Prologue is the first chapter of Slender: The Arrival, and the only playable chapter in the demo.
Overview
Following the mysterious disappearance of her best friend Kate, a young woman named Lauren goes over to her house in search for answers. Upon arrival, she discovers that a fallen tree has blocked Kate's driveway. Equipped with only a camera, Lauren decides to continue the rest of the way on foot.
When first entering the house, Lauren finds strange drawings all over the walls. She continues into the kitchen, where she finds an answering machine message from another of Kate's friends; Carl Ross. She also finds a flashlight. Trekking upstairs, Lauren finds out that Kate's room is strangely locked. She eventually finds the key and opens the door. As soon as she enters Kate's room and picks up a page from the desk, Lauren hears a scream coming from the woods. Frightened and curious, she heads into the backyard to investigate.
She encounters a few generators, which light up the area, and stumbles upon an old, burnt house. Lauren then finds a small, starving figure in a corner. Approaching it will cause her camera to flicker through disturbing images. She immediately leaves the house. She soon comes across the entrance to Oakside Park. Inside, she finds Kate's journal and "FIND ME LAUREN" written in bold white letters. Lauren then enters the park in search of Kate.
Trivia
- This is the only level in Slender: The Arrival where enemies make an appearance but will never attack the player.
- Slender Man will occasionally spawn outside Kate's House, but will never attack you as he vanishes if approached too close or stared at too much. This level is considered safe as there is no threat at all.
- Slender Man will also appear several times on top of hills in the distance as you travel towards Oakside Park.
- Slender Man will occasionally spawn outside Kate's House, but will never attack you as he vanishes if approached too close or stared at too much. This level is considered safe as there is no threat at all.
- It is possible to die in this level by going out of the map, as shown in this video. Doing so will display the message "Not even a bug in this game can save you from me". This results in Slender Man's death screen (albeit without Slender Man) and if the player chooses to try the level again, the opening cutscene plays and they will respawn outside the house.