Hello Neighbor Alpha 1

Hello Neighbor Alpha 1

Released Oct 2019

This is Alpha 1 of Hello Neighbor, a Stealth Horror Game about sneaking into your neighbor's house and figuring out what he's hiding in the basement. Play against an advanced AI that learns from your actions.

92% positive · 4,395 reviews
Done
All announced content has been released
High confidence
Done
All announced content has been released
High confidence

Where to get it

Free on Steam

Evaluation

Hello Neighbor Alpha 1 is a standalone release of the very first public alpha build of Hello Neighbor, published to Steam on October 12, 2019 as a preserved historical artifact of the game's development. The store description and short description both make clear this is "Alpha 1" of the original Hello Neighbor — a snapshot of an early stage of development, not an ongoing project. It was released as a finished, self-contained product with no DLC, no roadmap, and no post-launch content cycle of its own. Developer news posts on this page are focused entirely on the broader Hello Neighbor franchise — promoting Hello Neighbor 2's December 2022 launch and a franchise-wide birthday sale — with no communications about new content being added to Alpha 1 itself. There are no unreleased DLC entries, no developer statements promising future updates, and no update history suggesting ongoing development. This title shipped as a complete, static package on release day and has remained unchanged since.
Evidence
Short description explicitly identifies this as 'Alpha 1 of Hello Neighbor' — a preserved early build, not a game in active development
store metadata · Oct 12, 2019 source development ending
high
Store description describes the game's core features with no mention of planned updates, roadmap, or future content
description · Oct 12, 2019 source development ending
medium

Media

Details

Developer
Publisher
tinyBuild
Achievements
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Platform
Windows
Controller
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Steam Deck
Playable
Players
Single-player

About this game

Hello Neighbor is a stealth horror game about sneaking into your neighbor's house to figure out what horrible secrets he's hiding in the basement. You play against an advanced AI that learns from your every move. Really enjoying climbing through that backyard window? Expect a bear trap there. Sneaking through the front door? There'll be cameras there soon. Trying to escape? The Neighbor will find a shortcut and catch you.

  • Suspenseful horror gameplay that focuses on sneaking around your neighbor's house
  • Constantly evolving experience where the Neighbor's AI counters your moves, and learns from what you do
  • Sandbox-style gameplay with plenty of environmental interaction and physics
Last evaluated Jun 26, 2026
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