The Stanley Parable 2013 endings: Freedom, Museum, Confusion and more
A selective route table for the original standalone game.
Edition covered
The standalone 2013 Galactic Cafe release on Steam, not the 2011 mod or 2022 Ultra Deluxe. Buckets, the Memory Zone, New Content doors and Ultra Deluxe’s epilogue are outside this guide. Original publisher screenshots are used. Ending routes contain spoilers.
Left-door branches
Begin by choosing the left door at the first major fork. Later decisions determine whether the route follows the narrator’s plan or abandons it.
| Ending | Major choice | Next direction |
|---|---|---|
| Freedom | Go upstairs to the boss’s office | Reach the facility and turn its power off |
| Countdown | Follow the same facility route | Choose power on instead |
| Museum | Use the corridor marked Escape | Follow the route toward the museum |
| Dream or Mariella | Go downstairs instead of up to the boss | Continue the repeating lower route |
Right-door branches
The right door first leads through the employee lounge. The next decisions can return you to the main route or carry you into a different ending.
| Ending | Major choice | Next direction |
|---|---|---|
| Confusion | Take the first left after the lounge | Ride the maintenance elevator down |
| Apartment | Continue to the warehouse and ride the cargo lift | Answer the ringing phone |
| Not Stanley | Reach the phone room | Unplug the phone instead of answering |
| Powerful | Enter the warehouse | Fall from the cargo-lift area into the pit |
An ending is usually the start of another attempt
The game intentionally returns to the office. A restart does not mean the route failed; it creates the opportunity to choose a different deviation.
Do not search this release for bucket variants
Ultra Deluxe expands and changes many branches. This table covers only routes available in the 2013 standalone game.
References
| Reference | Website |
|---|---|
| The Stanley Parable publisher listing | store.steampowered.com |
| Original navigation reference | thestanleyparable.fandom.com |
| Countdown ending behavior | thestanleyparable.fandom.com |
| Confusion ending route | thestanleyparable.fandom.com |
| Original and Ultra Deluxe achievement distinctions | thestanleyparable.fandom.com |
| 2013 ending tree | guardianlv.com |