Uploaded February 2014 | Updated September 2026, 2 hours ago

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Neighbours From Hell is a popular PC game released by JoWood. It's about a guy named Woody who plays all kinds of pranks on his neighbour, Mr. Rottweiler. To do this, Woody infiltrates the neighbour's house (along with a TV crew apparently) and uses various objects he comes across to set up traps ranging from classic (whoopee cushions, banana peels, soap and marbles on the floor) to the most devious, such as superglue in aftershave, laxatives in beer and red wine in the washing machine, just to name a few. The goal in each level (or "episodes" as they're referred to) is to reach a certain rating before you can advance to the next one. Ideally, you want the rating to be 100%. Whenever the neighbour falls into one of the traps Woody has set, the rating goes up by an amount. Rottweiler's anger meter in the bottom left also goes up all the way before slowly going back down. If he walks into another trap before the meter depletes you get a combo bonus, which adds an extra 3% to the rating. There is a maximum number of tricks you can pull off in each episode, indicated in the bottom right, in yellow. If the rating has already reached the minimum value required to beat the level, you can actually leave the house without pulling off every single trick and the level still counts as complete. If you fail to reach the minimum rating, you have to replay the episode. Another way of failing an episode is getting caught by the neighbour himself: if Woody and Rottweiler end up in the same room, the level's over, regardless of the rating at that point. Woody can hide in the wardrobe or under the bed in order to avoid getting busted by Rottweiler when he steps into that room. Of course, if you get out from these hiding spots while Rottweiler is still in the room, the jig is up and Woody gets his @$$ handed to him. Another thing to watch out for is the neighbour's pet parrot or dog, which show up in seasons 2 and 3 respectively: if you step into the room like you normally would, the pet wakes up and alerts the neighbour and he will rush in to check what's going on, regardless of where he is in the house. If you get out of the room before the neighbour comes in, no problem: he just walks in, realizes there's nobody there, scolds the pet for the false alarm and carries on with his routine. It's not always good to wake the animal, as it may distract the neighbour from a trap he's just about to walk in, which could disrupt your combo. The parrot and dog never show up together in the same episode - it's either one or the other, although the room they are in varies between episodes. To avoid waking the pet entirely use the right mouse button instead of the left when giving Woody a command in that room: this makes Woody sneak instead of walk, which won't wake up the pet, but also slows you down considerably ! The early episodes only include a part of the neighbour's house, but as the game progresses more rooms open up, which means more ground to cover and more traps to set. Some rooms have 2 or even 3 doorways, which makes avoiding the neighbour easy, but others like the bathroom or the basement, have only one way out, so you could find yourself stuck in a dead end as the neighbour comes in and whoops your @$$. To get a 100% rating the tricks have to be played in a specific order so you get as many anger-combos as possible. Some levels are "linear", so you can simply set the traps in the order in which the neighbour goes through his routine and just sit back and watch. In later levels, the neighbour wanders all around the house, so you must set up your tricks on the fly an know exactly the best moment for each one. Aside from getting caught by the neighbour, another way of failing a level is by running out of time. The time limit varies depending on the number of tricks and the complexity of each episode. Fortunately, you have the option to turn off the time limit entirely if you can't seem to beat it. The timer definitely adds challenge to the game, as you have to analyze the neighbour's patterns and rig up his house all in one go, which is not easy, especially if you haven't played the game before ! Once you know where and when to set up the traps, you can pretty much get 100% each time you play, because there's no difficulty settings you can alter and Rottweiler's routine never changes. With that being said, the game is really awesome and addictive as hell (pun intended), but unfortunately it's a bit too short for my taste. Understandably, the game is limited to the neighbour's house, so there were only so many situations they could imagine the two characters in. The good news is that there's a sequel: Neighbours from Hell 2, which takes place all around the world, instead of just Rottweiler's house, which definitely offers more possibilities. Bottom line is that the game is great and just damn-fun to play ! Try it out - you'll be hooked for sure !