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The Stanley Parable
The Stanley Parable is a first person exploration game. You will play as Stanley, and you will not play as Stanley. You will follow a story, you will not follow a story. You will have a choice, you will have no choice. The game will end, the game will never end.
What players say
Steam review score and the most-helpful voices, which may include critical ones. Data as of 2026-05-20.
What reviewers agree on
33 of the 103 reviews raise this.
“[h1]I would like to see more games like this[/h1] [list] [*]The main con is that the game is very short. [*]I highly recommend buying it at least 75% off [*]There is a brand new extended version, don't buy it if you…”
“---{ Graphics }--- ☐ You forget what reality is ☐ Beautiful ☑ Good ☐ Decent ☐ Bad ☐ Don‘t look too long at it ☐ MS-DOS ---{ Gameplay }--- ☐ Very good ☑ Good ☐ It's just gameplay ☐ Mehh ☐ Watch paint dry instead ☐ Just…”
“Great game to ignore the Narrator, highly recommend.”
30 of the 103 reviews raise this.
“Pressed a button. Got yelled at by a British man. 10/10 would... wait, no, not quite. The Stanley Parable is genuinely one of those games that lives rent free in your head for weeks. You walk through an office, make…”
“When the reviewer typed a review for the game, they decided to give it a negative review, since its wit and sense of irony when exploring narrative choices in video games made them feel rather existential.”
“eye opening experience it gave me a new perspective on corporate tyranny and the degradation of the minds of the working class.”
13 of the 103 reviews raise this.
“VERY FUNNY VERY UNIQUE VERY COOL GAME. Please, if you think you saw enough, try again and again and then if you are sure you discovered EVERYTHING, visit Wiki just to get the idea of the amount of secrets in this…”
“The Stanley Parable is one of those games that sticks with you precisely because it refuses to behave. The writing is annoyingly funny, the narration is exceptional, and every run takes you somewhere unexpected. It…”
“Stanley doesnt like following the rules so he dies, dies, dies, commits suicide, escapes, ascends, gets stuck in a museum, figures out hes being watched, and so much more. More over its all the narrator's fault. But…”
7 of the 103 reviews raise this.
“---{ Graphics }--- ☐ You forget what reality is ☐ Beautiful ☑ Good ☐ Decent ☐ Bad ☐ Don‘t look too long at it ☐ MS-DOS ---{ Gameplay }--- ☐ Very good ☑ Good ☐ It's just gameplay ☐ Mehh ☐ Watch paint dry instead ☐ Just…”
“The Stanley Parable is one of those games that sticks with you precisely because it refuses to behave. The writing is annoyingly funny, the narration is exceptional, and every run takes you somewhere unexpected. It…”
“It is a Game i can tell ya no seriously its amazing I LOVE the narrator xD The girl also has a pleasant voice but the Guy is just such a . . . . Proper British Gentlemen yes”
3 of the 103 reviews raise this.
“---{ Graphics }--- ☐ You forget what reality is ☐ Beautiful ☑ Good ☐ Decent ☐ Bad ☐ Don‘t look too long at it ☐ MS-DOS ---{ Gameplay }--- ☐ Very good ☑ Good ☐ It's just gameplay ☐ Mehh ☐ Watch paint dry instead ☐ Just…”
“Classic, brilliant. Can't say more without spoiling. ---{ Gameplay }--- Peak X Great Good Meh Watch water come a to boil instead Makes your body convulse ---{ Graphics }--- This is reality Beautiful X Good Mid Bad…”
“[h1] The Stanley Parable [/h1] [h3] Positives: [/h3] + Cool TSP demo that is a standalone experience (highly reccomended if you missed out on it!) + Quite good graphics (for its time) + Nice sounds and music + The…”
8 of the 103 reviews raise this · 4 of them still recommend the game.
“After not playing for 5+ years and getting the achievement for doing so, Suddenly the game won't even let me in anymore. Kinda sucks as i wanted to actually play it. Not sure if i should bother getting the deluxe…”
“♥♥♥♥ THIS GAME IT BOARDED UP THE SUPPLY CLOSET >:(”
“I think the game got left to long - I was going after the achievement that says you don't play the game for 5 years, and here I am 5 years later and not only do I not get the achievement, but the game crashes every time…”
6 of the 103 reviews raise this · 4 of them still recommend the game.
