The Stanley Parable is a first person adventure game.
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.