Remember The Stanley Parable? It was the darling of the indie world when it debuted five years ago with its tongue-in-cheek, self-referential narration, branching plotlines and multiple endings. It was an intriguing deconstruction of modern gaming that brought to light some of the strange typicalities we've come to expect in games. But you couldn't completely complete it when it debuted, nor in the years that followed.
Now though, you can.
I have the news you've all been waiting for.
Today is the first day that it is possible to legitimately get the Go Outside achievement in The Stanley Parable. pic.twitter.com/3ZxYbJdGhK— Davey Wreden (@HelloCakebread) October 17, 2018
When The Stanley Parable was first released, it came with achievements like any other game. But one of its achievements, called "Go Outside," required you to wait five years until booting the game up again. If you haven't played The Stanley Parable since it originally came out, you may be ready to unlock that achievement. Be careful though, if you time it wrong and you're off by even a day, you may have to wait another five years to get it!
Of course, some managed to unlock it by fiddling with their computer's clock, but that's cheating. Doing it legitimately has only become possible in the latter half of 2018.
Other odd achievements pioneered by The Stanley Parable include "Commitment," which involves playing the game all day on a Tuesday. Another required you to press a button to stop a cardboard baby entering a fire -- for four hours.