Hello Neighbor

Hello Neighbor

Developers
	Dynamic Pixels
Publishers
	tinyBuild
Engines
	Unreal Engine 4
Release dates
Windows	December 8, 2017
Reception
Metacritic	38
OpenCritic	42
IGDB	37
Taxonomy
Monetization	One-time game purchase
Pacing	Real-time
Perspectives	First-person
Controls	Direct control
Genres	Shooter, Stealth, Survival horror
Themes	Contemporary
Series	Hello Neighbor

General information

Official Discord server for game series

GOG.com Community Discussions

GOG.com Support Page

Steam Community Discussions

Availability

Source	DRM	Notes	Keys	OS
Epic Games Store		DRM-free when launched directly from executable.
GOG.com
Green Man Gaming
Humble Store
Microsoft Store		Xbox Play Anywhere
Steam
EA app (unavailable)		No longer sold since June 13, 2022.

A demo is available from GOG.com and Steam: steam://install/562080.

Game data

Configuration file(s) location

System	Location
Windows	<path-to-game>\HelloNeighbor\Config\ %LOCALAPPDATA%\HelloNeighbor\Saved\Config\WindowsNoEditor\
Microsoft Store	%LOCALAPPDATA%\Packages\tinyBuildGames.770145A14A21_3sz1pp2ynv2xe\LocalState\HelloNeighbor\Saved\Config\UWP
Steam Play (Linux)	<SteamLibrary-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/521890/pfx/

Save game data location

System	Location
Windows	%LOCALAPPDATA%\HelloNeighbor\Saved\SaveGames\
Microsoft Store
Steam Play (Linux)	<SteamLibrary-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/521890/pfx/

Save game cloud syncing

System	Native	Notes
Epic Games Launcher
GOG Galaxy
EA app
Steam Cloud		Not mentioned on the Steam store page.
Xbox Cloud		Not mentioned on the Xbox/Microsoft store page.

Video

In-game video settings.

Graphics feature	State	Notes
Widescreen resolution		Game uses desktop resolution; in-game resolution options only affect clarity of render. Use the -ResX=XXXX -ResY=YYYY -FullscreenMode=1 -Fullscreen command line arguments to set a custom resolution (switching back and forth to windows mode using Alt+↵ Enter may be required for changes to take effect).
Multi-monitor
Ultra-widescreen		Image is Vert-. FOV cannot be properly adjusted to compensate.
4K Ultra HD
Field of view (FOV)		See Field of view (FOV).
Windowed		Press Alt+↵ Enter to toggle.
Borderless fullscreen windowed
Anisotropic filtering (AF)		See the glossary page for potential workarounds.
Anti-aliasing (AA)
Vertical sync (Vsync)		See the glossary page for potential workarounds.
60 FPS
120+ FPS		Frame rate capped at 60 FPS. See High frame rate.
High dynamic range display (HDR)		See the engine page to force native HDR output, or the glossary page for other alternatives.
Color blind mode		See the glossary page for potential alternatives.

The game engine may allow for manual configuration of the game via its variables. See the Unreal Engine 4 page for more details.

Field of view (FOV)

Set FOV calculation to vertical
Go to the configuration file(s) location. Open Engine.ini. Add the following to the end of the file and save it. [/Script/Engine.LocalPlayer] AspectRatioAxisConstraint=AspectRatio_MaintainYFOV Notes This solution dramatically increases the FOV. Only recommended for multi-monitor set-ups or for those who want an extremely high FOV.

High frame rate

High frame rate

Open <path-to-game>\HelloNeighbor\Config\DefaultEngine.ini. Change one or a combination of settings to control frame rate: Set a higher UpperBound value within SmoothedFrameRateRange. Remove the frame rate smoothing cap entirely by setting bSmoothFrameRate to false. Modify the rate cap by setting bUseFixedFrameRate to true and set the FixedFrameRate value Save the changes and close the editor. Notes May cause unintended gameplay effects.

Input

In-game input settings.

Keyboard and mouse	State	Notes
Remapping		Movement and camera controls cannot be remapped.
Mouse sensitivity
Mouse acceleration
Mouse input in menus
Keyboard and mouse prompts
Mouse Y-axis inversion
Controller
Controller support
Full controller support
Controller remapping		Movement and camera controls cannot be remapped.
Controller sensitivity
Controller Y-axis inversion

Controller types

XInput-compatible controllers
Xbox button prompts
Impulse Trigger support

DirectInput-compatible controllers
Directinput button prompts

Nintendo controllers
Nintendo button prompts
Face button layout support
Motion sensors support
Connection modes

Tracked motion controllers
Button/gesture prompts

Other controller(s)
Peripheral devices support
Additional button prompts

Additional information
Controller hotplugging
Input prompt override
Haptic feedback
Simultaneous controller+KB/M

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  In-game keyboard and mouse remapping.

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  In-game controller remapping.

Audio

Audio feature	State	Notes
Separate volume controls
Surround sound
Subtitles
Closed captions
Mute on focus lost
Royalty free audio

Localizations

Language	UI	Audio	Sub	Notes
English
Arabic
Simplified Chinese
Traditional Chinese
Czech
Danish
Dutch
Finnish
French
German
Greek
Hungarian
Italian
Japanese
Korean
Norwegian
Polish
Portuguese
Brazilian Portuguese
Russian
Spanish
Swedish
Turkish

VR support

3D modes	State	Notes
Nvidia 3D Vision		See Helix Mod: Hello Neighbor (DX11).
vorpX		G3D, Z3D Officially supported game, see official vorpx game list.

Headsets
SteamVR
Oculus VR (LibOVR)
Windows Mixed Reality
OSVR

Devices
Tracked motion controllers		See Input for details.
Traditional controller		See Input for details.
Keyboard/Mouse

Play area
Seated
Standing
Room-scale

Issues fixed

Game crashes during startup or in a menu

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Other information

API

Technical specs	Supported	Notes
Direct3D	11

Executable	32-bit	64-bit	Notes
Windows

Middleware

	Middleware	Notes
Physics	PhysX
Audio	Vorbis

System requirements

Windows
	Minimum		Recommended
Operating system (OS)	7		10
Processor (CPU)	Intel Core i5		Intel Core i7
System memory (RAM)	6 GB		8 GB
Storage drive (HDD/SSD)	5 GB
Video card (GPU)	Nvidia GeForce GTX 770 DirectX 11 compatible		Nvidia GeForce GTX 1060 DirectX 12 compatible

A 64-bit operating system is required.