This game really felt like a horror game up until Alpha 3. Once Alpha 4 came up, the game felt less like a horror game and just kind of like a puzzle game. And wow, never knew that this game was in development since 2014.

Remember when the neighbour had a normal house, a normal adaptive ai, and doesn’t just stand there when you’re staring at him?

I don't know why, but personally, my favorite version of the game is Pre-Alpha. This is the first version I've met. This version itself is not so complicated like new ones, Neighbour's house looks realistic and the atmosphere just perfect.

I haven't noticed until now about how amazing the game was back then, feels like actually running for your life against a nightmare that is chasing you..

Kind of incredible that a game that went through so many different builds, each one looking rather promising, ended up becoming a broken, messy designed disaster that somehow ended up making 5 other games and a show!

Let's admit it : animations in pre-early stage are better than any other versions of Hello Neighbor.

There are 4 elements that, in my opinion, made the earlier versions scarier[Prototype - Alpha 2]. 1. The Atmosphere - It had a more realistic art style and was sending a message to the viewer that it is a horror game. The ambience and the emptiness really sells the game and gives off a vibe similar to liminal spaces. 2. The Claustrophobia - The tight hallways and the house being relatively smaller in scale is what made it scarier since you could run to the neighbor at any moment. Not to mention that screwing up when being chased will end up in you getting caught. 3. The AI - Yes, the AI was so much better back then. The neighbor wasn't an annoyance and actually made sure that you wouldn't repeat the same tactics. Now, you can just abuse the bugs and even disable the traps that the neighbor sets up. 4. The Blank Face - The neighbor's emotionless face makes him creepier in my opinion. It makes him look inhuman, as if he really is a psychopath hiding something. Now, with the emotions it's like he's just some normal guy who is annoyed with you repeatedly trespassing his property.

3:23 this scene is just perfect with the music.😊

The 2014 one is just horrifyingly eerie, the way it looks the music the absolute blinding whiteness. It feels so incredibly lonely

I will never forget alpha 1 and alpha 2, those were the best versions of the game EVER, it got so much worse after

can we just talk about the very early gameplay for a sec? that was so cool and would genuinely be so scary, the way he barges in through the window when you lock the door, and also the way the player can move things around like that? itd be so much more scarier if it was finished and textured. i hope someone remakes it.

Prototype is my favourite with the design and graphics and the fact instead of the glass breaking when you throw a tomato it would actually be realistic and squish.

Remember when this game had potential to be exponentially terrifying? Yeah me too...

Hello Neighbor is honestly one of those games that had no idea what it was doing. It's development changeed so much, and it's core gameplay never remained the same. I think this is why it became disliked, the final product was literally a puzzle game, not even a horror game. While the first version, the neighbor was actually intimidating. Also, i don't think the first build was real, it seemed like an animation. the "Live development" thing doesn't make sense. Why is the quality so different in every other build? It's almost like they were releasing old builds instead of actual up to date builds.

... that first version is one of the most frightening things, despite the graphics. Huge

The early prototype gives off an old shiver down ur spine making u realize the good memories you've had over the years...... I miss that old feeling that calming music. Everything was much easier back then...

I loved the vibe around the prototype so much more it just seemed so much scarier and the whole style more than the super cartoony one they chose.

I'm sorry, but the *Prototype will always be my favorite.* This was the game at it's scariest imo. The compact house and lighting not only made it scary, but more challenging. Add that along with the sound design and you have something special. I mean just listen to the footsteps at6:50when you're found. It let's you know that you're in danger even when the music isn't playing!

The neighbour was actually smart back then

alpha 1 is probably the best (publicly) playable build. great atmosphere, challenging ai, and an incredible artstyle to boot. boy i sure hope they dont screw up every aspect of this in later builds

7:28 is the most nostalgic for me

my god, the red neighbour in the very early gameplay is terrifying. especially in the thumbnail of the video

The very early prototype was actually terrifying! I wish the game went in that direction.

