Hello Neighbor

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4.9

Generally unfavorable reviews- based on 328 Ratings

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  2. Mixed: 52 out of 328
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  1. BlueRazor274
    Dec 8, 2017
    3
    I'm sorry but recommending this game at its current state right now should be considered a crime.

    I was super exited for this game after playing Alpha 1 and the ironic thing is Alpha 1 was the best and most stable version of the game, every update since felt like a downgrade and just added more problems to the game. Even after the game is apparently fully developed, I still feel like    I'm sorry but recommending this game at its current state right now should be considered a crime.

    I was super exited for this game after playing Alpha 1 and the ironic thing is Alpha 1 was the best and most stable version of the game, every update since felt like a downgrade and just added more problems to the game. Even after the game is apparently fully developed, I still feel like I'm playing the beta version just slightly more extended. This is by no means a finished game and I'm just sick of these early access games being left half finished or just rushed out with a ton of bugs.
    This game does not deserve a rating above 5/10, I don't plan on buying another game made or published by these guys since obviously these devs could care less about the quality of their own games.

    Do not buy this game for $30, instead just watch a lets player on youtube, it will be more entertaining than playing the actual game plus its free. :-P    … Expand
  2. RespectThePipe
    Dec 8, 2017
    5
    The game is fine... but it could have been better to be completely honest.

    The game was unfortunately released with a lot of bugs making what could have been good game become hard to enjoy to the fullest. The game is nothing big or ground breaking like we were all led to believe from all the hype, but if you are willing to look past these flaws just a little bit, there is still some fun    The game is fine... but it could have been better to be completely honest.

    The game was unfortunately released with a lot of bugs making what could have been good game become hard to enjoy to the fullest. The game is nothing big or ground breaking like we were all led to believe from all the hype, but if you are willing to look past these flaws just a little bit, there is still some fun to be had with Hello Neighbor. The story is pretty standard and the AI was nowhere near as advanced as what the developers were making it out to be. But now that I think of it, I had the most fun with this game from just messing around with the bad A.I. and seeing how much I can break the game. If this is something you don't enjoy doing and you actually want a game that is polished and have a great amount of content to play with, then this game probably isn't for you.

    I'm not going to lie even with some of the laughs Iv'e had screwing around with the game, I was still pretty disappointed with the final product and refunded the game. This game for the way it is right now is totally not worth $30, but it wouldn't hurt to check it out if it goes on sale for like 50% off on steam.    … Expand
  3. Dinura
    May 23, 2018
    4
    This is a game with great potential. A game that, if done right, would be a fantastic experience. But, what Dynamic Pixels did to this game is not right. Poor implementation of features is the main cause for this. The art style idea they went with is fine. The A.I system in the game is insanely annoying since, especially in the early Acts because the house is SO small, the neighbor wouldThis is a game with great potential. A game that, if done right, would be a fantastic experience. But, what Dynamic Pixels did to this game is not right. Poor implementation of features is the main cause for this. The art style idea they went with is fine. The A.I system in the game is insanely annoying since, especially in the early Acts because the house is SO small, the neighbor would just catch the player outright. I can't believe tinyBuild was the publisher of this game.… Expand
  4. Daven_Seaworthy
    Mar 4, 2018
    3
    Unfortunately it just feels way too incomplete, not like a full experience, and overall kinda buggy, making it hard to justify replays too.
  5. ODHAWKINS64
    Sep 20, 2019
    3
    I was really intrigued by this as I do enjoy puzzle games and it looked quite quirky and different. In my opinion, the game could have been really successful, but it has a huge flaw. It is far, far too difficult. Honestly, I would get stuck, watch a Youtube tutorial and just think "how would I have ever known to have done that" - over and over again. This isn't even me being dumb - I amI was really intrigued by this as I do enjoy puzzle games and it looked quite quirky and different. In my opinion, the game could have been really successful, but it has a huge flaw. It is far, far too difficult. Honestly, I would get stuck, watch a Youtube tutorial and just think "how would I have ever known to have done that" - over and over again. This isn't even me being dumb - I am generally quite good at puzzle games and have enjoyed playing Portal, Qube 2 and The Turing Test in the past.… Expand
  6. Ruudra
    Jul 1, 2018
    1
    The concept of the game is great but it's current state is terrible. It's filled with bugs, the AI (which is one of it's big selling points) is unpredictable, and it still feels like it's in alpha state.
  7. Rockstaar9
    May 17, 2020
    2
    I'm very surprised at how popular this game has become. It's extremely ugly, terrible AI, terrible puzzles that don't work half the time, and a bad, confusing story that's too plain. It's one redeeming quality is just how crazy the game progresses, like the dude has a train in his house and crazy stuff like that. It's also fun to rant on. It's sad that many better games aren't becomingI'm very surprised at how popular this game has become. It's extremely ugly, terrible AI, terrible puzzles that don't work half the time, and a bad, confusing story that's too plain. It's one redeeming quality is just how crazy the game progresses, like the dude has a train in his house and crazy stuff like that. It's also fun to rant on. It's sad that many better games aren't becoming popular, yet this piece of crap is.… Expand
  8. WashedPotatoes
    Jul 21, 2022
    2
    had so much potential - some of the beta and alpha demos were extremely good. ill never understand what happened in the development of the full game to make it this bad
  9. hyunwest123
    Mar 6, 2022
    0
    terrible. the game is so weird and teh ending doesnt even make sense like what did we go through all that trouble for.
  10. fidocrew
    May 20, 2021
    3
    I will make this as simple as possible. The concept is great but the execution is awful. I guarantee you will enjoy watching somebody else play this more than playing this yourself. Don't waste your money or time.
  11. JuksBr
    Jun 6, 2021
    0
    This is the worst thing i've ever seen in my entire life, the phisics, mechanics and anything else makes no fricking sense (love you austin) and this game drove me to insanity
  12. Seminho
    Jun 6, 2021
    0
    Thats the worse game that I ever played in my entire life. In general, all aspects of this deplorable game are horrible. This game destroied all my sanity and I want it back please.
  13. Psycho74563
    Jul 13, 2021
    1
    This game is literally a disaster. It’s bugged as hell, the graphics are ugly, controls are horrible and the neighbors ai is just dumb, it’s even an insult calling it an ai. I have to admit tho that in act 1, I actually wanted to know what’s inside the basement. That’s it.

