With how randomly the neighbour behaves, setting up traps in places that you may visit, there’s simply no real consequence to losing. This doesn’t rob the game of its stealth approach but it does erase any sense of urgency that each playthrough has. You simply start the area again with all the items you previously picked up. Then again, it would be wildly unfair if there was some consequence to being caught. It’s wildly unfair at times but it’s also extremely random. Sometimes you’ll be completely undetected despite being mere inches away. Hello Neighbor‘s biggest fault is that its introductory gameplay hook, the neighbour himself, isn’t even consistent. Clipping issues, the neighbour’s AI, objects suddenly vanishing, the list goes on. The premise itself sounds simple enough but the game’s bugs and overall lack of polish hit you immediately. Maybe it’s just that they’re so bare-bones as to rob the game of any personality that its visuals may have offered. However, there’s a lack of polish in the animations. The game’s aesthetic looks appealing enough – the mix of cartoonish colours with an unsettling atmosphere convey the sense of grim mystery well enough. This quest is divided into three acts where the house layouts become more complex. Obviously it’s not that simple but that’s the basic premise that most will be entering the game for. The high-stakes adventure revolves around sneaking into your neighbour’s house and seeing what he’s up to. "The premise itself sounds simple enough but the game’s bugs and overall lack of polish hit you immediately." Even if it were still in Early Access, it would be in the bottom-most rung.
Even though the concept had legs as an unorthodox stealth title, Hello Neighbor offers a buggy and horribly designed experience. What possible horrors could be lurking in that mysterious land just across the street? If Hello Neighbor has proven anything, it’s that such questions are better left unanswered. After all, especially when you’re a kid, some things just don’t add up and your mind wanders in all kinds of directions. This social pondering has been explored in classics like Rear View Window and have come alive in many a childhood. At some point, you’ve always wondered what your neighbour is up to.
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