So I Remade Slenderman 10 Years Later...

See how I remade Slender in Unreal Engine with updated graphics and full gameplay.
Unreal Engine 5 is a state-of-the-art engine and editor with photorealistic rendering, dynamic physics and effects, lifelike animation, robust data translation, and much more-on an open, extensible platform that won't tie you down.
Slender is a free-to-play indie first person horror game made in 2012 by Parsec Productions. The game is based on an online folklore character known as Slenderman, who is depicted as a tall humanoid creature.
0:00 - Introduction
0:50 - Game Mechanics
3:43 - Level Creation
5:41 - Gameplay
#gamedev #unrealengine #slenderman #indiedev #ue4 #ue5

[@FancyDev]

sorry if the graphics look bad. i made it with my old potato laptop so I had to record it with the game on lowest settings. might make a new video with updated graphics if this comment gets 1k likes or smth

[@uwu.-.5873]

Yes pls

[@slimcereal7604]

Nice job bro.

[@definitelynotsham]

bruh

[@CreepyMemes]

50 more likes

[@shitpoststatus7508]

@@CreepyMemes they u have the same profile pic

[@SergeRoblox]

bruh i used to be so scared of that game as a kid. good job at remaking it

[@Just_Jacob963]

Bruh

[@Just_Jacob963]

Everyone say bruh

[@aungkhantthurain6715]

@@Just_Jacob963 bruh

[@That.dirt.eater1]

SAME

[@alwayshariz]

Bruh

[@cozzaronero]

It still misses a thing though. Slenderman doesn’t backflip when you see him, some breakdance could also work

[@TF2Scout..]

lol

[@ZephinorYT]

Slenderman do be vibin tho, uh oh FU- **gets jumpscared whilst slender man doing breakdance fardnite (not clickbait) **VERY EMOTIONAL****

[@Zoneus]

@@ZephinorYT *3 AM!!!*

[@blyat8832]

and this is why creepypasta went from being something feared and respected into a complete joke and laughing stock. the damn kids

[@TheAKinferno]

It's missing the 20 dollars mode

[@Brunoki22]

Remembering Slender Man is like remembering an old friend who doesn't come online anymore. It's a shame really that the original game became abandonware too. It all makes the whole thing more of a memory. Horror trends always come and go so fast on the internet. Creepypastas, ARGs, analog horror, SCPs, and now backrooms. So thanks for bringing back Slender Man, even if for a short bit.

[@wolfsongrising]

I think the main problem is these things get flooded with people who don't really get how it works, or only know how to copy. Like, CPs in particular, look at all the freaking JtK copycats we got...not that he was all that good in the first place imo but like, that's the point really. Things get oversaturated with garbage and it stops being good, so the people who actually know what they're doing get annoyed and leave to start something new. It gets popular, rinse and repeat. How things are with the internet as it is now sadly...

[@capitanonox5159]

Well SCP's still going.

[@Dylan-xx2tk]

@@wolfsongrising Backrooms is another excellent example of this. Everyone took the creepy atmosphere of it and the allusion that _something_ was in there with you, and then just started throwing in a variety of random, murderous monsters.

[@bubbles8871]

It's not bad for how quickly you whipped it up, but with some serious polish and a few original ideas this game could be a great tribute to the first. Two of the main things that made the first game scary that isn't really present in this one is A: The audio. In the original game, the most consistently heard audio (that isn't the music) is what seems to be a cricket every now and then, and the slow footsteps crunching on a gravel path. B: The speed. In this game you seem to be two or even three times faster than the original. The speed and the audio of the original together was what made great tension development throughout the game, even though most people would unintentionally disregard it's atmosphere because it was an early indie game that set off the explosion of games created, and people really only remembered the jumpscares, not the moments that led up to the scares which actually made the scares scarier.

[@bassiliks]

6:27 That death screen is better than 90% of slender games.

[@mxticalldreams9157]

Its not in the actually game though, he just added it in the video

[@masterrubik5370]

Really?

[@Psi34ax]

Reminds me of the intro to X-files

[@skolix1795]

he copied it from online :skull:

[@renard6012]

Looks appropriately haunting.