    It would be better if the game was free and not 20 dollars. I still don’t know how people like this buggy hell.
  14. EternalMail
    Dec 23, 2022
    0
    This game made my dick shrink and directly after i played this my mom kicked me out i hate this game
  15. MrYawn
    Dec 8, 2017
    4
    The game has a nice art style, but besides that there is really nothing to this game, its just another generic game that offers nothing new to the table. The game still feels unfinished, its riddled with bugs/glitches, a good number of them are game breaking and the A.I. sucks which completely ruins the game for me since the main focus of gameplay is based around the A.I.

    Clearly this    The game has a nice art style, but besides that there is really nothing to this game, its just another generic game that offers nothing new to the table. The game still feels unfinished, its riddled with bugs/glitches, a good number of them are game breaking and the A.I. sucks which completely ruins the game for me since the main focus of gameplay is based around the A.I.

    Clearly this game was rushed and had little to no care for it when it comes to the quality of the "finished" product, If you still feel like checking it out... Don't buy it for the full $30, wait for it to go on sale for like $15 - $10.    … Expand
  16. maure88devil
    Jul 26, 2018
    1
    Embarassing, sad, bad, ugly, boring, buggy, clusmy! This is just an epic fail game.
  17. SammyBoy207
    Dec 14, 2017
    4
    I'm just going to leave a quick unbiased review and move on to some other games. (Hello Neighbor) has a lot of potential and can be a pretty fun game when it works, again when it works. There are so many game breaking bugs that just taints the experience of what would have otherwise been a really good indie game.

    (Example Of Some Bugs) These bugs can range from falling out of the map,    I'm just going to leave a quick unbiased review and move on to some other games. (Hello Neighbor) has a lot of potential and can be a pretty fun game when it works, again when it works. There are so many game breaking bugs that just taints the experience of what would have otherwise been a really good indie game.

    (Example Of Some Bugs) These bugs can range from falling out of the map, broken/stuck A.I, textures not loading in and instead has the default Unreal Engine 4 grey checkerboard surface, some cutscenes don't play correctly or freezes forcing you to restart, etc. The most bizarre bug was when the Neighbor Guy got caught up in some collision based objects and gets shot straight up in the air and out of the map, at this point I had the whole (ACT/Level) to myself without worrying about the Neighbor which made that playthrough really boring.

    The game isn't always about running from the neighbor, some acts mixes things up a bit and have you playing through some weird dream like sequences which were actually pretty cool visually. Also there is a story, however rather then telling a story through dialogue, its instead told through expressions/body language and even through visual symbolism. But as interesting of an idea this was, It could have been implemented a little better and even when you do start to get some sort of idea of what is happening in the story at the end of the day its just standard at best. That would have been fine however rather then being okay with a standard story, the game leaves me feeling empty inside and that I have wasted my time playing this game, this is all due to the unbelievably disappointing ending. It's like you go to this old house, have a fever dream and then wake up and go back to moving your stuff in the house... that's literally the ending, look it up if you don't believe me.

    So the story was a let down, but there are a few things this game gets right. The most noticeable positive thing about the game is it's Eye Candy art style. Even when I read the negative reviews almost all of them had to admit that they liked the art style despite the other flaws of the game. Another thing the game does well is the gameplay, at the start of the review I said its a good game when it works, well when bugs are disrupting your playthrough the game is actually pretty fun. You have a decent sized map to work with when hiding from the neighbor and along side that there are quite a bit of interesting puzzles that get you thinking but are not at hard even for those who aren't very good or even hate puzzles. A lot of the puzzles are based around the way you explore the environment and also physic based as well.

    The main focus of the gameplay however is by dealing with the neighbor and it's supposedly amazing A.I. Now i'm just going to say it as it is, the A.I. is kinda dumb and doesn't always work the way its suppose to and I think overall the A.I. was the biggest let down. I wasn't expecting a great story or anything, what originally got my interest was the concept of how the A.I. was going to be used in the game. The A.I. from my first playthrough got stuck/lost 3 times, when you have an A.I. thats not that great fiddling around with traps and other tactics your result is usually going to be disaster. Half of the time the methods he uses to stop me end up being used against him even when I have no part in it. The most common way he gets stuck is when he boards himself in a room that has no other way out and sometimes his A.I. path finding gets confused if you stay in certain areas.
    When these things aren't happening you can get some pretty fun and intense situations happening but they can be rare depending on your approaches of playing the game.

    So to sum everything up, the game was over hyped and the developers were dishonest about how advance the game really was. (Hello Neighbor) Is not a bad game, its just a disappointing game. Hello Neighbor is sort of like No Man's Sky, both are good games in their own ways but sadly both were rushed, both developers lied about the features of their games and were over hyped by the general public. If all the bugs were fixed and the game had more polished content to offer I would give this game a (6/10) or (7/10) but due to how the game was published, its just left a bad taste in my mouth... this game gets a (4/10).    … Expand
  18. Sabotower
    Feb 25, 2018
    2
    While the first act has a bit of promise to it, it quickly devolves into an incoherent and overly cryptic mess, with glitches left, right and center.
  19. Crater2017
    Dec 26, 2018
    8
    I really love this game!I download it on the alpha 1 and i really like this game, but... its buggy.....
  20. worldfire2020
    Dec 14, 2017
    2
    Anyone else getting the impression that almost all of the positive reviews might just be one or two desperate fans with multiple accounts trying to manipulate the ratings? I say this because 5 of the reviews have equally bad grammar and 2 of the 5 reviews misspelled A.I. with I.A. Not going to lie this is more than just coincidental and thats not counting the recent spam "Reviews" thatAnyone else getting the impression that almost all of the positive reviews might just be one or two desperate fans with multiple accounts trying to manipulate the ratings? I say this because 5 of the reviews have equally bad grammar and 2 of the 5 reviews misspelled A.I. with I.A. Not going to lie this is more than just coincidental and thats not counting the recent spam "Reviews" that fill the whole comment with (xdddd) just to post something.

