hn3-discussion

[bronze phoenix]

u said in next few weeks

[dry gate]

Sorry my bad

[dry gate]

I can't believe I have to wait until next Monday, April 6, 2026 🤦

[bronze phoenix]

thats soon tho

not alot of time

[dry gate]

Your problem is that you're waiting another few days—that's just crazy when it's Good Friday and Monday

[bronze phoenix]

are u gonna be busy in that time?

also im sorry but i dont get it

[dry gate]

Hey, don't worry about it anymore, let's just leave it be

[bronze phoenix]

yeah the best thing to do is wait

[molten basin]

what is new here guys

[gleaming acorn]

hn3's pre-alpha should be dropping relatively "soon-ish"

hn1 got a next gen console update

but it's just ai upscaled mainly

some other differences but really i don't even notice them

[molten basin]

ah okey

[gleaming acorn]

and WTRB season 3 is supposedly finished

that's all i think matters

if there's some other stuff that happened that's on me

you can go into #work-in-progress to see hn3 stuff like finished character meshes and in-dev screenshots

[molten basin]

ye i saw the characters

just wondering one thing about signed vandal

[bronze phoenix]

hn3 has to be good Right. right?

[molten basin]

its good

[thick ferry]

Always good

[molten basin]

why signed completed model is more dirty then otheres vandal? or people in town

[bronze phoenix]

design choice 🔥

[chilly sundial]

@dry gate

[molten basin]

ye he looks good but the others bandits also going down to the town but they are not dirty atl all

[bronze phoenix]

maybe signed dosent shower and just play hn3 all day?

like

why ur asking us

we are not the devs

[molten basin]

ik but its just interesting thing to talk with it with otheres

[bronze phoenix]

ur asking a question that we cant answer

[gleaming acorn]

we'll see if the new gameplay loop is nice once pre-alpha drops

[bronze phoenix]

the most possible one is that its design choice

[gleaming acorn]

if it isn't, they'll probably work on it again

[gleaming acorn]

signed is homeless

[bronze phoenix]

lore?

[molten basin]

old clothes?

dose not have any home just the park?

[gleaming acorn]

no i'm lying, that's not confirmed

signed is wearing jeans and a hoodie

which are much easier to get dirty compared to a

puffer jacket and fishnets

or a track jacket or a skirt

[molten basin]

make sense

[gleaming acorn]

coned's jacket is massive they probably just close up if they get somewhere dirty

and i'm sure covered showers

[bronze phoenix]

or

design choice

[lavish ravine]

Day 22 waiting for the pre alpha

[untold grotto]

he is depressed or disconnected basically he does not care how he looks like

[bronze phoenix]

we been waiting since 137 days ago

[bronze phoenix]

also how does he live facing down all day?

[untold grotto]

he is weighed down by his own thoughts, he avoids the outside world and keeping himself inside his own head

him being hunched over symbolizes that

[thick ferry]

Who is excited for hello neighbor 3?

[trim pine]

Me! Also, I just began building a cosplay of someone specific. (WIP)

[opaque bison]

Nice, can't wait to see it

[whole relic]

So 3 is set to release this year?

Bc if so that seems like a tight schedule

[thick ferry]

Peakkkk

Can’t wait to see

[thick ferry]

He’s

Yes

Nikita said next week so

[whole relic]

Next week for pre alpha????

[untold grotto]

no

[peak solar]

technically no

next week is possible, but not exactly when

[high brook]

i have a feeling its not gonna come out next week

usually this just happens

[limpid pewter]

does this mean anything ?

[night vigil]

Yeah uhhh tbh I have no clue

[high brook]

just a changenumber

its automatic

i think

[limpid pewter]

ah ok thanks

[civic totem]

It means nothing

[untold grotto]

its just user tags changing places

[rotund plaza]

HN is peak

[finite carbon]

NEW TEASERS PLZZZZZ

[mellow garden]

nikita jus sleeping

[night vigil]

As he should. It's the weekend

[jolly mirage]

I suspect next year

[sand flare]

Anything new??

[night vigil]

Nope

[sand flare]

Nikita is online

mabye trailer??????

tmmr?

WAIT IS THE NEW DEV LOG PRIVATE ON YOUTUBE LIKE LAST TIME

[night vigil]

Just because he's online doesn't mean there's gonna be a trailer.

[lucid crescent]

Let's check

[sand flare]

ik

[bronze phoenix]

damn

[near meadow]

So why does he literally attack anyone for

[gleaming acorn]

i haven't been attacked by signed unprompted before

[untold grotto]

attacking and breaking is his coping mechanism for the emotional weight he carries and his isolation

[gritty herald]

what is the guy with the sign on his heads name

[night vigil]

Signed

[gritty herald]

oh ok

[finite carbon]

It’s been 16 days since we’ve gotten any new teasers and were approximately getting the pre-alpha coming up this week

Could we please just get one last and final pre-alpha teaser before pre-alpha and new devlog releases?

[wild girder]

Nikita. If you're seeing this. Will there be things in the game that are more symbolic than literal like in the previous games or is everything literal in HN3.

