Hello Neighbor

About Hello Neighbor

Hello Neighbor was made by Dynamic Pixels in Unreal Engine 4 and published by tinyBuild. It came out on Windows and Xbox One on 8 December 2017, then on Switch, PlayStation 4, iOS and Android on 26 July 2018, and on PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X|S on 27 March 2026. Eerie Guest Studios has developed it since 2020. It has grown into a series with a prequel, Hello Neighbor: Hide and Seek, a sequel and spin-offs such as Secret Neighbor.

You play Nicky Roth, a boy in the town of Raven Brooks who lives across the street from a man with something to hide. Getting into his house means finding keys, stacking boxes, breaking windows and solving physical puzzles in a house that grows stranger and bigger over four acts. You carry up to four items at a time. He patrols the rooms, and if he sees you he gives chase; when he catches you, you wake up back at your own house and try again.

The fear is being hunted by someone who adapts. Climb through the same window too often and he will put a bear trap under it; take the front door and cameras appear; buckets of water wait over doors. You can throw things at him to stun him for a moment, but hiding in a wardrobe while you hear him walk past is the core of it. It is more tense than gory, with cartoon looks and sudden catches, and is rated E10+ for fantasy violence. A friendly neighbour mode turns off his traps and makes him less aggressive.

Critics were hard on it: the PC version holds a Metacritic score of 38, with complaints about the puzzles, controls and performance, while the story and art style drew praise. Players have been kinder, with a Very Positive rating on Steam and 4 stars on the mobile stores.

It suits players who like stealth puzzles and being chased more than gore, and fans of Granny-style hide-and-seek horror.

How to play Hello Neighbor

1. Leave your house and look over the neighbour's house from the street.
2. Find a way in: a window, a door, or something to climb.
3. Search rooms for keys and items that open the way to the basement.
4. Watch where the neighbour is; hide in a wardrobe or behind furniture when he comes.
5. If he catches you, you wake up back at your house; try a different route, since he learns your favourites.
6. Solve each act's puzzles to reach the basement and its secret.

Tips

• Throw objects to distract him and lead him away from where you want to go.
• Change routes often; he sets traps where you went before.
• Use wardrobes to hide when he is close.
• Look for items you can stack to climb higher.
• If he gets close, throw an object at him to stun him for a moment and get away.
• Turn on friendly neighbour mode if the traps and chases wear you down and you only want the puzzles.

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