<s>
The	B-Application
Stanley	I-Application
Parable	I-Application
is	O
a	O
story-based	O
video	O
game	O
designed	O
and	O
written	O
by	O
developers	O
Davey	B-Application
Wreden	I-Application
and	O
William	O
Pugh	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
the	O
player	O
guides	O
a	O
silent	O
protagonist	O
named	O
Stanley	O
alongside	O
narration	O
by	O
British	O
actor	O
Kevan	B-Application
Brighting	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	B-Application
Stanley	I-Application
Parable	I-Application
was	O
originally	O
released	O
on	O
31	O
July	O
2011	O
,	O
as	O
a	O
free	O
modification	O
for	O
Half-Life	B-Application
2	I-Application
by	O
Wreden	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Together	O
with	O
Pugh	O
,	O
Wreden	O
later	O
released	O
a	O
stand-alone	O
remake	B-General_Concept
using	O
the	O
Source	B-Application
engine	I-Application
under	O
the	O
Galactic	B-Application
Cafe	I-Application
studio	O
name	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
remake	B-General_Concept
recreated	O
many	O
of	O
the	O
original	O
mod	O
's	O
choices	O
while	O
adding	O
new	O
areas	O
and	O
story	O
pathways	O
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
overhauling	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
graphics	O
entirely	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
announced	O
and	O
approved	O
via	O
Steam	B-Application
Greenlight	O
in	O
2012	O
,	O
and	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
17	O
October	O
2013	O
,	O
for	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Windows	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Later	O
updates	O
to	O
the	O
game	O
added	O
support	O
for	O
macOS	B-Application
on	O
19	O
December	O
2013	O
,	O
and	O
for	O
Linux	B-Application
on	O
9	O
September	O
2015	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
further	O
expanded	O
edition	O
titled	O
The	B-Application
Stanley	I-Application
Parable	I-Application
:	O
Ultra	O
Deluxe	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
27	O
April	O
2022	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Both	O
the	O
original	O
mod	O
and	O
its	O
two	O
remakes	B-General_Concept
have	O
received	O
critical	O
praise	O
from	O
journalists	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
2013	O
remake	B-General_Concept
added	O
more	O
than	O
ten	O
endings	O
,	O
altered	O
some	O
pre-existing	O
endings	O
and	O
the	O
respective	O
routes	O
to	O
trigger	O
them	O
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
several	O
Easter	O
eggs	O
,	O
and	O
other	O
choice-related	O
aspects	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
the	O
next	O
reset	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
the	O
narrator	O
guides	O
Stanley	O
to	O
a	O
new	O
area	O
called	O
the	O
Memory	O
Zone	O
,	O
which	O
recounts	O
all	O
the	O
praise	O
that	O
The	B-Application
Stanley	I-Application
Parable	I-Application
had	O
gotten	O
,	O
but	O
soon	O
find	O
an	O
area	O
full	O
of	O
Steam	B-Application
(	O
referred	O
to	O
as	O
"	O
Pressurized	O
Gas	O
"	O
in	O
the	O
console	O
versions	O
)	O
user	O
reviews	O
that	O
are	O
critical	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
which	O
leads	O
the	O
narrator	O
to	O
further	O
distress	O
that	O
The	B-Application
Stanley	I-Application
Parable	I-Application
was	O
not	O
good	O
enough	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
another	O
reset	O
,	O
the	O
narrator	O
guides	O
Stanley	O
to	O
a	O
showcase	O
of	O
features	O
for	O
The	B-Application
Stanley	I-Application
Parable	I-Application
2	I-Application
,	O
among	O
which	O
includes	O
collectible	O
figurines	O
to	O
seek	O
in	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
and	O
a	O
"	O
reassurance	O
bucket	O
"	O
,	O
which	O
appears	O