[mighty orchid]

I feel like that counts as story related so he won’t answer that

[untold grotto]

he has grounded story approach, and if you look at hn3 storyline as everything is literal you can tell its not very grounded

[strange birch]

yall genuinely stop stalking nikitas status

just cause hes online doesnt mean anything

let bro scroll through discord in peace

[blissful river]

Yeah lol

[near hawk]

Tbf he could just set his status to invisible or idle or whatever

[opaque bison]

Yeah but still doesn't mean we have to stalk people

[polar linden]

damn, whis is waht happen when people wait longer then they can

[gleaming acorn]

nikita sleeping alarm for idle is a thing

and if nikita went invisible i'm sure they'd make a nikita invisible alarm

[sand flare]

trailer tommorw

probably

then pre apha on the 1st April or 2nf april thats my guess

and that they're getting the trailer ready now

[lavish ravine]

Hi guys

[finite carbon]

Heyo

[sterile crane]

quiet

🤫

[lavish ravine]

Very quiet

We need a teaser to revive this chat

[cerulean meteor]

Fr fr👀

[loud canyon]

nice pfp rnadom person ive never met

[cerulean meteor]

Hey random person that I’ve TOTALLY never talked to until now and TOTALLY never met 👀👀

[loud canyon]

https://tenor.com/view/nvm-hello-neighbor-meme-gif-13819849428428257266

[cerulean meteor]

https://tenor.com/view/george-and-harold-captain-underpants-captain-underpants-movie-rain-sad-gif-16782827653804040401

[high brook]

i just realized visitor den was reused in hn3

kinda

[eager glade]

stop stalking him like 67 times

[high brook]

What game?

Wait is that uhh

What’s it called

I’m pretty sure Nintendo made it

[restive seal]

Tomodachi life

[strange birch]

honestly i kinda hope they dont release the devlog and pre alpha soon

I want the game's pre alpha to fully begin to represent the final product

artwise and gameplay wise

and comparing what they want with proto 3 and the amount of time since that one's release, it would need a bit more time to cook before then

[rotund plaza]

Fact: Visitors are slowly becoming canon

(Forest dwellers)

[stone elk]

Much rather we end up with more builds rather then what happend to hn2

[rotund plaza]

I hope forest dwellers are Aaron

[rotund plaza]

Me! And Hello sistah!

[stone elk]

Dwellers? Like multiple... And all of them are the same dude...

[rotund plaza]

Awesome sauce! Is this the real guest?

[rotund plaza]

Huh?

[rotund plaza]

Can you explain for a sec-

I don't get it???

[trim pine]

I'm planning to make something like a hybrid costume. Something that's both the HN3 guest, but also the forest dweller seen on the graffiti and posters around Raven Brooks.

[rotund plaza]

"Forest dwellers graffiti" oh no no no, that is supposed to be the actual guest

Not forest dwellers

You silly goose!

[rotund plaza]

But yeah super awesome

[trim pine]

Yeah, but the thing is that I'm making this costume for a theory video. Specifically for the part where I discuss that the cult in Raven Brooks has gone through some drastic changes, making the residents see their "god" in different ways.

[rotund plaza]

Oh okay?

Awesome

[trim pine]

Thanks

[rotund plaza]

The costume is a hybrid of a guest and forest dweller? Uhh, let me tell you, they look exactly the same-

Except that the guests have more features

[trim pine]

I know, but for the purpose I'm making this costume, I think it fits.

[near hawk]

Ahh i can't wait for the pre alpha

[novel peak]

Any news?

[near hawk]

Not to my knowledge

Other than pre Alpha might release next week If you missed that

[novel peak]

👍

[warm crane]

and when will it be pre alpha

[limpid pewter]

sometime this week or next week

[bronze steppe]

yea

[summer sand]

From the other side. This fast production may be sign of the fact that they have no problems at all with development since hn2. Which was production hell

[limpid pewter]

i think pre alpha is ready they are most likely just working on the devlog

[celest plank]

Ahh i can wait for the pre alpha

[limpid pewter]

i really hope its on monday

[celest plank]

i really hope its next friday or the one after the next

[low gate]

the devlog has increased by 4 minutes each time for some reason

[frosty gyro]

cant wait for devlog 8 to be an hour long

[low gate]

true

[wicked moth]

Nikita is online now, so maybe he can confirm whether or not the pre alpha or devlog is finished, and which one the team is still working on.

[primal wedge]

Nikita, the energy drinks in HN3 are alc0h0l or not?

[low gate]

Interesting question

[primal wedge]

cuz hn is for children and almost every energy drink is alc0h0l and they might get 16+ for alc0h0l use

[low gate]

almost every energy drink is alcohol?

[near hawk]

HN is for 65 year olds actually not children

[low gate]

You alright mate

[near hawk]

All of us should just quit hello neighbor

It ain't for us

[frosty gyro]

we are too young to experience the full capability and masterful work of hello, neighbour.

[primal wedge]

energy drinks is adult drinks if you know

[low gate]

Only 16s and up can buy them at least where i am but its not alcohol

16 aint even adult

[near hawk]

Doesn't HN3 already have murder though

Is alchool more severe than murder

[untold grotto]

energy drinks are not alcoholic though

[low gate]

HN3 200 water bottles drown

[near hawk]

Thanks for bringing up 200 watter bottles today.

[low gate]

What are you on about

No one said anything like that

[near hawk]

You did right here

[low gate]

You sure about that

[low gate]

Did not

Yesterday

I did today

Loser

[pale sparrow]

guys my theorie, pre alpha is comming tommorow.

[limpid pewter]

i think so too

but i feel like we are getting a new teaser today

[pale sparrow]

nah today is sunday

[limpid pewter]

We can still get a teaser even if its Sunday

[pale sparrow]

have we got one day on sunday?

[limpid pewter]

yes

[pale sparrow]

do you now wich teaser?

[limpid pewter]

oh wait i misread your question

[limpid pewter]

dont think

[eager glade]

good morning guys

[near hawk]

Good night

[primal wedge]

Good evening

[wild girder]

Tomodachi Life Living The Dream

[trim pine]

Good afternoon-evening

[eager glade]

how everyone doing

[near hawk]

Good time transcendance

How is everyone doing

[high brook]

Pre alpha tomorrow?

[frosty gyro]

doubt it,its probably releasing around tuesday-thursday

[eager glade]

after tomorrow

[primal wedge]

after mayak

[cunning yacht]

player model tomorrow?

or today

[primal wedge]

after gta 6

[bronze phoenix]

guys\

[thick ferry]

The neighbor

[trim pine]

What do you mean? The chin, or the mustache?

