My Friendly Neighborhood
Released Jul 2023
Something scary is happening with everyone's favorite Saturday morning puppet show, The Friendly Neighborhood! Play as Gordon, a repairman sent to get to the bottom of this disturbing dilemma. Fend off puppets and solve puzzles in this survival horror adventure.
95% positive · 3,409 reviews
Done
All announced content has been released
High confidence
Done
All announced content has been released
High confidence
Where to buy
Steam $29.99
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Evaluation
My Friendly Neighborhood launched on Steam on July 18, 2023 and received one major free content update — the Neighborhorde Mode — on October 20, 2023, which added a new game mode, four playable characters, four arenas, and new achievements. That appears to be the extent of planned post-launch content additions.
The most important signal comes from a developer statement posted on July 17, 2025 (NEWS-3), in which lead developer John Szymanski reflects on the game in a clearly retrospective tone. He writes that "figuring out what direction to take in my development after My Friendly Neighborhood was finished has been extremely difficult," and that he now has "another game in development." This is a clear indication from the developer himself that My Friendly Neighborhood is a completed project and his focus has moved on.
Since the Neighborhorde Mode update in October 2023, all subsequent posts have been maintenance in nature: a Unity security patch in October 2025 and a bug/polish update in January 2026 following the console launch. No new content has been announced or teased, no DLC is listed on the store, and the developer has explicitly described the game as finished while referencing a new project in development.
The console launch on July 17, 2025 was accompanied by bug fixes and polish updates for the Steam version, but these are platform-expansion and maintenance activities, not new content for PC players. The game appears to be a complete, finished product with no further content planned.
Evidence
Lead developer John Szymanski writes a retrospective post describing My Friendly Neighborhood as finished, stating he has been working on 'another game in development' since the game's completion, and reflecting on the project in past tense.
Neighborhorde Mode launched as a free update, adding a new game mode, four playable characters, four arenas, and new achievements — the last major content addition to the game.
Media
Details
Developer
Publisher
DreadXP
Achievements
43
Platform
Windows
Controller
full support
Steam Deck
Verified
Players
Single-player
About this game
Something is amiss with everyone's favorite Saturday morning puppet show! For years, the colorful cast of The Friendly Neighborhood delighted audiences across the globe with their cooky capers and educational adventures. However, as time went on and interest waned, the production studio found themselves out of money and closed their doors for good. Toy sales would dwindle, and birthday balloons and cakes would find new mascots. In time, the once household names would fade into increasingly niche fandoms. Until one night years later, the studio unexpectedly clicks back to life and starts broadcasting The Friendly Neighborhood. TV sets across the globe flicker for a moment before the familiar puppets return for a surprise encore! But this isn't your typical family-friendly holiday special... are those puppets eating each other!?
Thinking the antenna on top of the main building has started broadcasting old episodes, the city sends Handyman Gordon to straighten things out. It doesn't take Gordon long to find that the typically friendly neighborhood has become a lot less welcoming. Stepping into his work boots, you'll have to fend off ferocious friends, solve a plethora of playtime puzzles turned perilous, and hopefully uncover the dastardly truth at the heart of this terrifying tale.
If you're tired of games that rely on gore more than solid scares, then come on over to the streets of MFN! Featuring a mix of action and adventure, MFN is the perfect game for horror fans looking for something a bit different. Sure, there might not be any dismemberment or decapitations. But that just means the puppets don't stay down for good...
Features
- A colorful cast of puppet friends turned adversaries (and maybe turned friends again!)
- Non-linear, survival horror gameplay. Make sure to check your map!
- Unique weapons like the Rolodexer. Do you know your ABCs? You better - it's your ammo.
- An array of puzzles in the vein of the survival horror greats.
- A multitude of diverse environments, from the "BTS" Ray's Workshop to cardboard crayon halls
- A grid-based real-time inventory, 'cause that's just way better
- NOW FEATURING: Post game Neighborhorde mode!
Are these done yet?
Last evaluated Jun 23, 2026
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