in	O
subsequent	O
playthroughs	O
and	O
can	O
be	O
used	O
to	O
alter	O
most	O
initial	O
endings	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
After	O
further	O
replays	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
the	O
player	O
revisits	O
the	O
Memory	O
Zone	O
to	O
discover	O
The	B-Application
Stanley	I-Application
Parable	I-Application
2	I-Application
has	O
received	O
an	O
extremely	O
negative	O
reception	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
all	O
subsequent	O
playthroughs	O
,	O
sequel	O
numbers	O
are	O
added	O
progressively	O
to	O
The	B-Application
Stanley	I-Application
Parable	I-Application
with	O
a	O
randomly	O
generated	O
subtitle	O
,	O
but	O
otherwise	O
no	O
further	O
changes	O
to	O
content	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Davey	B-Application
Wreden	I-Application
,	O
22	O
years	O
old	O
at	O
the	O
time	O
of	O
the	O
mod	O
's	O
release	O
,	O
was	O
inspired	O
to	O
create	O
The	B-Application
Stanley	I-Application
Parable	I-Application
about	O
three	O
years	O
prior	O
,	O
after	O
considering	O
the	O
typical	O
storytelling	O
narratives	O
within	O
video	O
games	O
,	O
and	O
thinking	O
of	O
what	O
would	O
happen	O
if	O
the	O
player	O
would	O
go	O
against	O
that	O
narration	O
;	O
he	O
also	O
saw	O
this	O
as	O
a	O
means	O
towards	O
his	O
planned	O
career	O
as	O
a	O
game	O
developer	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Wreden	O
believed	O
that	O
recent	O
games	O
with	O
more	O
engaging	O
or	O
thought-provoking	O
stories	O
,	O
including	O
the	O
Metal	B-Application
Gear	I-Application
Solid	I-Application
series	I-Application
,	O
Half-Life	B-Application
2	I-Application
,	O
Portal	B-Application
,	O
Braid	B-Application
,	O
and	O
BioShock	B-Application
,	O
started	O
to	O
approach	O
this	O
void	O
,	O
giving	O
reason	O
for	O
the	O
player	O
to	O
stop	O
and	O
think	O
about	O
the	O
narration	O
instead	O
of	O
simply	O
going	O
through	O
the	O
motions	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
With	O
no	O
prior	O
experience	O
working	O
with	O
the	O
Source	B-Application
engine	I-Application
,	O
Wreden	O
relied	O
heavily	O
on	O
information	O
and	O
help	O
from	O
wikis	O
and	O
forums	O
on	O
the	O
Source	B-Application
Development	O
Kit	O
,	O
teaching	O
himself	O
the	O
fundamentals	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Outside	O
of	O
Kevan	B-Application
Brighting	I-Application
's	O
voice-over	O
contributions	O
,	O
The	B-Application
Stanley	I-Application
Parable	I-Application
was	O
all	O
Wreden	O
's	O
work	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Most	O
of	O
the	O
ideas	O
he	O
had	O
envisioned	O
for	O
the	O
game	O
were	O
included	O
,	O
though	O
some	O
had	O
to	O
be	O
dropped	O
due	O
to	O
his	O
inability	O
to	O
figure	O
out	O
how	O
to	O
work	O
with	O
them	O
within	O
the	O
Source	B-Application
engine	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Instead	O
,	O
he	O
started	O
to	O
gather	O
other	O
independent	O
programmers	O
to	O
work	O
out	O
an	O
improved	O
version	O
of	O
The	B-Application
Stanley	I-Application
Parable	I-Application
and	O
leading	O
towards	O
a	O
completely	O
new	O
title	O
in	O
the	O
future	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
5	B-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Shortly	O
after	O
the	O
release	O
of	O
the	O
original	O
mod	O
,	O
Wreden	O
was	O
contacted	O
by	O
William	O
Pugh	O
,	O
a	O
player	O
who	O
had	O
experience	O
in	O
creating	O
environments	O
within	O
the	O
Source	B-Application
engine	I-Application
and	O
had	O
previously	O
won	O
a	O
Saxxy	O
Award	O
for	O
his	O
work	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
remake	B-General_Concept
includes	O
the	O
six	O
endings	O
from	O
the	O
original	O
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