[brave thunder]

he's old

85?
i don't remember

[near hawk]

Yeah he's 85

[brave thunder]

35~55 i guess

[near hawk]

Like 53

He was born in 1943

And the og game is in 1996(or was it 1997? Something like that)

[untold grotto]

1996

to achieve uncanny vibe

[brave thunder]

act 3 is like 2017 and the tvs are still like that

[eager glade]

67

[atomic forge]

Creator of humor

[eager glade]

i dont want no trouble

😰

[near hawk]

No Browny is 67 i know him irl

[eager glade]

15

mr man

please dont spread misinformation on someones identity thank you

[finite carbon]

Anyways….

Pre-Alpha!!!!

[eager glade]

pre alpha in 67 minutes

[finite carbon]

Ikr!

[eager glade]

kinger scary

he remind me of bigboogi mr man

[near hawk]

No he's Kinger

Yeah

That's what i am

Aaron would make a really cool Guest i just wonder how they could reveal him.

[eager glade]

his shoes

duh

[candid wave]

DYNAMIC PIXELS!!!

[near hawk]

Or sorry in general how would they reveal the guest

[trim pine]

Why do everyone think Aaron is the guest? Where does this theory come from?

[eager glade]

maybe he pulls his beak off

[eager glade]

since there are 2 its now a bit likely

[trim pine]

Yes, but I doubt that the new guest is Aaron, due to the fact he looks too tall for a regular person. (Of course, this doubt could be because of my theories, which force me to stick with a specific opinion.)

[eager glade]

i feel like a reg person is that tall im sure i seen someone like super damn tall the beak doesnt count tho

and aaron would be like around his 40s so

[untold grotto]

aaron is not the guest
aaron is "the guest"

[trim pine]

It's just that the HN3 Guest looks similar to people with gigantism. Also, some people with gigantism tend to have a pituitary tumor pressing against their brain structure, causing headaches or mental problems (which to me would explain the sounds he makes, rather than just saying: "Oh, he's a werewolf" or something from that sort I've heard people say.)

[eager glade]

wait'

this is actually good info

[night vigil]

Also, HN3 is taking a very different approach with the style of the characters in general. So saying that the Guest can't be human because he has a Slenderman build doesn't really work.

[trim pine]

Exactly! That's why I believe he has some sort of genetic mutation in order to be built like that.

[near hawk]

Wait are you saying it's one of the people from that image in the prototype?

That has the rich looking people

[trim pine]

No, that's a IRL image of a person with gigantism

To give you a reference

[night vigil]

Plus, it seems to be a common thing in HN3's Raven Brooks story that some people are just very "lengthy". Of course, it could just be me, but this picture to me heavily implies that there are a lot of people just build like this in Raven Brooks, because almost all of the people here look a lot like how the Guest is build.

[untold grotto]

the characters being like "not human" body build is just artstyle

its same as signed is hunched over in design

[thorn flax]

hi

[untold grotto]

for signed, it symbolizes he is weighed down by his own thoughts, he avoids the outside world and keeping himself inside his own head

[cunning yacht]

hello brother

[untold grotto]

for forest dweller, there also be some kind of narrative reason to explain why he is "tall"

while hes not being literally tall

[near hawk]

Was it ever explicitly stated that HN3 story has no cult at all?

[celest plank]

ive never seen this in the game ts is so creepy to me

[finite carbon]

I don’t believe so

[night vigil]

I mean, the whole town is worshipping the Guest. There's not cult because there doesn't need to be

[finite carbon]

That’s understandable

[untold grotto]

vandals are kinda cult but while not being an cult

[near hawk]

I agree

But i heard there was a statement that says so and i need it

Was there not?

[untold grotto]

there was not i believe

[night vigil]

I'm pretty sure that in the Story of HN3 the whole cult thing actually happened, but maybe not idk

I remember there was a statement from Nikita that "Everybody experiences Raven Brooks differently" which is such a cool thing to do with Raven Brooks might I add. It's quite literally a fairytale. And just like a fairytale, the tale evolves and changes over time in details, but the main plot of the story never really does. I may be going crazy but that's how I understood it

[trim pine]

I think the statement was technically in the whole objective of Prototype 3, with there being two Forest Dweller statues (The good ending and the secret ending). The regular town's folk seem to worship this goofy/silly illustration of the guest, while the vandals worship the other "real" guest.

[untold grotto]

this is not silly dude

[trim pine]

It looks to me with that smile

[finite carbon]

I have a theory that all of the Hello Neighbor games are all told from the perspective of a twisted memory. The reason for art style inconsistency and language inconsistency is because it’s all told from a memory.

I think that HN3 might be the first Hello Neighbor game that actually takes place in current tense instead of a memory.

[untold grotto]

also they are not "forest dweller" statues, they are "guest" statues

just to be clear

[trim pine]

It's a "Forest Dweller Festival" which implies that the town's folk think he's called "The Forest Dweller". Also, in P1 and P2, the guest was called "Forest Dweller" when he catched you.

[untold grotto]

no it is not

[finite carbon]

I’m pretty sure that it’s called the Guest festival

At least in prototype 3

[untold grotto]

yep

theres no need to prove stuff from prototype 1 and 2, even prototype 3 is not that "accurate" to current hn3 storyline

since they figured out the core story in different way after prototype 3

[finite carbon]

Yeah, The HN3 story isn’t even fully laid out yet so we can’t really use the prototypes and alphas to determine the story direction.

[untold grotto]

not really

nikita said that at least prototype 3 gave the first clues to the story, something similar to that atleast

[night vigil]

I'm pretty sure the Townsfolk are worshipping the "real" or actual Legend of the Guest (Aka, the Silly Goofy Version). And also, this ritual actually worked because the weather actually changed and the storm went away, until Mr. Peterson came and tore the statue down. While the Vandals believe in what the Cult (Forest Protectors) believed in. After all, they also kidnap a child to complete their ritual (Isaac). Whoever the person under the Guest costume is, he is definitely some important part to that ritual.

