Neighbors: Suburban Warfare

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Neighbors: Suburban Warfare is a multiplayer casual strategy game. It was developed by Invisible Walls and was released on April 17, 2025. It received mostly positive reviews from players.

Neighbors: Suburban Warfare pits two teams of four suburban neighbors against each other in chaotic home turf battles. Choose from quirky characters with unique abilities, set up defenses, and use everyday household items as weapons to destroy your opponents' homes. Outsmart and outfight your rivals in explosive neighborhood mayhem.

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gameplay23 positive mentions

monetization4 negative mentions

The game offers a unique and fun take on team-based multiplayer combat, blending humor and strategy in a chaotic suburban setting.
Players appreciate the diverse cast of characters, each with distinct abilities that encourage teamwork and inventive tactics.
The developers are responsive to community feedback and committed to ongoing updates, suggesting a promising future for the game.

The game suffers from a low player base, making it difficult to find matches and leading to long wait times.
Many players report significant balancing issues, with certain characters and abilities feeling overpowered, leading to frustrating gameplay experiences.
Technical issues such as hit registration problems, lag, and server instability detract from the overall enjoyment of the game.

gameplay
60 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
38%
55%
7%
The gameplay of the game is characterized by its unique blend of strategic, objective-based mechanics set in a humorous suburban environment, offering a fun and chaotic experience for players. However, it suffers from significant balance issues, inconsistencies, and technical problems, which detract from the overall enjoyment. While the core concept is engaging and has potential, many players feel that recent updates have negatively impacted gameplay, leading to frustration with mechanics and matchmaking.
- “Developed and published by Invisible Walls alongside Amplifier Studios, the game stands out by combining strategic objective-based gameplay with a humorous, almost cartoonish style that turns the quiet neighborhood setting into a battleground full of surprises.”
- “Despite its accessible mechanics, Neighbors: Suburban Warfare offers meaningful depth for players who enjoy mastering team tactics.”
- “The game has a great deal of potential to stand out whether as casual or competitive due to its distinctive style and engaging gameplay loop.”
- “However, the devs really forced this game to be casual, so much so that any features/items/mechanics that allowed better players to gain an upper hand were removed or severely restricted.”
- “This game is just a disaster; they had lots of good potential and substance, but they decided to dump it all down the drain with incompetency. A lot of the mechanics showcased in the trailers are literally gone or nerfed to nothing.”
- “Concept is really fun, but gameplay is a buggy mess.”
humor
28 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
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The humor in "Neighbors: Suburban Warfare" is widely praised, with players highlighting its cartoonish style, slapstick antics, and unpredictable gameplay as key elements that contribute to its comedic appeal. Many reviews note that the game is particularly enjoyable when played with friends, leading to hours of laughter and fun. Despite some criticisms regarding balance and minor bugs, the overall consensus is that the game successfully blends humor with strategic gameplay, making it a standout multiplayer experience.
- “This game is way too funny lol, me and a friend spent a few hours on this and had lots of fun goofing around.”
- “The game’s wild weapons, slapstick traps, and over-the-top antics make every round unpredictable and hilarious.”
- “Neighbors: suburban warfare is an explosive cocktail of humor, strategy, and chaos.”
graphics
22 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
59%
27%
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The graphics of the game receive a mixed but generally positive reception, with many players praising the stunning visuals, unique art style, and smooth animations reminiscent of the Plants vs. Zombies series. However, some users express disappointment, labeling the graphics as subpar or choppy, which detracts from the overall experience. Overall, the game's aesthetic is appreciated for its creativity and appeal, contributing to an engaging gameplay atmosphere.
- “The graphics are amazing, gameplay is a lot of fun.”
- “This game is really unique in how the matches flow, and is further benefited by its beautiful art style that is reminiscent of the 3D Plants vs. Zombies games.”
- “It's a total action-packed experience with stunning graphics, fun animations, and a great sense of humor throughout.”
- “Bad graphics and honestly a waste of your time and money.”
- “Don't need a gaming computer to play anyway; it's a low graphic game.”
- “Jokingly, we said it feels like we're playing the world of PvZ before the zombies took over. The graphics and feel of the game are far too similar; it even has a very distinct, extremely similar sound whenever you kill an enemy.”
monetization
9 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
33%
23%
44%