    so with that said whatever you do don't buy this terrible game. Seriously even for the youtube/theory target audience this game fails on almost every level and when I say don't buy this game I mean even when it goes on sale its not worth it. No sum of money will justify the terrible quality of this game.    … Expand
  21. Toastclaimer
    Feb 17, 2018
    2
    Pathetic AI, pitiful length and lack of threat makes Hello Neighbor an unenjoyable experience at best and a travesty at worst. Despite claiming to be a full game it feels less polished and complete than its earliest prototypes and the devs didn't seem to have a full grasp on what the wanted the game to be and it ends up a confusing mess with a enemy thats a less threatening neighbor thanPathetic AI, pitiful length and lack of threat makes Hello Neighbor an unenjoyable experience at best and a travesty at worst. Despite claiming to be a full game it feels less polished and complete than its earliest prototypes and the devs didn't seem to have a full grasp on what the wanted the game to be and it ends up a confusing mess with a enemy thats a less threatening neighbor than Ned Flanders… Expand
  22. Meeerko
    Dec 15, 2017
    3
    It's just very bad. The game failed to deliver what we asked for, it had so much hype. I just feel like I am still playing open beta. The textures didn't change at all from beta.
  23. Naruto78909
    Feb 20, 2018
    0
    This game is downright awful you bascally go and rob someones house your neighbor in fact this is quite possibly the dumbest game ever the graphics controls and everything is bad
  24. EaglEBeKA
    Jul 20, 2020
    10
    Игрушка хорошая для инди проекта у игры есть смысл посил
    Хорошая стилизованная графика хорошие загадки прикольный сюжет Да проблеми есть но ано не мешает играть
  25. Buja
    Jul 17, 2019
    9
    A game with an incredible story with a lot of misterys! There are many theorys to and, in my opinion, that makes it a good and intense game.
  26. Furtrap
    Jan 5, 2020
    9
    Oyun çok güzel ve bütün oyunların birleşimi fiyatıda fena değil oyunu oynadım bitirdim ve çok beğendim oyunu bitirdikten sonra full chapter 3 de takılmak bile (en büyük ev) çok güzel
  27. DieseLimo
    Feb 26, 2020
    10
    It's really one of the best games I've ever played. It has a lot of bugs, but more secrets
  28. furkann0111
    Mar 27, 2020
    10
    The game is really nice.jsjsjdjdjdjsjjsjsjdjudhdjuffggkjgrkrgkgrkgrkrgkrgkgrktgtgkgttggtgtktkgi5ggot5gorgkrtko44cok4tfkkrfkkkrfk4fkk44ktktf4k4tktktfftkfkfk
  29. DanilAbektiv
    Oct 31, 2020
    9
    The game is obviously a masterpiece the only negative is bugs but I liked everything
  30. Game12
    Nov 26, 2021
    10
    good game hello neighbor alpha and full game
    hide and seek and hello guest hello neighbor 2
    love game thank tintbulid
  31. JAKUBEK
    Feb 4, 2022
    10
    wery good game i pleyed this game in my dzieciństwo xd i love this game critics feaking
  32. reb0rn
    Nov 1, 2022
    2
    I really liked the alphas when I was younger, but the full game feels like im trying to build something i don't know how to build, so i go on YouTube and find a tutorial for it.
  33. dysphoricmusic
    Dec 16, 2017
    9
    Hello Neighbor is um…er…interesting to say the least, with much less emphasis on horror elements than would be expected from all the preview videos people have been watching on Steam/YouTube for a number of months now. If you picture Pixar remaking The Burbs and replacing Tom Hanks with a kid as the protagonist, you’ll have at least a slight idea of what this game is like. The art style isHello Neighbor is um…er…interesting to say the least, with much less emphasis on horror elements than would be expected from all the preview videos people have been watching on Steam/YouTube for a number of months now. If you picture Pixar remaking The Burbs and replacing Tom Hanks with a kid as the protagonist, you’ll have at least a slight idea of what this game is like. The art style is great and the cheery color scheme and cartoony graphics make for a whimsical take on the creepy-suburban-neighbor-up-to-no-good theme.

    Is it worth the $30? Absolutely not! Well, at least not in its current state as there are definitely some bugs and glitchy gameplay mechanics that need to be fixed.

    Examples: achievements are broken and don’t unlock, or perhaps you need to go with one of the alpha builds on the beta tab under properties when right-clicking on the game in your library to get them to work – I’m just speculating on that; sometimes if you get too close to a door you need to eventually go through but can’t open just yet, it’s possible to throw an object that you need to make use of through the door, making it impossible to progress further unless you restart the act, of course that’s assuming that you haven’t already made use of that object and that you tossed it rather than using it when at the door, such as a key that unlocks the padlock on the door – good news here is that this shouldn’t happen too often, if at all, if you’re careful; occasionally, when attempting to make use of stacked objects to solve one of the game’s many environmental-based puzzles, the objects will tip over, which is expected, but the unexpected part is that you fall all of 5 or 10 feet to your death which normally only happens from much higher up.

    Now for the core gameplay elements. Stealth is kind of a factor but like the horror aspect, largely takes a backseat to simply running for your life and narrowly avoiding ‘The Neighbor’ by jumping/climbing like a total freak to avoid him. Works sometimes, other times it doesn’t (you have infinite stamina, so that works, plus you can oddly climb ladders at about 378 mph even while holding stuff…that, um, works too but is more comical than anything). Stealth definitely seems like it should be more of a factor and he’ll find you more often than he should. Also, it seems odd that he’ll break windows in his own house to more quickly come after you. Unique you say, hecks yes, but odd…absolutely! I think that aspect alone will have many gamers scratching their heads. Then there are the puzzles. Many puzzles. Sooooo many puzzles that I quickly lost count. They’re environmental/physics based and largely involve box stacking but the reason for doing so/the objective of this is so complex and obscure at times that sadly many gamers will end up getting stuck and likely give up. The tediousness of figuring all this stuff out and where to get objects you need to progress is ultimately going to turn many gamers off from wanting to put more time in this game, even if they normally love exploring and figuring out challenging things in games. I personally love this aspect of the game but I feel that the devs definitely need to turn it down a notch in a future build if they want to attract more casual gamers to it. That and the asking price. Also, the vast majority of things you encounter in the game, most notably the weird pseudo flashbacks or vision quests into the neighbor’s past, or whatever you want to call them, largely make absolutely no sense whatsoever, most notably old-timey, semi articulated mannequins pushing carts through a grocery store that looks like something out of Beetlejuice….don’t even ask.

