

Specifically, the water level, which saw you wading through the waves as a monster darted toward you. While Hello Neighbor does trick you into thinking you're going to be solving puzzles in a colorful little suburban home, its gameplay is more reminiscent of Amnesia: The Dark Descent. Though to be fair, we're all for surprises, and Hello Neighbor certainly isn't short on them.

But look a little deeper, and it unveils itself as a survival-based horror game, one that severs any prior connection to the happy-go-lucky tale that it initially tricks you into thinking it is. On the surface, Hello Neighbor is a kind-spirited and hearty tale that follows a Pixar-looking boy as he looks to shape a lifelong, albeit slightly unorthodox connection with his neighbor.
