Stanley Says
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.
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In 2001, you were taken. And somehow, you survived.
Over two decades later, you return to the place that should have stayed buried: Stanley’s World.
Once a cheerful drop-off nursery for children—where parents left their kids while they ran errands or went to work—it was abruptly shut down in 2001, just days after a string of mysterious disappearances... and the world changed forever.
Now it’s quiet. Empty. Almost.
🕹️ Stanley Says is a first-person puzzle horror game set in the decaying remains of a once-trusted childcare center. Piece together the twisted history of Harvey Lamon, the man behind the madness, and Stanley, the smiling mascot who never really left.
💀 Features:
Explore eerie environments dripping with corrupted childhood nostalgia
Solve dark puzzles to unlock doors, secrets, and memories long forgotten
Follow Stanley’s rules… or face the consequences
Uncover disturbing lore through notes, tapes, and objects frozen in time from 2001
“Stanley says… don’t look behind you.”
You’re not a kid anymore.
But Stanley doesn’t care.
