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Is My Friendly Neighborhood worth it for you?
We tell you who should skip it, too.
Play it if you…
Good fit- Horror fans who prefer puppet-themed threats to graphic dismemberment
- Players who enjoy survival horror with non-linear exploration and puzzles
- Players interested in a horror adventure that includes both combat and a post-game mode
Skip it if you…
Saves you a refund- Players seeking a strictly linear route may not favor the non-linear structure.
- Players looking for graphic dismemberment or enemies that stay defeated may find the combat presentation less suited to them.
- Players who do not enjoy puzzles or managing items in a grid may prefer a different gameplay structure.
Our take on My Friendly Neighborhood
The premise foregrounds a colorful puppet show, but the play also involves non-linear exploration, a real-time grid inventory, and enemies that can return after being defeated. The contrast between the family-show setting and survival horror is central to the presentation.
What is My Friendly Neighborhood?
Play as Gordon, a repairman sent to investigate a puppet show studio that has started broadcasting again years after closing.
Its once-friendly puppets have become hostile. The survival horror adventure features non-linear gameplay across varied environments, including a workshop and cardboard-themed halls, with a map for navigation. Combat uses unusual weapons, including the Rolodexer, which uses alphabet-themed ammunition. Puzzles feature alongside exploration and combat, and a grid-based real-time inventory gives items limited space. The game avoids dismemberment and decapitation, though defeated puppets do not stay down for good. Neighborhorde mode is available after the main game.
How My Friendly Neighborhood plays
- 01Nonlinear exploration
- A map supports navigation through environments such as a workshop and cardboard-themed halls.
- 02Unusual weapons
- The Rolodexer uses alphabet-themed ammunition.
- 03Puzzle challenges
- Puzzles are part of the adventure alongside encounters with hostile puppets.
- 04Grid inventory
- Items are managed in a grid-based inventory during real-time play.
- 05Neighborhorde mode
- An additional mode is available after completing the main game.
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My Friendly Neighborhood: platforms & release
Is My Friendly Neighborhood worth it?
It is worth it if: horror fans who prefer puppet-themed threats to graphic dismemberment. Skip it if: players seeking a strictly linear route may not favor the non-linear structure.
Where can I download My Friendly Neighborhood?
Use the Download Now button on this page: it opens My Friendly Neighborhood's store page, where you can choose how to get it.
What platforms is My Friendly Neighborhood on?
Windows only.
