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My Friendly Neighborhood

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Something is amiss with everyone’s favorite Saturday morning puppet show! For years, the colorful cast of The Friendly Neighborhood delighted audiences across the globe with their cooky capers and educational adventures. However, as time went on and interest waned, the production studio found themselves out of money and closed their doors for good. Toy sales would dwindle, and birthday balloons and cakes would find new mascots. In time, the once household names would fade into increasingly niche fandoms. Until one night years later, the studio unexpectedly clicks back to life and starts broadcasting The Friendly Neighborhood. TV sets across the globe flicker for a moment before the familiar puppets return for a surprise encore! But this isn’t your typical family-friendly holiday special… are those puppets eating each other!?

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Toussaint Egan (Polygon)
August 4, 2023
Recommended

While the finale of the game may not capitalize entirely on the promise of its early hours, My Friendly Neighborhood is, on a whole, one of the satisfying new horror experiences in a year that’s had no shortage of terrific horror games to choose from. If you’re looking for a fun and unsettling survival-horror title that’s light on gore and heavy on spine-tingling thrills, I wholeheartedly recommend giving My Friendly Neighborhood a spin.

Kyle LeClair (Hardcore Gamer)
August 1, 2023
4/5

My Friendly Neighborhood is a pleasant surprise and a genuine delight, one highly recommended for fans of survival horror, mascot horror and possibly even those who aren’t horror fans.

Jacob Zeranko (Screen Rant)
July 18, 2023
4.5/5 stars

Thankfully, these weaknesses are overpowered by everything else and never become apparent until after the halfway point. From beginning to end, My Friendly Neighborhood is a wonderful game full of mystery, tension, clever design, and phenomenal performances. This is a must-play title that will hopefully gain the traction and attention it deserves.

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My Friendly Neighborhood Credits

CREDITS

DIRECTOR(S):

John Szymanski

PRODUCER(S):

Patrick Ewald, Ted Hentschke, Abbey Smith

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n/a

PROGRAMMER(S):

John Szymanski, Henry Hoare, Austin Kinney

ARTIST(S):

Cleveland T. Mosher

WRITER(S):

Evan Szymanski

COMPOSER(S):

Alex Popoff

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