Brilliant narrator and humor
Mentioned in ~1 in 4 positive reviews
“Kevan Brighting as the Narrator is simply sublime. Funny, emotional, and utterly British.”
Steam review · 85.2 h played ↗
The Stanley Parable
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Very Positive · 92%Very Positive · 92%Galactic Cafe2013Walking Simulator · Adventure · Puzzle
The verdict
A short, brilliantly narrated meta-comedy about choice and endings, essentially a walking sim. Skip it if you dislike talky narration or want more content; Ultra Deluxe is the better buy.
Great for
Fans of meta humor, narrative experiments and hunting for hidden endings
Main risk
Crashes on launch on modern multi-core PCs, or feels short and pricey versus Ultra Deluxe
What players love
Clever meta-narrative about choice
Mentioned in ~1 in 5 positive reviews
“No rich narrative, yet it explores themes deeper than 99% of story-driven games.”
Steam review · 10.2 h played ↗
Many endings and reactive choices
Mentioned in ~1 in 6 positive reviews
“You will want to spend the time discovering all of the possible endings.”
Steam review · 1.4 h played ↗
What players complain about
Boring and repetitive replays
Mentioned in ~1 in 5 negative reviews
“This game is extremely boring. It's more exciting watching paint dry.”
Steam review · 11.3 h played ↗
Too short for the price
Mentioned in ~1 in 5 negative reviews
“Game is too short for the price.”
Steam review · 3.4 h played ↗
Little real gameplay, not really a game
Mentioned in ~1 in 6 negative reviews
“I don't think I've ever played a game with zero gameplay or objectives.”
Steam review · 0.7 h played ↗
Crashes on launch on modern PCs
Mentioned in ~1 in 9 negative reviews
“every time I try to click "start game" it crashes.”
Steam review · 6.6 h played ↗
Ultra Deluxe makes this version obsolete
Mentioned in ~1 in 14 negative reviews
“Scam! They released an update as a completely new game with no upgrade path for existing players - except buying the new version.”
Steam review · 6.8 h played ↗
Annoying achievements
Mentioned in ~1 in 17 negative reviews
“Has impossible achievements, such as having to play the game for the ENTIRE duration of a Tuesday.”
Steam review · 0.7 h played ↗
System requirements
From the Steam store page
Steam Deck: VerifiedController support3 GB
Minimum
OSWindows XP/Vista/7/8
Processor3.0 GHz P4, Dual Core 2.0 (or higher) or AMD64X2 (or higher)
Memory2 GB RAM
GraphicsVideo card must be 128 MB or more and should be a DirectX 9-compatible with support for Pixel Shader 2.0b (ATI Radeon X800 or higher / NVIDIA GeForce 7600 or higher / Intel HD Graphics 2000 or higher - *NOT* an Express graphics card).
Storage3 GB available space
OSWindows XP/Vista/7/8
Processor3.0 GHz P4, Dual Core 2.0 (or higher) or AMD64X2 (or higher)
Memory2 GB RAM
GraphicsVideo card must be 128 MB or more and should be a DirectX 9-compatible with support for Pixel Shader 2.0b (ATI Radeon X800 or higher / NVIDIA GeForce 7600 or higher / Intel HD Graphics 2000 or higher - *NOT* an Express graphics card).
Storage3 GB available space
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