[@joshharvey4627]

not only is this super dope to see how its made youre super funny at editing, im subbing now

[@gabrielargote2534]

You caught me right when I started to replay Slenderman Shadows and now I see this and I want a whole remake of that compilation of scary maps. You are amazing man, you did something way too well made beside the classic ambience when you pick up a note. Keep going and yes, I'd like to see the new video with new graphics.

[@CJ-uh8bk]

As someone who needs to make a demo level of some sort for a college project, you've honestly reminded me of how good this game was at the time, and now I might try make my own slender demo, if you could ever make tutorials for some of the blueprints you used (for example the page system, how slender moves, etc) that would be cool :)

[@FancyDev]

The page system is just storing an integer and incrementing it when you collect them. If pages == 8 then you win. Slenderman just follows the player and increases speed when you collect pages. Every so often he'll despawn and either respawn at a trigger location or when the player turns around.

[@CJ-uh8bk]

@@FancyDev Thank you!

[@mrsmglp]

@@FancyDev Can you tell me like to a novice indie developer on UE5. I know C++ pretty well, but do I need to write a game on it right away, or can I figure out Blueprints first?

[@smilejetpacks3]

@@FancyDev This is why i don't do computer science

[@Rasgore4]

@@mrsmglp Pretty sure you can do everything you saw in this video with only blueprints

[@Palexite]

If we could get a slender: the 8 pages remake that’s like phasmophobia, that would be so much friggin fun. Nice remake!

[@tryanime]

Multiplayer, with +8 pages per person now joins.

[@Palexite]

@@tryanime lmao. That would be chaos. Just imagine 100+ players, that would be inevitable chaos.

[@mr.conductor4938]

Or a Slender DLC for Phasmophobia - even better!

[@Palexite]

@@mr.conductor4938 that would be very interesting. It would also make for a significant easteregg too.

[@bryanthernandez9769]

@@tryanime there is a multiplayer sorta slender game it’s called “White Noise” it’s available for xbox I don’t know if PS4/5 players and PC

[@justbplz]

The only thing I think that's missing is slenderman got more aggressive if you ran or had your flashlight on, and also the slow building ambient music/sounds, honestly that was the scariest part about the original game for idky

[@Pritex2121]

Can't stop the video, i just subs your channel, great job dude ! :D

[@jordanspetsloth4107]

The ambiance in Slender is what really makes it. It is getting more layers as you get more pages is what really gets you on edge. Without it, the game seems like a walking sim with booms here and there. Definitely essential to add.

[@funtourhawk]

That's what I was about to comment, half the game was just the audio design

[@Archangel444]

@@funtourhawk For me Slender 7th street had some of the scariest fucking audio ever.

[@planescaped]

The rhythmic droning of the soundtrack getting more intense as you gather pages really adds to the tension.

[@fdhappy6930]

Imagine playing Slender and suddenly you turn around to face this running animation 3:26

[@zanythefreak]

I'd be scared and confused Knowing myself I would stand there questioning a lot of things lmao

[@stellarkirbo]

@@zanythefreak ultimate tactic to kill. Confuse then pursue.

[@DrotZawk]

That's terrifying ngl

[@Unknown-rm8zp]

Imagining this was the first mistake I made now. I am laughing Everytime I hear slenderman

[@MrFirecasters]

the running thing would be awesome, especially for the later parts of the game, i.e. more pages collected

[@OneMadNugget]

Looks fantastic. Really love how someone could easily learn a thing or two about game development while you're talking about your game. Honestly never seen a video like this before.

[@cawsomeaolin]

I like how one page is a Kick Me sign

[@closet7401]

Will you be updating it? I have a couple suggestions. The walk anim in this one makes him hunch and that, in my opinion, takes away some of the mystery and eerieness of Slenderman as it makes him seem more ghoul-like and feral. You could give him an upright posture with the head slightly tilted down as he's taller than the player and have his upper torso be stiff and his arms hang straight down Make him walk without moving his arms for the first 4 pages. After 4 pages, he very lightly swings his arms, without moving his shoulders or torso. Make his walk animation slow, but keep his speed so he sort of glides across the ground. Gives a eerie and sinister vibe. Secondly, you could have the forest lose some detail (not in the graphics or texture sense) as you get more pages. For example: Trees becoming leafless. No more stars when you look up at the sky. Buildings losing colour (paint to bleached concrete) Gives the sensation of creeping dread like when you have one of those nightmares where you wander a place that looks familiar but different and get increasingly lost.