    Despite all of its quirks and a number of buggy issues, I can’t help but like this game and it will be interesting to see the direction the devs take it in, perhaps some DLC or holiday themed updates.

    UPDATE (12/15/17):

    Now that I've managed to get past the hellish puzzles and broken areas of this game, finally completing it, I can assuredly proclaim, as many others have indicated, that the ending truly makes no sense whatsoever. It will be nice once the achievements work, though I almost dread going through it again. Still, I can't help but look forward to doing so.    … Expand
  34. TheUberMann
    Jul 6, 2018
    8
    The game was solid. The gameplay, the puzzles and all the things you can do were really fun to play… The hidden story behind it is also pretty interesting. Just one thing: The game felt overprized. No really If there would've been more content than just those 3 different houses it would be so much better. I would appreciate it if there would be *FREE* updates for the game which bring moreThe game was solid. The gameplay, the puzzles and all the things you can do were really fun to play… The hidden story behind it is also pretty interesting. Just one thing: The game felt overprized. No really If there would've been more content than just those 3 different houses it would be so much better. I would appreciate it if there would be *FREE* updates for the game which bring more content. Also... Best Box-Stacking-Simulator 2017.… Expand
  35. Tchernyshov12
    Dec 27, 2017
    3
    What is a good idea?What is a good game?a huge number of bugs?crooked management?I was so hoping for this game.I thought she would be a very good.but I was wrong.don't buy or play this broken game.
  36. yam7ate9
    Jan 11, 2018
    10
    After some time to recover and be patched,the game stands tall. The A.I stills needs work but the game can still recover
  37. wowthevg
    Jan 23, 2018
    10
    I really enjoyed hello neighbor so far I just ran into 1 bug getting flung by a box that all
  38. GTherion
    Jan 18, 2019
    0
    i'd rather stare at my ceiling than play this game, it's more enjoyable. A game that should have never been released.
  39. AiBi_7
    Feb 23, 2019
    10
    In fact, it's a shame that such a good game, so poorly evaluated. I personally liked the game and bugs I wasn't really paying attention. After all, the essence of the game is not in the number of bugs, but in the plot, which no one here has disassembled, but simply called the game bad. (I used a translator, so there may be mistakes)
  40. NIGHTpro8
    Dec 31, 2019
    10
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Stop hating! This game is Really good so why are you just randomly hating that game...but why?? Yes i confirm the beta 3 is broken but dont hate games randomly. Thanks… Expand
  41. Okie_Doki
    May 1, 2022
    10
    This game is a straight up MASTERPIECE, there is nothing wrong it. Just like SirSebPlayz singed jg, it is broken and uncounterable. People literally change their pfp to Theodore peterson, because the game is just so good. Everyone play it instead of buggy games like fug bables
  42. GianPierre
    Feb 12, 2018
    5
    Mediocre game, imprecise gameplay, and poor artificial intelligence, goodbye neighbor
  43. pedro578
    Dec 10, 2017
    8
    I was seeing negative criticism in the audience, in the end I thought that the game was going to disappoint me, until I saw that it was not like that, it did not have so many Gubs that some said and neither did the I.A. It was scary, but it seemed disappointing, but anyway the game was a pass, I still would not recommend someone who wants a very polished game because in the end he suffersI was seeing negative criticism in the audience, in the end I thought that the game was going to disappoint me, until I saw that it was not like that, it did not have so many Gubs that some said and neither did the I.A. It was scary, but it seemed disappointing, but anyway the game was a pass, I still would not recommend someone who wants a very polished game because in the end he suffers from some technical errors and also if someone wants an I.A. better elaborated but in the end I recommend him who really likes to play different and interesting games.… Expand
  44. Review123
    Feb 18, 2018
    4
    this does not scary even a baby, this game is a mess. are you kidding me that this is at the horror genre? this is stupid.
  45. trianglee
    Aug 25, 2020
    10
    Hello Neighbor is very good game for me. I know it's so buggy but I love this game with all bugs. Sometimes you can have escapes that can excite you. No game will ever replace Hello Neighbor for me. I recommend you to try.
  46. Carl29
    Dec 10, 2017
    9
    Controversial but good gameplay, complex but simple puzzles and more beautiful graphics than water, but in itself there are mistakes that can be fixed with patches but despite these bugs, they did not hurt me the game and I enjoyed the game to the fullest.
  47. Turudihan
    Dec 21, 2017
    8
    Hello Neighbor is a very good game , but it has some bugs . I believe developers will fix bugs.
  48. Fitz_Red
    May 8, 2018
    0
    Stupid not working piece of **** For kids and mentally retarded. And I am sad that tinyBuild was the publisher of this "game".
  49. gabe23
    Jan 4, 2018
    10
    i love it but there are some problems with it like it dosen't feel like a full game
  50. SuperkenGaming
    Jul 26, 2018
    6
    Hello Neighbor
    Creepy, Terrifying, and Annoying
    Hello Neighbor is a stealth horror puzzle game where you play a kid that peeks inside your neighbors window to see him locking up some door, and of course you want to see what’s going on inside.. Things are changed up a bit in this newer release of the game... The original version there were tons of exploits for you to be able to take    Hello Neighbor
    Creepy, Terrifying, and Annoying
    Hello Neighbor is a stealth horror puzzle game where you play a kid that peeks inside your neighbors window to see him locking up some door, and of course you want to see what’s going on inside..
    Things are changed up a bit in this newer release of the game...
    The original version there were tons of exploits for you to be able to take shortcuts and speed through parts of this game...
    some exploits do exist but a few have been fixed such as the first level having a satellite dish in front of the area that everyone was jumping to and basically skipping most of the first act… however I feel the game is mostly to blame for this…
    This game will take you 6 to 7 hours to go through without shortcuts or knowing locations of the keys…
    The story takes place across 3 acts and one finale.. Your goal is to essentially find items and keys to help you get to new locations in an area... things start out decently simple and get more convoluted as you go one..
    For some reason players and critics alike don’t really seem to like this game but I feel like it’s actually pretty neat...
    there’s an interesting story here told through cut scenes and the occasional flash back moments when you die too many times, you’re getting the story of both you and your neighbor...
    who by the way is doing all he can to ensure you don’t succeed in collecting these items and keys or solving the puzzles in his yard and basement..
    This feels very much like an old school early 2000s game with a modern polish...
    Not to say this game is polished... it has its bugs glitches and hiccups, but for what it is its pretty solid…
    you’re free to explore the area completely however it’s up to you to figure out how it get into locked doors or find windows to climb through,
    This old school feel and freedom is the games downfall as well..
    This game explains nothing to you, it shows you a key in an attic and just lets you go... how are you going to get it… you have to figure things out on your own and for that reason many players will accidentally break the game and miss parts of it, hello neighbor does a really poor job of leading the player along or hinting towards solutions, this is what makes the game so special but what also makes it so frustrating…
    This isn’t the game’s biggest problem though...
    That lies in the hands of the over used neighbor...
    at first dealing with this neighbor is terrifying... He means almost certain death until you figure out how to dodge and set up escape routes in case he spots you... but the problem is at least during the house sections of the game... he’s seemingly everywhere...
    I’m not sure if he’s spawned into areas, but I’m almost certain he is… this means you never really get a moment away from him and therefor the game never allows tension to build... Its constant inch towards progress get caught rinse and repeat… instead of steak around his home, find out what’s going on. What you need to deal with or figure out to unlock the next part of this map, hide when he gets near and then goes back to his set path....
    I think this is key to great stealth…
    Sure you can disrupt paths... but the enemy should always return to their set paths and have a bit of predictability to allow the player to feel they are outsmarting the enemy rather than constant distract and run
    This could’ve been a way better game with this in mind.. It has the potential to be a 3d little nightmares game…
    I still enjoyed it for it was... clearly more than everyone else did...
    The stealth bit of this stealth game though doesn’t really exist...
    I give Hello Neighbor
    a 6.5/10    … Expand
  51. Syl20
    Dec 21, 2017
    3
    I tried this game while it was in alpha phase and my toughts were : "What a great Idea, with a good concept but such a very very lame execution!"

