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The Stanley Parable Guide

2013 · Narrative exploration

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GuideWhat you will find
Filing cabinets fill an office corridor between doors numbered 420 and 425.EndingsA selective route table for the original standalone game.
A narrow metal walkway runs beside a bank of glowing red screens.Freedom routeThe straightforward original-game route to the Freedom ending.
A narrow metal walkway runs beside a bank of glowing red screens.CountdownThe original countdown has no normal button solution that disables the explosion.
Loose papers and folders cover the floor of a dimly lit office.AchievementsSelected original achievement requirements, separated from Ultra Deluxe.
Stanley sits at his computer in a small office viewed through a window.CharactersThe 2013 game’s cast is small, and some figures exist only within a particular ending or narrated scenario.

At a glance

Three useful starting points
FocusWhat to know
Start with the left doorFollowing the narrator leads toward the Freedom route.
Try one deviationChange one major decision per replay to discover a different branch.
Check the editionThe 2013 game has different content and achievements from Ultra Deluxe.

Characters Character guide →

Key characters and their roles
CharacterRoleAt a glance
StanleyPlayable office workerEmployee 427 leaves his desk after the usual instructions stop.
The NarratorGuiding voiceDescribes and reacts to Stanley’s decisions.
MariellaDream-ending figureAppears outside the office in one of the left-door branches.
The Female NarratorMuseum-ending voiceComments on the relation between Stanley, the narrator and the player.
Stanley’s wifeApartment-route figureAppears as part of the narrator’s constructed domestic scene.

Quick answers

Unlocks, routes and useful answers
TopicGo straight to
EndingsLeft-door branches →

Pictures All pictures →

Stanley sits at his computer in a small office viewed through a window.
Stanley sits at his computer in a small office viewed through a window.
A narrow metal walkway runs beside a bank of glowing red screens.
A narrow metal walkway runs beside a bank of glowing red screens.
Filing cabinets fill an office corridor between doors numbered 420 and 425.
Filing cabinets fill an office corridor between doors numbered 420 and 425.
Loose papers and folders cover the floor of a dimly lit office.
Loose papers and folders cover the floor of a dimly lit office.
References
Guide references
ReferenceWebsite
The Stanley Parable: game and edition overviewstore.steampowered.com