[@yeondanebertiz6119]

This is a pretty good constructive feedback, hope it'd be heard

[@antares1840]

wow that is some silent hill level of terror. I'm all for it!

[@Bane_Amesta]

I have to add, the static effect is not very convincing either. Can't say exactly how, but it looks weird to me. And the sound design, the music becomes more and more scary with each page, that was the biggest weapon the original had on it.

[@seeve2274]

Also add some fog. He should be slightly less visible. Also I would remove most of that ambient noise. It’s a lot scarier if you mostly hear your steps and breathing and occasionally slender noises.

[@Etrius_Fysik]

The classic "thum thumm" the original had would be good, and I also don't like the scrolling static effect. Made me think he was turning whem he wasn't. The trees shojld also be less dense, as you're meant to be able to walk and see between them.

[@jacobduncan7495]

Its really funny this gets recommended to me despite the fact you made it 5 months ago. I made slenderman but multiplayer for a university project and also posted it for sale for a very cheap price. Some people bought it but its funny to see how similar some of the approaches where to my own and its neat you used UE5 early access version as well.

[@foxycraft9436]

Whats the name of your game, i am curious.

[@chezborgr1117]

@@foxycraft9436 this, and where can we buy it

[@Sciion]

I'd also like to know! My friends and I were just talking about how cool Slender would be with multiplayer!

[@igot7problemsbutyougotnojams]

Funny because this video gets recommended to me and I see your comment and it was 5 months ago

[@eag915]

Wow! You rly did a gr8 job making this game. I almost forgot this was your version!

[@Blackeye1987]

jeah i needed that you have such a nice way of working

[@EpicVoiceShitposting]

So the game *looks* good, but it's the sound design that made us kids piss our pants back in 2012. The distant drums as something giant were looming over you, made you expect Slender, but you would still jump in your seat when you heard the thud as he appeared in your face - which I think sucks that you got the sound cut out so soon and obvious. Maybe you could remake it yourself? I can do it if you aren't a master at making sounds yourself tho ;)

[@francofx]

Yeah. The sound design was very good

[@PBST_RAIDZ]

@@thaneclark4407 loom at top comment he was playing on low settings

[@officialtoddhoward69]

Please just continue.. everything! We gotta bring Slender back in a good light. If I had the time and resources, I'd make a fully fledged Slender horror game

[@kodexishot]

Release The Elder Scrolls VI first

[@EchoingWhispersMC]

@@kodexishot YESSIR

[@rayw.6677]

Oh god it’s Todd Howard! The scariest creature of them all!! Please don’t no-clip through my house Mr. Howard. 😱

[@greenwoolreadmyabout3410]

@Ray W. He'll end up in the backroo.s before he could kill you

[@akiri4484]

why bring slender back ? he isn't scary anymore so the games behind it will always lack that sense of fear. that's why its so hard to keep a creepypasta relevant. asside from good story telling that keeps people reading/vieuwing/playing most creepypastas die out because they just can't scare people anymore

[@vulkrongaming7336]

Very fun recreation :D Good job man

[@uatlagh]

It looks really good. Think I might check this out later. I do think I remember a boom sound playing when slender spawns when you collect the first page. I might suggest adding it. Keep it up man!

[@uatlagh]

Also after a certain amount of time, the flashlight dies

[@Nekrotix12]

Listen you did a great job with this and I know I'm late but you forgot the most important detail of the Slender game. The loud, ominous thumping of a drum in the background.

[@unrappable3397]

This is the first video I've watched on your channel, your actually funny and explain what your doing well. Keep up the good work!

[@Tom.A.]

This looks awesome, can't wait to play it! One of my favorite games to play with my friends 10 years ago

[@SSStudiosLOL]

This is really good. I wish I was this good at building games. I use Unity V3.2.0 and I think that is harder to use than unreal engine 4 but whatevez. Also thanks for making this game downloadable so I can play it! I subscribed!

[@txmw4464]

Great video man! can't wait to see the next game you make!

