Introduction [SP.01.01]

Explore The Stanley Parable, a first-person exploration game based on a 2011 Source mod, featuring new content and narration.

The Stanley Parable is a first-person exploration game where you play as Stanley, but also do not play as Stanley. You will follow a story, or you will not follow a story. You will have a choice, or you will have no choice. The game will end, or it will never end. Contradiction follows contradiction, and the rules of how games should work are broken repeatedly.

As you explore, meaning may begin to arise, and the paradoxes might start to make sense, suggesting you might be powerful after all. The game is not designed to fight you; it is an invitation to engage.

Based on the award-winning 2011 Source mod (a modification for another game) 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.