Hello Neighbor Alpha 2 Review Summary

Last updated: 2026-05-30
  • Best Alpha version with enjoyable gameplay.
  • Nice art style and challenging puzzles.
  • Tense atmosphere with fun console commands.
  • Neighbor AI issues and glitchy gameplay.
  • Lack of clear guidance and optimization issues.
  • Frequent game crashes and performance problems.
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Emotions

Archetypes

Core metrics

Core business metrics

Steam review mix, revenue model, and refund leakage.

Steam review stats
Steam rating
Very Positive (8/10)
Total reviews
4,587
Positive
4,34194.6%
Negative
2465.4%
Sales estimations
Estimated sales count
303,901
Estimated revenue
Not applicable
Game price
F2P
Review → sale ratio
Refund leakage
Refund-intent reviews
273.04%
Estimated copies lost
1,789
Estimated revenue lost
Not applicable
Review pace

Statistical analysis

Sentiment vs playtime and velocity signals.

Sentiment × Playtime

review counts
BucketNegPos
≤ 2h playtime
273%
Avg playtime 0.8h
25228.4%
Avg playtime 0.9h
> 2h playtime
192.1%
Avg playtime 10.8h
59066.4%
Avg playtime 14.2h

Velocity

review pace
Avg/day0.4 rev/day
Last 30d2.6 rev/day
Quarterly20.8 rev/qtr
Days covered2,409.4 days
Audience segments

Who is reviewing

Buyer mixes, lifecycle phase, and Steam Deck signals.

Buyer vs key activations
Share of review volume
888 total
Organic purchasers888100.0%
Voted up: 95%
Key activations00.00%
Voted up: 0%
Honeymoon vs endgame
Based on hours played
888 total
First impression0-2h34338.6%
Voted up: 92%
Mid game2-10h42948.3%
Voted up: 96%
Late game10-20h576.42%
Voted up: 98%
Endgame20h+596.64%
Voted up: 97%
Steam Deck monitor
Deck vs global sentiment
0.68% of reviews
Deck satisfaction
100.0%
Global baseline 94.8%
6 Steam Deck-tagged reviews out of 4,587 total.