updating	O
the	O
game	O
with	O
several	O
newly	O
created	O
endings	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Brighting	O
returned	O
to	O
voice	O
the	O
narrator	O
in	O
the	O
remake	B-General_Concept
,	O
as	O
Wreden	O
considered	O
his	O
performance	O
"	O
half	O
the	O
reason	O
this	O
game	O
has	O
been	O
successful	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Additionally	O
,	O
a	O
custom	O
soundtrack	O
was	O
created	O
for	O
the	O
remake	B-General_Concept
,	O
composed	O
by	O
Blake	O
Robinson	O
,	O
Yiannis	O
Ioannides	O
,	O
and	O
Christiaan	O
Bakker	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
the	O
original	O
modification	O
,	O
one	O
route	O
travels	O
the	O
player	O
to	O
sections	O
modeled	O
after	O
elements	O
in	O
Half-Life	B-Application
2	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
the	O
remake	B-General_Concept
,	O
Pugh	O
and	O
Wreden	O
included	O
one	O
route	O
where	O
the	O
player	O
is	O
dropped	O
into	O
a	O
Minecraft	B-Application
world	O
,	O
and	O
another	O
where	O
the	O
player	O
briefly	O
revisits	O
the	O
opening	O
of	O
Portal	B-Application
,	O
before	O
being	O
trapped	O
in	O
the	O
original	O
2011	O
mod	O
version	O
of	O
The	B-Application
Stanley	I-Application
Parable	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
To	O
distribute	O
the	O
new	O
version	O
,	O
the	O
team	O
initially	O
considered	O
a	O
pay	O
what	O
you	O
want	O
scheme	O
,	O
but	O
later	O
sought	O
the	O
use	O
of	O
the	O
Steam	B-Application
Greenlight	O
service	O
,	O
where	O
independent	O
developers	O
can	O
solicit	O
votes	O
from	O
other	O
players	O
in	O
order	O
to	O
have	O
Valve	O
subsequently	O
offer	O
the	O
title	O
through	O
Steam	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
October	O
2012	O
,	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
successfully	O
approved	O
by	O
Valve	O
to	O
be	O
included	O
on	O
Steam	B-Application
upon	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
completion	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Although	O
Wreden	O
originally	O
called	O
the	O
stand-alone	O
version	O
The	B-Application
Stanley	I-Application
Parable	I-Application
:	O
HD	O
Remix	O
,	O
he	O
later	O
opted	O
to	O
drop	O
the	O
distinguishing	O
title	O
,	O
affirming	O
that	O
he	O
believed	O
the	O
remake	B-General_Concept
is	O
the	O
"	O
definitive	O
"	O
version	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
macOS	B-Application
version	O
(	O
requiring	O
10.8	O
or	O
later	O
)	O
was	O
later	O
released	O
on	O
December	O
19	O
,	O
2013	O
,	O
expanding	O
to	O
support	O
for	O
Linux	B-Application
on	O
September	O
9	O
,	O
2015	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
August	O
2016	O
,	O
Galactic	B-Application
Cafe	I-Application
partnered	O
with	O
IndieBox	O
,	O
a	O
monthly	O
subscription	O
box	O
service	O
,	O
to	O
create	O
an	O
exclusive	O
,	O
custom-designed	O
,	O
physical	O
release	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
limited	O
collector	O
's	O
edition	O
included	O
a	O
DRM-free	O
game	O
CD	O
,	O
the	O
official	O
soundtrack	O
,	O
an	O
instruction	O
manual	O
,	O
a	O
Steam	B-Application
key	O
,	O
and	O
various	O
collectibles	O
including	O
an	O
"	O
Adventure	O
Tie	O
"	O
and	O
"	O
Existential	O
Mousepad	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Wreden	O
and	O
Pugh	O
announced	O
that	O
the	O
remake	B-General_Concept
would	O
be	O
released	O
on	O
Steam	B-Application
on	O
October	O
17	O
,	O
2013	O
,	O
and	O
accompanied	O
the	O
announcement	O
with	O
a	O
playable	O
demo	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Instead	O
of	O
a	O
traditional	O
demo	O
in	O
which	O
the	O
player	O
is	O
shown	O
a	O
small	O
section	O
of	O
the	O
full	O
game	O
,	O
The	B-Application
Stanley	I-Application
Parable	I-Application
