Hello Neighbor approaches horror in a more delicate way, doing away with the straight in-your-face classic horror aspects of the grown-up world. There is a clear dichotomy between these two genres, but the narrative walks the line by burying its secrets along with its trauma…sometimes quite literally. Peterson.Īt the heart of Hello Neighbor lies a carefully constructed layer-cake of social horror and family-friendly fare. Nicky goes through suspicion, abduction, trauma, and acceptance during this game, all because of Mr. You play as Nicky Roth, a young boy who is trying to find out the secrets of his neighbor. Hello Neighbor is a game about sneaking into your neighbor's house to figure out what horrible secrets he's hiding in his basement. 3.1 The Nightmare Sequences (Pre-Act 1).
