The Stanley Parable: Ultra Deluxe game is such a weird and different sort of game that I recommend people play. If walking simulators are an interesting genre for you, or if you enjoy dry humor that breaks the 4th wall so often that Deadpool would be jealous, then this is the game for you.
The game was developed by Crows Crows Crows, who’s only other notable work was the previous release 2013 Stanley Parable. While walking simulators are a niche genre of games, how does The Stanley Parable: Ultra Deluxe stand with games such as Journey being in the genre?

Stanley Parable: Ultra Deluxe has you take the controls of Stanley, a character who lives a boring and unfulfilling desk job. That is until his coworkers suddenly disappear and Stanly tries to find out why all his co-workers suddenly disappeared.
The narrator is constantly pushing the player towards his own story that the player can either choose to ignore and venture on their own path, or follow to see what is going on. The game is meant to be played multiple times to see all the different easter eggs and dialogue that Stanley can find in the narrator’s story.
The game is constantly breaking the 4th wall with dialogue that is enjoyable throughout the game’s runtime. With the Deluxe Edition version of the game, there are new endings that become meta and questions just how gaming has developed throughout the years and just how art is perceived and criticized, and when it goes too far to please all.

While I enjoyed my time with the game it’s far from perfect. With it being a walking simulator there is no real action with it, so if you get bored easily from doing mundane tasks then you should avoid this game. And while I did enjoy the writing and narrator of the game, I did feel a bit drained from his talking from time to time.
Overall, I’d say that the game is worth the $25 asking price on Steam, or if you owned The Stanley Parable before it drops to $16. While the meta dialogue and gameplay can be draining at times the overall package of the game is a enjoyable, and the different easter eggs and paths to find in the game makes them a joy to find; just don’t look up a guide for this game