The Stanley Parable: Ultra Deluxe

Welcome to January, 2025, folks. As the new year begins, so too do the monthly updates from Sony about the line-up of games coming to PlayStation Plus ’ various tiers. We’ve got the first one of those in 2025, with three core games that are (mostly) quite good. Read more

With the games release schedule starting to ease up a bit, I've finally found some time to really dig into The Stanley Parable Ultra Deluxe . I've enjoyed revisiting this meta first-person puzzler, but sometimes I can only manage small chunks before its endlessly repeating corridors start to feel like they're bearing down on me a bit. Thankfully, its latest quality of life update might just be the thing I need. As well as introducing a swathe of new accessibility features, its auto-walk function now has a toggle option - and as developers Crows Crows Crows have noted on Twitter , this means that "so long as you're in a straight corridor it allows the game to play itself!" Magic. Read more

New Accessibility Options On screen reticule Auto-walk option simplified to one key/button and keybindable Reduced Motion Mode Low Dexterity Mode Features Added a method to access endings that were previously only accessible once per save Additional/Alternate Use button keybinding Keybindings can now bind to mouse buttons Remapped camera sensitivity slider to cover a higher range of sensitivities Cosmetic updates Fixed some z-fighting issues Fixed lighting on some smaller props and decals. Fixed formatting issues in Italian text in the confusion ending Added additional translators and artists in credits Updated post effects for some hard-to-see areas to be brighter Added toggle for permanent reticule / crosshair and customization options Critical Fixes Softlock at start of game (language selection screen) when a controller with drift is plugged in, is now fixed Softlocks occurring when pausing and unpausing fixed Other Fixes Potential fix for PS5 controller on PC being detected as an Xbox controller Keybindings no longer reset each playthrough and now load previously set keybindings Certain endings now have proper simplified control support whereas previously they did not Fixed cer

The Stanley Parable: Ultra Deluxe has finally launched, remaking the meta-filled office adventure with a modern facelift and important new features like an in-world dialogue skipping button and a bucket of uncertain emotional value. Developers Crows Crows Crows did add some less satirical updates too though, like an exhaustive list of new accessibility features that it broke down on Twitter... Read more.