[finite carbon]

When did he say that?

[untold grotto]

#hn3-discussion message

[finite carbon]

Understood

[untold grotto]

i dont think forest protectors has any relevant no hn3 ngl

and btw forest dweller is not that much good "manipulator", if you will

he only managed to convince 3 depressed teenagers

and the others see him as some kind of enemy

[night vigil]

Well, it's definitely not 100% connected to anything, that's for sure. But there are some connections here in there. Nothing more than just Brainstorming I guess

[untold grotto]

i do think forest dweller is newer guy, instead of being that old

well i probably worded it horribly

[untold grotto]

i mean, forest dweller appeared not that much before

maybe a few years before 2028

[high brook]

do yall think this getting reused

[night vigil]

I doubt it, but this literally catches the HN3 vibe perfectly so it would be foolish to not use it again in my opinion

[high brook]

it wasnt made for hn3 though'

nikita made it for a personal project kinda

and it got reused in rbo

[night vigil]

Whaaaaat? I thought it was made for some sort of Radio Channel in HN3.

[high brook]

yea it was used in one of nikitas instagram videos i think

where he showed the months of the year in his town

[candid wave]

When comes pre alpha?

[high brook]

why its called passage of time

[candid wave]

?

[untold grotto]

next week

[high brook]

supposedly

[candid wave]

Ok thanks

[limpid pewter]

This week or next week

[near hawk]

Next

[high brook]

tomorrow next week or after this

its confusing saying that ona sunday

[near hawk]

Tommorow's

[cunning yacht]

is there news?

[limpid pewter]

no

[wild girder]

I hope so. Try asking Nikita the next time he starts to answer questions.

[hollow vector]

when we gonna see Rumble on The Mill

[eager glade]

oh boy i have newws

[hollow vector]

what

what news

[finite carbon]

Pre-Alpha soon!!!!!

[hollow vector]

indeed

[polar linden]

why nikita stoped answering questions and dont write here?

[civic totem]

Never, bro. It's been a scrapped concept for 7 years

[untold grotto]

he usually goes silent when an build is close

[polar linden]

nice...

[sand flare]

TOLD YOU TRALIER TMMR

game on the 1st or 3rd

[night vigil]

That is true...

[lucid crescent]

Fr

[polar linden]

nah

[sand flare]

why not

[polar linden]

where it's then

[sand flare]

i mean tmmr

like the 30th

[loud karma]

yall are going insane

[lucid crescent]

or the 31st

[night vigil]

Very much so

[polar linden]

like half life fans without the 3rd game for over a 20 years or minecrafters without end update

[mellow garden]

Or hn fans in 2020 when hn2 apha 2 didnt came out

Btw idk if they was insane

[earnest cape]

Most over glazed build in HN history, people thought it was something awesome when all you actually would do on it was take a photo of the neighbor and that’s it.

[celest plank]

wait what am i missing

[blissful river]

Where did take a photo of the neighbor come from lol.

[tall sorrel]

I think there was code for that in HN2 Alpha 1.5?

found the convo I was thinking of

#hello-neighbor message

[earnest cape]

As far as I remember it had to do with stuff in A1.5 that were meant to be in A2 along with footage from A2 that shows there was nothing past the borders or anything in the gray manor besides the Neighbor himself along with the camera. Also don’t even get me started on how there’s literally like three gray manors pasted around as background in that build.

[blissful river]

That’s not alpha 2 though. Thats all just blockouts and testing for the full game.

[lavish ravine]

Tomorrow new week

With hn3 pre alpha ?

[warm crane]

How dowland prototype 3

And when is pre-alpha tommorow

[gentle pebble]

Pre Alpha doesn’t have a confirmed date

[gentle pebble]

You can’t download P3 anymore

[rotund plaza]

This week, pre-alpha will be released.

[gentle pebble]

it's not fully confirmed

[rotund plaza]

Oh??

[gentle pebble]

#hn3-discussion message

[rotund plaza]

"Did Nikita just said that pre-alpha may come out next week?"Correct"

[gentle pebble]

he said

may come*

[rotund plaza]

Oh yeah

[novel peak]

What day of the week do you think the Pre-Alpha will be released?

[rotund plaza]

Friday

[novel peak]

We were both so tired of waiting that we went for a night walk.

[limpid pewter]

i am gonna miss this house

[night vigil]

Same, i actually liked this house a lot

[low gate]

I would say its safe to assume itd be this week

[novel peak]

The walk made us hungry, so we went shopping. The bananas were on sale. 🙂

[haughty tide]

isn't janusz scared of the guest?

[novel peak]

Nah, he's fine as long as we buy something. Business comes first.

[haughty tide]

hm alright then...

[daring sentinel]

YO

I BEAT ACT 2 FINALLYYYYYYYY

[native nexus]

🥳🥳that's rlly good
But try talking in the hng channel

[daring sentinel]

TYY

[rotund plaza]

Forest dwellers*

[haughty tide]

well he looks like the guest.

[stone elk]

The week of pre alpha has begun

hopefully

[rotund plaza]

I mean, forest dwellers dress like one, he is pretending to be the guest, he is using the image of god(guest) to feast on the innocent

[limpid pewter]

i have no clue

[rotund plaza]

The guest is a metaphor for a god. (He is not a literal god but he is one)

[haughty tide]

hm, i never knew that.

[rotund plaza]

How dare you gerhhh

[rotund plaza]

Dude, the guest is praised like a god in the lore(??)

Hello guest is goated

He does and did

Graphics novels

He also attacked the neighbor in the books.

Yeah? Are you new?

