An upgraded version of The Stanley Parable, aptly named The Stanley Parable: Ultra Deluxe, was scheduled for release in 2019, promising players more choices (or lack thereof, depending on how you look at it) and a new ending. at the end of 2019, the development company Crows Crows Crows and Galactic Cafe announced a postponement announcement to end all postponement announcements, changing The Stanley Parable: Ultra Deluxe to "2020, possibly before summer, but depending on development progress. depending on the progress of development."

It is now late August 2020, and while time is a funny thing and should not be trusted, that tentative release window does not seem to have been met, and the development team has been twittering about recent game delays like "Halo Infinite" and "Death Loop" They announced their own game delays by photoshopping or MS Paint processing the announcements. Since all recent game delays cite the same reason, it is not unreasonable to assume that the development of this game is also becoming more difficult because most other games are as well.

The Stanley Parable will probably be released in 2021; you can join the Crows Crows Discord or sign up for their newsletter on their official website. If the newsletter is as good as the Crows Crows Twitter account, it will be worth it whether or not The Stanley Parable is released: whether or not Ultra Deluxe is released.