Hello Neighbor is a stealth horror game for iOS and Android where players infiltrate a neighbor's house to uncover basement secrets.
Product velocity
Dormant
Daily rank 🇺🇸
#10
▲2Games · free
Sentiment
3.9
675k reviews
Nemesis
Dark Riddle: Scary Neighbor
The App DNA
What makes this app unique?
Players engage with the title to experience the high-tension, non-scripted challenge of an adaptive AI that learns from their movement patterns.
For Players interested in stealth-based horror games and fans of the broader Hello Neighbor franchise.
What does it look like?
Key features
The antagonist learns from player movement patterns to place traps and cameras in frequently visited areas
Players infiltrate a neighbor's house to uncover basement secrets while avoiding detection
Integration with related titles like Secret Neighbor and Hello Engineer within the same franchise
How much does it cost?
Freemium model relies on ad-supported sessions and in-app purchases to monetize a large install base.
Velocity
Dormant developmentperformanceShow more...
The app has been inactive for 469 days, indicating a complete cessation of development. With no updates or feature releases in over a year, the project appears to be in a zombie state. The last recorded activity consisted only of minor technical and compatibility adjustments.
Who built it?
tinyBuild
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Divide By SheepUser Sentiment
What do users think recently?
Review voice lately leans mixed. Users appreciate the core horror gameplay loop and compelling narrative keep players engaged during their initial sessions and realistic graphics and physical motion controls provide a high-quality visual experience on mobile devices, but report the transition from a free-to-play model to a paid gate for later acts frustrates long-term players.
How are ratings & reviews evolving?
What users say, by theme
- The core horror gameplay loop and compelling narrative keep players engaged during their initial sessions
- Realistic graphics and physical motion controls provide a high-quality visual experience on mobile devices
- The transition from a free-to-play model to a paid gate for later acts frustrates long-term players
62 of 197 recent reviews analyzed · high confidence · Mixed overall
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Competitive landscape for Hello Neighbor
How's the Games market?
Hello Neighbor currently ranks #111 in US Adventure Games, reflecting a stable but aging presence. The gap between its discovery advantage and recent monetization friction suggests a need for technical maintenance to stabilize the user base.
Read the market outlookThe rivals identified
By PAGA GAMES
Both titles target the stealth-horror audience with first-person infiltration mechanics, creating direct competition for players seeking narrative-driven exploration of a neighbor's home.
- Dark Riddle lacks the adaptive AI system that modifies trap placement found in Hello Neighbor.
- Dark Riddle relies on a standard first-person stealth loop without the multi-platform universe integration.
Unlock the head-to-head verdict: where this rival wins, and where it loses.
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Key takeaways for Hello Neighbor
Where is it heading?
The stealth-horror market is consolidating around titles with high-frequency live-ops and active community engagement. Hello Neighbor's maintenance-only cadence leaves it exposed to rivals that offer more dynamic, unpredictable encounters, which will continue to compress the active user base through Q3.
- The 15-month update silence erodes the competitive advantage against Granny's high-frequency content cadence, leading to long-term player migration.
- Aggressive pay-walling of later acts triggers negative sentiment, which compounds the churn pressure already caused by persistent technical glitches.
The SWOT
- Adaptive AI creates non-scripted encounters that sustain session length
- High-fidelity graphics provide a premium visual experience
- Implement a crouch button to address mobile control confusion
- Restore free access to acts to rebuild community trust
Next best moves
Restore free access to acts two and three because user sentiment flags pay-walls as the top churn driver → improve retention
+ 1 more prioritized moveThe counter-intuitive read
The 15-month update silence is not just a maintenance failure…
Read the full takeFeature gaps
Persistent AI pathfinding (available in Granny but absent here) +1
Since the last report: The app has entered a zombie state with 469 days of development silence, while user sentiment has hardened around specific demands for a fully free-to-play model and improved mobile control accessibility.
Bottom line
Restoring free access to later acts would address the primary driver of negative sentiment and stabilize the player base. The current 15-month feature silence leaves the title vulnerable to more active rivals like Granny, making technical stability and usability fixes the priority.
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How does Hello Neighbor compare to Granny?
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