[limpid pewter]

wait hold on is the guest from hn2 the same thing as the forest dweller in hn3

[rotund plaza]

No

Sigh, What “everything is canon” likely means
It doesn’t mean every event connects in one clean timeline..(??)
It means:
All stories exist in the same universe
BUT
They don’t all tell the same story or follow the same characters directly.
Think of it like a shared mystery world instead of one continuous plot

Short Answer: Every HN timeline isn't connected

[rotund plaza]

And in fact, HN2 guest is the real guest

And Forest dwellers aren't the guest

[limpid pewter]

idk why i keep imagining if hn3 had a ending it would be the actual guest killing the forest dweller

[rotund plaza]

Uhh, I think that won't happen

But who knows?

Maybe it will happen, maybe it won't

[limpid pewter]

yeah

[rotund plaza]

Everything is semi canon to each other

Everything is canon in different ways Y'k?

Everyone did

[limpid pewter]

but hopefully we will see the forest dwellers real face

[rotund plaza]

How old are you?

Ahh thank god

So you know, discord TOS?

"No minor under 13" rule Y'k?

Dude, if you haven't read discord TOS and are under 13, you would be banned

Okay? Who care!

18

And don't try to avoid reading discord TOS!

Or you're going to be banned

Y'k?

I'm Not that old, sir

What are we doing, this is HN3 discussion

Anyway hello neighbor!

And welcome to raven brooks!

[rustic forge]

Hello everyone! What day of the week do you think the pre-alpha will be released?

[limpid pewter]

maybe today but i think most likely Wednesday

[lavish ravine]

New day , new week

[rustic forge]

I think it's either Wednesday or Friday. There's nothing stopping it from coming out today, but the chances are slim.

[limpid pewter]

yeah

[civic totem]

It is Pre-Alpha week!!!!

[lavish ravine]

Since we're starting the day, I'd like to ask: what happened to these locations

[limpid pewter]

[unborn edge]

the first and second pictures were an environement test map, so there wasnt much other than decor, and the third one is a remnant of one of the test houses present in most likely the same map or a separate one

[rustic forge]

Nikita, will there be a neighbor as an NPC in the pre-alpha?

[lavish ravine]

Mmmmm for me I think : Yes

[night vigil]

Lets hope that it actually is

[cunning cosmos]

i really hope so

omg

[night vigil]

My Holidays start next week, so a friday release would quite literally be peak

[civic totem]

It is tho Nikita confirmed it

[wild girder]

I believe they were from the last build of RBO before it got scrapped. They're gonna get updated around the time of Pre-Alpha because they're really outdated and barely resemble the current look of the game.

[wild girder]

However, I do personally prefer the visual look of those images but, it is what it is.

[gleaming acorn]

yeah, nikita explicitly said it was a timeframe

[oblique parcel]

Personally i do not

I Think how the game looks now is way better

[wild girder]

I am definitely warming up to the current look.

[near hawk]

Nikita just estimated that

[night vigil]

He also Said that he „already regrets saying that“, because he’s not 100% sure it’s going to actually release this week

[civic totem]

No, he said he's sure he'll "regret saying real timeframe", not that he already regrets saying that

[civic totem]

And, while he's obviously not 100% sure that the Pre-Alpha will come out this week, the fact that he decided to give some kind of release date this time instead of just saying "idk" means that it's more likely the Pre-Alpha will actually come out this week

[cunning cosmos]

idk man

ima just wait and see what happens🤷‍♀️

[mellow garden]

4 people of Eerie team are on something

oh now 3

[limpid pewter]

hmmmm

[gentle pebble]

There are more than 4

That work on the team

[mellow garden]

ye but i mean now

if you look

[night vigil]

That is true

[stone elk]

well i think it will be this week

I bet the dev team is also excited to show what they have been cooking just like we are excited to see it

[eager glade]

is it pre alpha time

[lavish ravine]

https://tenor.com/view/cat-dance-clubbing-club-dance-ai-cat-gif-15550554739810841950

[wicked moth]

Guys.. the pre alpha is this week.

[eager glade]

mmmmm maybe maybe not maybe yes

yesnt

[lavish ravine]

We have smth for this week :

[eager glade]

trailer time and pre alpha time

[lavish ravine]

https://tenor.com/view/fingers-crossed-i-hope-so-please-please-gif-19730905

Hope

[night vigil]

I’m so interested as to what the pre alpha is going to do with the gameplay loop. Really excited

[oblique parcel]

I just hope the Neighbor is finally in the game

[night vigil]

Same

[wicked moth]

Me waiting for pre alpha:

https://giphy.com/gifs/waiting-been-hardpunjabigifs-z4lwT4QTkK3sYITR7Z

[oblique parcel]

Mr Peterson not being present has been felt in previous builds

Like something felt missing so i hope hes finally in it more

[eager glade]

maybe he will actually cuz of that one teaser

[oblique parcel]

I Think he Will cause theres that and combined with them having him in prototype 3 ending

[lavish ravine]

Me if this week we don’t have the pre alpha :

https://tenor.com/view/bum-gif-842992762499342075

[eager glade]

yeah and its gonna be focused more on the story so im sure hes in it cuz obv cuz hes a big part of the story

i have a feeling today is the time

[night vigil]

Im pretty sure something would have already happened, but hey, maybe it is time who knows

[civic totem]

I mean... surely he will be, right?

[eager glade]

nikita haas been pretty quiet lately then alex spawned its like 2 arcs lol im sure nikita loves surprising us so

[eager glade]

thats the teaser ive been talkin about thanks for bringing it over

[night vigil]

They are also removing characters that aren’t story relevant right now, so it would make sense to now add the neighbor because he is obviously very important to the story

[eager glade]

yeah im sure he will be there

[civic totem]

Np

[eager glade]

hey

thats what i said

but yeah true i wonder how hes gonna be like in game

[quartz canopy]

did you guys know that the neighbor will probably be in pre alpha because theyre getting rid of characters that arent relevant to the story

[night vigil]

No

[civic totem]

No, I didn't

[quartz canopy]

@eager glade did you know

[mellow garden]

nikita maybe editing the devlog rn

[eager glade]

hmm

idk

[eager glade]

or

thereisntone

[night vigil]

Well, he did say he was locked in on the pre-alpha AND the new devlog.

