The Hello Neighbor series centers on sneaking into a mysterious neighbor's house to uncover secrets. Following the release of the original Hello Neighbor in 2017 and its subsequent 2018 ports, the franchise expanded with the prequel Hello Neighbor: Hide & Seek in 2018.
Developed by Dynamic Pixels and published by tinyBuild, the franchise gained initial traction during its public alpha phases, heavily driven by internet influencers and Let's Play videos. The core gameplay of
Hello Neighbor (2017) relies on an adaptive artificial intelligence system that modifies the antagonist's behavior, placing traps and barricades based on the player's previous attempts.
Following its initial launch on Microsoft Windows and Xbox One, the game transitioned to a wider audience with 2018 ports of
Hello Neighbor (2018) for Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4, iOS, and Android. This expansion included a notable physical distribution curiosity known as
Hello Neighbor [Misprint] (2018), which featured a printing error on its cover art. The same year, the prequel
Hello Neighbor: Hide & Seek (2018) debuted, shifting the narrative focus to the tragic backstory of the antagonist Theodore Peterson's children. The franchise's commercial success led to a multimedia expansion, including a series of novels, a pilot for an animated series, and various merchandise lines, establishing it as a prominent stealth-horror intellectual property.