That’s Not My Neighbor comes to Steam, with a very slight tweak to the name

It seems like just yesterday that I was writing about a relatively unknown gem that seemed to be taking a certain corner of YouTube by storm, but it was ten months ago, and now I’m here to scream from the rooftops that That’s Not My Neighbor has now to Steam for all. 

Weirdly, the name has been tweaked in the smallest possible way, and the title has come to Steam as ‘That’s Not Your Neighbor,’ but it’s still very much the same game that was previously only available as a direct download from the creator Nacho’s itch.io page. Sadly, it seems that the itch.io page no longer works, so if you want to play, you’ll need to get the game through Steam instead. 

There is an increased cost to this, with Steam having the game priced at $8.49 USD, while the price on itch.io was only $2.99 USD suggested. Having said that, I always thought that That’s Not My Neighbor provided enough game play to be worth far more than it was selling for, so the new price tag doesn’t seem too bad.

If you ever played Papers, Please, then you’ll thoroughly enjoy That’s Not Your Neighbor. As a doorman in a block of flats in 1955, you need to figure out which people trying to enter are your actual neighbors and which are “doppelgangers.” I’m not sure that’s the most appropriate word for these monsters who try to enter, with far too many eyes or bits missing, but it’s up to you as the security to figure out which is which.

You can call up to apartments to double-check that the person trying to get in isn’t already home, check their ID for discrepancies, and then either grant or deny access. If you think somebody is a doppelganger, you’ll need to call the Doppelganger Detection Department (D.D.D.) to have them “taken care of”, to put it in the gentlest of terms. I’m sure it gets more than a little bit gory behind the shutters that thankfully descends in that scenario.

You won’t find out whether you accidentally killed an innocent neighbor until the end of the day when you either get to come to work the next day, or you’re punished for your lack of attention to detail, which becomes a problem if you’re like me and have a memory like a sieve. Remembering someone’s 12 digit identification number so that you can compare it to the one you’ve just been handed by a could-be-doppelganger is a pain. Bring a pen and paper.

Honestly, even with the increased price, That’s Not Your Neighbor is worth checking out if you have some time to spare and are itching for something new and challenging to play. There’s a lot of fun to be had, and even some jump scares.