44BANG SCORE
The Stanley Parable
fair · narrative · 2013
Fair value, not a standout: about 1.5h, $7.49 (~$4.99/hr), 92% positive.
Better value than 28% of narrative games
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.
BANGER threshold
Becomes a BANGER at $1.41
81% off today's $7.49. Wait for that sale.
Worth it at $4.73.
Real value
$4.99/hr over the 1.5h main story, $0.82/hr if you 100% it (9.1h).
And 80% of players reach the end, the value holds.
Finish rate
79.5%
how far players get (achievements)
Advertised
1.5h
main story (HowLongToBeat)
Completionist
9.1h
100% (HowLongToBeat)
$/hr (advertised)
$4.99/h
price ÷ advertised main-story hours
Price
$7.49
Reviews
92%
45,581 reviews
Metacritic
88
critic score
Players
3.5M
owners (estimate)
Released
2013
What drives the score
Value$4.99/hr
price per hour of game — the biggest driver
Reviews92% positive
gates the score — weak reviews cap it, strong reviews unlock a banger
Finish rate79.5%
a top-end bonus, not the main driver
The exact weights stay secret, but these are the inputs and the direction each pushes. Length feeds the value line (price divided by hours).
Where players drop off
Share of players who unlocked each achievement, most-earned (left) to rarest (right).
DeveloperGalactic Cafe
PublisherGalactic Cafe
Genrenarrative
Achievements10
Trailer & screenshots
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