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. 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.

Support Summary

Widescreen
Ultra/Super‑Wide
Multi-Monitor
4K Ultra HD
Support
Method
HUD
Cutscenes
FMVs

Game Information

Game Status:Released
Release Date:
Tested Version:Steam 1.0.0.0
Play Styles:Single-Player
Setting:Modern
Genre:RPG
Developer:Galactic Cafe

Screenshots Comparison

4:3 Screenshot
16:10 Screenshot
16:9 Screenshot
21:9 Screenshot
32:9 Screenshot
Eyefinity / Surround Screenshot
Solutions & Issues
Eyefinity / Surround Specific Solution & Issues:

It won't recognize custom resolutions, so if you're using bezel-correction, you can add your own resolution by doing one of the following:

Add your resolution to the launch options, e.g.: -w 6020 -h 1200

OR

Open the file:
C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\SteamApps\common\The Stanley Parable\thestanleyparable\cfg\video.txt

and change the following settings to your native resolution:
"setting.defaultres" "6020"
"setting.defaultresheight" "1200"

4:3 Screenshot
16:10 Screenshot
16:9 Screenshot
21:9 Screenshot
32:9 Screenshot
Eyefinity / Surround Screenshot
16:9 Cutscene
Ending cutscene, the "default" ending
4:3 FMV Cutscene
16:10 FMV Cutscene
16:9 FMV Cutscene
4:3 Menu
16:10 Menu
16:9 Menu
16:10 Resolutions:1920x1200
16:9 Resolutions:1920x1080
Ultra/Super-Wide (21:9/32:9) Resolutions:2560x1080
Eyefinity / Surround Resolutions:5760x1200
Multi-Monitor Types:Nvidia Surround
Multi-Monitor Layouts:3x1-L