When does The Stanley Parable: Ultra Deluxe get good?

Hooks you almost right away. In the first 2 hours 1 in 7 reviews are negative (15%); after 4h it's 1 in 30 (4%). Fully opens up by hour 4.

How many players finish The Stanley Parable: Ultra Deluxe?

78% of players who start reach the ending.

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The Stanley Parable: Ultra Deluxe

Apr 27, 2022 Steam: Very Positive

Hooks you almost right away

Gets good by 3h almost every game dips in hours 2–3

Fully opens up by 4h rated like by long-time players

Reach the ending 78% of players who started

Started playing 94% of owners

Steam reviews 94% positive of 36,368

What the data shows

In the first 2 hours 1 in 7 reviews are negative (15%); after 4h it's 1 in 30 (4%).
Fully opens up by hour 4.
The opening is criticised less than in 83% of games we track.
78% of players who start reach the ending.
Most players drop off before “Beat the game” (Complete The Stanley Parable): only 78% of starters get there.
94% of owners got the first achievement.

When it gets good

Share of positive reviews by how many hours the reviewer had played when writing the review.

before it gets good opening up fully opened up

Based on all 37,206 Steam reviews in every language. Median playtime in a sample of 296 reviews: 5.5h for positive, 3.4h for negative. Almost every game is rated lower in the first 2–3 hours: that window includes refunds and quick first impressions. What matters is how deep the dip is and how fast the game recovers.

Where players quit

Share of players who started the game and reached each story milestone. 100% is the most common achievement (93.6% of owners), so people who bought the game and never launched it don't count.

Started playing 100%
Beat the game Complete The Stanley Parable. Most players quit here 78% −22

story milestone ending biggest drop-off

Story milestones were labeled by AI from achievement names and descriptions; mistakes are possible.

All achievements (11)

story milestone ending side

Get your first achievement Awarded for getting any of the other achievements as your first. 100%
You can't jump No seriously, we disabled it. 90%
Beat the game Complete The Stanley Parable. 78%
Welcome back! Quit the game and then start it again. 72%
Click on door 430 five times Click on door 430 five times. 47%
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Test achievement please ignore Test achievement description! Replace this! 19%
Settings World Champion Set all settings sliders in the menu to all the available numbers. 18%
Speed run Complete The Stanley Parable in under 4 minutes 22 seconds (not including load times). 10%
Super Go Outside Don't play The Stanley Parable for ten years. 4.8%
Commitment Play The Stanley Parable for the entire duration of a Tuesday. 3.3%

Steam page Updated: 2026-10-18.