My Friendly Neighborhood

First-person survival horror with hostile puppets and resource management

John Szymanski, Evan Szymanski · Published by DreadXP · Released Jul 18, 2023

Action Adventure Indie

Reviews: Overwhelmingly Positive; 95% of 3,440
Recent reviews: Very Positive; 100% of 10 in 30 days
Playing now: 3; peak 24h 6
Steam Deck: Verified
Last update: 8 months ago; Jan 8, 2026

Free demo available, 2 playing it now: get the demo.

Metacritic: 82/100 (critic reviews)

What is My Friendly Neighborhood?

A first-person survival horror game set in a former puppet-show studio that unexpectedly starts broadcasting again. As handyman Gordon, you explore nonlinear areas with a map, solve puzzles, manage a grid-based inventory, and fend off puppets that do not always stay down.

For you if...

+you prefer horror without graphic violence
+you enjoy planning routes while conserving supplies
+you like solving puzzles as you explore

Not for you if...

−you prefer linear paths to nonlinear exploration
−you want fast action with few puzzles

What players say

95% of 3,440 reviews are positive · 100% of 10 in the last 30 days

Players praise the puppet-show setting, voice acting, and level design. Common complaints include constant puppet chatter, awkward melee combat, enemies reappearing in rooms, and restrictive saving.

Screenshots and trailer

My Friendly Neighborhood system requirements

As published by the developer.

Minimum

OS: Windows 7 64-bit or later
Processor: Quad Core 2.5 GHz or faster
Graphics: NVIDIA GTX 470 / AMD Radeon 6870 HD
Memory: 8 GB RAM
Storage: 15 GB available space

PC version details

DRM, required accounts, controller support and Steam features.

DRM: None declared on Steam
Controller: Full controller support
Platforms: Windows
Achievements: 43
Steam features: Cloud saves, Family Sharing, Trading cards

Steam Deck: Verified

All functionality is accessible with the default controller configuration
Shows Steam Deck controller icons
In-game text is legible on Steam Deck
Default graphics settings perform well on Steam Deck

Multiplayer and co-op

Single-player

Languages

Full audio: English. Text only: French, Italian, German, Japanese, Korean, Polish, Portuguese - Brazil, Russian, Simplified Chinese, Spanish - Latin America, Traditional Chinese, Turkish.