The Stanley Parable

I need help when I press start game in the game it sticks me in the loading screen then I see 90s version of my desktop for a second, then the game closes and i puts me back in my normal screen

Quite an entertaining game! I would very much recommend this game. It's not a long game but it definitely very funny and worth it. The achievements are insane too. if people dislike this game it's either because of poor luck with the game quality or they're just a hater with no sense of humor. There are multiple endings and multiple ways to annoy the narrator. whoever made this game was very smart and funny.

I haven't played for long, and I usually hate these kinds of 'thought provoking/what is life' games, but this game is so funny, I love it!

Great game, got the achievement for not playing for 5 years but actually I didn't play it for more than 10! Can't say much about it without spoiling it other than it's got funny narration and a a decent amount of stuff to explore.

I wish they would give the Deluxe version for free if you own the original. It's 50% off right now but i don't think it's worth £10 for almost the same game. Might get that on if it's on sale for £5 or less in future.

The Deluxe version is the only fun version. This version is very quick and doesnt have much to it.

The game doesn't need a skip button, it needs a choice tree. like Henry Stickman

The demo was great, convinced me to buy the game...

The game however is boring and repetitive

The Stanley Parable is a showcase of creativity, critical thinking, and dark humor, forming the foundation of an incredibly fun loop. What begins as a simple game develops a strong sense of curiosity in the player, igniting the desire to understand what is really happening in this somewhat surreal office. In addition, the game provides critiques ranging from the current work model and how companies view their employees, to deeper questions about the purpose of each person's life.

one of the most overrated walking simluators, it's good, like it's good, but it's overrated and is honestly not that mature as a game, the graphics is nice, source engine works everytime for being nostalgic and memorable, and this game has some few and short peaks, but... no, the game try to be philosophical and/or funny, and it actually is pretty good at it less than 10% of the times, but it's philosophy that is pretty banal, and the sense of humor try to be good, i see it... but is not actually that good, overrated, for being a game that try to be philosophical, it doesn't say much actually... sorry

---{ 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 don't

---{ Audio }---
☐ Eargasm
☑ Very good
☐ Good
☐ Not too bad
☐ Bad
☐ I'm now deaf

---{ Audience }---
☐ Kids
☑ Teens
☑ Adults
☐ Grandma

---{ PC Requirements }---
☑ Check if you can run paint
☐ Potato
☐ Decent
☐ Fast
☐ Rich boi
☐ Ask NASA if they have a spare computer

---{ Game Size }---
☐ Floppy Disk
☑ Old Fashioned
☐ Workable
☐ Big
☐ Will eat 15% of your 1TB hard drive
☐ You will want an entire hard drive to hold it
☐ You will need to invest in a black hole to hold all the data

---{ Difficulty }---
☑ Just press 'W'
☐ Easy
☐ Easy to learn / Hard to master
☐ Significant brain usage
☐ Difficult
☐ Dark Souls

---{ Grind }---
☐ Nothing to grind
☑ Only if u care about achievements
☐ Isn't necessary to progress
☐ Average grind level
☐ Too much grind
☐ You'll need a second life for grinding

---{ Story }---
☐ No Story
☐ Some lore
☐ Average
☐ Good
☑ Lovely
☐ It'll replace your life

---{ Game Time }---
☐ Long enough for a cup of coffee
☑ Short
☐ Average
☐ Long
☐ To infinity and beyond

---{ Price }---
☐ It's free!
☑ Worth the price
☐ If it's on sale
☐ If u have some spare money left
☐ Not recommended
☐ You could also just burn your money

---{ Bugs }---
☐ Never heard of
☑ Minor bugs
☐ Can get annoying
☐ ARK: Survival Evolved
☐ The game itself is a big terrarium for bugs

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☐ 1
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☐ 10

