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Hello Neighbor VR: Search and Rescue

AdventureIndie

Developer Steel Wool Studios

A suspenseful family-friendly VR experience set in the Hello Neighbor Universe. From the Steam store page

171 reactions from 2 sources (Steam reviews, Lemmy) · newest Sep 24, 2026 · last updated Oct 8, 2026 · How this works

Audience score

73
Fresh

123 positive · 46 negative
95% range 66–79%

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Steam's own rating
Mostly Positive
221 of 306 reviews positive (all languages, per Valve)

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Reactions

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  • Steam user Steam user …4055Steam reviews · May 25, 2023

    Better than Hello Neighbor 2 immo

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  • Steam user Steam user …9896Steam reviews · May 25, 2023 · 1 h played

    the game looks amazing but i literally cannot pickup items i spent about 10 minutes trying to pick up the crow bar and ended up ripping the boards off with my bare hands

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  • Steam user Steam user …6533Steam reviews · Jun 5, 2023 · 4 h played

    Wait, an actually good Hello Neighbor game????!!!! That's insane but it's true this game is buggy yet still really fun

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  • Steam user Steam user …1542Steam reviews · Jul 9, 2023 · 16 h played

    $30 game shouldn't have me restart the game 12 times in under an hour because of glitches that were out of my control. 1. Ladders going though walls 2. being flown across the map out of no where 3. items just straight up not spawning 4. can't grab things in steam version 5. items going through the floor and stuck in the walls

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  • Steam user Steam user …0240Steam reviews · Jun 8, 2023 · 11 h played

    Experienced on the Meta Quest 2 You can view my review & gameplay here: https://youtu.be/LLpymyAU_x8 I did buy this game from a 3rd party website. Anyways, I had a lot of fun playing this game. However, I was also very frustrated with the serious bugs I faced. Keep in mind, although I experienced some game-breaking bugs that made me have to restart the whole game, I don't know how common these bugs are. So what happened? Well, the first thing is that I jumped across a ledge into the other…

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  • Steam user Steam user …5202Steam reviews · Aug 6, 2023

    Had to Refund this game because the index doesn't even ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥ work on this garbage game. Actually, It's not just the Index that is broken, literally every VR headset and controls (even Oculus headsets) are broken in SteamVR because the developers couldn't even bother to create grip bindings for steamVR, which leads to it not supporting SteamVR at all (which was promised in the trailer). This is legitmately false advertising, I'd suggest you guys release the Index/SteamVR before the sale ends…

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  • Steam user Steam user …3972Steam reviews · Nov 22, 2023 · 8 h played

    Middle aged man against children

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  • fer0n @[email protected]Lemmy · Nov 12, 2023

    Ranking 50+ VR Games From Best To Worst I Reviewed in 2023. Anything you’d arrange differently? **Edit:** here’s a text version: ![screenshot](https://i.imgur.com/Dncsbti.jpg) **S tier** - **Kayak VR Mirage:** Exclusively on Steam and PSVR2, described as a fantastic experience with stunning visuals. - **The Light Brigade:** Considered one of the best roguelites of the year, overshadowing similar games like Foglands. - **Pavlov:** Coming to Quest on November 14, preferred over Contractors…

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  • Steam user Steam user …5276Steam reviews · May 25, 2023

    best hello neighbor game. The game has some bugs but I hope they will be fixed

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  • Steam user Steam user …6765Steam reviews · Feb 15, 2026 · 7 h played

    My hot neighbor looking even better up close

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  • Steam user Steam user …9650Steam reviews · Oct 30, 2024 · 2 h played

    At this time the developers have fixed 96% of bugs, so the game now is very good. I recommend it

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  • Steam user Steam user …7584Steam reviews · Oct 6, 2023 · 41 h played

    CURRENT REVIEW: The game is playable now, however all of the lighting and optimization is completely broken, while I still would recommend you to just play this on PSVR2 or Quest, you can play it on PC if you *really* need to. PREVIOUS REVIEW: THIS GAME IS GOOD, HOWEVER, do not buy on Steam, The devs seemingly have forgot that the PCVR version exists at all, in favor of releasing it on PSVR, Bravo! The 10 PSVR users who havent swapped over to PSVR2 surely will love this port! PSVR2 and…

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  • Steam user Steam user …5641Steam reviews · May 29, 2023 · 2 h played

    Complete mess on release. The constant issues of spawning in the floors or walls, levels being completely visible while loading, items having weird orientations when picked up and the game constantly pausing by itself makes it absolutely unplayable. I really want to love this game, but with the constant issues that hinder my experience coupled with the hefty price tag i can NOT recommend this title at all. Worst case scenario i've faced multiple times is the random pause happening during a…

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  • Steam user Steam user …7355Steam reviews · Aug 26, 2023

    ♥♥♥♥♥♥ game, ♥♥♥♥♥♥ company. 3 months on and no update/announcement stating when this so called "patch" for Steam Index is coming. Literally a waste of 40$ that steam refuses to return to me.