[civic totem]

There obviously is bro

[eager glade]

he said smth about the enw devlog?

when?

[quartz canopy]

https://tenor.com/view/dont-cry-little-monster-dont-cry-bob-boys-hungry-eat-gif-3824779381532054672

eat my devlogs

[eager glade]

ohhh

[near hawk]

Yo

Naughty

[eager glade]

he was gonnna call me the f word for being dumb ohh

[night vigil]

I literally said nothing in that message why did it call me out for bad language

[quartz canopy]

now i really wanna see the message

[eager glade]

f worddd

[civic totem]

No embeds for you

[eager glade]

confirmation pre alpha will never release

lol

[near hawk]

Probably typo like spelling "as" with 2 s instead

[night vigil]

Hn3 cancelled, oh well

[near hawk]

Or did you forward a message that included an "everyone" ping?

[eager glade]

😭

[eager glade]

noteg had the balls to do that what

no way dude

[near hawk]

Waitforit

[night vigil]

Ohhhhh that might have been it, oops

But yeah he said something about the devlog and stuff yada yada

[near hawk]

Can you do message links?

I can't

[mellow garden]

nah hn discord moderation deletes every gif you send here

[civic totem]

"We are currently locked in for pre-Alpha and new Devlog episode"

[mellow garden]

||i think||

[civic totem]

#work-in-progress message

[eager glade]

you just have no embeds role

[eager glade]

i didnt seee new DEVLOG episode oooh

ig there is one

[lavish ravine]

Ok if the pre alpha come this week , Let's do a quick recap

[rotund plaza]

I hope I will be kidnapped by Theodore

[oblique parcel]

Ok

[lavish ravine]

• the good ending or bad ending : mr peterson destroy the statue

• bad ending : Isaac die in the amusement park

• ending : Just Dont do anything and die for the storm

[civic totem]

Bruhv

[civic totem]

I'm pretty sure there's only 1 ending in the pre-alpha

[lavish ravine]

I hope the pre alpha comes with a new ending

[near hawk]

Well, the statue isn't the main objective anymore

[night vigil]

The goal is not to build the statue anymore, that’s for sure

[near hawk]

And storms no longer give an ending.

[lavish ravine]

Wait what ?

Fr ?

[near hawk]

Yeah

Lemmy find it

[lavish ravine]

I need to see it

[near hawk]

Here

When asked about whether the festival is the goal, he responded by linking that message

[lavish ravine]

Holy moly

It’s real

[near hawk]

But the statue is still present in the story

[lavish ravine]

I mean yea but it’s not important anymore ?

[near hawk]

The ritual/festival is still a thing

[near hawk]

Idk

It seems relatively important

I just think it won't be the main goal

Like it can still be important storywise but not what the gameplay centers on.

[lavish ravine]

https://tenor.com/view/theodore-peterson-hello-neighbor-3-prototype-hello-neighbor-3-prototype-1-hello-neighbor-3-prototype-2-hello-neighbor-3-prototype-3-gif-10015693963046453331

[tepid lynx]

wth is the logo of hn3

its a snake

with the face of a crow

eating itself

[bronze steppe]

nah not anymore

now its new version instead of new proto

[limpid pewter]

isnt a pre alpha still a prototype

[thorn flax]

What was there?

[cunning yacht]

HN3 TOMORROW
(I guess)

[mellow garden]

It should be cuz of not finnished building

[near hawk]

Who said tommorow

[near meadow]

Could be today

[limpid pewter]

i think its gonna be wendnesday

[near meadow]

Could be Wednesday

Could be Thursday

Could be Friday

[cunning yacht]

(Only me)

[near meadow]

Could be saturday

Any day

[high brook]

What if it’s today

[mellow garden]

"This skill is called prediction"🔥

[high brook]

👀

I bet it’s gonna be Thursday

[cunning yacht]

God, I wish.

[limpid pewter]

is the rc car gonna be in pre alpha

[near meadow]

But

it could be today

Though I wish

More like hope

Tbh

Odds are all the same

[high brook]

Usually it comes out at like 10-11 est

[cunning yacht]

Hope

[limpid pewter]

i think its 50/50 we get it today

[high brook]

I doubt it’s even finished yet

I feel it

[thick ferry]

Pre alpha…

Where are you…

[cunning yacht]

https://tenor.com/view/omni-man-wheres-mark-william-omni-man-meme-you-are-not-safe-invincible-gif-12200603688986882222

[thick ferry]

[near hawk]

Personally i think it's more like 30/70 pre Alpha is today

[thick ferry]

“Where’s pre alpha Nikita”

[limpid pewter]

no updates on database

[cunning yacht]

https://tenor.com/view/kratos-gif-26454802

[high brook]

What if it’s now 👀

Who knows

What if it’s yesterday

What if’s its tomorrow

[eager glade]

TODAY

[cunning yacht]

What if is what if

[limpid pewter]

well in my timezone if it is coming out today it will be released in around 1 hour to 2 hours

[cunning yacht]

[limpid pewter]

huh

no updates on playlist either

WHAT

[native nexus]

Damn this time got all the channels

[untold grotto]

they would be more careful with this one

since they leaked the previous one because of playlist

[eager glade]

We gotta lock in

[untold grotto]

they wouldnt add it to playlist before release

[eager glade]

Krpytq

Kryptqn

We gotta lock in

[untold grotto]

bet

[eager glade]

Guys we gotta lock in

Dev log 4

[rotund plaza]

[stone elk]

locked in🐸

devlogs are around 17 - 18 Europe time thingy ussualy

[low gate]

Europe time?

