Sanity loss is represented by static and distortion appearing on the screen.

You lose health (referred to as 'sanity' in the original design) any time they can see Slender Man, or whenever Slender Man is too close to you. The game also varies the background sound effects each time an odd-numbered page is collected. After 6 pages, he can teleport into your view. If Slender Man obtains an unbroken line of sight to you, he instead starts to move a distance towards you each interval or half-interval, until he catches you or can no longer see them.Įach time a page is collected, or a particular amount of time elapses, the interval between Slender Man's teleports reduces and the maximum range decreases. Once he has appeared, Slender Man teleports at regular intervals between randomly selected locations, within a maximum range of you, that are outside of your view. The game's enemy, Slender Man, does not usually appear until you collect their first page, although it is highly possible.

You cannot interact with the environment in any other way apart from the movement controls, the only controls available are to turn the flashlight on and off, pick up a page, and run. The objective of the game is for you to find eight notes ('pages') which are attached to various landmarks around the environment. Dirt paths are present, but you are able to travel in any direction and is only bound by fences which enclose the area. There are 10 different landmarks scattered throughout the woods including vehicles, a building, a giant tree, rocks, brick walls, a stone pillar, a tunnel, cut down trees, and fuel tanks. You are able to jog for a short period before running out of breath. You are equipped with a flashlight that has a battery which must be conserved.

Slender: The Eight Pages begins with you in a forest at night. An unofficial port of version 0.9.7 of the popular 2012 indie horror game Slender: The Eight Pages.

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