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  • Steam user Steam user …2766Steam reviews · Jun 22, 2023

    Releasing this game in such a state is awful. Many headsets, even "supported" ones, are having issues with the game. Issues that players are fixing themselves, but the dev team seems to ignore.

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  • Steam user Steam user …6118Steam reviews · Jun 3, 2023 · 1 h played

    No index and virtual desktop support, what do you expect from a hello neighbor game

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  • Steam user Steam user …3285Steam reviews · Jul 1, 2023 · 1 h played

    spent an hour try to grab a dam crowbar, controls are broken, maybe, try the game before you buy.

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  • Steam user Steam user …9120Steam reviews · Jun 11, 2023 · 10 h played

    (I may recommend this game, but do NOT get it yet as of the time of writing. It's buggy and not compatible with a lot of headsets and even if you are on a compatible one you may not be able to pick anything up) This game was actually pretty damn fun, it being non-linear made me happy as that's what i'm looking for in a Hello Neighbor game. However, as much as i had fun it was overshadowed by bugs. Constantly my hands would become helicopters and i would get flung out of the map and at one…

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  • Steam user Steam user …2799Steam reviews · May 25, 2023 · 4 h played

    This game is buggier than any other game I've ever played, and that is saying a lot. I was streaming the game, and I could not go 2 minutes without getting some sort of game breaking bug or fps drop. The game itself is great, but the bugs and instabilities are just not worth it.

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  • Steam user Steam user …1798Steam reviews · Jan 23, 2026 · 14 h played

    Hello Neighbor VR: Search and Rescue is a purpose-built virtual reality reimagining of the Hello Neighbor formula that leans heavily into immersion, physical interaction, and environmental storytelling. Developed by Steel Wool Studios and published by tinyBuild, the game places players directly inside the unsettling home of the Neighbor, where curiosity and unease constantly clash. Experiencing this world in VR fundamentally changes the tone of the series: rooms feel tighter, ceilings loom…

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  • Steam user Steam user …6918Steam reviews · Mar 12, 2025 · 11 h played

    I had a blast playing this game! As a huge hello neighbor fan I loved playing this game! It was great that SteelWool Studios worked on this game because it felt fresh and original. The people and characters had really cool design/animations, the music was very fitting alongside the great sound design. My favourite part of this game was the gameplay! They created really original gameplay vibe with puzzles which felt new to hello neighbor and actually possible to solve. I loved the…

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  • Steam user Steam user …4529Steam reviews · Nov 3, 2024 · 3 h played

    I am so ticked off because after 3 hours i got fully softlocked and i spent my only sorce of income which is birthday money i freaking spent all 30$ usd on this game i mean like its good but omg i got the purple key and it telaported to the key rack and i tried to get it but the window to get to the batters area was shut and i couldn't open it so i'm so mad bc this game is so buggy and bc it is buggy you get softlocked so easlily.

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  • Steam user Steam user …9629Steam reviews · Jun 20, 2023 · 1 h played

    So far really liking the game. Hello Neighbor pancake seemed to be full of bugs, but so for VR that was concerning. However not one issue so far in a hour. Nice how you can switch characters in different areas and gadgets and worked together as a team as yourself. If want Oculus games, message me I have many and can get 25% off with referral codes

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  • Steam user Steam user …0235Steam reviews · Jun 13, 2023

    when will valve be added because i spent all my money and i cant play can you give us a date pls.

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  • Steam user Steam user …0159Steam reviews · May 25, 2023 · 1 h played

    Broken Bindings, cannot grab. MO of this company (see Not For Broadcast VR Launch). This is 2023, not 2017 VR anymore where it only supported 1 headset/controller per game (i.e. vive). Stay away for now

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  • Steam user Steam user …3302Steam reviews · Jul 21, 2025 · 10 h played

    The second best VR game I've played so far. There are some bugs but it's fine.

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  • Steam user Steam user …0765Steam reviews · Feb 14, 2025 · 8 h played

    This is genuinely the best VR game I've played, (thanks Steelwool), the puzzles are decently easy and revolves around teamwork between the characters from the show (great show btw cant wait for season 3), the creativity that this game brings is phenomenal and this is by far, in my opinion, the best Hello Neighbor game I've played, though, unlike the other games, it lacks the horror element, i've rarely gotten scared at all during my time playing, much less than the main games, and you'd think…

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  • Steam user Steam user …7092Steam reviews · Aug 24, 2023

    They don't even specify that you cant even play it if you have a valve index, I bought the game months ago and am still not able to play it, this is so ridiculous. DON'T BUY if you have a valve index.

