My Friendly Neighborhood

While My Friendly Neighborhood is rough in several spots, Its solid survival horror gameplay, dedication to its premise, and great replay value make it must play.

If Resident Evil and Sesame Street had a baby, My Friendly Neighborhood would be it. It wears its classic Resi influences on its arm – such as its door-opening animations and its use of safe rooms – but it’s never derivative, instead managing to be something entirely original, not to mention a great deal of fun. One of the best indie horror games of recent years, My Friendly Neighborhood is well worth paying a visit to.

Looking for a survival horror game that is as silly as it is scary? My Friendly Neighborhood is for you! The developers John and Evan Szymanski filled the game to the brim with an interesting story, creative level design and the most loveable little death puppets you’ve ever seen.

What really makes the writing come to life are the performances. Gordon's performance is pitch perfect, nailing the disgruntled technician archetype, but Ricky steals the show with its perfectly unhinged delivery that's as lovable as it is threatening. The same go for the puppets as well, which are introduced almost immediately. After leaving Ricky, My Friendly Neighborhood decides to have one of the puppets running across the lot and into a building. With almost no fanfare or build-up, Gordon enters the studio to hear the puppet saying random lines that would be perfect for a children's show,...

Ever since the release of the original Five Night at Freddy’s, the Mascot Horror genre has been one that has slowly grown over the years. Whilst I’m not personally the biggest fan of the Five Nights at Freddy’s franchise, the concept of taking a child-friendly setting and putting it into a horror twist is incredible. The idea has helped to pave the way for games like games like Choo-Choo Charles, with its horror spin on Thomas the Tank Engine, and the awful Hello Neighbour franchise, wh...