[stone elk]

Central European Time (CET)

[low gate]

right

so about an hour then

if so

[stone elk]

its possible

[restive oxide]

it always happens when I'm not at home dude i swear

[low gate]

We dont know if it is today to be fair

[restive oxide]

i hope it's not

[limpid pewter]

i remember when prototype 2 first came out i couldnt play it for a week because the wi fi at my house was down

[restive oxide]

damn

[limpid pewter]

but who knows when pre alpha is coming out

[near hawk]

Then just leave home and return to a devlog.
Easy

[restive oxide]

i meant the builds always release when I'm not home
i could watch the devlogs anywhere

[pale sparrow]

Guys who thinks pre alpha is comming today

there are no updates so i think no its late.

what about you?

[versed ravine]

I don't think nikita ever meant that it would come out the first day of next week lol

I'd love for it to come out too but we have to be a bit realistic

[near meadow]

It could.

The most realistic answer is that it could

[versed ravine]

Idk what times these things usually drop so

[pale sparrow]

Usually, a sneak peek doesn't come before the new version arrives.

[orchid gazelle]

i cant wait for my laptop to explode

[pale sparrow]

The player concept drawing will most likely stay for the devlog so that there is content because Nikita mentioned a lot of details

[pale sparrow]

my too

[low gate]

about 30 minutes from now

not saying it is today though

[versed ravine]

Yeah I find it unlikely

[thin portal]

https://klipy.com/gifs/nothing-ever-happens-chud

[stone elk]

Something might happen Alex came online🤔

[low gate]

Theres usually a ton of em online so i dunno

We will just have to wait and see ladds

[thin portal]

Until Nikita comes and says "yeah Pre-alpha is releasing today", nothing ever happens...

[stone elk]

they released Hozy instead

[night vigil]

Looks like a cool game ig

[near meadow]

I don’t think hes doing thT again lol

[civic totem]

He sort of did that for P3, but it was under different circumstances

The devlog had kind of... leaked lol

[near meadow]

Yeah

[near meadow]

And from that you mean steamdb updates

And THEN devlog

[stone elk]

pre alpha could still be today who knows

[near meadow]

Yup

[low gate]

last devlog released at 52 minutes past this hour

but i dont know dude its best to not over expect it today

[stone elk]

I like to expect it every day but it does not really hurt to wait

[near meadow]

No

[bronze phoenix]

any news today.

[near meadow]

Last devlog and devlog 2 for me would have been 2 hours later here

[low gate]

56 actually

[bronze phoenix]

any news or what

[cunning yacht]

hn3 maybe tomorrow?

[low gate]

no

[tall sorrel]

to be fair Nikita didn't wanna make a hard promise

[eager glade]

Hozy cozy say hello to Cody and brody

[tall sorrel]

so don't get your hopes up

[low gate]

exactly

[eager glade]

Did someone say news

[tall sorrel]

he was aiming for this time-frame but had no clue if he could actually reach it or not

[low gate]

if it were to be this week then its most likely not a weekend so its from now till the 3rd of april i think so

[stone elk]

the only standard day they have yet to release a devlog on is wednesday

[eager glade]

True tbf

We didn’t get any news about the dev log too

[loud canyon]

I have a theory about the next Hello Neighbor 3 build

[tall sorrel]

he was certain he'd regret giving an actual timeframe

[untold grotto]

yeah it may even not be this week

[loud canyon]

I believe it will be (looks side to side suspiciously) the pre alpha!

[rustic forge]

I still think it might come out today

[eager glade]

News

[night vigil]

Me want news

[low gate]

i wish steam db didnt exist

[loud canyon]

Why

[low gate]

Because it makes this less fun

[broken galleon]

gives people false hope and makes the chat annoying

[low gate]

tree

[loud canyon]

I like the version of steam DB that has custom steam Customization images

[bronze phoenix]

thats a good tip

[loud canyon]

I've set up some good steam game visuals with it in my library

[celest plank]

could NOT!!! agree more

[loud canyon]

But steamdb itself is very much doing more harm than good

Ignorance is bliss as they say

[oblique parcel]

You all Really need to chill down a little

[loud canyon]

I'm chill

[eager glade]

news I guess

[bronze phoenix]

you know u can downgrade playtest to proto 1 using the console and DB?

[loud canyon]

I'm very casual about all this, I'm very patient about HN3 as I need them to take their time on this game

[eager glade]

What time is it

[bronze phoenix]

ur a good fan u know

[bronze phoenix]

idk

[eager glade]

Hmm

[bronze phoenix]

im in in ur region so i wont know

[eager glade]

I’ll guess it out for you

Trailer time

[bronze phoenix]

alr

[eager glade]

Teaser time

[bronze phoenix]

?

[eager glade]

Tinyclub time

Or hn3 time

[night vigil]

Time

[eager glade]

Waitforit what time is it

[night vigil]

Emit

[eager glade]

its negihbor time

[cunning yacht]

teaser time

[civic totem]

What is it

False

False nuke

[loud karma]

today is monday which means gandalf gets to eat a graham cracker

[cunning yacht]

slon

[civic totem]

What

[cunning yacht]

what the

[civic totem]

Bruhv

[cunning yacht]

you don't understand what you're talking about

bruh

[civic totem]

Do you still have access to your account?

[eager glade]

new twitter post

[cunning yacht]

?

[civic totem]

FalseNuke

[cunning yacht]

false or true

[civic totem]

There's nothing in #social-feed

There's so many FalseNukes here today....

Don't fall for them guys

[cunning yacht]

pre alpha at wednesday?

[eager glade]

if i had embeds

[cunning yacht]

i believe

[eager glade]

DMs now boy

[untold grotto]

dm me

[eager glade]

i mean its not a big deal cuz its just words

[cunning yacht]

bruh

what the

you don't understand what you're talking about

bro

[mellow garden]

video scam from tinybuild,i thought theres new pre-alpha trailer(its only hozy thingy)

[civic totem]

Is it this? https://fxtwitter.com/i/status/2038639352423546928

Hello Neighbor Games (@NeighborGamesHQ)

@HozyGame Peterson's house DLC when?

