Screenshots & trailers
What players say
Why the number is what it is: aspect mentions counted across 320 sampled Steam reviews (281 positive / 39 negative), recent and most-helpful. Plain keyword counting, fully reproducible; nothing here is written by a machine.
What positive reviews talk about
- Bugs & crashes7% mention it
What negative reviews complain about
- Bugs & crashes33% mention it
- Story & writing18% mention it
Satisfaction by hours played
Same score, different games: see how sentiment holds up the longer people play.
Under 5h
86%
113 reviews
5-15h
86%
124 reviews
15-40h
90%
61 reviews
40-100h
100%
14 reviews
Review sentiment over time
Weekly positive-review rate (green) and review volume (bars). Dashed lines mark significant patches; the amber line is the start of the current scoring window. Hover the dots to see what drove a dip or a jump.
How this score was computed
The VGC Score is a weighted blend on a press-comparable 0-100 quality scale. Steam approval rates are first calibrated (95% positive on Steam ≈ 89.5 quality, since Steam approval skews high). Press and tracked creator reviews each count ~2x a player review and share one cap against player evidence (creator buy/skip calls pool into an approval rate, calibrated like Steam approval); all-time sentiment is capped and halved (it's context, not verdict); reviews of the current build carry the most weight when a fresh patch anchors the window; and a 'typical game' prior keeps small samples from pegging the scale. Because press reviews and Metacritic user aggregates describe the launch build, their weight decays as the game ages (3-year half-life after a 1-year grace). That's how a game that launched rough can outgrow its old reception once updates win players over. Reviews under 2h playtime (the refund window), non-Steam activations, and free copies are downweighted.
| Component | Positive | Quality (0-100) | Weight (pseudo-reviews) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Press reviews (OpenCritic) | – | 42 | 18 |
| All-time Steam reviews | 86% | 80 | 1000 |
| Metacritic user ratings | – | – | 0 |
| Post-patch Steam reviews (trust-weighted) | 91% | 85 | 240 |
| Calibration prior (typical game) | – | 72 | 50 |
Scoring window: last 30 days (no significant patch detected) · 300 reviews sampled · 686 total reviews in window · weighted 182.2 up / 17.8 down · computed 2h ago · full methodology →
Press & Creators reviews (52)
Individual verdicts from outlets we track: scored reviews first, most trusted outlets first among them. The small badge is each outlet's trust score: how well its scoring history aligns with players.
- 75
“While it does take a fair amount of patience, Hello Neighbor has all the tension and atmosphere you want from a game primarily geared towards stealth.”
read full review ↗ - 60
“Despite its bugs and storyline, Hello Neighbor is still a decent game. The puzzles are creative and a lot of fun to solve, the art style is good, and the Neighbor AI mechanic adds an additional layer to the gameplay.”
read full review ↗ - 40
“Before I bought the game, I watched the trailer. The developers really took care with the trailer, the truth is that not all that glitters is gold. I was very interested in the game, so I bought it. In the end, it was rather disappointing for me and I would have a hard time looking for positives. Eventually, however, one was found. One of them is graphic processing. This graphic is probably not for everyone, but I love the processing, which is reminiscent of animated films for children. Furthermore, I have to admit that at the moment when our nice neighbor was locking that cellar, I absolutely needed to find out what the lecher was hiding in that cellar. But I'm not sure that this particular plot would keep all the players playing.”
read full review ↗ - 40
“A confused, messy stealth-puzzler with flaky physics and dodgy controls. Hello Neighbor's attempt to do something fresh with a classic cinematic concept is to be applauded, but the execution falls flat. A massive missed opportunity.”
read full review ↗ - 30
“Hello Neighbor is a stealth game for youtubers. It’s really annoying and obviously unfinished and as such makes a great theme for a funny video. During gameplay I had three distinct feelings: boredom, discomfort and frustration. And sometimes anger when some flaws looked intentional. Avoid!”
read full review ↗ - 50
“player contests and player vs. environment puzzles. Currently, Hello Neighbor tries to have its cake while eating it too, and everyone goes home disappointed when that happens.”
read full review ↗ - 40
“Where the problems begin is that within the confines of the game itself there’s pretty well no direction, hints, or clues to what it is you’ll need to do...”
read full review ↗ - 40
“This is a mess of broken mechanics that has a lot of potential, but unfortunately potential is all that it has going for it.”
read full review ↗ - 40
“Sticking with Hello Neighbor takes a lot of patience and forgiveness. While the lure of the secret in the basement is a strong one, the glitches, complicated puzzles, and problematic AI all make for a giant slog. With improvements this indie could be a spine-tingling horror game, one which plays on deep childhood fears and leaves a lasting impression, but in its current state, we wish that we'd just stayed at home.”
read full review ↗ - 25
“As much as I looked forward to this title, I haven’t been this disappointed with a game in a very long time.”
read full review ↗ - 40
“Please won't you be my neighbor? I'll pass.”
read full review ↗ - 38
“Hello Neighbor has some good ideas, a dark story which should have been developed further and a number of issues that make it a horrible time the further you progress.”
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Patch history
- Huge Patch 1.3 live. Modkit update required.Nov 30, 2018significant · resets scoring window
- Patch 1.2 is live, modkit update liveJun 21, 2018significant · resets scoring window
- Patch 1.2 beta live: Huge Performance, Save, Modkit updatesJun 18, 2018significant · resets scoring window
- Modkit Update LiveMar 18, 2018
- Modkit Update LiveMar 18, 2018
- Patch 1.1.9: Steam Workshop Modding LIVEFeb 16, 2018significant · resets scoring window
- Patch 1.1.9: Steam Workshop Modding LIVEFeb 16, 2018
- Patch 1.1.8 Live: Pre-Modkit UpdateFeb 14, 2018
- Patch 1.1.8 Live: Pre-Modkit UpdateFeb 14, 2018
- Patch 1.1.7, modkit progress, crash reportsDec 29, 2017significant · resets scoring window
- Patch 1.1.7, modkit progress, crash reportsDec 29, 2017
- Patch 1.1.6 is liveDec 26, 2017
- Patch 1.1.6 is liveDec 26, 2017
- Patch 1.1.5: changelogDec 22, 2017significant · resets scoring window
- Patch 1.1.5: changelogDec 22, 2017
- Patch 1.1.4: Game engine updateDec 19, 2017
- Patch 1.1.4: Game engine updateDec 19, 2017
- Patch 1.1.3: ChangelogDec 16, 2017significant · resets scoring window
- Patch 1.1.3: ChangelogDec 16, 2017
- Patch 1.1.2: changelogDec 11, 2017significant · resets scoring window
- Patch 1.1.2: changelogDec 11, 2017
- Patch 1.1 live: changelogDec 9, 2017
- Patch 1.1 live: changelogDec 9, 2017
- Hello Neighbor Beta 3 out now: Producers UpdateAug 14, 2017
- Hello Neighbor Beta 3 out now: Producers UpdateAug 14, 2017