The Hoddly hoe neighborinos! Welcome to Game Theory!

And wouldn't you know it, it's the holiday season.

A time of love and togetherness, a time for family and brotherhood,

a time when we're called to serve as a neighbor to one another in this great big brotherhood of man.

When I say act like a neighbor to one another, I mean breaking into each other's houses to unlock one another's murder basements.

Screw you, Wilson.

The 90s are over.

Neighbors don't dole out sage advice

while hidden behind chin-high fences anymore, buckeroo.

Nowadays, if you're moving into a new house,

at least one of those homes in your neighborhood is hiding a meat hook

with your name on it. Case in point, hello neighbor. An indie horror game set for

release next summer but whose alpha builds have already caught the internet by storm.

In a 2016 that was light on big releases, the indie scene stepped up in a big way,

with everything from Welcome to the game to layers of fear.

Sister location to Sarah is missing, unique, thought-provoking, and most importantly, scarily fun games.

But across all of them, Hello Neighbor is the one leaving people with the most questions, myself included.

If you're unfamiliar with the game, let me quickly recap.

You play as a new addition to the community, just moving in.

But shortly after you move, you start to notice some strange behavior from her

jazzer-sized-prone neighbor. Screams coming from the house?

Eradic behavior, paranoid looks?

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