Hello Neighbor

 Xbox One
User Score
4.5

Generally unfavorable reviews- based on 89 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 27 out of 89
  2. Mixed: 17 out of 89
  3. Negative: 45 out of 89
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  1. Visitor5150
    Dec 8, 2017
    0
    $30 for this is quite a stretch. By about $19.99. Graphics are sub par, game play is wonky. The guy finds you immediately. Not fun. But one thing I did learn is that you can't get a refund for digital games from Xbox. Why I keep giving indie titles a chance, I'll never know. STAY AWAY!
  2. BompusMaximus
    Dec 9, 2017
    4
    First of all let me say that I love the art style and I had high hopes from the trailers, never having played the Alpha versions. That being said, this game is by no means finished. This is a Beta version disguised as a full game and for $30, it is a stretch. The initial release was already postponed once in August and I wish they had taken the time to actually finish it. In the almost 2First of all let me say that I love the art style and I had high hopes from the trailers, never having played the Alpha versions. That being said, this game is by no means finished. This is a Beta version disguised as a full game and for $30, it is a stretch. The initial release was already postponed once in August and I wish they had taken the time to actually finish it. In the almost 2 hours I've put into Hello Neighbor I have run into multiple bugs (launching across the map and dying notably). The neighbor wanders around aimlessly and will start stretching/glitching out in the front yard sometimes infinitely. It has also crashed on me over 3 times completely sucking me out of the experience. I wanted so badly to like this game, and that was before I spent $30 on it. Now I just to not play a broken game. It is a shame Xbox does not refund digital downloads, or I would return this and wait for it to be either on sale or fixed (*ahem* finished). Hopefully a patch will be released to fix some of the issues. In short, for the $30 price tag you are getting the idea of a cool game with little of the follow through. Buyer beware.… Expand
  3. Nick_Mad
    Jan 9, 2018
    2
    Hello Neighbor doesn't feels like a full game it feels like a mini game. There is just nothing to do. I think that Hello Neighbor is the most stupid of all mine purchases of 2017.
  4. AnIrishDerp
    Nov 15, 2018
    1
    This game is bad, thrown-together, and a rip off. For $30, you get a genuine scam and lackluster gameplay. The majority of people who play it are cringy 8-12 year olds that watched their generic popular YouTuber of blue, green, or pink color of choice play it and wanted to play it because of that. Want proof? What if i told you i was in a local burger joint and some 10 year old is blastingThis game is bad, thrown-together, and a rip off. For $30, you get a genuine scam and lackluster gameplay. The majority of people who play it are cringy 8-12 year olds that watched their generic popular YouTuber of blue, green, or pink color of choice play it and wanted to play it because of that. Want proof? What if i told you i was in a local burger joint and some 10 year old is blasting one of those songs made for the game and his dad isn't doing jack **** to stop him, resulting in everyone in the restaurant being pissed off and annoyed to the point where one guy asked the manager to make them stop. Still not enough? What if i told you about when i was looking for a new game in GameStop and had to witness some poor mother of a screeching and crying 9 year old drag her son out of the store because she wouldnt let him get the game just because *insert generic, popular YouTuber of pink, blue, or green color here* was playing it.… Expand
  5. Broyax
    Oct 23, 2018
    0
    L'étron indé du mois est en 4K sur la Xbox One X... mais en 4 couleurs seulement. Oui, ça ne fait pas beaucoup... Les graphismes mongolos à la nintendaube n'aident pas vraiment à faire passer la pillule non plus : on tient là l'un des jeux les plus laids du moment, voire de toute l'année 2017.

    Il paraît qu'il s'agit d'un jeu d'infiltration... ah vraiment ? on ne sait même pas ce qu'on    L'étron indé du mois est en 4K sur la Xbox One X... mais en 4 couleurs seulement. Oui, ça ne fait pas beaucoup... Les graphismes mongolos à la nintendaube n'aident pas vraiment à faire passer la pillule non plus : on tient là l'un des jeux les plus laids du moment, voire de toute l'année 2017.

    Il paraît qu'il s'agit d'un jeu d'infiltration... ah vraiment ? on ne sait même pas ce qu'on est censé faire, à part qu'on se retrouve planté devant la maison d'un voisin moustachu paranoïaque et très vindicatif. Entrer dans la maison peut-être mais pourquoi faire ?... et ça rime à quoi en fait cette merde ?

    Le développeur indé ne doit pas le savoir lui-même... on dirait une ébauche de jeu, une sorte de démo d'un jeu (?!) en développement qui sortira euh... plus tard. Mais qu'on vous vend plein pot quand même, là tout de suite. Le prix indicatif conseillé est de 30 boules... tu le crois ça ?! ça doit être une mauvaise blague. De l'humour de collégien sans aucun doute.