Demo	O
features	O
entirely	O
original	O
content	O
,	O
which	O
was	O
developed	O
to	O
give	O
the	O
player	O
the	O
flavor	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
using	O
similar	O
concepts	O
of	O
misconceptions	O
and	O
non-linear	O
storytelling	O
that	O
would	O
be	O
present	O
in	O
the	O
final	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Personalized	O
versions	O
of	O
the	O
demos	O
were	O
created	O
by	O
Wreden	O
for	O
Game	O
Grumps	O
and	O
Adam	O
Sessler	O
of	O
Revision3	O
for	O
Let	O
's	O
Play	O
to	O
promote	O
the	O
2013	O
remake	B-General_Concept
.	O
</s>
<s>
At	O
The	O
Game	O
Awards	O
2018	O
,	O
an	O
expanded	O
edition	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
entitled	O
The	B-Application
Stanley	I-Application
Parable	I-Application
:	O
Ultra	O
Deluxe	O
was	O
announced	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Ultra	O
Deluxe	O
is	O
a	O
joint	O
release	O
by	O
Galactic	B-Application
Cafe	I-Application
and	O
Pugh	O
's	O
Crows	O
Crows	O
Crows	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
ported	O
to	O
the	O
Unity	B-Application
game	I-Application
engine	I-Application
to	O
support	O
consoles	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
To	O
generate	O
interest	O
in	O
Ultra	O
Deluxe	O
,	O
the	O
2013	O
remake	B-General_Concept
was	O
made	O
available	O
for	O
free	O
for	O
a	O
limited	O
time	O
in	O
March	O
2020	O
on	O
the	O
Epic	O
Games	O
Store	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
April	O
27	O
,	O
2022	O
for	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Switch	I-Application
,	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
and	O
5	B-Device
,	O
Xbox	B-Device
One	I-Device
,	O
and	O
Xbox	B-Device
Series	I-Device
X/S	I-Device
,	O
in	O
addition	O
to	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Windows	I-Application
,	O
macOS	B-Application
,	O
and	O
Linux	B-Application
through	O
Steam	B-Application
,	O
with	O
owners	O
of	O
the	O
2013	O
remake	B-General_Concept
on	O
Steam	B-Application
receiving	O
a	O
discount	O
on	O
Ultra	O
Deluxe	O
for	O
the	O
first	O
two	O
weeks	O
of	O
release	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	B-Application
Stanley	I-Application
Parable	I-Application
mod	O
was	O
acclaimed	O
by	O
journalists	O
as	O
a	O
thought-provoking	O
game	O
,	O
praising	O
it	O
for	O
being	O
a	O
highly	O
experimental	O
game	O
that	O
only	O
took	O
a	O
short	O
amount	O
of	O
time	O
for	O
the	O
player	O
to	O
experience	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Alex	O
Aagaard	O
from	O
WhatCulture	O
believes	O
that	O
The	B-Application
Stanley	I-Application
Parable	I-Application
"	O
will	O
be	O
regarded	O
as	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
most	O
pioneering	O
games	O
of	O
all	O
time	O
"	O
during	O
video	O
games	O
 '	O
transition	O
from	O
entertainment	O
to	O
a	O
legitimate	O
and	O
respected	O
art	O
form	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	B-Application
Stanley	I-Application
Parable	I-Application
received	O
the	O
Special	O
Recognition	O
award	O
at	O
IndieCade	O
2012	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
2013	O
remake	B-General_Concept
has	O
received	O
critical	O
acclaim	O
from	O
reviewers	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Forbes	O
listed	O
Wreden	O
in	O
its	O
2013	O
"	O
30	O
Under	O
30	O
"	O
leaders	O
in	O
the	O
field	O
of	O
games	O
for	O
the	O
success	O
and	O
marketing	O
of	O
The	B-Application
Stanley	I-Application
Parable	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
remake	B-General_Concept
won	O
the	O
Audience	O
Award	O
and	O
was	O
nominated	O
in	O
the	O
categories	O
of	O
"	O
Excellence	O
in	O
Narrative	O
"	O
and	O
"	O
Excellence	O
in	O
Audio	O
"	O
along	O
with	O
being	O
named	O
as	O
a	O