---{ Author }---
☑ https://vojtastruhar.github.io/steam-review-template

As a child,I watched many lets plays on this game, I had practically every ending memorized, recently I bought the game, this may be the best purchase I've ever made in my life, I've never experienced a game within the vicinity of the intro cut scene in term of greatness. the level of thought and care put in to this game is incomprehensible. every single thing in this game is amazing, the amount of character Stanley and the narrator have without being seen/heard is incredible, you could be wandering around, walk into the broom closet and the game has more than 5 lines of dialogue just for that. this game has so much story to it to, while at the same time not having any, every story is not true and the other will contradict it, you don't know what to believe and that is beautiful. i would recommend this game very very strongly.

really good, would play periodically if i was not waiting for 5 year

This is a game where you play as a man named Stanley. But it is also a game where you won't play as a man named Stanley. There's might be a game here, or not. I don't know. Go see for yourself.

By now I think you should realise that the mysteries and the comedy is what define this game. This is pretty much the kind of game I would make.

The price is a bit high for what I would pay for though, but as far as the game goes, I like the jokes and witty commentary that are in this game. The narrator is funny and very trollable.

By the way, to anyone reading this, what is your favourite ending? Mine is theb room closet ending!1 XD

actively trying to get that achievement where you wait five years or something

The broom closet is very pretty and so much to do in there. Couldn't wrap my head around how well made it was.
P.S Don't jump to your death... Stay in the pretty place

I didn't play this game for 5 years just to get the achievement.

Nothing ground breaking or mind bending or revolutionary as people say.
The idea is interesting but the execution it's not that great.
You get the gist right away and after that, you're left trying to get different endings, one more disappointing than the other.
I don't get why people worry about spoilers with this game. The game gets spoiled after the first 10 minutes. You keep going on, just hoping it might have something else to offer, but it doesn't.

It's like watching some modern/post-modern/dadaist/whatever art exhibition. I wan't to see it all, as quickly as possible, so I can leave it behind me.

I got all the endings.

My favourite was the one where he got splatted on the floor.

Just me?
Oh, well, just remember, it's not real. Except the narrator.
I'm talking to you, Elon Musk.
I know your secret.

Great game but disappointed Galactic Cafe didn't offer an upgrade path / DLC for those who already put their $$ down on this game years ago, I don't see the point of paying full price for Deluxe for the same game with added areas.

I could listen to this narrator telling a story an hour long about how a sandwich fell face down and it would be entertaining.

The Stanley Parable is an exceptional game for it's simple but nevertheless innovative approach on narration structure, if you like an unusual games which are the experiments by itself, this is just a must-have!

Amusing "game" that caused quite a stir many years ago. Roaming around and finding something amusing here and there, can offer some entertainment for a short bit, but there's not really much 'game' here.

The narrator dialogue is the best part. Other than that, it's slightly more than a visual novel where you have to find all the alternate endings to consider it complete.

4/10

Absolutely mind-bending and introspective. I great vibes game full of thought and contemplation.

Game was WAY too short. It should take longer than 7 hours to %100 a $15 game, no matter how amazing the first 3 are.

recently replayed the game. and after 12 years the game still holds up

From a mod, to a full game, to studios, The Stanley Parable has left its mark on video game history.

---{ 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 don't

---{ Audio }---
☑ Eargasm
☐ Very good
☐ Good
☐ Not too bad
☐ Bad
☐ I'm now deaf

---{ Audience }---
☐ Kids
☑ Teens
☑ Adults
☐ Grandma

---{ PC Requirements }---
☐ Check if you can run paint
☑ Potato
☐ Decent
☐ Fast
☐ Rich boi
☐ Ask NASA if they have a spare computer

---{ Game Size }---
☐ Floppy Disk
☑ Old Fashioned
☐ Workable
☐ Big
☐ Will eat 10% of your 1TB hard drive
☐ You will want an entire hard drive to hold it
☐ You will need to invest in a black hole to hold all the data

