Happy Neighbors
- November 8, 2017
- Ionel Zeveleanu
Get on SteamHappy Neighbors is an ambient logic puzzle game. Your goal is simple: divide the land equally between the neighbors. Enjoy!
PC
Windows
Reviews
- Happy Neighbors offers a relaxing and enjoyable puzzle experience with a good progression of difficulty across its 101 levels.
- The game features charming graphics and a light, cheerful soundtrack that enhances the overall experience without being intrusive.
- There are multiple solutions to each puzzle, allowing for creative problem-solving and a satisfying sense of accomplishment.
- The graphics can sometimes obscure fence placement, making it difficult to see certain elements like stone walls.
- The music can become repetitive and annoying over time, leading some players to turn it off.
- The game lacks more advanced mechanics as it progresses, which may make it feel somewhat one-dimensional for some players.
- graphics5 mentions
- 60 % positive mentions
- 0 % neutral mentions
- 40 % negative mentions
The game's graphics are described as "charmingly cheap," featuring cute, simplistic character designs that animate minimally. While some players feel that a more straightforward visual style could improve gameplay clarity, the current aesthetic adds a whimsical charm that enhances the overall experience. Overall, the graphics are pleasant and contribute positively to the game's appeal.
“Happy Neighbors is a fun puzzler with cute graphics.”
“Very pleasant graphics, easy input with mouse, ok sounds.”
“Honestly, the game might play a bit better if the graphics were more simple and flat, as occasionally objects can obscure fence placement, but at the same time the current look does have a silly sort of appeal.”
“As for aesthetics, the game uses an art style that I would describe as 'charmingly cheap.' The neighbors are cute, but they only stand around and animate just enough for them to represent facsimiles of living beings.”
“Honestly, the game might play a bit better if the graphics were more simple and flat, as occasionally objects can obscure fence placement. However, the current look does have a silly sort of appeal, and changing it might mean I wouldn't be able to make egg puns at the end of this review.”
- music5 mentions
- 20 % positive mentions
- 20 % neutral mentions
- 60 % negative mentions
The game's soundtrack features a light and cheerful "carnival-esque" theme that is generally pleasant and unobtrusive, making it well-suited for the gameplay. However, some players find the limited volume options frustrating, and a few have noted that the music can become annoying over time, leading them to turn it off entirely.
“The game's soundtrack is a small selection of light and cheerful background music that I would describe as 'carnival-esque.' It's pleasant and doesn't get in the way, which is pretty much perfect for this game.”
“Secondly, this game seriously needs more volume options than just turning music and sound on and off — seriously, the game is so much louder than every other program I have on that I have to open the sound mixer and set its volume specifically to 1.”
“The only complaint I have is that the music can get a little annoying.”
“(If there's music, I'll have turned it off right away; I do with most games.)”
- gameplay3 mentions
- 33 % positive mentions
- 0 % neutral mentions
- 67 % negative mentions
Gameplay is straightforward, focusing on dividing squares among neighbors by adding fences while ensuring each area contains a person, house, and eventually fruit. However, the lack of new mechanics beyond the initial concept makes it feel somewhat repetitive and limited.
“Gameplay involves dividing the squares equally between the neighbors by adding fences, ensuring each has a person, house, and eventually fruit in their area.”
“Gameplay is simple.”
“Apart from fruit being added later to make it a bit harder, there are no new game mechanics introduced, so it feels a bit 'one note'.”
