The Stanley Parable

Oct 17, 2013
Developer: Galactic Cafe
Platforms: Linux
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About The Stanley Parable

A first-person exploration game built around branching narrative choices and an omniscient narrator who reacts to the player's decisions. Players navigate an office environment, choosing whether to follow or defy the narrator's directions, with each choice leading to different story paths and endings. Originally released as a Half-Life 2 mod in 2011, it was remade as a standalone title in 2013 and later expanded with The Stanley Parable: Ultra Deluxe in 2022, which added new routes, environments, and endings across additional platforms.

Released: Oct 17, 2013
Developer: Galactic Cafe
Publisher: Galactic Cafe

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The Stanley Parable: Ultra Deluxe

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Can my PC run The Stanley Parable?

The Stanley Parable needs at least 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). and 2 GB RAM.

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

Is The Stanley Parable worth buying?

Steam

92% positive

'Very Positive', 40,240 reviews

Metacritic

Critics (IGDB)

89/100

9 critics

What Steam players say about The Stanley Parable61/100

Steam community summary by CriticalPixel

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What is The Stanley Parable about?

Stanley is employee number 427 at a large corporation, where his job consists entirely of monitoring data on a computer screen and pressing buttons as instructed. He has never questioned his work or his purpose. One day, the screen goes blank and Stanley realizes the entire office is empty. Every coworker has vanished without explanation. Guided by the voice of a narrator who claims to know Stanley's story, Stanley begins exploring the abandoned building. But the narrator's version of events may not be the only one, and Stanley must decide whether to follow the path laid out for him or forge his own way through a world that seems determined to tell him who he is.

ComedyNarrationIndieWalking SimulatorFirst-PersonFunnyPsychologicalSatire

Game modes: Single player

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What is the cheapest place to buy The Stanley Parable?

Right now the lowest price for The Stanley Parable we're tracking is $11.73 at Driffle — 22% below Steam's $14.99. We compare 3 stores and prices refresh every few minutes.

What is the lowest price The Stanley Parable has ever been?

The lowest price we've recorded for The Stanley Parable is $2.16 at Gamivo on August 13, 2026. The current best price is about 443% above that low.

Is The Stanley Parable worth buying?

92% of 40,240 Steam user reviews for The Stanley Parable are positive ("Very Positive"). It also holds a Metacritic score of 88. The Steam community summary on this page sums up what those players say.

Can my PC run The Stanley Parable?

The minimum system requirements for The Stanley Parable are — OS: Windows XP/Vista/7/8; CPU: 3.0 GHz P4, Dual Core 2.0 (or higher) or AMD64X2 (or higher); GPU: 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).; RAM: 2 GB RAM; Storage: 3 GB available space. See the full minimum and recommended specs in the system requirements section on this page.

When was The Stanley Parable released?

The Stanley Parable released on October 17, 2013, developed by Galactic Cafe and published by Galactic Cafe, Klei Entertainment.

What platforms is The Stanley Parable available on?

The Stanley Parable is available on Linux, PC (Microsoft Windows), Mac. It supports single player.

When do The Stanley Parable prices drop?

The Stanley Parable last hit a new low of $2.16 on August 13, 2026 at Gamivo. Current best price is $11.73. Prices on this page refresh every few minutes, so check back around seasonal sales for new lows.