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AdventureIndieStrategyHorrorSandboxFirst-PersonStory RichStealth

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Game description

Hello Neighbor is a Stealth Horror Game about sneaking into your neighbor's house and figuring out what he's hiding in the basement. Play against an advanced AI that learns from your actions.

Basic info

DeveloperDynamic Pixels
PublishertinyBuild
PlatformsWindows
Steam DeckUnsupported
Release dateDec 8, 2017
Price

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Minimum specs

OSWindows 7 and up
Processori5 and up
Memory6 GB
GraphicsGTX 770 and up
Storage5 GB
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Review Analysis Score

Based on 392 reviews from the past 1 year

78.2/ 100
Bottom 50%

Steam rating: Very Positive (86%)

Review analysis summary (Reviewed Oct 21, 2026)

Sneaking into a strange house to learn what the man next door hides, Hello Neighbor earns 78.2 from 392 analyzed reviews.

👍 Strengths

138 reviews find the concept fun and engaging, and some enjoy the jumpscares and chases enough to replay it with mods. 52 praise its world, recalling a nostalgic atmosphere and a cartoon house that feels tense and surreal, and a few were moved by the ending. 50 like the story, saying it carries real meaning beneath the hide and seek. Story & World ranks 673rd of 1096, and Content Volume ranks 588th of 1351.

👎 Where it falls short

Tech & Support comes up in 41% of analyzed reviews and ranks 1288th of 1399. 106 reviews report bugs, such as crashes, odd physics and a neighbor whose behavior sometimes breaks, and some hit problems that stop progress. 28 say the puzzles are confusing, with trial and error solutions and little guidance on where to go next. 18 find the controls clunky, saying loose physics makes the parkour sections annoying rather than challenging. Gameplay ranks 1178th of 1396.

Representative reviews Original reviews ↗

“game concept is engaging and recommended” · 138 reviews
“game full of bugs, neighbor AI sometimes stupid, physics behaves strangely” · 106 reviews
“lovely story with long playtime” · 50 reviews

How it holds up

−50+5

Controls, difficulty, progression and depth
Mentioned in 37% of reviews · Bottom 20% of the games we've analyzed

Onboarding -2.80 · How easy it is to learn — tutorials and the first hours
Negative “puzzle solutions are trial and error with no clear guidance” · 28 reviews

Progression 3% · Difficulty 12% · Freedom 6% · Strategy 9% · Controls & feel 10%

Plot, characters and the world
Mentioned in 46% of reviews · Bottom 40% of the games we've analyzed

Story +2.28 · Plot, quests, writing, and the ending
Positive “lovely story with long playtime” · 50 reviews
Negative “third and fourth acts confusing and poorly executed” · 6 reviews

Characters 6% · World 26%

How much there is to do, variety and replay value
Mentioned in 20% of reviews · Top 50% of the games we've analyzed

Replayability +2.82 · Reasons to play again — runs, randomness, New Game+
Positive “repeat playthroughs can be pretty fun” · 12 reviews
Negative “one and done, never play again” · 1 review

Volume 9% · Variety 5%

Graphics, art style, music and sound
Mentioned in 20% of reviews · Bottom 30% of the games we've analyzed

Visuals +1.85 · Graphics, art style, and animation
Positive “attention to detail in character design is excellent” · 26 reviews
Negative “models look like they were pulled from broken Unity horror games” · 10 reviews

Audio 7%

Playing with others, the community and servers

Not enough data — only 7% of reviews mention this.

Community +2.33 · Who you play with — how many, and how friendly

Playing together 3% · Servers & Connection 1%

Pricing, cheaters, balance and matchmaking
Mentioned in 17% of reviews · Bottom 40% of the games we've analyzed

Pricing -0.24 · Whether the price, DLC and microtransactions are reasonable, and how much paying gives you an edge
Negative “full price is a scam, only playable on deep discount” · 18 reviews
Positive “good game on sale, cheapest price point” · 2 reviews

Anti-cheat 0% · Balance 5% · Matchmaking 0%

Bugs, performance and developer support
Mentioned in 41% of reviews · Bottom 10% of the games we've analyzed

Stability -1.01 · Crashes, freezes, save loss, and game-breaking bugs
Negative “game full of bugs, neighbor AI sometimes stupid, physics behaves strangely” · 106 reviews

Performance 4% · Developer support 7%

Grey means too few reviews mention it to trust. — means almost no reviews mention it.

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