Fun Ultra Deluxe additions (bucket, figurines)
Mentioned in ~1 in 5 positive reviews
“the addition of the Reassurance Bucket is a genius mechanic that completely recontextualizes every single old route.”
Steam review · 34.4 h played ↗
The Stanley Parable: Ultra Deluxe
Worth buying? What 300 Steam reviews say.Worth buying? Here’s what 300 Steam reviews actually say.
Very Positive · 94%Very Positive · 94%Crows Crows Crows2022Walking Simulator · Psychological Horror · Adventure
$24.99
Open on Steam ↗US Steam price, checked 5 h ago
The verdict
A very funny, clever meta-narrative walking game carried by its narrator and many endings. Skip it if you want real gameplay, hate repetition, or won't pay full price for a short game.
Great for
Fans of witty meta humor, narrative experiments and hunting for endings and secrets
Main risk
Little actual gameplay, and it feels repetitive and overpriced if the humor doesn't land
What players love
Brilliant, funny narrator
Mentioned in ~1 in 5 positive reviews
“The Narrator completely carries the experience. His voice acting is incredible and displays a ridiculous range of emotions”
Steam review · 34.4 h played ↗
Many endings and branching choices
Mentioned in ~1 in 5 positive reviews
“Its got so many endings, so much to see and to hear, and plenty of hidden voicelines from the narrator”
Steam review · 7.7 h played ↗
Clever, thought-provoking meta writing
Mentioned in ~1 in 7 positive reviews
“Deep phylosophical questions, funny and smart narration. What an absolute gem.”
Steam review · 9.6 h played ↗
Laugh-out-loud humor
Mentioned in ~1 in 8 positive reviews
“Awesome game! I've never laughed so hard whilst playing a game before!”
Steam review · 3.3 h played ↗
What players complain about
Boring, repetitive loops
Mentioned in ~1 in 3 negative reviews
“This "Stanley goes through the left door" and you go right, then you do it all over again about 300 times”
Steam review · 0.7 h played ↗
Pretentious, overhyped humor
Mentioned in ~1 in 6 negative reviews
“such a pretentious game that thinks its smarter and more clever than it is.”
Steam review · 0.8 h played ↗
Little real gameplay, just walking
Mentioned in ~1 in 7 negative reviews
“A walking simulator with a narrator that isn't funny or interesting and no actual gameplay.”
Steam review · 2 h played ↗
Overpriced for short content
Mentioned in ~1 in 8 negative reviews
“You get like 6 hours of gameplay for a $30 price tag”
Steam review · 7.3 h played ↗
Narrator talks too much and wastes time
Mentioned in ~1 in 9 negative reviews
“Narrator takes forever just monologeing while I'm waiting for him to open a stupid door.”
Steam review · 4.7 h played ↗
Ultra Deluxe adds little over the original
Mentioned in ~1 in 11 negative reviews
“re-sold with “new content” that could be a $3 DLC pack for the original version.”
Steam review · 2.4 h played ↗
System requirements
From the Steam store page
Steam Deck: VerifiedController support5 GB
Minimum
OSWindows 7 or higher 64bit
ProcessorIntel Core i3 2.00 GHz or AMD equivalent
Memory4 GB RAM
GraphicsNVIDIA GeForce 450 or higher with 1GB Memory
Storage5 GB available space
OSWindows 7 or higher 64bit
ProcessorIntel Core i3 2.00 GHz or AMD equivalent
Memory4 GB RAM
GraphicsNVIDIA GeForce 450 or higher with 1GB Memory
Storage5 GB available space
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