---{ Difficulty }---
☑ Just press 'W'
☐ Easy
☐ Easy to learn / Hard to master
☐ Significant brain usage
☐ Difficult
☐ Dark Souls

---{ Grind }---
☑ Nothing to grind
☐ Only if u care about leaderboards/ranks
☐ Isn't necessary to progress
☐ Average grind level
☐ Too much grind
☐ You'll need a second life for grinding

---{ Story }---
☐ No Story
☐ Some lore
☐ Average
☐ Good
☐ Lovely
☑ It'll replace your life

---{ Game Time }---
☐ Long enough for a cup of coffee
☑ Short
☐ Average
☐ Long
☐ To infinity and beyond

---{ Price }---
☐ It's free!
☑ Worth the price
☐ If it's on sale
☐ If u have some spare money left
☐ Not recommended
☐ You could also just burn your money

---{ Bugs }---
☑ Never heard of
☐ Minor bugs
☐ Can get annoying
☐ ARK: Survival Evolved
☐ The game itself is a big terrarium for bugs

---{ ? / 10 }---
☐ 1
☐ 2
☐ 3
☐ 4
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☑ 10

According Sid Meyer, a game is a series of meaningful choices. Is it?

Played a bit, can't really say if the game is good yet, still working on the "Go outside" achievement, only a few more months to go.

Last time i played was 26th april 2020.

Hyped to start it up again. Hope the ending won't disappoint.

---{ 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 don't

---{ Audio }---
☑ Eargasm
☐ Very good
☐ Good
☐ Not too bad
☐ Bad
☐ I'm now deaf

---{ Audience }---
☐ Kids
☑ Teens
☐ Adults
☐ Grandma

---{ PC Requirements }---
☐ Check if you can run paint
☐ Potato
☑ Decent
☐ Fast
☐ Rich boi
☐ Ask NASA if they have a spare computer

---{ Game Size }---
☐ Floppy Disk
☑ Old Fashioned
☐ Workable
☐ Big
☐ Will eat 10% of your 1TB hard drive
☐ You will want an entire hard drive to hold it
☐ You will need to invest in a black hole to hold all the data

---{ Difficulty }---
☑ Just press 'W'
☐ Easy
☐ Easy to learn / Hard to master
☐ Significant brain usage
☐ Difficult
☐ Dark Souls

---{ Grind }---
☐ Nothing to grind
☐ Only if u care about leaderboards/ranks
☐ Isn't necessary to progress
☐ Average grind level
☐ Too much grind
☐ You'll need a second life for grinding

---{ Story }---
☐ No Story
☐ Some lore
☐ Average
☐ Good
☐ Lovely
☑ It'll replace your life

---{ Game Time }---
☐ Long enough for a cup of coffee
☑ Short
☐ Average
☐ Long
☐ To infinity and beyond

---{ Price }---
☐ It's free!
☑ Worth the price
☐ If it's on sale
☐ If u have some spare money left
☐ Not recommended
☐ You could also just burn your money

---{ Bugs }---
☑ Never heard of
☐ Minor bugs
☐ Can get annoying
☐ ARK: Survival Evolved
☐ The game itself is a big terrarium for bugs

---{ ? / 10 }---
☐ 1
☐ 2
☐ 3
☐ 4
☐ 5
☐ 6
☐ 7
☐ 8
☑ 9
☐ 10

---{ Author }---
☑ https://vojtastruhar.github.io/steam-review-template

Video review: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yLsbUsTKmpw

The Stanley Parable is a charming short walking simulator game. It starts off with a simple mystery but ends up posing you with various philosophical questions.

You are Stanley, a generic employee of a generic corporation. You notice there has been no new work for you to do for over an hour, so you exit your office to see what's up. All of your coworkers are missing, but the Narrator speaks to you and starts to tell you what to do and where to go. You must decide if you will be a willing participant in the Narrator's game, or defy him and forge your own path.

