Hello Neighbor

Item: Hello Neighbor
Rating: 78
Author: VaporLens

Last updated: 2025-11-14

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Summary

Strong nostalgia factor for many players.
Distinctive and pleasing art style.
Mods significantly boost game longevity.
Confusing puzzles with little guidance.
Alpha versions were superior to the final.
Suffers from major bugs and technical issues.

Emotions

Satisfaction24%Frustration13%Disappointment9%Joy8%Excitement7%

Reviews (sample size): 2000
Helpful reviews: 51%
Unhelpful reviews: 49%
Protest reviews: 1%

78%
Helpful reviews with positive sentiment
22%
Helpful reviews with negative sentiment

Positive points: 2015
Negative points: 1197
Gameplay points: 505
Perf. points: 53
Rec. points: 401
Misc points: 227

Point	Description	Importance
Game evokes strong nostalgia Description For many players, the game holds significant sentimental value, reminding them of their childhood and early alpha/beta playthroughs. It is often referred to as a 'childhood legend' that evokes warm memories and remains an iconic project for its memorable gameplay and atmosphere. Importance 94%	For many players, the game holds significant sentimental value, reminding them of their childhood and early alpha/beta playthroughs. It is often referred to as a 'childhood legend' that evokes warm memories and remains an iconic project for its memorable gameplay and atmosphere.	94%
Distinctive and pleasing art style Description The game's visual style is praised for being creative, unique, and often surreal, blending cartoonish elements with a distinct atmosphere. Players appreciate the graphics for being visually pleasing, optimized, and contributing to the game's timeless and recognizable aesthetic. Importance 64%	The game's visual style is praised for being creative, unique, and often surreal, blending cartoonish elements with a distinct atmosphere. Players appreciate the graphics for being visually pleasing, optimized, and contributing to the game's timeless and recognizable aesthetic.	64%
Mods boost game longevity Description Community-made mods significantly extend the game's lifespan by adding new content, maps, stories, and challenges, making gameplay much more varied and preventing boredom. Many players consider mods to be better than the base game, often downloading them specifically for an enhanced experience. Importance 61%	Community-made mods significantly extend the game's lifespan by adding new content, maps, stories, and challenges, making gameplay much more varied and preventing boredom. Many players consider mods to be better than the base game, often downloading them specifically for an enhanced experience.	61%
Humorous bugs add character Description Many players find the game's numerous bugs and glitches to be a source of humor and an integral part of its charm rather than a detriment. These often funny bugs are not game-breaking and can even be exploited, contributing to a unique and unpredictable experience. Importance 59%	Many players find the game's numerous bugs and glitches to be a source of humor and an integral part of its charm rather than a detriment. These often funny bugs are not game-breaking and can even be exploited, contributing to a unique and unpredictable experience.	59%
Considered a legendary masterpiece Description A significant portion of the feedback hails the game as a 'masterpiece,' 'legend,' or 'peak game,' giving it high ratings and considering it one of the best games ever played. This reflects deep affection and overall satisfaction with the experience, cementing its status as a highly regarded title. Importance 58%	A significant portion of the feedback hails the game as a 'masterpiece,' 'legend,' or 'peak game,' giving it high ratings and considering it one of the best games ever played. This reflects deep affection and overall satisfaction with the experience, cementing its status as a highly regarded title.	58%
Mind-bending puzzles engage players Description The game offers engaging and often difficult puzzles that encourage critical thinking, patience, and exploration. Players enjoy the intellectual challenge and the satisfaction of finding multiple solutions, making the core gameplay loop rewarding and contributing to high replayability. Importance 57%	The game offers engaging and often difficult puzzles that encourage critical thinking, patience, and exploration. Players enjoy the intellectual challenge and the satisfaction of finding multiple solutions, making the core gameplay loop rewarding and contributing to high replayability.	57%
Deep and touching narrative Description The main storyline is highly praised for being well-developed, deep, and emotionally touching, particularly when players delve into its lore and symbolism. Many found the plot engaging and memorable, even if complex to fully grasp without paying close attention to hints and scenes. Importance 47%	The main storyline is highly praised for being well-developed, deep, and emotionally touching, particularly when players delve into its lore and symbolism. Many found the plot engaging and memorable, even if complex to fully grasp without paying close attention to hints and scenes.	47%
Adaptive AI creates tension and fun Description The Neighbor's adaptive AI, which learns from player actions, creates a dynamic and thrilling cat-and-mouse experience. Players enjoy interacting with and even trolling the Neighbor, throwing objects, and exploiting glitches, which adds to the game's unique fun and replayability. Importance 28%	The Neighbor's adaptive AI, which learns from player actions, creates a dynamic and thrilling cat-and-mouse experience. Players enjoy interacting with and even trolling the Neighbor, throwing objects, and exploiting glitches, which adds to the game's unique fun and replayability.	28%
Innovative stealth-horror genre Description The game is lauded for its unique blend of stealth, puzzle-solving, and horror, successfully creating a tense and frightening atmosphere. Its innovative approach has even inspired others and is seen as defining a new path in the horror game community. Importance 11%	The game is lauded for its unique blend of stealth, puzzle-solving, and horror, successfully creating a tense and frightening atmosphere. Its innovative approach has even inspired others and is seen as defining a new path in the horror game community.	11%
Acts offer distinct experiences Description The game's structure into multiple acts provides varied gameplay, with Act 1 often highlighted as a strong introduction to mechanics and atmosphere. Act 3 is particularly praised for its impressive size, extensive exploration opportunities, and complex interactions. Importance 11%	The game's structure into multiple acts provides varied gameplay, with Act 1 often highlighted as a strong introduction to mechanics and atmosphere. Act 3 is particularly praised for its impressive size, extensive exploration opportunities, and complex interactions.	11%
Preference for early versions Description Many long-time players express a strong preference and nostalgia for the game's early alpha and beta versions, citing their unique vibe, stronger horror elements, and overall potential. They appreciate being able to revisit these earlier builds to experience how the game evolved. Importance 11%	Many long-time players express a strong preference and nostalgia for the game's early alpha and beta versions, citing their unique vibe, stronger horror elements, and overall potential. They appreciate being able to revisit these earlier builds to experience how the game evolved.	11%
Rewarding completionist experience Description Players found the game's achievements easy and interesting to complete, with many expressing satisfaction from achieving 100% completion or replaying it multiple times. This contributes to the game's overall replayability and adds perceived value. Importance 9%	Players found the game's achievements easy and interesting to complete, with many expressing satisfaction from achieving 100% completion or replaying it multiple times. This contributes to the game's overall replayability and adds perceived value.	9%

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