My Friendly Neighborhood similar games & best alternatives

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My Friendly Neighborhood

Xbox Series X|S, PlayStation 4, PC (Microsoft Windows), PlayStation 5, Xbox One • 2023

Should you play it?

Something scary is happening with everyone's favorite Saturday morning puppet show, The Friendly Neighborhood! Play as Gordon, a repairman sent to get to the bottom of this disturbing dilemma. Fend off puppets and solve puzzles in this survival horror adventure.

What works

  • Engaging survival horror gameplay with puzzle solving
  • Unique and charming puppet characters with humorous dialogue
  • Strong narrative with meaningful themes and multiple endings
  • Replayability through cheat modes and secrets
  • Polished mechanics inspired by classic resident evil

Things to keep in mind

  • Short game length for full price
  • Limited enemy variety and repetitive voice lines
  • Some minor bugs and control quirks reported
  • Backtracking can feel tedious at times
  • Save system may frustrate some players

What to play next

Top picks

Games that feels the closest overall

  • Glitched Out: Chapter 1

  • THE MULLER-POWELL PRINCIPLE

  • Crow Country

  • Out of Sight

  • BROK the InvestiGator - Prologue

  • Beyond Good & Evil - 20th Anniversary Edition

More violent

Games that feels like My Friendly Neighborhood but with more combat and destruction

  • Five Nights at Freddy's: Security Breach

  • SiN Gold

  • Black Mesa

  • Beyond Sunset

  • Zortch

  • 77p egg: Eggwife

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My Friendly Neighborhood: A very typical example of its motivational profile. Motivations that often define this kind of title include Violence, Survival, Fellowship, Intimacy. Here, the score leans higher than usual among comparable games on Exploration. It leans lower than usual among comparable games on Violence, Expression.

Last update: 21/08/2026