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Hello Neighbor is a survival horror stealth game developed by Russian video game studio Dynamic Pixels and published by tinyBuild. The goal of the game is to successfully sneak into the basement of the neighbor's house to uncover a secret. The game's artificial intelligence (AI) modifies the neighbor's behavior based on the player's past actions, such as setting traps along paths the player followed in a previous attempt.

Gameplay

In Hello Neighbor, the player finds themselves moving into a new house across the street from a mysterious neighbor who is behaving in a paranoid manner and seems to be keeping a secret in his basement. The player's task is to break into the neighbor's home and solve a series of puzzles in order to gather the items needed to unlock and access his basement. As the player explores the neighbor's house, they must not be spotted by the mysterious neighbor, or they will be chased down, and if the player is not quick enough to hide or escape, will be captured. The player can also stun the neighbor by throwing objects at him for an easier escape. If the player is caught (or suffers a serious injury), they will be sent back to their own house and will have to break in again. Upon starting again, the player must be more careful, as the neighbor will deduce movements from the last attempt to set up traps. However, the player can use the game settings to turn on friendly neighbor mode, preventing the neighbor from setting these traps and causing him to be less aggressive in his pursuits.Cite error: A <ref> tag is missing the closing </ref> (see the help page). The first pre-alpha version of the game was released in September 2016. The Alpha 1 version of Hello Neighbor was released on October 26, 2016. Alpha 2 was released on November 22, 2016. Alpha 3 was released on December 22, 2016. Alpha 4 was released on May 4, 2017.

The game went into the beta phase on July 25, 2017. For Halloween 2017, a promotional mod was released including multiple elements from the indie game Bendy and the Ink Machine. The mod includes a black and yellow background, ink, music from the game and multiple appearances of Bendy. The game was originally set for full release August 29, 2017, but was delayed until December 8, 2017.

The game was released for Microsoft Windows and Xbox One on 8 December 2017. A timed Microsoft exclusive, Hello Neighbor was later ported to the Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4 and mobile devices. The mobile versions of the game are only supported on a limited number of devices and come with a free trial that allows the player to play through Act 1, with the option to unlock the remaining two Acts with an in-game purchase.

Prequel and spin-off

A prequel, Hello Neighbor: Hide and Seek, was announced in August 2018. Hide and Seek deals with the events of the Neighbor's family that caused him to become a recluse. The game was released on December 7, 2018 on the same platforms as the original game, including non-Microsoft systems.

On June 10, 2018, tinyBuild announced a multiplayer spin-off to Hello Neighbor, titled Secret Neighbor. Set between the first two acts of Hello Neighbor, this game follows a group of friends trying to free their friend from the Neighbor's basement, with each friend assuming a certain role and working together to get the keys needed to unlock the basement. However, one of the friends is a Neighbor in disguise and has various abilities at their disposal to confuse, trick, capture or otherwise deter the children from achieving this goal. More than a year after its announcement, the game was finally released on October 24, 2019, exclusively on Microsoft platforms.

Reception

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When the game was initially released on Microsoft platforms, critics gave it mixed reviews, admonishing its gameplay, control scheme, and technical performance, while some praised the story aspects and art style. Ultimately, the game received mixed to negative reviews from critics. Metacritic gave it "generally unfavorable reviews" and gave a score of 42 out of 100, 39 out of 100, and 38 out of 100 for Xbox One, Nintendo Switch, and PC, respectively.

As recently as August 2019, the game is still receiving mixed reviews from consumers.

References

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External links

• Official website

• 2017 video games
• Android (operating system) games
• Horror video games
• Indie video games
• IOS games
• Nintendo Switch games
• PlayStation 4 games
• Stealth video games
• TinyBuild games
• Video games developed in Russia
• Windows games
• Xbox One games
• Xbox Play Anywhere games
• Xbox One X enhanced games
• Unreal Engine games