The Stanley Parable: 3 Game of the Year awards

No: The Stanley Parable collected 3 Game of the Year awards in 2013 and finished No. 12; the season went to The Last of Us with 257. Spike Video Game Awards named Grand Theft Auto V its Game of the Year.

The Stanley Parable is a 2013 story-based video game designed and written by developers Davey Wreden and William Pugh. In the game, the player guides a silent protagonist named Stanley alongside narration by British actor Kevan Brighting.

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The Stanley Parable finished #12 in the 2013 race, with 3 GOTY awards from media outlets and reader votes worldwide.

3Total awards
3Media outlets
0Readers' choice
2Countries

Also in the 2013 season: The Last of Us (257), Grand Theft Auto V (165), BioShock Infinite (47), Papers, Please (5), Brothers: A Tale of Two Sons (3), Rayman Legends (3), Battlefield 4 (2), Ni no Kuni: Wrath of the White Witch (2) · full results

Quick answers

How many Game of the Year awards did The Stanley Parable win?

The Stanley Parable won 3 Game of the Year awards in the 2013 season — 0.5% of every award tracked that season. 3 came from editorial picks and 0 from readers' polls, across 2 countries.

Did The Stanley Parable win Game of the Year?

No. It finished No. 12 in 2013, behind The Last of Us, which collected 257 Game of the Year awards.

Game facts

Single-playerYes
Co-opNo
Split screenNo
MultiplayerNo
Online multiplayerNo
Released17 October 2013
DeveloperDavey Wreden
Publisher—

interactive fiction
interactive film
adventure video game
Microsoft Windows
macOS
Linux

Where the awards came from

Country	Awards
United States	2
Australia	1

Every outlet that named it Game of the Year

Outlet	Country	Year
BigSushi.fm	United States	2013
NWCN - Generation Gamer	United States	2013
The Vine	Australia	2013

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Updated 2 October 2026 · Source: the Meta Awards database, where every award row cites where it was published.