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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.

The Stanley Parable is a comedy, narration and indie game developed by Galactic Cafe and published by Galactic Cafe and Klei Publishing.
Released on October 17th 2013 is available on Windows, MacOS and Linux in 12 languages: English, Italian, Spanish - Spain, Danish, Dutch, Russian, French, German, Polish, Portuguese - Portugal, Turkish and Ukrainian.

It has received 44,982 reviews of which 41,582 were positive and 3,400 were negative resulting in an impressive rating of 9.1 out of 10. 😍

The game is currently priced at 14.79€ on Steam, but you can find it for 10.50€ on Gamivo.

The Steam community has classified The Stanley Parable into these genres:

Comedy Narration Indie Walking Simulator First-Person Funny Psychological Satire Dynamic Narration Adventure Multiple Endings Exploration Singleplayer Choices Matter Story Rich Short Surreal Atmospheric Puzzle Casual

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System requirements

These are the minimum specifications needed to play the game. For the best experience, we recommend that you verify them.

Windows

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

MacOS

OS: Mac OS X 10.8 or higher required
Processor: 3.0 GHz P4, Dual Core 2.0 (or higher) or AMD64X2 (or higher)
Memory: 2 GB RAM
Graphics: ATI Radeon 2400 or higher / NVIDIA 8600M or higher

Linux

OS: Ubuntu 12.04
Processor: Dual core from Intel or AMD at 2.8 GHz
Memory: 2 GB RAM
Graphics: nVidia GeForce 8600/9600GT, ATI/AMD Radeon HD2600/3600 (Graphic Drivers: nVidia 310, AMD 12.11), OpenGL 2.1
Storage: 4 GB available space
Sound Card: OpenAL Compatible Sound Card

User reviews & Ratings

Explore reviews from Steam users sharing their experiences and what they love about the game.

Jan. 2026

This game changed my life. My perspective, my morals, my sexuality, even my gender. You need to be careful because The Narrator's buttery smooth voice will stick with you throughout your remaining days as you live your life. I used to work Toys-R-Us until The Narrator led me down a path where he told me to destroy the building... The judge didn't even believe me. They sent to a psychiatric hospital and tried to force pills down my throat. You know when sometimes one thing leads to the other and now your just at a library writing a review for this game so nobody else makes the same mistakes i did. Please learn from me. I'm not crazy , but do not listen to the voices in your head even if it sounds like a smooth jazz radio voice.

Dec. 2025

Five years, five long years. That's how long it took us to get that damn achievement. Though I have to say that it was all worth it for that broom closet ending. It was my favourite!

Dec. 2025

Don't listen to the narrator, just close the door and keep working until you're shift is over, then go home and play The Stanley Parable

Aug. 2025

Stanley wrote a Steam review for the game he was in. This brought Stanley a distinct sense of satisfaction, that he could reach out and share his opinion with the wider gaming world, hopeful that someone out there would care about what he had to say. What Stanley didn't know was that no one, not a single soul, would read his glowing review and base their purchasing decision upon it, making his efforts ultimately meaningless. Still, Stanley had to try because there was nothing else to do at work that day.

April 2025

Best game that was ever made, also the best game that will ever be made. Is what I would say if I could jump.

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Frequently Asked Questions

The Stanley Parable is currently priced at 14.79€ on Steam.

The Stanley Parable is currently not on sale. You can purchase it for 14.79€ on Steam.

The Stanley Parable received 41,582 positive votes out of a total of 44,982 achieving an impressive rating of 9.08.

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The Stanley Parable was developed by Galactic Cafe and published by Galactic Cafe and Klei Publishing.

The Stanley Parable is playable and fully supported on Windows.

The Stanley Parable is playable and fully supported on MacOS.

The Stanley Parable is playable and fully supported on Linux.

The Stanley Parable is a single-player game.

The Stanley Parable does not currently offer any DLC.

The Stanley Parable does not support mods via Steam Workshop.

The Stanley Parable supports Remote Play on Phone, Remote Play on Tablet and Remote Play on TV. Discover more about Steam Remote Play.

The Stanley Parable is enabled for Steam Family Sharing. This means you can share the game with authorized users from your Steam Library, allowing them to play it on their own accounts. For more details on how the feature works, you can read the original Steam Family Sharing announcement or visit the Steam Family Sharing user guide and FAQ page.

You can find solutions or submit a support ticket by visiting the Steam Support page for The Stanley Parable.

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