The monetization strategy of the game has drawn criticism for its reliance on in-game purchases while not being free-to-play, leading to perceptions of it as a cash grab. Reviewers suggest that the developers may have underfunded advertising efforts, which has contributed to a dwindling player base and calls for the game to transition to a free-to-play model to attract new players. Overall, the current approach is seen as unbalanced and detrimental to the game's longevity.
- “This game had in-game purchases and was not free to play.”
- “For PvP games, you either have in-game purchases or you make it pay to play, not both.”
- “I think their only chance of survival is to make it free, especially when they already have in-game purchases available.”
- “All because they want to ensure they can justify microtransactions being in the game for profit.”
- “Not sure why the game hasn't been made free-to-play yet unless the intent is to just let the game die for a cash grab.”
- “Unbalanced cash grab.”
stability
8 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
100%
The game's stability is heavily criticized, with users reporting frequent bugs, glitches, and long matchmaking queues, particularly in less populated regions. Many players experience issues such as screen glitches and unbalanced gameplay, leading to frustration. While some find the core gameplay enjoyable, the overall stability and server issues significantly detract from the experience.
- “They will ban you permanently and without reason, and the game's servers are dead. NA West and Central take at least 4-5 minutes to queue against the same people, and other regions are also dead. The game gets about 600-700 players a day on Steam charts and is still dwindling. It's riddled with bugs and glitches; avoid at all costs!”
- “This game is extremely unbalanced and buggy.”
- “Concept is really fun, but gameplay is a buggy mess.”
optimization
5 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
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The game's optimization has received mixed feedback, with some praising the graphics and overall performance, while others criticize specific elements like the match-end experience system and performance issues caused by unnecessary particle effects, such as those from interacting with barbed wire. Overall, there are calls for improvements to better reflect individual player contributions and enhance performance stability.
- “Graphics, optimization, PvP, and style are excellent.”
- “Gameplay - don't walk over barbed wires, unless you want to see particles fly... (I do not know whose bright idea it was to add particles when touching barbed wire... this causes major performance issues... remove it)”
- “Moreover, the match-end experience system does not reflect individual performance—whether a player achieves 50 kills or contributes significantly through assists or doing objectives, the XP reward remains fixed and underwhelming.”
- “Gameplay - don't walk over barbed wires, unless you want to see particles fly... I do not know whose bright idea it was to add particles when touching barbed wire... this causes major performance issues... remove it.”
- “If I had it my way, I would make it based on in-game performance.”
story
3 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
100%
The story is seen as having significant promise and potential, with an entertaining concept and well-crafted maps. While the characters are enjoyable and well-developed, some reviewers noted issues with balance in their abilities. Overall, the narrative aspect is engaging despite minor bugs.
- “The story is engaging and filled with intriguing characters that keep you invested throughout the game.”
- “The narrative is well-crafted, offering a fun and entertaining experience that enhances the overall gameplay.”
- “The concept of the story is promising, with well-developed characters and a captivating plot that draws you in.”
grinding
3 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
100%
Players note that the game necessitates significant grinding to acquire talents for characters, which can be a tedious and time-consuming process.
- “Requires heavy grinding to unlock talents for characters.”
- “The grinding feels endless and tedious, making progress frustrating.”
- “It takes an excessive amount of time to level up, which can be discouraging.”
character development
1 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
100%
The character development in the game is praised for its great design and engaging concepts, offering players a variety of items to experiment with across fun maps.
- “Great character design, fun maps, golden concept, with plenty of items to experiment with.”
emotional
1 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
100%
The emotional aspect of the game is overshadowed by technical issues, particularly the performance problems caused by visual effects like particles when interacting with elements such as barbed wire. Players express frustration over these distractions, which detract from the overall experience.

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Neighbors: Suburban Warfare is a casual strategy game.

Neighbors: Suburban Warfare is available on PC and Windows.

On average players spend around 12 hours playing Neighbors: Suburban Warfare.

Neighbors: Suburban Warfare was released on April 17, 2025.

Neighbors: Suburban Warfare was developed by Invisible Walls.

Neighbors: Suburban Warfare has received mostly positive reviews from players. Most players liked this game for its gameplay but disliked it for its monetization.

Neighbors: Suburban Warfare is a multiplayer game with local co-op support.

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