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The Stanley Parable on Steam

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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, indie and walking simulator 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.

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 13.18€ on Eneba.


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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

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11 hours played
Aug. 2026
Stanley took out his wallet and bought this video game. He installed it, sat at his desk and began pressing buttons. 10/10
4 hours played
Aug. 2026
I was thinking: "Alright, this game is fine and all, nothing crazy. I don't understand the hype behind it". But then I got to the Broom Closet Ending. OH. MY. GOD. That made all of it worth it! Just to see that ending I feel complete! At ease! Just for that ending alone, you HAVE to play this game! 4/5
2 hours played
June 2026
when you open settings and enable achievements. it unlocks the achievement ´´achievement´´ and its one of the beautiful things abt this game
8 hours played
May 2026
I chose the blue door, ran around in circles, pressed random buttons, and got called fat and ugly. 100/10, feels just like a real work environment
14 hours played
May 2026
The Stanley Parable is a very good game well written with a nice touch of humor. It's a little expensive so it's better buying it in sale. I highly recommend this game! 💗

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Frequently Asked Questions

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

No, The Stanley Parable is currently not on sale. You can purchase it for 14.79€ on Steam.

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

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

Yes, The Stanley Parable is playable and fully supported on Windows.

Yes, The Stanley Parable is playable and fully supported on MacOS.

Yes, The Stanley Parable is playable and fully supported on Linux.

This information about The Stanley Parable is not available yet.

This information about The Stanley Parable is not available yet.

No, The Stanley Parable does not support VR.

The Stanley Parable is a single-player game.

No, The Stanley Parable does not currently offer any DLC.

No, The Stanley Parable does not support mods via Steam Workshop.

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

Yes, 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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Steam reviews 21 October 2026 15:55 UTC

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The Stanley Parable
Rating
9.1
41,582
3,400
Game modes
Features
Online players
22
Developer
Galactic Cafe
Publisher
Galactic Cafe, Klei Publishing
Release 17 Oct 2013
Platforms
Remote Play
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