finalist	O
for	O
the	O
Seumas	O
McNally	O
Grand	O
Prize	O
for	O
the	O
2014	O
Independent	O
Games	O
Festival	O
Awards	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
At	O
the	O
2013	O
National	O
Academy	O
of	O
Video	O
Game	O
Trade	O
Reviewers	O
(	O
NAVGTR	O
)	O
awards	O
the	O
game	O
won	O
Writing	O
in	O
a	O
Comedy	O
and	O
Performance	O
in	O
a	O
Comedy	O
,	O
Lead	O
(	O
Kevan	B-Application
Brighting	I-Application
as	O
Narrator	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
had	O
sold	O
over	O
one	B-Application
million	I-Application
copies	I-Application
in	O
less	O
than	O
a	O
year	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
IGN	O
's	O
Luke	O
Reilly	O
listed	O
The	B-Application
Stanley	I-Application
Parables	I-Application
demo	O
as	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
top	O
six	O
demos	O
in	O
video	O
games	O
,	O
citing	O
how	O
it	O
is	O
"	O
an	O
entirely	O
standalone	O
exercise	O
designed	O
to	O
prepare	O
[	O
the	O
player ]	O
for	O
the	O
unique	O
player	O
and	O
narrator	O
relationship	O
that	O
forms	O
the	O
core	O
of	O
The	B-Application
Stanley	I-Application
Parable	I-Application
experience	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Following	O
the	O
remake	B-General_Concept
,	O
Wreden	O
began	O
developing	O
his	O
next	O
title	O
,	O
The	B-Application
Beginner	I-Application
's	I-Application
Guide	I-Application
,	O
which	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
October	O
2015	O
,	O
while	O
Pugh	O
set	O
up	O
the	O
independent	O
studio	O
Crows	O
Crows	O
Crows	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Their	O
first	O
game	O
was	O
Dr.	B-Application
Langeskov	I-Application
,	I-Application
The	I-Application
Tiger	I-Application
,	I-Application
and	I-Application
The	I-Application
Terribly	I-Application
Cursed	I-Application
Emerald	I-Application
:	I-Application
A	I-Application
Whirlwind	I-Application
Heist	I-Application
,	O
released	O
in	O
December	O
2015	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
the	O
day	O
following	O
the	O
release	O
of	O
The	B-Application
Stanley	I-Application
Parable	I-Application
:	O
Ultra	O
Deluxe	O
,	O
Crows	O
Crows	O
Crows	O
announced	O
on	O
Twitter	B-Application
that	O
the	O
game	O
has	O
sold	O
more	O
than	O
100,000	O
copies	O
on	O
Steam	B-Application
within	O
the	O
first	O
24	O
hours	O
of	O
being	O
available	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
May	O
2014	O
,	O
an	O
announcer	O
pack	O
featuring	O
the	O
voice	O
of	O
the	O
Narrator	O
was	O
released	O
for	O
the	O
multiplayer	O
online	O
battle	O
arena	O
game	O
Dota	B-Application
2	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Narrator	O
appears	O
as	O
an	O
optional	O
announcer	O
for	O
Johann	B-Application
Sebastian	I-Application
Joust	I-Application
in	O
the	O
2014	O
game	O
compilation	O
Sportsfriends	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	B-Application
Stanley	I-Application
Parable	I-Application
appeared	O
during	O
episode	O
7	O
of	O
the	O
third	O
season	O
of	O
House	O
of	O
Cards	O
—	O
with	O
other	O
games	O
such	O
as	O
Monument	B-Application
Valley	I-Application
appearing	O
throughout	O
the	O
season	O
—	O
where	O
President	O
Frank	O
Underwood	O
is	O
being	O
shown	O
the	O
game	O
by	O
a	O
novelist	O
and	O
video	O
game	O
reviewer	O
who	O
is	O
writing	O
his	O
biography	O
,	O
where	O
the	O
puzzling	O
nature	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
ability	O
to	O
contradict	O
narrative	O
elements	O
was	O
used	O
as	O
a	O
metaphor	O
for	O
the	O
current	O
politics	O
in	O
the	O
show	O
's	O
fiction	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Severance	O
,	O
an	O
Apple	O
TV+	O
series	O
,	O
took	O
inspiration	O
from	O
The	B-Application
Stanley	I-Application
Parable	I-Application
.	O
</s>
