THE PREMISE

The game starts with Stanley realizing all of his fellow office workers have disappeared. You can then get up and explore your office. The entire time, a voice narrates your actions while simultaneously instructing you.

THE GAME:

THE STANLEY PARABLE

All  you  can  do  is:

The Narrator continues narrating even when you defy his instructions 

Within fifteen minutes or less, you are taken to an ending. You then start from the cubicle again after a load screen, to explore new story lines with different choices. You "play the game" by exploring all of the various endings (which there are a dozen or so).

It’s a first person exploration game, with barebones gameplay. 

• look around
• open and close doors
• walk through open doors
• push buttons