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  • Steam user Steam user …4343Steam reviews · Aug 8, 2023 · 1 h played

    I just can not hold any items, so it's impossible to finish introduction. Unfortunately, unplayable for me. I use Oculus 2

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  • Steam user Steam user …4949Steam reviews · Jul 6, 2023 · 26 h played

    It was nice to have devs who know what they're doing make a game for this series

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  • Steam user Steam user …5609Steam reviews · Jun 16, 2023

    BRO T HIS GAME DOES'NT EVEN WORK ON HTC VIVE I SPENT 25 POUND ON THIS!

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  • Steam user Steam user …2629Steam reviews · Jun 12, 2023

    Had this game for nearly a month. Not once have I been able to play it because I cannot grab anything in the game. Shame cause I was excited for this one. UNPLAYABLE. Quest Pro and Quest 2 through Virtual Desktop and through SteamVR. UPDATE: Been nearly 3 months, still no update, patch, or work around. This is completely UNACCEPTABLE! I really want to refund this game but I am conflicted because I am very passionate about VR. I am really trying my best to be supportive of VR developers but…

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  • Steam user Steam user …5222Steam reviews · May 25, 2023

    cant play on index :(

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  • Steam user Steam user …8130Steam reviews · May 25, 2023 · 1 h played

    Literally 2 minutes in and I was already soft-locked because Trinity didn't appear after I climbed the first set of steps in the underground area. Physics are a nightmare and it's nearly impossible to do some of the goals in the intro.

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  • Steam user Steam user …3798Steam reviews · May 25, 2023 · 1 h played

    So far i really like it. Graphics are nice, in a cartoon way but still manage to look really good, nice shadows and lighting. I don't have a clue how long it will take me to complete, so i can not say much for the price tag yet. Physics grip angles and interactions with some items needs a bit of work still. I am speaking of the baseball bat Really neat perspective in VR Does not seem like there is any dialog at all. Not really sure what was going on

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  • Steam user Steam user …4958Steam reviews · Dec 20, 2025 · 14 h played

    I LOVE TINYBUILD AND HELLO NEIGHBOR

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  • Steam user Steam user …9075Steam reviews · Jul 18, 2025 · 8 h played

    Clunky interaction mechanics and tons of bugs. Had to restart the game due to a bug which got me stuck in a certain area. Nice experience but ruined by bugs, I recommend for the experience, but to wait for a big discount.

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  • Steam user Steam user …3922Steam reviews · May 21, 2025 · 1 h played

    No clear objective what so ever wouldn't recomend it

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  • Steam user Steam user …5856Steam reviews · Oct 15, 2024 · 1 h played

    magical! BUT progress keeps resetting regardless of anything i do!

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  • Steam user Steam user …6054Steam reviews · Aug 13, 2024 · 8 h played

    oh lord it is bad.

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  • ParkedInReverse @[email protected]Lemmy · Jan 7, 2024

    Hello Neighbor VR: Search and Rescue releases May 2023. Kids were all excited to play it. Supported only Meta headsets. Barely. Took until December to get a patch out, and now barely supports Index. I guess Vive just doesnt exist. I blame TinyBuild/Steel Wool for the recent influx of VR games coming from Meta in this same condition. Steel Wool just pulled the same shit with FNAF Help Wanted 2.

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  • Steam user Steam user …8859Steam reviews · Dec 24, 2023 · 2 h played

    No idea how it was before patches, but right now it feels like a really fun game!

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  • Steam user Steam user …1582Steam reviews · Jun 6, 2023 · 2 h played

    Stuck on crowbar! Can do everything but grab items with my HP Reverb, apparently it doesn't even support Valve Index?! Looks like a great game but so many people can't enjoy it because of a simple road block. Please add more support and Fix!

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  • Steam user Steam user …2614Steam reviews · Jun 2, 2023 · 4 h played

    This is not worth 30 dollars, especially for a game that is as confusing as it gets, buggier than ever with random items teleporting and glitching to re-spawn, plus the neighbor's AI can break if you shoot him with the slingshot too much and starts teleporting randomly. (with one time he was stuck in a bookshelf and couldn't chase then decided to teleport randomly to fix the AI I would assume). This is more likely going to be one of the lower selling games under this brand/IP for the lack of…

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  • Steam user Steam user …2189Steam reviews · May 30, 2023

    game does not work through virtual desktop i was so mad that i couldn't play this come on tinybuild u can do better then this

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  • Steam user Steam user …6798Steam reviews · May 26, 2023

    Хз лол вроде прикольна, а вроде и вр подключать надо

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  • Steam user Steam user …6498Steam reviews · May 26, 2023

    I just got this gifted to me and I use a valve index and I can clearly see that this was not made with other headsets in mind which should be a regular launch thing coming with a pc release I installed the game and it thought I was in the ground and no smooth turning and other settings to go and change?! this is the worst launch of a vr title I was really excited to play and steel wool I know you are trying your best but this just let me down and destroyed all hope from me

