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Review

Hello Neighbor is a new game by tinyBuild, announced, released and re-released for Xbox One, PC, Mac and Linux (Steam).

Hello Neighbor

  • William Taylor
The game is a stealth horror game where you must sneak into your neighbors' basement and try to collect various pieces of evidence while avoiding getting caught. The game has been released in Early Access and has a lot of bugs and glitches at the moment, but the game is fun, addictive and very challenging. The game is currently on sale for $19.99 on Steam. See the game on Steam here.

Gameplay

In this game, you play as a boy who is trying to find out what is happening in his neighbor's house. While sneaking around his house, you need to hide from his neighbor to survive and find out what is happening. He is has a lot of disturbing designs in his house. He also has a wide range of tools that can help him to catch you easily. The Neighbor is controlled by a well-made AI that is able to learn on its mistakes and your actions. You can use a lot of different tools to distract him, sneak past him and even break down his doors. At the end of the game, you will be able to find out what is happening in the house.

Graphics

Hello Neighbor graphics are kinda cartoonish, but they fit to the game very well. Graphics are really clean, as it is in any other game of this genre. You can see in the screenshots on Steam that game is not overloaded with graphics effects, but they are all very well presented.

Replayability

Hello Neighbor replayability is a key to its success. The game retains a well-rounded replayability, with a randomized house, randomized items and randomized AI, the game is made fresh for each play through. The game has a responsive AI which is one aspect of the game that players enjoy. The AI is also random, meaning there is no set pattern and it never knows what is around the corner.

This game has a lot of replayability because the player can play it over and over again without it getting boring.

Conclusion

Hello Neighbor is a stealth game. Unlike many others, it has a wide range of tools that let the player to distract the neighbor and sneak past him. The game has a very well-made AI that changes the neighbor's behavior based on the player's actions. Also, he has a lot of different ways to catch the player. The game has well-rounded replayability and a responsive AI. With these aspects, Hello Neighbor is a very popular game.

Pros:
  • The game offers very interesting gameplay as well as it has a great level of difficulty
  • The game is very addictive
  • The game offers a very high replay value.
Cons:
  • The game is very expensive
  • The game is quite short and can be finished within a few hours.
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