[@aayushsaji133]

I got map jumpscared! 3:36

[@MurrayLovesYou]

Same

[@Frost_T_Flakes]

LMAOOO SAME

[@IEatLithiumBatteries]

Same tho

[@theslenderdemon5986]

That's awesome dude. You did a really good job.

[@JadenRockz99]

I liked and subscribed twice for you, my dude. Good video.

[@Toxicblackmambahs]

very good remake, only thing I could say that I might change is that effect when slender is near and insight. I would try to create a better static effect.

[@MrFirecasters]

Agreed, something more subtle at first with increasing intensity over a longer time

[@PIPOXO]

Very nice, to get it look really good you could add a lot of fog to the scene, a light importance volume and a post processing volume big following the player, in the ppv add bloom, lens flares, film grain, vignette, a little bit of chromatic aberration etc… also a bit of camera shake when the static effect appears I think would add tension. Loved the video

[@theycallmeguacmanjon]

couple of suggestions: in the original game one of the key features was that your flashlight would get dimmer overtime adding to the tense visuals of the game. Also, I definitely can see you being able to use some page png's from the original game. Other than that looks great if only there was a way to animate him kind of walking in a crawl like stance with his arms kind of outstretched would be super scary. Also, some of the more iconic features of slender is that he peeks from behind trees so if there was a way to get certain circumstances so if you were by a tree and it triggered a jump scare it would be him peeking just slightly from behind the tree. Of course, great vid I used to play this game when I was 13 and I even used it for my science fair experiment to determine how videogames change the heart rate based on genre.

[@cringeman9132]

U inspired me to start making my own video games and now I have made some pretty successful games thanks to ur videos

[@Random-zf5gu]

What??? I randomly ran into this video and I loved it and when I backed out I seen you only had 1k views?? How? You deserve so much more!

[@cwgamer2202]

Dude I loved it, keep up the amazing work!

[@cwgamer2202]

@Slender man😈 yeah, It was pretty good

[@cwgamer2202]

@Slender man😈 I haven’t watched that, I’m going to watch it now

[@Gareth17andMinnie14]

I really like what you did there with the remake of this classic game I might even give it a go to play!

[@DaniEIdiomas]

Great work! New sub! ;D

[@raduorza883]

"...what every single triple A game has, and we don't, a main menu" - you've got my sub 🤣 Also, great job!

[@Acthu69]

This is a great job!!!! Can you please add the unsettling ambience sound that grows scaryer as you pick the pages? it would be awesome too

[@budderflies43]

Bro, 😅 just came across your video. Love Slender n love indie horror games, i used to play all the shadow maps but i could never complete SLENDER EIGHT PAGES. I subscribed and will definitely download n play n record your game tonight on my channel bro, thank you for making this update❤

[@TheHornoxx]

😵👍 a great idea - I remember so well this game hype back then - excellent and deservedly reimplemented !!

[@deadengineer6951]

Also slender has adaptive ai which means he will determine if you look behind you too rarely and teleport Infront of you and if you look behind too often he will try to appear behind you to scare your game design is nice but the effects and sounds are slacking alot and also there's no ambience like the slender drum... Good work I mean it but it doesn't capture it for me

[@BitlinMC]

Its a great start! Something to note about Slenderman's AI is in the original game it feels like he's toying with you instead of just chasing you. If you could somehow capture that feeling and code it in to his AI you'll have a great remaster on your hands.

[@MrFirecasters]

Yeah it will definitely need a little bit more fine-tuning and would benefit from a bunch of people playtesting it. And getting these might actually not be such a big problem with how popular Slender is!

[@arthurlr8305]

Well done mate, just won a french subscriber :P

[@NoSignofSanity]

This is cool, dude. Have a sub!

[@jacobduncan7495]

Wow looking at it the first project I started that actually motivated me was trying to make a multiplayer squid game as well! I however failed on that one and did not complete the project. Its crazy the coincidence considering I am just seeing your channel for the first time now.

[@RG_GAMING1111]

Bro, you’re so underrated. You’re so good at game making! Keep it up!

