The game’s protagonist, Stanley, is a worker in a large company. His job is to push the buttons on the keyboard as directed on the monitor. One day there are no commands from the monitor for over an hour, Stanley gets worried and decides to figure it all out. Next, he, in the company of an unknown narrator, travels around the complex in search of answers to all the questions.
Gameplay
The main feature of the gameplay mod is the freedom of choice and non-linearity of the game. The player can follow the orders of the narrator, and may disobey them and visit other locations of the company. In this case, any player action will affect the ending, of which there are many.
Another feature is the Narrator. Stanley won’t say a word during the entire game, but the narrator constantly voices his thoughts, actions, and assists in certain moments. Sometimes, when deviating from the story, the Announcer will swear or get indignant, or just hint that the player went to the wrong place. At the same time, nothing is known about the narrator.
Locations and Endings
Office – The first location we encounter, Stanley’s place of work.
Break Room – The place Stanley meets while trying to find his coworkers.
Boss’s Office – The room Stanley visits when trying to question his boss about the sudden disappearance of the workers. Contains a secret passageway guarded by a keypad.
Mind Control Station – The main office room, located behind the secret passageway. Contains many monitors from which all company employees are monitored.
Mind Control – The room above the station that serves to silence the emotions of employees. Can be turned off or on by Stanley.
Crusher – A hidden room with huge metal pistons where Stanley enters, not listening to the narrator at all. He is supposed to die there, but at the last moment the pistons stop and Stanley is released. However, he cannot survive after all…
Endings
There are 6 known endings in the mod:
Freedom – Stanley turns off his mind control and leaves the complex.
Explosion – Stanley turns on his mind control, causing the nukes under the complex to detonate.
Crazy – Stanley goes down the stairs and begins to lose his mind because of the narrator’s actions and the repetition of the rooms. Another character appears at the end.
Half-Life 2 – Freaked out by Stanley not listening to the narrator, he sends him to Station City 17, trapping him and leaving him in a dead end.
Escape – Stanley is trapped in a room with a crusher that is ready to flatten him. At the last moment, however, the narrator, another character, saves him and lets him go. After walking down the hallway, however, Stanley comes out to a cliff, and the only way out is to jump down.
Reality – The Narrator tells Stanley the truth about his life.
Full Game.
On October 17, 2013 studio Galactic Cafe released a full-fledged and independent mod The Stanley Parable HD Remix. The game has completely redesigned textures, added new locations (Warehouse, Museum, Parking, Conference Room, etc.) and endings (There are 20 known endings, 5 of them are similar to the mod.) The story remains the same, but there are several new characters.
