The Stanley Parable: Ultra Deluxe
Released Apr 2022
The Stanley Parable: Ultra Deluxe is an expanded re-imagining of 2013's The Stanley Parable. You will play as Stanley, and you will not play as Stanley. You will make a choice, and you will become powerless. You are not here to win. The Stanley Parable is a game that plays you.
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Done
All announced content has been released
Medium confidence
Done
All announced content has been released
Medium confidence
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Evaluation
The Stanley Parable: Ultra Deluxe launched on April 27, 2022 as an expanded re-imagining of the 2013 original. After launch, the developer (Crows Crows Crows) shipped several patches addressing bugs and accessibility features. In a December 23, 2022 post, they announced that "early next year" they would release a patch with additional language support and "a few small pieces of new content." This patch appears to have shipped sometime in early 2023 based on the teaser in NEWS-3, which also previewed the translation update with extra surprises. The only DLC ever released was a soundtrack pack (June 8, 2022), and no unreleased DLC is listed. The most recent developer communication was on March 28, 2024, when they announced a physical Collector's Edition — a merchandise and physical goods release handled by iam8bit, not a digital content update. That post notably includes the line "we finished the game, it's out and there'll never be another delay ever again," framing the game as a complete product. No roadmap, unshipped DLC, or announcement of future digital content has been made. The game appears to be a finished, complete product with no further content in development.
Evidence
Crows Crows Crows announced the physical Collector's Edition via iam8bit. The post includes the line 'we finished the game, it's out and there'll never be another delay ever again,' treating the game as a completed product. No new digital content was announced.
Developer announced a patch planned for early 2023 with additional language support and 'a few small pieces of new content.' This was the last announced new content commitment.
Content
1 of 1 released · no outstanding content
Media
Details
Developer
Publisher
Crows Crows Crows
Achievements
11
Platform
Windows, macOS, Linux
Controller
full support
Steam Deck
Verified
Players
Single-player
About this game
The Stanley Parable: Ultra Deluxe is a first person exploration game. It is an expanded re-imagining of the critically acclaimed, award winning indie game The Stanley Parable from 2013.
When a simple-minded individual named Stanley discovers that the co-workers in his office have mysteriously vanished, he sets off to find answers.
You will play as Stanley, and you will not play as Stanley. You will make a choice, and you will have your choices taken from you. The game will end, the game will never end. Contradiction follows contradiction, the rules of how games should work are broken, then broken again. You are not here to win. The Stanley Parable is a game that plays you.
What's New?
Everything that was in the original Stanley Parable is here, preserved just like it was back in 2013. But The Stanley Parable: Ultra Deluxe also dramatically expands the world of the original game with new content, new choices, and new secrets to uncover. The labyrinth has just gotten bigger.
In addition, the game has been visually upgraded to reflect modern technology while faithfully preserving the tone of the original game. Accessibility features have also been added to the game, including localization of in-world text, colorblind options, and content warnings.
And just as before, the impeccable voicework of Kevan Brighting will accompany you every step of the way.
In The Stanley Parable: Ultra Deluxe, everything you remember has been recreated, yet it's different somehow. We've been here before, haven't we? Is Stanley still the same as he was back then? Or is it you who has changed?
When a simple-minded individual named Stanley discovers that the co-workers in his office have mysteriously vanished, he sets off to find answers.
You will play as Stanley, and you will not play as Stanley. You will make a choice, and you will have your choices taken from you. The game will end, the game will never end. Contradiction follows contradiction, the rules of how games should work are broken, then broken again. You are not here to win. The Stanley Parable is a game that plays you.
What's New?
Everything that was in the original Stanley Parable is here, preserved just like it was back in 2013. But The Stanley Parable: Ultra Deluxe also dramatically expands the world of the original game with new content, new choices, and new secrets to uncover. The labyrinth has just gotten bigger.
In addition, the game has been visually upgraded to reflect modern technology while faithfully preserving the tone of the original game. Accessibility features have also been added to the game, including localization of in-world text, colorblind options, and content warnings.
And just as before, the impeccable voicework of Kevan Brighting will accompany you every step of the way.
In The Stanley Parable: Ultra Deluxe, everything you remember has been recreated, yet it's different somehow. We've been here before, haven't we? Is Stanley still the same as he was back then? Or is it you who has changed?
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Last evaluated Jun 22, 2026
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