Hello Neighbor
2017 video game developed by Dynamic Pixels
Hello Neighbor is a survival horror stealth game developed by Russian game development studio Dynamic Pixels and published by tinyBuild. The aim of the game is for the player to successfully sneak into the basement of their neighbor's house to uncover a secret.[1] The game's artificial intelligence (AI) modifies the neighbor's behavior based on the player's past actions.[2][3][4]
Versions
changeThere is currently 11 versions of Hello Neighbor. They include:
- DevGAMM (Presentation of the game; it is not a game, it is an animation made in Blender.)
- Pre-Alpha (First playable version)
- Alpha 1
- Alpha 2
- Alpha 3
- Alpha 4
- Beta 1 (First beta of the game, not very popular.)
- Beta 2 (More popular, although it was buggy.[source?])
- Beta 3 (Final beta version.)
- Pre-Release (This is the playtest version of the game, but TinyBuild never announced it.)
- Full release (This was the final version. It was released on December 8th, 2017.)
Lost versions
changeThese versions were never publicly available.
- Low Quality DevGAMM (Same project file as the current DevGAMM, though it had lower quality. It can be viewed here.)
- Early Prototype (It is an early version of the Prototype. It can be viewed here)
- Prototype (It was created to showcase the mechanics of the game, but it was replaced by the Pre-Alpha. It can be viewed here.)
- Very Early Pre-Alpha (Pre-Alpha with many differences such as the lighting. It can be viewed here.)
- Early Pre-Alpha (Pre-Alpha with minor differences such as sound effects and ambient music. It can be viewed here.)
- Pre-Release Alpha 1 (Alpha 1 but with a bigger cursor that would become enlarged and brighter when over pickable objects. It can be viewed here.)
- Alpha 1.5 (It was shown when Alpha 2 was developing. It can be viewed here.)
- Early Alpha 2 (It is an incomplete version of Alpha 2. It differs from Alpha 1.5. It can be viewed here.)
- Alpha 3.5 (It is an early and very unfinished version of Alpha 4. It can be viewed here.)
Franchise
changeHello Neighbor has been turned into a media franchise. In July 2019, tinyBuild created a new studio called Eerie Guest Studio and invested US$15 million into the franchise.[5]
- Hello Bendy was a game that was Bendy and the Ink Machine-themed. It was the second game in series.
- Hello Guest is a spin-off game that revolved around "The Guest" instead of the neighbor.
- Secret Neighbor: Hello Neighbor Multiplayer is the fourth Hello Neighbor game. It is a multiplayer social deduction game.
- Hello Neighbor: Hide and Seek is a game that is prequel to Hello Neighbor. It released in 2018. [6]
- Hello Neighbor 2 is the game's sequel released in in 2022.
- Hello Engineer is a vehicle building game.
- Hello Neighbor Nicky's Diaries is the latest game, soft-launched in 11 regions in June 2022, and globally released in December 2023.
- RBO is an upcoming game that is a part of the series.
- Hello Neighbor has also been adapted into a comic book and an animated web series.
References
change- ↑ Pereira, Chris (4 May 2017). "Hello Neighbor, The Game About Sneaking Into Your Neighbor's House, Debuts New Alpha Update". GameSpot. CBS Interactive. Retrieved 28 August 2017.
- ↑ D'Anastasio, Cecilia (29 September 2016). "A Horror Game Where The AI Learns From Your Every Move". Kotaku UK. Future Publishing. Retrieved 20 May 2017.
- ↑ Chalk, Andy (23 November 2016). "Watch the guy next door get creepy in two new Hello Neighbor trailers". PC Gamer. Retrieved 28 August 2017.
- ↑ Lemon, Marshall (1 October 2016). "Hello Neighbor is a horror game about breaking into someone's house". VG247.com. Retrieved 28 August 2017.
- ↑ Takahashi, Dean (16 July 2020). "TinyBuild acquires Hello Neighbor devs and will invest $15 million in franchise". VentureBeat. Archived from the original on 16 July 2020. Retrieved 16 July 2020.
- ↑ Lane, Rick (August 31, 2018). "Hello Neighbor is getting a prequel". PC Gamer. Retrieved August 31, 2018.