Early prototype plays relaxing music while the player is running for his life

Omg the 1st one had so much detail! The hand moved when it grabbed items, And hello Neighbor jumped thru the window! And he closed the garage door! He also blocked the other door. I’d day it would be an awesome game if the graphics would go up and the rendering and some color would make it awesome! Plus the prototype had an awesome animation with the hammer braking the boards.

I'd say the prototype is when things started to change. Then Alpha 1 came out and was a massive difference. But when they released Alpha 4, lets say that the game wasn't scary and instead was a game that helps your brain by solving random stuff. Can't wait for HN2 full release

It's honestly sad, how the earliest version of Hello Neighbour basically a Pre-Alpha, not even fully textured or animated yet, has better neighbour AI mechanic's than the newer versions. The fact that you could set up traps, push drawers in-front of doors and all of that to try and keep the Neighbour out as long as possible, was honestly much better than what we received in the full game. It's such a shame how they focused on lighting and the neighbours house, more than the neighbours AI mechanics.

This game before alpha 3, had everything to be a great game, its suspense and terror was incredible in the pre alpha and alpha 1, all that was lost from alpha 2, what bothered me was the fact that I wanted to expand so much that there was behind the basement, although since alpha 1 it was already something fictional a door that had a kind of road behind, Not like in the Alpha 3 onwards what if you went in was in neighbor crying or after that a super battle against a giant neighbor.

To this day every year I check on old hello neighbor videos for nostalgia its like an addiction i miss the old days bro alpha 1 and 2 were the best

man I loved the old versions of the game so much more scary I it looked like a real horror game back then honestly, I feel like when alpha 4 was realized it didn't look like a horror game anymore to me. the old AI in the game was different and u could break it easily the game looked more real back then to me.

Nostalgia for some of us. And the early prototype in music makes it like the dev and Neighbor or player are having a wonderful time.

0:18 Very Early Gameplay 2:56 Early Prototype 5:36 Prototype 7:27 Pre-Alpha 9:18 Alpha 1 10:53 Alpha 2 13:32 Alpha 3 14:14 Alpha 4 14:49 Beta 3 17:12 Full Release 18:02 Hide And Seek 18:49 Alpha (Secret Neighbor) 19:41 Full Release (Secret Neighbor) 21:10 Alpha 1 (Hello Guest) Alpha 1 (Hello Neighbor 2) 25:46 Hello Neighbor Full Release 2021 Version (Coming Soon) 27:01 Hello Engineer Full Release 2021 Version (Coming Soon)

The oldest one is the creepiest one for me.

The prototype (pre alpha) version and alpha 1 had one of the scariest background music when hello neighbor was chasing you , gives any one nightmares .

Alpha 1 and everything before it was actually good and scary. The style the games were going for seemed good. Sadly, popularity got the best of the game and it turned into what it is today. A puzzle game with a tedious AI that attacks you, but 99% of the time can't function right.

The prototype was probably the most realistic and best one

I liked everything through alpha 2. The pre-alpha was a bit of a disjointed mess when it came to puzzle solving, but showed off the then impressive AI for the house design. Alpha 1 expanded on the house and puzzle solving, creating a large, but still believable exterior, but a world of fun and wonder inside, especially the unknown in the basement. Alpha 2 had a story expansion, and while gameplay wise, this is where things began to take a turn for the worse, the lore admittedly had me intrigued, and I liked the much more realistic approach to the house. Everything after that was just too unrealistic for me to a point where it just wasn't as enjoyable, especially with all the bugs and poor gameplay.

