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		| status = available 
		| os = all <!-- see template testcases for the value. -->
		| deck = Verified
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		| 3rdpartylinks = {{Epic|the-stanley-parable|Epic Games Store}}
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	{{Software status
		| appid = 247750
		| type = games
		| status = paiddemo
		| deck = hide
		| note = Unlike games such as {{hl2|1}} (which also has a demo version), the demo version of {{tsp|name}} has very different gameplay from the full game. It also does not restrict players from enabling cheats in this.
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	 {{Branch|[[Portal 2]]}}
	 

{{tsp|4}} (2013) 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.

Originally created as a {{hl2|4}} mod back in 2011{{ref|1}} and expanded into a full game with more endings, and completely new assets (using the {{portal2branch|4}}), {{tsp|4}} is a thought-provoking game created by Galactic Cafe that intentionally averts and subverts the very rules of storytelling most games abide by. 

Creating a unique dynamic of trust, the player can choose to follow the in-game narrator or to go against him. No matter the choice (even some that exist outside the game world), the game has a response ready, weaving around the general idea of choice that the game sets forth to create.

A sequel and re-imagination of '''{{tsp|1}}''', called '''[https://store.steampowered.com/app/1703340/The_Stanley_Parable_Ultra_Deluxe/ The Stanley Parable: Ultra Deluxe]''', which runs on {{unity|1}} along with adding content and improved graphics was released on Steam in 2022. The original version still remains available on Steam.

== Gallery ==
<gallery mode=nolines widths=256px heights=192px>
tsp_screenshot1.jpg|Office cubicles 
tsp_screenshot2.jpg|Meeting room
tsp_screenshot3.jpg|Stanley's boss' office
</gallery>

== Technical notes ==
{{Note|Enabling {{code|sv_cheats 1}} will instead change the current map to Serious Room, as a punishment to the player for trying to enable cheats. This was hardcoded to the game's {{path|client|dll}} file, which can be removed by using the dll file from the Demo version of the game.}}

== See also ==
* [[The Stanley Parable mod creation]]

== External links ==
* {{Steam store|app/221910|Steam Store page}}
* {{Steam community|app/221910|Steam Community page}}
* {{Moddb|mods/the-stanley-parable|The Stanley Parable on ModDB}} - original version for {{hl2|4}} (Source SDK) can be found here.

== References ==
<ol>
<li>{{Moddb|the-stanley-parable|The Stanley Parable on ModDB}}
</ol>