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Adventure

Hello Neighbor

tinyBuild

3.9 ★ 545,117 ratings 50,000,000+ installs
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Our take

The adaptive Neighbor AI is still one of the more interesting ideas in stealth horror, learning your escape routes and blocking them. It’s just a rougher fit on a phone screen than its spin-off, which explains the rating gap between the two.

About Hello Neighbor

Hello Neighbor is a stealth horror game about sneaking into your Neighbor’s house to uncover the scary secrets hidden in his basement. Explore a creepy house, solve puzzles, and escape before the Neighbor catches you.

This is not a typical scary game with scripted jumpscares. Hello Neighbor is a sandbox horror game where every object, window, door, trap, and shortcut can become part of your plan. Sneak through the backyard, climb inside, throw items, distract the Neighbor, hide in the shadows, and find a new escape route when everything goes wrong.

The Neighbor uses adaptive AI that learns from how you play. If you keep using the same window, he may set a trap. If you always try the same escape, he may block your path. Every attempt makes the house feel more dangerous, more unpredictable, and more scary.

Play your way in a physics-based sandbox full of puzzles, secrets, and risky experiments. Stack boxes, break in, search rooms, unlock hidden paths, and discover what the Neighbor is hiding. The house is your sandbox, but the Neighbor is always watching.

Google Play rating
3.9
545,117 reviews on Google Play ↗
Our editorial score
6.2 /10
Our independent opinion — not affiliated with Google.

Rating breakdown

5 ★
60%
4 ★
9%
3 ★
7%
2 ★
5%
1 ★
19%
Our Editorial Score 6.2 /10 Our independent editorial opinion.

What we like

  • Adaptive AI that reacts to your patterns is a genuinely clever hook
  • Sandbox approach means multiple valid ways to solve each escape
  • Strong atmosphere and creepy house design

Watch out for

  • The console/PC-first design shows in the touch controls, reflected in the middling 3.87 rating
  • Sandbox freedom can also mean confusing, trial-and-error progression
Verdict: A clever concept that mobile controls hold back from reaching its full potential.

Additional information

Developer
tinyBuild
Updated on
Apr 15, 2025
Version
2.3.15
Downloads
50,000,000+
Content rating
Everyone 10+
Requires Android
8.0
Released on
Jul 25, 2018
Category
Adventure
Offered by
Free (with ads / in-app items)