The Stanley Parable is an experimental narrative-driven first person game. It is an exploration of choice, freedom, storytelling and reality, all examined through the lens of what it means to play a video game.

You will make a choice that does not matter

You will follow a story that has no end

You will play a game you cannot win

...it's actually best if you don't know anything about it before you play it :D

TSP does not actually require Half Life 2 on PC, only the Source SDK which should download automatically when you start the game. On Mac, HL2 is required.

More information about past and future games from us at Galactic-Cafe.com.
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10 comments by Cakebread on Feb 22nd, 2013

I'm very proud to announce the Stanley Parable Helpful Development Showcase! The TSPHDS is our way of connecting you to the development of The Stanley Parable by giving you a small look at
what's been going on behind the scenes. Each week we'll give you a tiny peek into what it takes to make a game like The Stanley Parable, the creative challenges we come up against in the course of
development, and how to not judge yourself as a person for the quality of choices you've made in your own life. These are just a few of the topics we'll cover in this incredibly useful blog
series.

Already the first three episodes have gone live:

All further installments will be at our blog, Galactic Cafe. We intend to keep posting these until the launch of the Stanley Parable: HD Remix, or until I burn out, whichever comes first! Thank you everyone for continuing to support the game, I hope this can be an
expression of our massive gratitude toward our fanbase!

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The Stanley Parable v1.4 for Mac OSX

The Stanley Parable v1.4 for Mac OSX

Jan 17, 2012 Full Version 11 comments

This download conveniently installs and launches the Mac OSX version of the Stanley Parable v1.4. Half Life 2 is still required.

The Stanley Parable v1.4

The Stanley Parable v1.4

Nov 9, 2011 Full Version 74 comments

The Stanley Parable v1.4 release for PC. A remastered, smoother version of the original game. Includes a number of bug fixes, captions for seven languages...

The Stanley Parable for Mac OSX

The Stanley Parable for Mac OSX

Aug 25, 2011 Full Version 6 comments

This download conveniently installs and launches the Mac OSX version of the stanley parable. Half Life 2 is still required.

The Stanley Parable v1.3

The Stanley Parable v1.3

Aug 5, 2011 Full Version 20 comments

Version 1.3 trims the file size down to under 300mb, and updates the readme for instructions on installing without HL2 as well as installing on Mac OS

The Stanley Parable v1.2

The Stanley Parable v1.2

Jul 31, 2011 Full Version 15 comments

The latest update to The Stanley Parable, uploaded 7/31/11

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thehalflifelover
thehalflifelover May 15 2013, 1:45pm says:

Shut the **** up, PewDiePie fans, just because he played the ******* mod doesn't mean people have to bitch about PewDiePie. GTFO, PewDiePie fanfucks. (more like PleaseDiePie)
TheOneMuffin, Source SDK 2006/2007(IDK WHICH ONE)works too, no HL2 needed to be installed :3 ALSO, it is for OSX too.

And one more thing:PEWDIEPIE FANS ARE 12 YEAR OLDS WHO ARE MENTALLY CHALLENGED!

That's all...... for now...

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Viebe2
Viebe2 May 15 2013, 6:16pm replied:

well um i'm sorry but you argument is invalid due to the fact im a 16 year old with a job that is not "mentally CHALLENGED", and i happen to love pewds! so i would recommend you go back to the slime hole you were born from and get a life other than picking on people from the internet :) good day sir

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TheOneMuffin
TheOneMuffin May 15 2013, 1:48pm replied:

It does need HL2, it uses its assets(such as the citizen model). But I guess Cake pointed out that it downloads thos e for you.
It is 2007 that you need, 2006 is old and needs to be removed.
I also updated my "rant" about the Mac thing.

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TheOneMuffin
TheOneMuffin May 15 2013, 1:43pm says:

Are PewDiePie fans mental or something?
1} It's not a game, it's a mod.
2) Therefore it requires you own Half-Life 2 ON STEAM to play it
3) Some people seem to think they can download a mod, then put Stanley parable in it to make it somehow work, that's just not logical.
4) Install it in to Source Mods and restart steam, it's not rocket science.
5) It's not a "scam". If 1 million people have played it, you are either a little kid and have zero clue what to do, or are really stupid, or both.
6) It's not outdated, try all of the above and make sure Source SDK Base 2007 is downloaded.
7) It isn't for Linux (yet), so if you have it, just stop now.
8) Stop complaining and telling people not to download it because it doesn't work for you only.
9) If you have Mac, it's most likely to be really buggy as Source SDK hasn't particularily been made for Macs.

I felt that needed to be said.

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steamy
steamy May 17 2013, 7:10am replied:

well i think you got it wrong on the 2nd one while it does use hl2 assets you dont need hl2 installed you just need the source SDK 2007 which is free

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JediXaiviar
JediXaiviar May 15 2013, 1:17pm says:

There are 3 episodes 0.O (yeah I didn't even know)

I see this is most populare mod again... wow!

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Dominooo
Dominooo May 15 2013, 7:16am says:

Hey, just so you know, if you're downloading V1.4, you'll have to download V1.2 first, then put the V1.4 files in V1.2 and then it might work.

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kimhypno
kimhypno May 15 2013, 2:07am says:

I tried playing this a month ago but it would't launch for me either, My theory was that it was "out-dated" from the current version of steam.

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