    This game looked promising but the gameplay is BAD! It would've been soooo much better if it had a slower and more strategic pace. During the time I played it I felt like I was spending 90% of my time just running around, escaping. I    I tried this game while it was in alpha phase and my toughts were : "What a great Idea, with a good concept but such a very very lame execution!"

    This game looked promising but the gameplay is BAD!
    It would've been soooo much better if it had a slower and more strategic pace.

    During the time I played it I felt like I was spending 90% of my time just running around, escaping.
    I wished there'd be more "hiding", more strategy!
    I would've prefered a more "Stealthy" approach/gameplay.
    Once I've been spotted by the neighbor, it felt as if my ONLY option was to run back to the street as fast as I can!

    I wished it was more like Outlast where you could hide in some places, some shadows in almost any room to have your persuer reset its state.

    Even when you do try and run, the action is so fast that you stumble and get stuck around every corner and most of the time end up being caught to a point where it's not even stressful anymore.

    Last times I intruded the house, once I got spotted I just waited for him to catch me cause I knew i'd just get more and more frustrated if I cared to try and escape...    … Expand
  52. CyberRobotnix
    Jan 22, 2018
    1
    I'm giving it a 1/10 because the neighbourg looks like the mafia guy from A Hat In Time.
    (Also, it should have deserved a 0/10)
  53. Lowd01
    Jan 8, 2018
    1
    Interesting concept very poorly executed. Played for about an hour before it lost all of its charm...
  54. nooblox85
    Feb 19, 2018
    3
    Worst horror game ever can't even scare me
    Graphic is not bad but the story seem like 12 year olds made them
  55. tothemax112
    Jan 25, 2019
    8
    this game is pretty good. you can mess around with the neighbor. And I love the graphics.
  56. humunguschungus
    Feb 25, 2019
    3
    A "horror game" with absolutely no tension or intriguing mechanics. Even calling this a game is quite a stretch.
  57. Coolfox
    Jan 4, 2020
    0
    Game is a piece of garbage don’t waste your time: he can’t jump efficiently and the game is stupid.
  58. Tobstar44__YT
    Apr 12, 2021
    10
    I really love the game i would giving it an 11 out of 10.

