8 Genius Ways Video Games Don't Let You Escape
3. Slender Man - Slender: The Arrival
Slender Man is not someone you want to encounter on the internet-breaking indie hit. He’s tall, terrifying, and will quickly kill you in a jump scare.
Instead of searching for the eight pages you need to beat the game, you might have the great idea of simply leaving and letting Slender figure things out himself, only to find a variety of fences blocking your way.
However, if you’re good at platforming, you might be able to jump through and make it to the other side to reach an area the developers didn’t intend for you to find. Afterward, you can explore to your heart's content, knowing Slender Man can’t get you.
That is... until an ominous message appears on the screen, saying that not even a bug in the game can save you from him. Slender Man will then kill you before sending you to the game over screen.
Like some of the best indie horror, Slender Man proves that there’s no natural way to escape it. The only thing you can do is confront him.