The Stanley Parable is extremely short but it's memorable and impactful which is very important to me. This is a game with very obscure off the beaten path options to discover. If you only consider the one straight path in front of you, then the game will be over in less than five minutes of playing. The magic comes from how many alternate paths and hidden lines of dialogue there is.

The Narrator is a great companion character who is voice acted expertly. The game is more than what it seems, what starts as a simple office building quickly turns into a mind control facility. The story of the game is definitely referencing the horrors of the modern working world, a deep seated fear everyone playing likely has themselves. What is worse than becoming a generic numbered cog, powering the corporate machine for little gain or purpose?

The Stanley Parable does not offer much in terms of game play or longevity, but it's an interesting narrative experience that will satisfy you in other ways. I do recommend it, especially if you can get your hands on the Ultra Deluxe version which just pushes things in even further.

8/10.

Devs broke the game.. Doesn't even start anymore.
Wanted to come back for the last achievement ("Go Outside"), guess that's not going to happen... Can't get the game to start..

Which is a shame because it's a rather unique game.. oh well.
If it wasn't broken I'd definitely recommend.. but it's borked..

Stanley Parable Review

10.0

Great fun - until you try to get the Commitment achievement. Still, a positive experience! :D

Of course, you need to take it easy and not take any of the narrator's comments personally, as the game constantly makes fun of you. And I guess that’s why everyone loves it - ignoring the narrator’s words and having fun messing with each other. Sometimes, it’s crazy how well the scripting is done, allowing you to make different choices and still receive a unique response. This isn’t your typical walking simulator, especially with cool achievements like keeping the game on for an entire Tuesday (yes, 24 hours straight...) or not playing for five years and then coming back.

Good luck, and enjoy!

The narration/Narrator absolutely makes this game

You'll spend the game going against the narrator, just so you can hear what he'll say about it.
For a game which is literally just walking around listening to a guy talk, its surprisingly engaging and amusing

this game sucks in the way my computer froze mid game and I thought it was part of it and stared at my screen an hour waiting for the narrator to speak just for nothing to happen. I love this game.

Beautiful locations, but the game quickly becomes boring after one playthrough.

This is one of my favorite games. I would LOVE to describe why its interesting but... its one of these games that if to describe them, you will ruin the fun of playing them. Just play it. Its worth your time :-D

Game was unplayable and crashed after the loading screen no matter what i did. Had 2 files that failed validation every time i installed or verified the game file integrity. Nothing works.

Entertaining. Funny way to spend an evening. Narrator VA really put in the work. Over 3+ hours I heard a lot of variations on his dialogue in certain areas.

Stanley left this game running for an entire Tuesday for a silly achievement then suddenly realized he never gave this game a positive review. Another reason he forgot to leave a review was because he had just finished getting another achievement for not playing the game for 5 years. "How funny, this game rewards you for not playing it" Stanley thought to himself as he typed his Steam Review.

Great narrator, excellent narrative weirdness, and a repetitive loop make this actually a lot of fun to just keep running around inside.

I loved it. This game is funny and also annoying but in a rolling your eyes type of way. The narrator has a great voice too.

Walking simulator with narration. Incredibly boring. Has impossible achievements, such as having to play the game for the ENTIRE duration of a Tuesday.

This is an interesting game. There's a narrator that tells the entire story. You have two choices; obey the narrator and follow the story, or disobey the narrator and create your own story. There are several endings you can choose from, and everything you do affects the story in a different way. Overall, this game has unique gameplay that's different than other games.

Stanley completed the game and immediately uninstalled. There was no need to see any alternate endings, complete any achievements, or recommend this game to anyone

i love(!) when easiest games have the hardest achivements, very good game though

What can I say? The Stanley Parable is an amazing game. 10/10. There are many endings and alternatives. Get all the achievements, its worth it.

A masterclass in level design and narrative structuring.

Interesting game. I'd have more playtime in it except I'm waiting 5 years for the achievement.