However, I think I would be disappointed if I had bought this with the intention of playing a more legit scary horror game. This game wasn't a traditional horror game and often I forgot it was one, supposedly, but there were some definite susensful moments scattered throughtout, and kudos to the game devs for trying to break the jaded horror mold. It definitely has some darker subtext going on, what with the premise being about a young boy that finds his neighbor highly suspicious during a time when children are going missing. I honestly didn't think of it as a horror game, but rather a bit of a sillier game with some suspense elements. I really enjoyed that aspect as it made things much more unexpected. Whats included in the free Alpha 2 Alpha 2 features the final artwork, and a small tutorial/intro level for the game.

It was a cat/mouse, hide-n-seek style game that was interesting because of the games AI which learns from the player, changing up its methods and responses to your actions. Although an online sensation of its own, Hello Neighbor was critically panned at release, sitting at a solid 38 on Metacritic. It is split into two main sub-versions, the version with the 'Gray Manor' and the version with the Museum. The story was very subtle and the game mechanics were pretty fun. Hello Neighbor 2 Alpha 2 is a version of Hello Neighbor 2 that has never been publicly released, and was made in 2021 well before the Beta. I personally played this with a group of friends (it's not a co-op or multiplayer game per say, but it was pretty fun to pass around the group). HELLO NEIGHBOR was a fun game though not really extraordinary in my opinion.

Hello neighbor alpha 2 trailer