Hello Neighbor: Hide and Seek

This prequel follows two siblings as they play hide-and-seek while coping with a family loss. Their story unfolds through imagined, surreal settings that reflect a child’s perspective.

Explore each level, search for hidden objects, and gather items for a basket while avoiding your brother. Getting caught can disrupt your progress, so hiding and finding routes through the environment are part of the challenge.

Across five stages, environmental puzzles and platforming tasks stand between you and the next objective. The levels have distinct themes, and the story gradually reveals more about the Neighbor family and the events leading to the original game.

Players who enjoyed the game often highlight its tragic, emotional family story and the added context it gives the Hello Neighbor series. Some also praise the imaginative settings and puzzles. Reactions to the gameplay are mixed: several players found the challenges engaging, while others described the item searches as repetitive or the puzzle solutions as unclear.