Hello neighbor will always be in our heart i remember completing the game 1,000 times

Fun fact:the scary music from the early gameplay,pre-alpha and alpha 1 played at the end of the act 1 of the hello neighbor full game

I wish the first real prototype was still playable today! Even though it didn’t feel like a horror game after alpha 3 or 2 I still admire tiny builds work and the evolution of this game, this game inspired me to start game development. this game and the past alphas ARE always going to be great! Thanks for making this video and bringing back old memories!

i didn't know the game gained so much hate.. i mean i never played it, just watched it on youtube and i really found it a fun and interesting game, with all the puzzles and details that contribute to the deep and emotional sad story... yes i totally agree the game was meant to be a horror stealth game and truly the first versions were scary and thrilling, but I don't mind what it turned out to be.. it's so complex

I wish the prototype had a playable version

If they returned the pre alpha chase theme, the release would become 50% scarier

This was a journey through nostalgia and hate, i was pretty suprised that prototype seemed kinda better than pre-alpha in animation and gameplay aspects

Imo I still think the peak is the prototype, even if it was never given to players it looks visually the most interesting.

Alpha 2 was the best, it was nice and simple and it really was just seeing what was up in your neighbor's house. Not find out what's going on in your neighbor's thousand feet high atrocity.

POV: Hello neighbor 2 is out. Wow! they really became creative! Keep a good work.

Remember the old hello neighbor chase theme was scary and iconic. Good times

My anxiety when they kept stopping while he was behind them 📈📈📈

I like the oldest one to be honest

The song at the early prototype is bring back my memory and very relaxing

Man the prototype was so cool you were the flash. And the music like SHEESH XD

Is it just me or is Hello Neighbour 1 and Alphas Very Nostalgic! Makes you think of the good times as a kid and also watching DanTDM play Hello Neighbour while Turkeyboy420 helps him. gosh the good times

The version at 0:18 actually isn’t a playable version, it’s just a proof-of-concept video.

Very early gameplay is better more scarier than other versions ☠️

I of course love the game itself, but it's the music vibes I get just from listening to some of the songs, it just feels so nostalgic and just makes u feel like ur in the afterlife.

The game looked really nice until alpha 3. The pre-alpha, alpha and alpha 2 had good animations and 3D models. Then suddenly alpha 3 was a glitchy mess with weird animations.

I absolutely love the story of hello neighbor I’m upset it died out and no one plays it anymore but I still LOVE it

Ngl The Early Prototype Creeps me out its like nothing there except grass and youre neigborshouse and the peaceful music is good i give it a 8/10

the pre-alpha is probs the scariest because when you trick the neighbor into leaving his house, the sound affect, "Near" plays unsettling music while it also plays feet walking on wood misleading the player into thinking the neighbors still in the house

wow this is an incredible evolution i didn't know hello neighbor very very early prototype existed

Эх, настольгирую по 2016-2018, когда все снимали прохождения, строили теории по этой игре.

The ["_PROTOTYPE_"] of the game is actually great it’s very scary like the footsteps of the neighbour is so scary and how fast he is the music the graphics and the lightning, sound effects and the AI how it runs wow.

Pre alpha was my childhood it’s so nostalgic to me

The way the neighbor moves and runs in the proto type is so scary

The prototype before the official release looked awesome!! I wish that’s what the final product was!

Alpha 1-3 were my favorites

is it just me or wasnt the neighbour so much more mysterious, strange and aggresive in the first versions of the game

The early gameplay is so terrifying with the loud noises and the neighbour

the 2014 version made me feel terrified that I had never felt before in a franchise game

Till 2014 to 2016 was scary and gave me chills I still remember the beauty

I love the nostalgic vibe that early gameplay until alpha passes

Ik everyone keeps saying the early alphas were the best and more scary and I do think that but I also like the way they started to approach hello neighbor transforming it into their own style and story that when u see anything from the game you can say that’s hello neighbor! Not that I don’t love the early versions as they looked more realistic I think what they have now really boosted the games popularity and difference from any other games you’ll see. Also the grafics are becoming much better as they move onto hello neighbor sequels and prequels with better Ai and stuff that really show through pc and Xbox versions of the game :).