    The only problem is the act 3/ alpha 3 house. It is just stupid platforming and it took me half an hour to get the green key. But i dont care about this, because i LOVE act 1 and act 2. This is real fun i dont know why you voted that bad for this game.
  59. Vali_kara5
    Nov 20, 2021
    10
    This game is one of my favourite one because it has so much secrets and is kinda horror at some point.
  60. ThatCrazyGuy
    Jan 27, 2022
    9
    The game is good but there are some problems: bugs, glitches and the moments where the game crashes
  61. RUSOVICH
    Apr 1, 2022
    10
    Это одна из наилучших игр! В ней множество головоломок и тайн. Сожете ли вы узнать, что у соседа в подвале? И что скрывает мистер Питерсон.
  62. Izoeros
    Jun 28, 2022
    3
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  63. Fambonk
    Apr 27, 2022
    10
    Зашибись, хоть мы получили не совсем то чего ожидали, это не мешает игре рассказать на увлекательную историю Ника и его Соседа Теодора Питерсона
  64. lolotso
    May 7, 2022
    10
    it is a very good game and i like it.it give us a lot of space to think it.
  65. Bb12027651
    Aug 29, 2022
    10
    Best game ever jqfghauihtgqhgiwhteghaghrhgrjahgahajkghakjhgjfahgfjahgfsajhgfasjhfjkfshjf
  66. Danya_S21
    Sep 3, 2022
    9
    Not bad game but have bugs. Now game is old but don’t buy it if it without sale
  67. Serkan0
    Nov 20, 2022
    10
    Oyun çok güzel. Amacımız komşumuz bir haltlar karıştırıyor bizde o gizemli evini araştırıyoruz. Bazen korkutuyor ama güzel oyun.
  68. RoxyWoxy
    Dec 19, 2022
    10
    I realy like the game c:
    I had no Bugs while playing it and i enjoyed it a lot
  69. Wesp5
    Jun 21, 2020
    0
    Probably the most glitchy and buggy game I ever played! Nice art direction, but no consistency or quality control ever...
  70. GReviews
    May 1, 2018
    7
    Hello Neighbor is a wonderfully surreal cat and mouse game with a mysterious stranger who has something to hide in an unnervingly over constructed suburban mansion. For those who are willing to search out the truth there is a dark tale of horror that hides in this particular neighbour's basement.
  71. lucaslukitas1
    Jan 25, 2018
    7
    An Indie Horror well elaborated, I spent about 2 hours exploring the house, a lot that was not discovered, its gameplay is a bit bad and the neighbor has a bugged Artificial Intelligence, but, the game is in Alpha
  72. BulgarianCritic
    Nov 3, 2019
    1
    A laughably bad game which sadly seemed pretty interesting at the beginning but ultimately destroyed any potential that it had .Now its a boring story with really bad gameplay mechanics and the graphics look like something a 12 year old did in blender.Avoid
  73. gameking
    Dec 11, 2022
    1
    This game is very basic and pointless. Everything is too easy and it has too many repetition in this game. I didn't liked it.
  74. 4ya5h1
    Dec 17, 2021
    3
    gameplay is pretty boring, plot is not intresting, atmosphere is bad too, quests boring
  75. matnot
    Feb 7, 2019
    6
    есть люди которые не знают ничего о разрабах и критикуют, что бы поныть. 1. Dynamic pixels маленькая компания, а игру создавали вообще создавали 8 КАРЛ людей. И для них это ПЕРВЫЙ БОЛЬШОЙ ПРОЕКТ! И с этим можно простить им некоторые проблемы. НО ВОТ ЦЕНА В 500 рублей немножко не уважительно. 1 МИНУС. Про него все знают: плохая физика. Типа прыгаешь на предмет с разбегу и ты уже в космосе.есть люди которые не знают ничего о разрабах и критикуют, что бы поныть. 1. Dynamic pixels маленькая компания, а игру создавали вообще создавали 8 КАРЛ людей. И для них это ПЕРВЫЙ БОЛЬШОЙ ПРОЕКТ! И с этим можно простить им некоторые проблемы. НО ВОТ ЦЕНА В 500 рублей немножко не уважительно. 1 МИНУС. Про него все знают: плохая физика. Типа прыгаешь на предмет с разбегу и ты уже в космосе. 2 МИНУС СЮЖЕТ. Одним словом без приквела не понятно. 3 МИНУС БАГИ: здесь ничего не надо говорить.Концепт хороший для игры за 100-250 рублей.
    СКИДКА В СТИМЕ 250 РУБЛЕЙ РАЗРАБ УСЛЫШАЛ МЕНЯ!
    заслуженная 6    … Expand
  76. Samerrasmi
    May 16, 2019
    1
    One of the worst games I’ve ever played , it’s just awful in every single way, the puzzles are garbage and the AI is awful, and the worst part is that I was really excited for this game
  77. Mastyg
    Jun 5, 2019
    7
    I love this game. It's really amazing and good optimalized. There is three bad things:
    -This game is really short
    -Act 3 is same like beta 4, without any bug fixes,
    -It's too expensive.
    Everything else is good for me.
  78. Vovka_rus
    Jul 25, 2019
    5
    The early versions of this game were much scarier, creepier, and even had their own cartoonish and at the same time serious style. What happened is if one of the unsuccessful versions of the game, if alpha 2 has not changed the style of play, the game would be much better. This game saddened me because at first it seemed cool to me, but the final version is just awful
  79. ZetaJiffils
    Dec 30, 2019
    0
    No se ni lo que tengo que hacer en el juego....
    No se puede controlar el audio en el propio juego...
    Me va lagueado el juego....
    Y eso...no hay controles por ninguna parte, no se que tengo que hacer....y la historia no es que sea buena.....es una mierda.
  80. RitoChip
    Apr 22, 2020
    5
    Very disappointing. It could've been so much better. The story is confusing, way too kid-friendly to be a horror game, too buggy, and the graphics suck. It's a little fun, but way too confusing
  81. SirScott
    May 12, 2020
    1
    One of the worst games I've ever played. The "puzzles" are a lame excuse that have no creativity. One section has a part where you have to take a painting off the wall to expose a hole. No other painting in the game can be removed, how the heck am I supposed to know that one can be removed. Do not play. Developer be ashamed.
  82. wizomega
    Feb 20, 2021
    4
    From the first few alphas, the game had a lot of potential. That is not to say that the game is terrible - but it just could have been so much better. It is a refreshing idea that vastly differs from standard horror games. However, some parts of the game feel frustrating and boring to say the least - especially the dream puzzles on the third act.

    Although the story is interesting and    From the first few alphas, the game had a lot of potential. That is not to say that the game is terrible - but it just could have been so much better. It is a refreshing idea that vastly differs from standard horror games. However, some parts of the game feel frustrating and boring to say the least - especially the dream puzzles on the third act.

