shotgun to defeat your enemy and escape. But nothing is what it seems... • Easy Controls Intuitive and simple, pick your favourite from four different control schemes. • Unreal Engine Powered Graphics Special effects for the newest devices and support for older ones from iPhone 3GS upwards. Use headphones when playing, ideally at night and alone! ;) It is recommended to close all background apps when playing on older devices. Credits: bit.ly/XTgXPP
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Slender Rising 2 at 91% against Slender's 33%. Slender Rising 2 also leads on rating (4.7 vs 3.8) and in-app purchases (none vs 1). Slender's advantage is price (Free vs $3.99) and update cadence (monthly vs every 6 months). On 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
Slender is free to download; Slender Rising 2 costs $3.99 up front. Slender sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Slender Rising 2 asks for nothing beyond the download.
Slender Rising 2 holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 3.8. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 322 and 101 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 33% of Slender's written reviews are positive against 91% of Slender Rising 2's.
Slender ships an update monthly, Slender Rising 2 every 6 months. The most recent releases landed on October 22, 2026 and October 21, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Slender | Slender Rising 2 |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free — better | $3.99 |
| Rating | 3.8 (322 ratings) | 4.7 (101 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 33.2% of reviews | 90.8% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 322 — better | 101 |
| Update frequency | Monthly — better | Every 6 months |
| 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 | 6.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 110 MB | 237 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 12+ |
| Developer | Ammonite Design Studios Ltd | Michael Hegemann |
Customer experience
Slender
Slender Rising 2
Bugs and requests
Slender
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
Slender Rising 2
Reported bugs
9 issues- App crashes on startup or during gameplay
- Crashes when beating the game
- Crashes at loading screen
- Incompatibility with iOS updates
- Game stats not tracking completion counts
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- Compass navigation broken (pointing to dead ends)
- Game becomes unbeatable with portal blocking
- Shotgun forces player to commit suicide
- Spelling mistakes in UI text
Requested features
21 requests- Slender Rising 3 sequel with story campaign
- Multiplayer mode
- New map locations (supermarket, office, hospital, carnival, swamp, suburbs, farm, school, asylum)
- Proxy characters as playable options
- VR support with Google Cardboard
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- Endless/infinite mode
- Mini-map feature
- Video recording support
- Gamepad/controller support
- Android and Windows port
- Different ending sequences per map
- Environment interaction mechanics
- Ability to kill Slenderman
- Hand visible holding flashlight
- Night vision as separate option
- Flare mode flashlight type
- More game modes and variations
- In-app purchases for new content
- 10-star rating option
- Slender mode (no Slenderman)
- Walking-only mode with rare teleports
In-app purchases
Slender
- Remove Ads$6.99
Slender Rising 2
No in-app purchases
Questions
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