“I think the game got left to long - I was going after the achievement that says you don't play the game for 5 years, and here I am 5 years later and not only do I not get the achievement, but the game crashes every time…”
“I feel scammed I didnt open game for 5 years and 1 month and I didnt get achievement”
“[h1] The Stanley Parable [/h1] [h3] Positives: [/h3] + Cool TSP demo that is a standalone experience (highly reccomended if you missed out on it!) + Quite good graphics (for its time) + Nice sounds and music + The…”
4 of the 103 reviews raise this · 4 of them still recommend the game.
“[h1]I would like to see more games like this[/h1] [list] [*]The main con is that the game is very short. [*]I highly recommend buying it at least 75% off [*]There is a brand new extended version, don't buy it if you…”
“Short, but gloriously meta and with great achievements. Probably also the closest we have to a game of the TV series Severance. :D”
“[h1] The Stanley Parable [/h1] [h3] Positives: [/h3] + Cool TSP demo that is a standalone experience (highly reccomended if you missed out on it!) + Quite good graphics (for its time) + Nice sounds and music + The…”
Counted across 103 English reviews, sampled to match this game's 92.4% positive rating · as of 2026-05-20
“The Stanley Parable is a game about choice… except the game has opinions about your choices, and those opinions are extremely judgmental. You play as Stanley, an office worker whose job is to press buttons on a computer. One day, everyone disappears, and instead of questioning…”
— a player, Steam review · 1 hrs played“OH, did you get the BRRROOOOM CLORSET ending? The broom closet ending was my favourite! srsly tho 10/10 game. The narrarators voice is PEAK and there are so many different endings i love it sm”
— a player, Steam review · 5 hrs played“It’s a [b]METAGAME[/b]. For a game from over a decade ago, its interaction is surprisingly impressive. Since it’s an older game, some people may encounter crashes when launching it, so I recommend adding -threads 1 in the launch options.”
— a player, Steam review · 2 hrs playedPlayer activity
Monthly average concurrent players. Live count fetched 2026-07-11 11:56 UTC · history via SteamCharts.
Achievement stats
Global completion rates across all Steam players — a data view of how far people actually get. Source: Steam official stats · as of 2026-07-25.
Price tracking
US-region pricing (USD), sampled twice daily by our own tracker since 2026-07-11. Steam prices vary by region — always confirm your local price on Steam.
Regional prices at last sample, in local currency — Steam sets each region's price independently.
Cheapest → most expensive, converted to USD at ECB reference rates (2026-07-24). Relative comparison only.
Latest official news
Developer announcements via the Steam news API — links go to the original posts. More across all games on the news hub.
New Game Announcement: Wanderstop
Hi all, this is Davey, the writer and originator of The Stanley Parable. I'm making this post to let you know that I've just announced a new game that I've been working on for a number of years, calle
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Screenshots
Official Steam store screenshots — click any shot to enlarge.
Facts & details
From the Steam store record, snapshot 2026-05-20.
| Genres | Adventure, Indie |
| Player tags | Comedy · Narration · Indie · Walking Simulator · First-Person · Funny · Psychological · Satire · Dynamic Narration · Adventure · Multiple Endings · Exploration (SteamSpy community voting) |
| Features | Single-player · Steam Achievements · Full controller support · Captions available · Steam Cloud · Remote Play on Phone · Remote Play on Tablet · Remote Play on TV |
| Languages | English * , Italian, Spanish - Spain, Danish, Dutch, Russian, French, German, Polish, Portuguese - Portugal, Turkish, Ukrainian * |
| Controller | Full support |
| Achievements | 10 |
| Estimated owners | 2,000,000 – 5,000,000 (SteamSpy) |
| Official site | http://stanleyparable.com |
Minimum system requirements (PC)
Minimum: OS *: Windows XP/Vista/7/8 Processor: 3.0 GHz P4, Dual Core 2.0 (or higher) or AMD64X2 (or higher) Memory: 2 GB RAM Graphics: Video card must be 128 MB or more and should be a DirectX 9-compatible with support for Pixel Shader 2.0b (ATI Radeon X800 or higher / NVIDIA GeForce 7600 or higher / Intel HD Graphics 2000 or higher - *NOT* an Express graphics card). Storage: 3 GB available space Sound Card: DirectX 9.0c compatible