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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.
Review92.43%  41492  3396
GenresAdventure, Indie
DeveloperGalactic Cafe
PublisherGalactic Cafe
DemoAvailable
Category
  • Single-player
  • Steam Achievements
  • Full controller support
  • Captions available
  • Steam Cloud
  • Remote Play on Phone
  • Remote Play on Tablet
  • Remote Play on TV
  • Family Sharing
Release dateOct 17, 2013
Supported OSWindowsmacOSLinux
Steam Deck Compatibility
Verified

All functionality is accessible when using the default controller configuration

In-game interface text is legible on Steam Deck

This game's default graphics configuration performs well on Steam Deck

This game does not default to external Bluetooth/USB controllers on Deck, and may require manually switching the active controller via the Quick Access Menu

LanguagesEnglish*, Italian, Spanish - Spain, Danish, Dutch, Russian, French, German, Polish, Portuguese - Portugal, Turkish, Ukrainian
*languages with full audio support
Age ratings
2 age ratings found
  • 14 by DEJUS for Linguagem imprópria
  • 6 by STEAM_GERMANY for Derbe Sprache
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    Game tags
    Comedy1881Narration1551Indie1342Walking Simulator1333First-Person1309Funny1073Psychological1066Satire1005Dynamic Narration944Adventure868Multiple Endings799Exploration789Singleplayer761Choices Matter637Story Rich516Short475Surreal424Atmospheric402Puzzle324Casual259

    Last update: 2025-05-03 (General data), 2025-05-03 (Steam Deck compat.), 2025-03-23 (Review data)

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