The Stanley Parable (Steam Game) 
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.
- Comedy (1851)
- Narration (1525)
- Indie (1324)
- Walking Simulator (1302)
- First-Person (1288)
- Funny (1053)
- Psychological (1036)
- Satire (987)
- Dynamic Narration (921)
- Adventure (855)
- Exploration (776)
- Multiple Endings (761)
- Singleplayer (739)
- Choices Matter (603)
- Story Rich (493)
- Short (469)
- Surreal (409)
- Atmospheric (388)
- Puzzle (312)
- Casual (251)
| Release Date | Oct 17, 2013 |
| Price | $ 14.99 Top 15% |
| Steam Rating (Steam Purchases / All) | 92.4% (very positive) Top 20% / 92.4% Top 15% |
| Steam DB Rating (Steam Purchases / All) | 90.7% Top 3% / 90.7% Top 3% |
| Reviews (Steam Purchases / All) | 38.9K Top 1% / 44.3K Top 1% |
| Curators | 456 reviews Top 1% |
| Median Play Time | 4.3 hours |
| Play Time per Dollar | 17 minutes Bottom 35% |
| Followers | 68K Top 2% |
| Owners | ± 3.1M Top 1% |
| Copies Sold | ± 2.4M Top 1% |
| Gross Revenue ($) | ± 15.2M Top 2% |
Rating and Reviews (Monthly)
Here you can see The Stanley Parable's Steam rating and reviews between October 2013 and December 2023. Steam's rating oscillates between 98.5% (October 2013) and 91.5% (October 2016).
With 44.3K reviews Top 1%, The Stanley Parable is definitely a major AAA level success. Peaks in the chart suggest that major updates or discounts happened.
Review Languages
This donut graph displays the languages of The Stanley Parable's Steam reviews. The most popular language is English (71%), followed by Russian (6%). The player's languages are well diversified, with 27 different languages appearing in the reviews. The game has been translated in 12 languages.
Time Played
This chart displays the time players have spent in The Stanley Parable depending if the reviewer left a positive or a negative review. The time in game is acceptable, with 9 hours in the 80th percentile.
The negative reviews play time is 2.5 times lower than the positive reviews median play time. When the negative review time is low (median : 110 minutes), it can be a sign that the game crashes on some systems or that players misunderstood the nature of the game (Does the Steam page clearly explain it, with gifs and a gameplay video ?). It can also mean that some players were somehow offended by The Stanley Parable and decided to review it and get a refund under 2 hours. You could check if there is an explanation in the Players' feedback section.
Players' Feedback
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The intention behind these pros & cons isn't to establish a balanced evaluation of the game, but rather to assist developers in identifying enhancement opportunities. The game's rating of 92.4% Top 20% should be taken into account when assessing them.
Please take this list with a grain of salt, as this is an AI generated list based on a small sample of The Stanley Parable's review data provided by Steam. You don't always need to solve every issue. What some players hate might be what your fanbase loves.
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