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  • Steam user Steam user …4432Steam reviews · May 25, 2023

    You cannot pick up anything with the Quest One controllers so I could not progress at all Awesome game 😁😁

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  • Steam user Steam user …1013Steam reviews · May 25, 2023 · 2 h played

    i dunno why they say its broken,its good better then all hello neighbor series,i get it fully free on tiny buld stream but all in all price of this game is normal P.S just beat this game and i catch few bugs and crashes but i thin its deffault situation for new VR game,i really enjoy time wich i spend in this game,and as i say earlier this game is the best in hello neighbor franchise,good puzzles,maybe best stroytelling in whole franchise,9/10 because of bugs but i think they will be fixed…

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  • Steam user Steam user …4626Steam reviews · Jul 12, 2026 · 6 h played

    For a Hello Neighbor VR game, this game felt just right for my standards. I'm not saying the game is bad, but it mixes the VR and Hello Neighbor elements in a exact way that make it a good VR title. The story was great, I loved the end part of the game the most because it was done just right and I love it for that. The soundtrack was great and reminded me of Slime Ranchers OST in some ways. My only complaint that I have with this game is that the game was short, The game is around 3-4 hours at…

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  • Steam user Steam user …2045Steam reviews · Mar 30, 2026 · 10 h played

    Hello neighbor in VR Is Scary first all i know Hello Neighbor In VR is scary But Glitches From VR Game is Freaking Stupid Glitches Are Kinda Stupid Because The Game Might Restart Because Of That It restart On SteamVR If you using Meta Quest 3 or 3s even 2 But I managed To complete My First VR Game On steam And I complete In 100% Achievements For My VR Game I did It This Game Was Soo Hard At This Point Soo Yeah This Game is Freaking Good

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  • Steam user Steam user …1021Steam reviews · Mar 9, 2026 · 3 h played

    This is by far the best hello neighbor game! I played through it and experienced 0 bugs. And the puzzles had the perfect difficulty level!

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  • Steam user Steam user …6666Steam reviews · Oct 18, 2025 · 83 h played

    very fun but can be scary

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  • Steam user Steam user …7749Steam reviews · Aug 24, 2025 · 5 h played

    If we look at the game only it's kind of mid. BUT the vr part of it (aka the experience and etc.) it's a piece of ♥♥♥♥. I was nauseous many times (i played a lot of vr and never happend before), the control was ♥♥♥♥ to so it's a no for me.

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  • Steam user Steam user …8705Steam reviews · Dec 26, 2024 · 6 h played

    ALRIGHTY, I finally got around to finish this, and honestly, this is THE best Hello Neighbor game out of all of 'em. Puzzles were really fun and non-linear, and the game has a pretty straight forward story. Granted, there were still these clues building the bigger lore of the neighbor games, but out of the three Neighbor games, this is the only one you can play, and finish leaving satisfied. So unless you lack the brains for some old fashioned non-linear puzzles, I definitely recommend you…

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  • Steam user Steam user …1317Steam reviews · Nov 13, 2024 · 9 h played

    It took quite a few patches to make the game playable. But this is certainly the best Hello Neighbor game, one of the only games in this franchise to be actually good, finished, and worth the money. The puzzles are good, clever and not too tricky. The mechanic of switching between the five different children and their abilities is a good mechanic. The game looks good too, nice, cartoonish art design.

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  • Steam user Steam user …3987Steam reviews · Sep 26, 2024 · 3 h played

    I mean, it's fine. Most of the bugs/issues from the negative reviews were fixed in a major QOL patch. It's not a bad game, but not a good one. Pretty mixed on it. If your a hello neighbor fan, you'll love it. If you're not, you'll still get some enjoyment out of this game, as it has pretty alright puzzles but feels very handholdey, literally having yellow paint on wood that you have to climb.. It's a quality game though, not worth 30 bucks for sure though. Wait for a sale, I'd say around 10 or…

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  • Steam user Steam user …4739Steam reviews · Aug 21, 2024 · 3 h played

    I recommend this game if you like horror stealth games especially VR games. Hello neighbor might not be a loved franchise but i highly recommend this game to all Gamers who especially love horror stealth games, i personally enjoyed this experience a ton (mainly because the neighbor sneaks up on you and hes the size of a giant).

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  • Steam user Steam user …9822Steam reviews · Jul 1, 2024 · 7 h played

    has no replayability, mostly well made but has the usual hello neighbor bugs and allat was also abandoned after release, only getting like 1 or 2 patches lol

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  • Steam user Steam user …5348Steam reviews · Jan 27, 2024 · 1 h played

    the only good thing in this game is the vr feature. remove that and imo it become the worst hn game

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