    Although the story is interesting and some of the puzzles are good ideas, the excessive amount of bugs makes you wonder whether your puzzle's solutions are based on bugs or indeed intended by the developers.    … Expand
  83. PoptartKing
    Dec 20, 2021
    3
    This is honestly one of the worst games I have ever had the displeasure of playing in my life. An extremely promising concept that was made popular by countless youtubers and ultimately never expanded upon due to the unwillingness of the developers. Instead, they release this broken, unfinished mess of a game. Even without the bugs, the level design is downright insulting, the story isThis is honestly one of the worst games I have ever had the displeasure of playing in my life. An extremely promising concept that was made popular by countless youtubers and ultimately never expanded upon due to the unwillingness of the developers. Instead, they release this broken, unfinished mess of a game. Even without the bugs, the level design is downright insulting, the story is nonsensical, the puzzles are aimless and feel like they were randomly generated by an AI, and the "platforming" makes the original Tomb Raider on the PS1 look like Mario Odyssey in comparison. Do not spend your time on this promising waste of a game.… Expand
  84. now_fanboy
    Jul 27, 2020
    0
    Easily the worst game I have ever played. I had never played such an awful game in my whole life.
  85. AmetDuva
    Apr 27, 2021
    7
    I dont understand why people hated it. I played and enjoyed It. You can complete it in 2-3 hours. A great indie game.
  86. prakx9
    Nov 26, 2020
    7
    Tiene MUCHOS bugs.Por el resto el juego está bastante bien y la casa del vecino tiene un mapeado muy bueno
  87. V7q
    Nov 24, 2020
    6
    The game is interesting, but silly. The plot has not been revealed. The game had good potential, the storyline in the book was good, but in the game it was stupid. In addition to the neighbor's house, other locations are not involved. The gameplay is poor. Lots of freezes, bugs. But the game is about 10 hours of playthrough.
  88. YoGuRtX2
    Apr 6, 2021
    7
    Мне очень нравился Hello Neighbro ALPHA-2. После выхода Альфы 3 я перестал интересоваться игрой. Когда игра вышла в полную версию я снова стал в неё играть. Пройдя игру я не испытал нечего кроме пустоты. Я не скажу что игра ужасная, но то что меня в ней зацепила уже не вернуть.
    Плюсы: Интересный геймплей, Неплохие головоломки, интересно придуманный первый акт,
    Минусы: Графика (мне    Мне очень нравился Hello Neighbro ALPHA-2. После выхода Альфы 3 я перестал интересоваться игрой. Когда игра вышла в полную версию я снова стал в неё играть. Пройдя игру я не испытал нечего кроме пустоты. Я не скажу что игра ужасная, но то что меня в ней зацепила уже не вернуть.
    Плюсы: Интересный геймплей, Неплохие головоломки, интересно придуманный первый акт,
    Минусы: Графика (мне кажется что графика которая стала после Альфы 3 плохая), Не интересная концовка (для меня).
    Буду надеяться на то что Hello Neighbor 2 будет интереснее.    … Expand
  89. Bleeding_Jester
    Nov 11, 2021
    6
    i cant recommend this game without a guide past act 1 because there are some nonsensical puzzles that use 2D point and click game logic made worst by the fact that this is a 3d game with a decently sized area to explore in later acts where almost anything is interactable

    the puzzles might keep you stuck for several hours before you even get an idea of what to do besides the fun of the    i cant recommend this game without a guide past act 1 because there are some nonsensical puzzles that use 2D point and click game logic made worst by the fact that this is a 3d game with a decently sized area to explore in later acts where almost anything is interactable

    the puzzles might keep you stuck for several hours before you even get an idea of what to do besides the fun of the game at least for me comes after you already know what to do    … Expand
  90. Alvin2108
    Oct 6, 2021
    0
    El apartado gráfico del juego es bonito y bastante bueno. Sin embargo este juego está lleno de bugs por todos lados. Desde que desaparecen objetos que usas como interacciones mal hechas, lanzas algún objeto a una ventana y se queda bugeado y no lo puedes coger. Por un bug de estos no he podido avanzar en el juego más allá del Acto 3, ni lo he podido terminar ni he podido continuar al ActoEl apartado gráfico del juego es bonito y bastante bueno. Sin embargo este juego está lleno de bugs por todos lados. Desde que desaparecen objetos que usas como interacciones mal hechas, lanzas algún objeto a una ventana y se queda bugeado y no lo puedes coger. Por un bug de estos no he podido avanzar en el juego más allá del Acto 3, ni lo he podido terminar ni he podido continuar al Acto Final ya que se me ha bugeado una tubería y no funciona la salida de agua. Es inadmisible que habiendo pagado este juego no lo pueda ni terminar. Las mecánicas del juego están bien, quizá a veces demasiado repetitivas, muy poco intuitivo el juego, tendrás probablemente que consultar vídeos porque habrá partes que ni puedas completar sin ayuda porque no es nada intuitivo, pero bueno es tu decisión si te la juegas a comprarlo y que se te bugee y no lo puedas ni terminar dejándolo a la mitad.… Expand
  91. CypiBoii
    Nov 12, 2021
    4
    Lots of bugs, but still playable. Game is kinda creepy sometimes ngl
    can recommend ig.
  92. StarkAgentos
    Aug 6, 2022
    2
    Графика дерьмовая, геймплей ужасный, с кучей непонятных головоломок. Куча багов.
  93. Mariusz_FCK_PTN
    Mar 6, 2022
    0
    Я не поддерживаю бандитскую страну. Вам должно быть стыдно за Путина и выступить против агрессии на Украине
  94. GamingT2009
    May 11, 2022
    3
    Umm, what were they smoking when they made this game, it felt so glitchy and not fun. I tried so hard to beat this game, and I only got to the second part and I just raged and quit. It was horrible and confusing. It started fine, and fun, but then it got worse and worse. It was laggy and buggy and overall not fun. Maybe if I played one longer I would enjoy it more, but I can't do that whenUmm, what were they smoking when they made this game, it felt so glitchy and not fun. I tried so hard to beat this game, and I only got to the second part and I just raged and quit. It was horrible and confusing. It started fine, and fun, but then it got worse and worse. It was laggy and buggy and overall not fun. Maybe if I played one longer I would enjoy it more, but I can't do that when it's garbage, to begin with.… Expand
  95. crazydogames
    Sep 17, 2022
    5
    i have followed this game since the alphas. i feel like they moved to far from the original idea. it is still a fun game but it is not what i got hyped for.
  96. CatCat_3120
    Sep 23, 2022
    7
    Hello Neighbor.... Когда я слышу название этой игры , я вспоминаю то время когда FNAF был мега популярным , а еще когда комьюннити майна было к@нченым . Сейчас я подробно расскажу об
    этой игре ( БЕЗ СПОЙЛЕРОВ ) .
    Что такое Hello Neighbor : Hello Neighbor - это стелс хоррор где мы должны разгадать тайны нашего соседа попутно разгадывая головоломки и находя различные предметы .    Hello Neighbor.... Когда я слышу название этой игры , я вспоминаю то время когда FNAF был мега популярным , а еще когда комьюннити майна было к@нченым . Сейчас я подробно расскажу об
    этой игре ( БЕЗ СПОЙЛЕРОВ ) .