    Et donc, bah le voisin, il te voit, il t'attrape et tu recommences devant la maison. Ouais... super. Et la poubelle, tu la vois, voisin ? elle t'appelle...    … Expand
  6. BeatHour
    Sep 2, 2020
    2
    Hello Neighbor is one of the worst games I've ever played. It least it looks alright for a hellscape and doesn't crash as far as I saw in an hour. But the physics are terrible (and the game constantly relies on them), the controls are awful, the story is like a fever dream, the progression is so obtuse that every other step requires a strategy guide, and it's just not fun or scary. ItHello Neighbor is one of the worst games I've ever played. It least it looks alright for a hellscape and doesn't crash as far as I saw in an hour. But the physics are terrible (and the game constantly relies on them), the controls are awful, the story is like a fever dream, the progression is so obtuse that every other step requires a strategy guide, and it's just not fun or scary. It actually gave me a headache. Do not even attempt to play this trash.… Expand
  7. HENOOB
    Sep 10, 2020
    3
    Hello neighbor is the worst and (somehow) famous game that tinyBuild ever published, the game is a really good idea but is completely bad constructed, the ui is horrible, the physics are a mess and the visuals is toy story but made horribly, i not recommend this game from anyone just kids play this and find this game good, i really vote that the game developers see the game become popularHello neighbor is the worst and (somehow) famous game that tinyBuild ever published, the game is a really good idea but is completely bad constructed, the ui is horrible, the physics are a mess and the visuals is toy story but made horribly, i not recommend this game from anyone just kids play this and find this game good, i really vote that the game developers see the game become popular and simply think that this game can be good even with everything wrong in it… Expand
  8. United009
    Mar 24, 2023
    2
    Hello Neighbour is an extremely disappointing experience, especially considering the content that was seen earlier in the Alphas. It's a very interesting idea but it ultimately feels like they were not able to successfully grasp it and execute it in a good way.

    The game calls itself a "Stealth Horror Game" that "Focuses on sneaking around your neighbour's" house but it ultimately has no    Hello Neighbour is an extremely disappointing experience, especially considering the content that was seen earlier in the Alphas. It's a very interesting idea but it ultimately feels like they were not able to successfully grasp it and execute it in a good way.

    The game calls itself a "Stealth Horror Game" that "Focuses on sneaking around your neighbour's" house but it ultimately has no horror aspects and isn't exactly that stealthy either (focuses more on platforming if anything and puzzle solving which it's also bad at executing both.) It also likes to talk about the "Advanced AI that learns from your every move." In reality, it is very rudimentary and nothing close to "Advanced". I even had the Neighbor glitch completely out of existence during Act 3. The only thing close to "advanced" is when it puts things in areas you commonly traverse to either slow you down, detect you or simply stop you.

    Overall, I would not recommend this game.    … Expand
  9. GDChrome
    Jan 21, 2023
    1
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. this game is the biggest disappointment I have ever seen. I remember watching people play the alphas and betas all the time and they were actually pretty great. I still like the Hello Neighbor style, and the first 6 or so alphas were amazing, but even then, there were problems. some of the puzzles in the old alphas were just flat out stupid, and the fact that TinyBuild began development of Secret Neighbor before the full game was out was alarming. and I'm sad to say that the full build just doesn't work. the alphas were buggy, but they were alphas so it was excusable. but the full game just stitched together each alpha without fixing any of the problems, in fact, I'd argue the finished product was MORE broken than the alphas. the narrative is not interesting, especially when you realise that the last couple of chapters were a dream. I think those tweets of TinyBuild begging MatPat to theorize about their show just shows how desperate this game has gotten, absolute garbage.… Expand

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Metascore
42

Generally unfavorable reviews - based on 13 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 0 out of 13
  2. Mixed: 4 out of 13
  3. Negative: 9 out of 13
  1. Cubed3
    Apr 16, 2018
    40
    After a few hours of playtime, it is clear that Dynamic Pixels needed to keep this game in the oven a little longer, as the physics bugs, inventory glitches, and poor control explanations make this experience a horrifying one for the wrong reasons. This is a mess of broken mechanics that has a lot of potential, but unfortunately potential is all that it has going for it.
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  2. Official Xbox Magazine UK
    Feb 6, 2018
    30
    A stealth game with frustrating AI, horrible controls, and game-breaking bugs.
  3. XboxAddict
    Jan 25, 2018
    40
    There was a lot of hype behind Hello Neighbor, and I've even started seeing merch at stores to purchase, but at this point in time it hasn’t lived up to it yet, not even close. The ideas are there, as is the premise and backdrop, but the execution is severely lacking in the worst possible way. Sure, some fixes might make it a better experience, but there’s no way this should be a full release in its current state. With all this in mind, I say Goodbye Neighbor.
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