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The Stanley Parable has finally been released for Linux after a bit of a delay, and it’s one of the most interesting experiences I’ve had in a long time.

Disclosure: Key provided by developer.

About the game (Official)
The Stanley Parable is a first person exploration game. You will play as Stanley, and you will not play as Stanley. You will follow a story, you will not follow a story. You will have a choice, you will have no choice. The game will end, the game will never end. Contradiction follows contradiction, the rules of how games should work are broken, then broken again. This world was not made for you to understand.

But as you explore, slowly, meaning begins to arise, the paradoxes might start to make sense, perhaps you are powerful after all. The game is not here to fight you; it is inviting you to dance.

Based on the award-winning 2011 Source mod of the same name.

My thoughts
Runs great for a Wine port. - Jokes aside, it’s not a Wine port. Recently some people downloaded it due to an accident on Linux with Windows files, and Wine launched it. This led to some fun trolling by the developer.

I had heard of The Stanley Parable before we posted about it originally, but I had never played it from my time on Windows. I had no idea what to expect, the description didn’t give me a clear picture and so I went in blind.

What I came across with this game is definitely an odd experience. It’s odd because you don’t actually do all that much. I know, I’m not selling it to you right now, but I didn’t say it wasn’t interesting—which it most certainly is.

The voice over work by Kevan Brighting is simply amazing, and really fits perfectly with the pace of the game. I’ve played a lot of games in my years, and I’m already putting the narration of this game in a pretty high place.

Some people may not see it as a game, but a game doesn’t have to be all about action, explosions and whatever else. It reminded me a little bit of Gone Home, only with a lot more comedy, and less throwing things around.

It’s very hard to say a lot about the game, without spoiling all the little funny quirks of it. You really will just have to take my word for it being fun, or the 17 thousand positive Steam reviews for it.

As for how it ran, being a Source engine based game it’s not surprising how well it ran, as it was always above 200 FPS for me. Top notch, but not surprising as it’s not exactly rendering a lot at a time.

Final thoughts: If you like figuring things out, exploring and having a chuckle about how it reminds you of “that one job I had”, go buy it.

Check out The Stanley Parable on Steam. There’s also a demo, so you have nothing to lose. Article taken from GamingOnLinux.com.
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Aule Sep 10, 2015
Quoting: Gran PCThank you for playing the game :)

I instantly bought it yesterday and enjoyed it very much already. Thank you very much for supporting Linux!! ^_^
Stupendous Man Sep 10, 2015
Strange, I just got the "unachievable" achievement without doing anything special (as far as I know...). According to google, either you have to fiddle with the console to get it, or it's completely random - probably the last.

The FPS is locked at 30fps for me both with and without buffering. Is anyone else experiencing this?
bubexel Sep 10, 2015
It was an instant buy XD
Nezchan Sep 10, 2015
Quoting: metro2033fanboyNoticed it on my Library..a week ago! strange!

Yeah, popped up for me a few days ago too. Probably not going to install it since I've played about 6 hours worth and seen pretty much all the content already, but it's cool to see it there.
PublicNuisance Sep 10, 2015
Now if they would only release a DRM free version of it I'd be giddy.
Liam Dawe Sep 11, 2015
Quoting: PublicNuisanceNow if they would only release a DRM free version of it I'd be giddy.

It is a Source engine game, so it probably won't see a release outside of Steam.


Last edited by Liam Dawe on 11 September 2015 at 9:37 am UTC
MayeulC Sep 11, 2015
I am wondering... Is the quicksave shortcut a bug or a feature? I made some extensive use of this in my first playtrough.

It works wonderfully on R600g here. Thanks, GranPC
oldrocker99 Sep 11, 2015
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Looking forward to it; I may or not get the demo first, which I may play or not play, and then, if I like or don't like it,, I'll buy or not buy it.


Oh, hell. You know I'll buy it!


Last edited by oldrocker99 on 11 September 2015 at 7:00 pm UTC
Eike Sep 13, 2015
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I just stumbled upon this old video of my favorite (German) let's players playing the demo... excessively:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mwUSX_KB8P4
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