[@blitzbot937]

I had a Wii U as a kid and then a game called Slender: The Arrival came out, my 8 year old self decided to watch the trailer and when Slenderman popped out of the closet, I threw my Wii-mote on the floor and ran upstairs as fast as I could. I literally was afraid to go in my basement and had nightmares for the next year. As I was watching this video I was laughing about how scared of Slenderman I was. This gave me a lot of nostalgia even though I never actually played the game, great video and awesome remake of the game!!!

[@Glowbox3D]

Nice work!

[@Attention..]

This deserves more views. Pure dedication.

[@TeruShinozaki]

Still amazed at the blitzkrieg speed you got this out, which is amazing by the way, unlike that thing at thatYanSim which is taking more than a decade to even develop a demo.

[@MrFirecasters]

Love the project! I think the jump scares need fine-tuning though, like intensify until you actually see him straight on, the static by itself without seeing him should be lighter etc. A little work there and it would be perfect! Although I suppose it's now close to a year old so it has either been already done or will not be done ever 😁

[@BaddyPlays]

@Fancy Hi, The map that you're using at 00:50 (Game mechanics) I made it. Its on my channel as a video posted back then in 2012. Its also on the Slender Fandom wiki as well. :)

[@h4nv]

You should randomize the noise so it doesn't look static. Then add more different variation of trees and change the grass and leaf color to not be so colorful. With these little changes it looks already a lot better.

[@cardfreak0560]

7 videos on your channel, 3 of them exceeding the million mark. You seem to have a pretty good grasp on the algorithm. All the best to you and don't stop grinding!

[@strongesteye6036]

I just subscribed the channel. Very nice and interesting video, Congratulations !!!

[@jake212]

Seeing slenderman bust a move made me cry from laughter. Clearly the superior animation

[@akshantmukesh969]

Bro u r really under rated u need more attention Really good job keep up and you will blow up one day Dont forget me when u get big

[@Keroyz]

@Slender man😈 yeah it sucks, worst movie ever honestly imo

[@erlendsolerd3251]

This has inspired me, ive been kinda stuck and without any ideas, so i think im gonna try making my own little slenderman game!

[@TheGogoBros]

I haven’t played any slenderman games yet but this is so awesome, good job!

[@eperniy_teatr]

2:08 an evil amazon box

[@desupp]

I know what you forgot to add: The "ambient" that plays when you pick up a page and that gets progressively... angrier? Like the beginning is just *thump*...*thump* and so on and on like 6-7 page is the *thump* sound accompanied by the eerie noise(like in this vid - kzbin.info/www/bejne/rn-3i5x5ZslpnKM&ab_channel=LawrenceFox)

[@xinomixi1404]

yessir

[@kaydubsthekoifish]

Bless the person who made the model. It looks really nice!

[@vladilka183]

DUDE- the slenderman posing and dancing got me dying besides this you've made such a good job!! thanks for the effort, slenderman surely appreciates it!!

[@CryoJakobFrost]

If I could advise you to do a few things to make it truly a remaster that is respectful to the source material, here's what I would do. #1. Get the official look of the Slender pages to make it appear more like the original version did. #2. As Slenderman spawns in, have him come out of a tree much like how SCP-106 does in SCP: Containment Breach or how a spider does out of it's web. #3. Give him animations like for example show his tentacles sprouting out of his back kind of like how a spider shows it's legs in a show of intimidation. When he Game Overs you, the animation should have him grabbing the player and lifting him up and as he brings the player closer to his face the static plays and the image of his face appears in it's background until the screen goes blood red to signify that you've died. I would also have him using his spider-like tentacles to walk around with his main body being off the ground during the chase while in his standard standing pose his tentacles are still attached to his back. #4. Give him a sound cue like the sound of a person running through tall grass, leaves and branches to signal the player that Slenderman has you in his sights and that the louder it gets the closer he gets. I could go on honestly about how Slenderman can come back in a new horrifying darkness that can savage his reputation from the awful as fuck Slenderman movie and make him worth fearing again.

[@MrElectorium]

You forgot the ambience when you collect new pages, each time when you collect a page, a new "instrument" or ambience is introduced into the background

[@NephariusAMG]

.7% is criminal. I subbed because I'm also a game dev and I'm drawing influence from your video format for my videos lol.

