Adventure · October 17, 2013
The Stanley Parable (2013)
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. Contradiction follows contradiction, the rules of how games should work are broken, then broken again. This world was not made for you to understand. But as you explore, slowly, meaning begins to arise, the paradoxes might start to make sense, perhaps you are powerful after all. The game is not here to fight you; it is inviting you to dance. Based on the award-winning 2011 Source mod of the same name, The Stanley Parable returns with new content, new ideas, a fresh coat of visual paint, and the stunning voicework of Kevan Brighting. For a more complete and in-depth understanding of what The Stanley Parable is, please try out the free demo.
Adventure releases from 2013
29 Adventure titles launched in 2013 — top 6 by review volume.
Position in Adventure
| Metric | This title | Genre position |
|---|---|---|
| Review volume | 45.0k Steam reviews | Top 5% in Adventure |
| Positive rating | 92% positive | Genre average: 87% — this title sits in top 45% |
| Metacritic | 88/100 | Genre average 77 — top 7% of Adventure titles |
| Engagement hours | 5 h average | Top 62% for session depth among Adventure |
Community Tag Signals
Tag weights reflect how many Steam users voted each descriptor — larger pills = stronger consensus.
- Comedy · 1.9k
- Narration · 1.6k
- Indie · 1.3k
- Walking Simulator · 1.3k
- First-Person · 1.3k
- Funny · 1.1k
- Psychological · 1.1k
- Satire · 1.0k
- Dynamic Narration · 944
- Adventure · 868
- Multiple Endings · 801
- Exploration · 790
- Singleplayer · 762
- Choices Matter · 638
- Story Rich · 517
Peer Adventure titles
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Localization Coverage
Interface / Subtitles (12)
- English volume_up
- Italian
- Spanish - Spain
- Danish
- Dutch
- Russian
- French
- German
- Polish
- Portuguese - Portugal
- Turkish
- Ukrainian volume_up
Full audio (2)
- English
- Ukrainian
Reception Metrics
Steam community
92%Very Positive · 45.0k reviews
41.4k positive · 3.6k negative
Metacritic
88/100 critic aggregate
Metacritic user score
8.1/10
Curator recommendations
39.8k
Features & Capabilities
Community
- Steam Achievements
- Steam Cloud
- Remote Play on Phone
- Remote Play on Tablet
- Remote Play on TV
Accessibility
- Captions available
Input & Comfort
- Full controller support
Other
- Single-player
- Family Sharing
Engagement Profile
All-time avg
5h
short (5–15 hours)
Median
2h
Typical completion time
2-week avg
0h
Current engagement
Achievements
10
Steam unlocks available
Release & Availability
| Release date | Oct 17, 2013 |
|---|---|
| Developer | Galactic Cafe |
| Publisher | Galactic Cafe, Klei Publishing |
| Base price | $7.49 -50% |
| Platforms | Windows, macOS, Linux |
| Estimated owners | 1M–10M |
| External links | Official site · Metacritic page · Support |
Editions & Packages
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