Does the wheel on the wall do anything at all?

Question

Briefly before the suicide ending, a red handle is provided to the player. He can turn it 90 degrees.

I turned it in my playthrough, but I was left wondering, does it actually do anything?

Answer

To my knowledge, it doesn't. As you proceed down the hall, you'll notice other random objects from elsewhere in the game.

The obvious conclusion is that is the narrator's area (the original narrator, not the new one), and that it also represents the futility of your actions in the game (much like everything else in the game).

However, it appears to be left intentionally vague.

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How many endings are there to The Stanley Parable?

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I found six, which also are shown here. Are there any endings left?

Answer

You got them all. There are 6 endings in total, as verified by the author.

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How do I install The Stanley Parable?

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I decided to download The Stanley Parable after reading the related article on our blog. However, I don't know how to actually install the game. Which returns me to my question:

How do I install The Stanley Parable?

Answer

Assuming you installed Steam in the default location, you'll want to unzip the folder into %ProgramFiles\Steam\steamapps\SourceMods.

So, in the case of The Stanley Parable, you'll have a folder %ProgramFiles\Steam\steamapps\SourceMods\thestanleyparable containing at least gameinfo.txt and a bunch of folders.

After this, you'll have to restart Steam completely, and the mod will be in the list.

Make sure you own the Source SDK Base (which comes with almost every non-free Source game) and have it installed. (If you don't, it should install automatically when you try to launch the mod.

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