    Что такое Hello Neighbor :

    Hello Neighbor - это стелс хоррор где мы должны разгадать тайны нашего соседа попутно разгадывая головоломки и находя различные предметы .

    ГЕЙМПЛЕЙ :

    Про геймплей я уже рассказал в прошлом пункте , но хочу уточнить пару вещей .
    Мы должны тихо и незаметно пробраться в дом нашего соседа и решать там головоломки , и находить разные вещи для прохождения , хотя не обязательно пытатся делать все тихо , можно и просто бегать по дому от соседа и делать все что я перечислил ранее . но местами вы делаете так только хуже .

    ГРАФИКА :

    Я никогда не оцениваю графику в играх , но хочу уточнить что стиль и графика чисто на любителя , кому то заходит а кто то кидается в нее камнями . В игре используется наполовину мультяшный стиль ,который половина игроков засрала , так как в первой альфе стиль был другой .

    МУЗЫКА :

    О музыке мало что могу сказать , да она приятная , да она атмосферная , но чего то прям особенного в ней нету .

    И вот вы у меня спросите : ,,Если я так сейчас приятно говорил об этой игре , то почему у нее оценка 4.9 ? " .
    А я вам отвечу , у игры есть ряд проблем..

    ПРОБЛЕМЫ :

    У игры есть ряд ошибок , начиная с багов , заканчивая Проблем с ИИ и Физикой . Начнем по порядку :
    БАГИ : В игре есть большое количисто багов , хоть и большая часть из них это редкии или смешные баги , но есть и раздражающие баги .
    ПРОБЛЕМЫ С ИИ : ИИ часто бывает тупым и раздражающим , хоть прям и ужасным назвать его не могу , так как сосед может учится на вашем поведении , хоть эта механника должна была быть лучше .
    ТУПЫЕ ГОЛОВОЛОМКИ : Половина головоломок идеотские, так как они настолько не очевидные и странные что капец , и это не я просто тупой , на это многие жалуются
    ПРОБЛЕМЫ С ФИЗИКОЙ : Тут нечего говорить , физика не очень в этой игре .
    3-Й АКТ : Вы сейчас не понимаете почему я сюда вставил этот пункт , но просто 3-й АКТ является рассадником всех проблем которые я сейчас перечислил , и нет , 3-й АКТ не такой прям ужасным , но просто мне кажется что если бы он был другим , то и у игры оценка была больше .

    Hello Neighbor приносит мне много хороших воспоминаний , и сама игра мне понравилась , но я буду честным и дам этой игре бал : 7/10 .
    Сама игра не плохая , и я бы посоветовал в нее поиграть , но не факт что она вам понравится .    … Expand
  97. DieterfallCZE
    Dec 18, 2022
    6
    good ig :/
  98. theoddguy
    Dec 7, 2022
    2
    Hello Neighbor started off as a horror-genre game when the first alpha came out in December 2016, it was praised by the gaming community on YouTube for being a great stealth like puzzle-horror game.
    Those were the first two alphas, now let's get on to the last two alphas, alpha 3 and alpha 4. Alpha 3 was a disappointment to many, the game started getting very confusing to the point where    Hello Neighbor started off as a horror-genre game when the first alpha came out in December 2016, it was praised by the gaming community on YouTube for being a great stealth like puzzle-horror game.
    Those were the first two alphas, now let's get on to the last two alphas, alpha 3 and alpha 4. Alpha 3 was a disappointment to many, the game started getting very confusing to the point where it's unplayable without a walkthrough, the game also crashed an intense amount to the point where it was similar to the saints row 2 PC port. Alpha 4 was extremely buggy and an extreme disappointment to anybody over the age of 13, it was worse than alpha 3 and that's when people realized... Hello Neighbor is going to be an indie mess. The Al was broken, the game required you to go on YouTube, and the game was buggier cyberpunk 2077 1.0 on the base PS4.
    You think they would fix this on release due to the bad critic reviews? That's a funny joke. The game to this day has very positive reviews on steam, all of them are 10 years old. I checked their accounts, they only had Hello Neighbor and the most amazing game ever made.. Secret Neighbor. Even with the patches, this game is forgettable and still sits at a huge 4/10 on metacritic from both critics and users.    … Expand
  99. Ellyplays
    Dec 2, 2022
    4
    This was a massive disappointment. The alphas were so much better in comparison.
  100. Decafin
    Dec 23, 2022
    6
    This game had some decent potential from the start, but ended up wasting the popularity on a jank filled game. They attempted to add a deep and heavy storyline but ended up failing awfully. The 3rd act in this game is awful, like so bad. It includes a massive house that gives no hints to any puzzles, at all.
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Generally unfavorable reviews - based on 19 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 0 out of 19
  2. Mixed: 2 out of 19
  3. Negative: 17 out of 19
  1. Games.cz
    Apr 24, 2018
    40
    Unfortunately, only an amount of frustration and badly made game is hidden in the tempting package. For a good horror adventure, you must go elsewhere.
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  2. CD-Action
    Mar 14, 2018
    35
    The concept for the game is great, level design is solid and the visuals are sometimes nice but the whole thing is painfully underdone. [02/2018, p.46]
  3. LEVEL (Czech Republic)
    Feb 16, 2018
    40
    The game is embarrassingly simple in its gameplay, but at the same time it’s incredibly difficult due to a poor technical state and a terrible game design. [Issue#282]
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