Hello Neighbor 2 trailer shows off sneaking, showering, and new gameplay

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The Hello Neighbor sequel is set to release this year on Xbox Series X and PC

Hello Neighbor 2
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Hello Neighbor 2 got a brand new trailer during the PC Gaming Show as part of E3 2021. It shows a journalist who is trying to investigate the sinister neighbor Mr. Peterson, setting booby traps, sneaking up on him in the shower, and - whoops - getting caught. 

It looks like the sequel is sticking to the stealth horror route of the 2017 original, with the player squaring off against the games worryingly smart AI that learns your patterns and adapts to make sure you're never really safe from your creepy pursuer. He has his own routines, cooking, cleaning, being weird, that you can exploit to gain the advantage. The AI in Hello Neighbor 2 will even notice your successes, stealing your best tactics for itself. Have we learned nothing from sci-fi movies?

Hello Neighbor 2 is currently in its Alpha 1.5 build, with a planned release on Xbox Series X/S and PC sometime in 2021. It's being developed by Eerie Guest and tinyBuild, 

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Jordan Gerblick
Jordan Gerblick
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After earning an English degree from ASU, I worked as a corporate copy editor while freelancing for places like SFX Magazine, Screen Rant, Game Revolution, and MMORPG on the side. I got my big break here in 2019 with a freelance news gig, and I was hired on as GamesRadar's west coast Staff Writer in 2021. That means I'm responsible for managing the site's western regional executive branch, AKA my home office, and writing about whatever horror game I'm too afraid to finish.