If we talk about the graphic and animation, it's def. the last version for me, If we talk about atmosphere, it's like alpha 2

the music at the beginning of alpha 3 is amazing

Thank you for good video! You are wery good!!!!!

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Tbh the full game should have been a finished pre alpha house with a finished basement. Would have been more scarier and make more since compared to the madness full game

Man, something about all the alphas just gives me a lot of nostalgia, I used to play alpha 4 all the time and eventually I actually beat it, it was the most fun hn game for me. The lore makes it so much better though when you know it.

Personally, I quite like the game that Hello Neighbor became. I personally do believe it went from a horror to a puzzle game, but I love the puzzle game that it turned out to be. The game certainly was buggy but they must've patched it because I went back and played this game just this year and I barely ever ran into a bug except for the occasional crash that happened during long play sessions, and even when the game did crash, the auto save function would prevent me from losing too much progress. The AI isn't half bad either, it's not pre-alpha levels of insane but it is certainly better than your traditional "chase the player" enemy you see in a lot of games. The Neighbor can set up bear traps and cameras and can notice things like flashlights and things that are askew in his house and become more aggressive as a result. The Neighbor has a routine where he does things that any human would do, like sleeping and using the restroom. Sure the earlier alphas had most of this stuff but that's the point, this is some really cool stuff that they didn't cut from the alphas and is still very present in the full game. I do know that they cut stuff, but the stuff they kept with the new stuff isn't even close to bad, I would dare say it's great. One thing I've noticed is that in a lot of reviews they point out how not scary it is, and no it's not scary and yes they should remove the part of the description where they say it's a horror game, but if you go into it expecting a puzzle game with the occasional little scare, then I think you'll have a pretty good time! It's not a horror game, but that doesn't mean it's not a good game.

Alpha 2 had less bugs then the full release of Hello neighbour Thats a certified bruh moment

I love how calm the music is lmao

i first learned about hello neighbor from the pre alpha but alpha 1 is my favorite as it still has a ton of content and isnt in the extremely buggy state that alpha 2 and on was in

I remember that i played alpha 2 when it was first released. I was searching horror games and i found hello neighbour and checked the game and it was fun. So my journey started. I was that kind of kid my childhood was good becouse of this game...

Ngl the devgamm looks the most realistic and is really cool

Hello neighbour lo conoci el el alpha 1 (el 2 y el 3 no los había visto). Hace un par de años temgo este juego y lo eh completado 5 veces, yo y mi hermano veíamos videos de "Bersgamer" sobre como se pasaba el juego o simples gameplays, teorias. Es un juego maravilloso con una historia profunda . Al final te termina dando pena el vecino :( PD: incluso me compre el secret neighbour y el hello neighbour que tengo claramente es el último (el del 2017 o 2018 )

Hello neighbor early prototype 2014-2015 music made Me cry 😭 😭

The very early gameplay had cool aspects also funny tposing running animation

26:15 what happened to the old player 🥲

Its cool to see how far this game has come

The nostalgia is actually going to make me cry, I even forgot there was a shark pool

The very early gameplay for hello neighbor is one of the most scary gameplay I’ve ever see in my life

Listen closely, if you did you'll notice they've used the same outdoor sound since the early verisons and up to the full release

I missed when dashie played the alpha that was so much better than now

Looking back at all of these and then Hello Neighbor 2

Ima be honest, very early gameplay and prototype felt way better then the current hello neighbour

hello neighbor is just amazing! you always feel the sensation in your skin of being hunted by someone (in the case of the game, your neighbor). I say stealth because it has certain elements of it. The horror of the game is not even mentioned, this game is simply great!

Hello neighbor alpha 1 and 2 really make me feel happy towards the animations, and be honest, hello neighbor 2 looks amazing.

Honestly I have loved hello neighbor my whole life it’s nice that it has come so far from being a simple pc game to and official console game. thank you tinybuild for everything you have done

Hello Neighbor is amazing and I don't care what anyone says, I love every single version except the 2nd game