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.
- Price:$14.99
- Release Date:10/17/2013
- Developer:Galactic Cafe
- Publishers:
- Last Updated:12/16/2025
- Steam App Id:221910
The Stanley Parable
- Windows
- Mac
- Linux
- Steam Deck (Verified)
Steam Charts, Stats, and Live Player Count
At the moment, The Stanley Parable has 16 concurrent players online and in-game. This is 88% lower than its previous all-time peak of 133 players achieved on 11/28/2023.
Review History Chart
Track historical review trends and overall ratings for The Stanley Parable. It has received a total of 45,232 reviews on the Steam store and achieved a Player Score of 91 (Very Positive).
Community Hub Members & Followers Chart
Explore the cumulative breakdown of Steam community hub members for The Stanley Parable and its growth over time. It currently has 69,493 followers on its community page.
The Stanley Parable Price
The Stanley Parable costs $14.99 in the Steam store as of 12/16/2025. It can be purchased as a standlone game or through a bundle like The Stanley Parable and The Beginner's Guide which offer a discount off the game's base price.
Explore the price history chart below to track historical price changes and other pricing stats for The Stanley Parable.
About The Stanley Parable
The Stanley Parable is an Adventure, and Indie game developed by Galactic Cafe. On 10/17/2013, it was released on the Steam Store by Klei Publishing, and Galactic Cafe.
Players have rated The Stanley Parable as "Very Positive" out of 45,232 total reviews on the Steam Store. These are split between 41,823 positive reviews and 3,409 negative reviews — an overall 92% positive review rating. Additionally, The Stanley Parable has earned a metascore of 88 on Metacritic.
It can be played and ran on Windows, Mac, and Linux systems. It is verified by Valve as playable on the Steam Deck and will run well.
It also supports 12 languanges in-game including English, Italian, Spanish (Spain), Danish, and Dutch. Each language comes with varying levels of support for the in-game interface, audio, and fully translated subtitles.
According to Steam’s category system, The Stanley Parable supports the following features:
- Steam Cloud
- Full controller support
- Family Sharing
- Remote Play on Phone
- Steam Achievements
- Single-player
- Remote Play on Tablet
- Captions available
- Remote Play on TV
From the Steam community, The Stanley Parable has been tagged with the following user tags:
- Psychological
- Atmospheric
- Multiple Endings
- Surreal
- Short
- Story Rich
- Puzzle
- Walking Simulator
- Choices Matter
- Dynamic Narration
- Narration
- First-Person
- Comedy
- Funny
- Indie
- Casual
- Adventure
- Singleplayer
- Satire
- Exploration
Media & Sceenshots
Watch the featured video for The Stanley Parable and see the latest screenshots from the Steam Store.
Related Bundles
The Stanley Parable is included in 1 bundle in the Steam Store.
| Image | Name | Apps | Packages | Price | Actions |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | The Stanley Parable and The Beginner's Guide | 2 | 2 | $22.48 | View |
Related Packages
The Stanley Parable is referenced by 1 package in the Steam Store.
| Name | Price | Actions |
|---|---|---|
| The Stanley Parable | $7.49 | View |
Supported Languages
The Stanley Parable is available in 12 different languages with varying levels of support for the in-game interface, audio, and fully translated subtitles.
| Name | Interface | Audio | Subtitles |
|---|---|---|---|
| English | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Italian | Yes | No | Yes |
| Spanish (Spain) | Yes | No | Yes |
| Danish | Yes | No | Yes |
| Dutch | Yes | No | Yes |
| Russian | Yes | No | Yes |
| French | Yes | No | Yes |
| German | Yes | No | Yes |
| Polish | Yes | No | Yes |
| Portuguese | Yes | No | Yes |
Frequently Asked Questions
Soures & References
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The Stanley Parable data has been sourced from:
- Valve Corporation. (2025, December 16). The Stanley Parable on Steam. Steam Store. https://store.steampowered.com/app/221910
- Valve Corporation. (2025, December 16). The Stanley Parable. Steam Community Hub. https://steamcommunity.com/app/221910
- Metacritic. (2025, December 16). The Stanley Parable for PC Reviews. Metacritic. https://www.metacritic.com/game/pc/the-stanley-parable
- Galactic Cafe. (2023, July 8). The Stanley Parable. The Stanley Parable. http://stanleyparable.com