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Stanley Says

Grimble Entertainment · 2025-09-14

Steam

IndieFree To Play

Modes: Single player

Releases: Sep 14, 2025 (PC (Microsoft Windows))

A first-person puzzle horror game set in a defunct children's nursery from 2001. Uncover dark secrets, solve mascot-themed puzzles, and survive the twisted games of Stanley—an animatronic who never stopped playing.

76%
positive of 83 reviews
Mostly Positive
steam rating
1h
to beat · rushed 1h · completionist 1h
Free
steam price (US)

The mascot, Stanley, begins trying to kill you after the mind of the company’s owner, Harvey Lamont, is transferred into him. Trapped inside Stanley’s mechanical body, Harvey slowly loses his sense of self, and the mascot becomes violent and unpredictable. The story takes place inside the largest nursery in America, a once-cheerful facility designed for children. Over time, Stanley becomes responsible for 505 deaths—455 children and 45 adults. Bob, Jay’s close friend, is the third victim, making the danger personal long before the full truth is revealed. Throughout the game, a calm, guiding (Storyline via IGDB)

Health check

Quiet
  • · 11 reviews in the last 8 weeks (~1/week).
  • · Review velocity down 8% vs the prior 8 weeks.
  • · Top 66% of 18,216 Indie games in the census by review count.

12-month high $0.00 · on sale 1 of 1 observed days (census price snapshots)

Review momentum

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212120252026Week of 2025-09-14: 21 positiveWeek of 2025-09-14: 6 negativeWeek of 2025-09-21: 7 positiveWeek of 2025-09-21: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-09-28: 3 positiveWeek of 2025-10-05: 2 positiveWeek of 2025-10-12: 3 positiveWeek of 2025-10-12: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-10-19: 2 positiveWeek of 2025-10-19: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-10-26: 3 positiveWeek of 2025-11-02: 3 positiveWeek of 2025-11-02: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-11-09: 2 positiveWeek of 2025-11-16: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-11-23: 3 positiveWeek of 2025-12-14: 3 positiveWeek of 2025-12-28: 1 positiveWeek of 2026-01-04: 1 positiveWeek of 2026-01-04: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-02-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-02-15: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-03-08: 1 positiveWeek of 2026-03-22: 1 positiveWeek of 2026-03-29: 2 positiveWeek of 2026-04-05: 1 positiveWeek of 2026-04-12: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-05-03: 1 positiveWeek of 2026-05-17: 1 positiveWeek of 2026-05-24: 1 positiveWeek of 2026-05-24: 2 negativeWeek of 2026-05-31: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-06-14: 1 positiveWeek of 2026-06-28: 1 positiveWeek of 2026-06-28: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-08-09: 1 negative
Weekly review counts (Steam review histogram). Positive above the line, negative below.

Details

WindowsSingle-playerFamily Sharing

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