[@gooo1762]

Amazing video. Thanks!

[@tofinilith_]

2:38 "Am I really that ugly? 💧" 😭

[@donotlookatmydesc7223]

Maybe he just needs a hug

[@ZombieSlayerGaming434]

No one is ugly except you

[@ultgamercw6759]

I feel like it's still missing a few key elements. Mostly the music which really was what gave the game atmosphere. Without it it doesn't really feel all that tense.

[@CW_274]

Holy crap!! This is the one! I’m 23 years old and I’ve been looking for this version of slender man ever since 8th grade!!! 🤣 Some absolute legend uploaded it to our school servers along with a copy of cracked minecraft (remember those good old days?). The entire school went nuts for weeks lol. It was the only game I could play of my absolute potato of a laptop. I’ve tried searching for this copy a few times of over the years but could never find it, there’s so many remakes now and my memory was patchy. Thank you! Holy shit lol this is some epic nostalgia, right in the feels lol.

[@EmiHnH]

You completely forgot the "music" gradually getting more dramatic every page you collect. Greta work

[@braylon483]

Bruh.. why did 2:52 make me jump.. like.. I’m a grown man bro 💀

[@rizzler2846]

4:29 AMONG US GRAFFITI

[@NulleDulle]

Honestly, this would be so cool if you made some further horror aspect upgrades to it. Like... - Make the flashlight stutter/flicker here and there (eventually go completely black for like 5 seconds). - Some distant sounds of "people" screaming or talking to you, that could make you turn around. - Distant sound of branches breaking? - Making the ambient sounds more.. dark, horrorish? the old one is boring and wouldn't change anything if it was a fully lit forest. Your remake is cool, the only thing i would change of what you currently made, would be the flickering when slender is near.. make it look like a flicker not going sideways. But i'm sure that's no problem for you. Nice work :)

[@veteran-ut9lv]

The compression is amazing.

[@asperRader]

I'm not sure if you added this, but I didn't see it mentioned - the main thing about Slender Man in the original game was that he DOESN'T move when you look at him, it's his whole point. The remake let him walk really slowly while observed but I do think that took away a bit.

[@TheHatMan69]

You should call up the dev team behind Slender: The Arrival (Blue Isle Studios) and ask to help them remaster the game!!!

[@mikeviveros8003]

Dude you didn't only remaster, you created a whole different game, like the graphics, the AI of slenderman, everything, this was AWESOME

[@jakobemilmonkeypants]

That 0.7 made me feel so bad for you that i subscribed 😂

[@janetballinger]

You should add one page on the back of Slenderman

[@plaguedcorpse6460]

My first slender Video was DanTDM playing a map in Minecraft. That was back when I was like 10 (I think) seeing slender Remade made me notice how my love for Horror games has grown. Good job on the process!!

[@colbyandbrennen3543]

This brought back so many memories I miss simpler times

[@The_Big_Soup3]

4:06 did you model the building after something specific O.o

[@no_one5259]

0:57 short* I specialize in verbal corrections

[@BDbongogamer]

I don't know how you did it but it looks like hard work, so I hit the like button

[@KoAkaiTengami]

The only thing I'd have done was set the trees to have variable height and rotation just to mix them up and help avoid it looking copy past. Amazing job regardless, happy to have watched.

[@yagmi6182]

the original game still holds up. its extremely hard to beat but the fact your in what feels like a large area, in pitch darkness and having this thing stalk you its horrible

[@KnownAsKenji]

Needs 20 dollar mode.

[@PikanAnimations]

3:36 that literally startled me more than it should have

[@KASKASPRODUCTION]

you did a amazing job on making the game

[@hoyeahyeah]

0:00 introduction 0:50 Game Mechanics 3:45 Level Creation 5:41 Gameplay

[@Walnutty]

the game was not scary at all

[@blankwavemessiah]

damn this was pretty sick man

[@arnoldmws6330]

Mad respect for bringing the spotlight back on Slenderman!!! ❤❤❤

[@RaglandIncorporated]

I nearly beat this game one time, and haven't played since, but seeing it remade is honestly making me want to try again.

[@NoahTheBrum]

This gives me so many memories. You should add sprinting to your game if your going to update it.