**💬 1 🔁 1 ❤️ 12 👁️ 170 **

FxTwitter · Mar 30, 2026, 3:27 PM

[eager glade]

ye

[civic totem]

Bro...

[eager glade]

ig it dont matter tho

[civic totem]

BRO...

[eager glade]

haha

[civic totem]

I swear to...

[slender basin]

Guys, this channel is for discussing HN3. Could you please move this to the #off-topic channel for this yt thing?

[eager glade]

oh no pls

[civic totem]

You seriously didn't have to bring that Tweet

[eager glade]

sorry jacky ....

(my caps limit is still here )

[eager glade]

listen man i bring anything

[civic totem]

It's literally just an joke Tweet with nothing to do with HN3

[civic totem]

This is the HN3 discussion chat and not a general chat so you shouldn't bring up anything

[cunning yacht]

what the X post? twitter

[eager glade]

booy i bring up hello neighbor related stuff i see peterson house i see all neighborly stuff hello neighbor 1 2 and 3

[low gate]

Mr Petersons house for Phasmaphobia

[eager glade]

good one fol k

[rustic forge]

Now I don't think it makes sense to wait for something today.

[civic totem]

Don't do that again bro

[eager glade]

its just a post dude its nothing serious

[civic totem]

You shouldn't have brought it up as it has literally nothing to do with HN3

[eager glade]

thought it did brochecho and now i js noticed. u acting like its gonna ban everyone 🤦‍♂️

[celest plank]

browny your grandparents should be ashamed of you.

[eager glade]

im gonna bop u

[limpid pewter]

dang it no pre alpha

[novel peak]

Go argue over there. Miss Jacky told you politely and asked you not to continue here. Don’t be surprised if you both end up banned for misconduct.

[eager glade]

it was over 7 minutes ago

i got shushed okay i will shush

[celest plank]

man browny really got flamed

[eager glade]

hey

arent u the guy that said this

.

[celest plank]

yeah i dont know what youre talking about mate

[night vigil]

Can I get a shush?

[eager glade]

hmmm il let it slide

[near hawk]

[night vigil]

Thanks!

[warm crane]

When is hello neighbor 3 prealpha

[eager glade]

thats a good question lad

hard to say since ive been toughing for so long

[civic totem]

You should've read and fully processed the post before sending that message...

Anyways

HN3

[eager glade]

no mate i see house i see peterson = ( hello neighbor) 2 bad game (hn2) plus 1 mid game (hn1) = good game (hn3

MATH

[civic totem]

FalseNuke ahh logic

[eager glade]

its neighorstein logic

[civic totem]

https://tenor.com/view/false-nuke-false-nuke-spongebob-squidward-gif-883256946134548308

[warm crane]

https://tenor.com/view/hello-neighbor-secret-neighbor-hello-guest-hello-engineer-privet-sosed-gif-20973220

[limpid pewter]

its not today

[near hawk]

Obviously

I knew it

[rustic forge]

😭

[eager glade]

tomrrow cuz everday is tomorrow

[high brook]

Always bet on hn3?

Idk anymore

[eager glade]

always

if u stop

low chances..

[untold grotto]

"good", "bad"

[warm crane]

Nintendo Switch will get update to hello neighbor 2 patch 9

[trim pine]

When we've already played through the newest Hello Neighbour 3 version

[night vigil]

I'm pretty sure that will never happen.

[trim pine]

When Nikita says "next week"

[night vigil]

"Ehm, actually guys, it's NEXT next week"

[high brook]

It was not a promise it was a maybe

Tho

[hardy vine]

https://www.reddit.com/r/HelloNeighborGame/s/SkQRg17Vs7

Is this true?

[high brook]

Sorta

[hardy vine]

Interesting

[eager glade]

nnnnnnnnnoooooooo

aanddd

yeesss???

[gleaming acorn]

this week is just a timeframe and not a direct confirmation

[limpid pewter]

this is hn3 discussion but to answer your question it would explode your phone

[eager glade]

yes

[limpid pewter]

do you mean artstyle or in terms of graphics

[eager glade]

better than 2

[limpid pewter]

yeah it most likely will be better

[eager glade]

i agree with u a veyry good one

[limpid pewter]

even now it doesnt look that look that bad its just a lot models are blockouts

most likely

[eager glade]

we wil see

[limpid pewter]

but not 100 percent

[near hawk]

Not guaranteed

[woeful loom]

50 on 50

[eager glade]

me to

[near hawk]

Same man

[limpid pewter]

same

[near hawk]

too*

[limpid pewter]

just been replaying prototype 3 recently

[woeful loom]

cant wait when kuplinov play record letsplay prealpha

[lavish ravine]

Me waiting the pre alpha :

https://tenor.com/view/waiting-little-rascals-black-and-white-tv-gif-7351141631919267269

[limpid pewter]

https://tenor.com/view/peter-griffin-crash-out-angry-gif-2286608666183060999

[eager glade]

fr

it sucks

[limpid pewter]

imagine we got this version of the forestdweller/guest/tall guy

[trim trout]

Nikita made it the LONGEST week ever lol

[eager glade]

he made it just... right

[candid wave]

Who is the guest?

[trim pine]

Generally speaking, it's the bird man. But if you're asking who's behind the bird man mask, just don't: It'll erupt into theory arguments.

[sand flare]

probably tmmr

[untold grotto]

not a bird man

not in hn3

[celest plank]

this message keeps haunting me

[gleaming acorn]

i'm glad fella was redesigned, while i love the scarf from the original concept, i love every aspect of the redesign much more

[high brook]

are you talking about the guest or the "guest"? 👁️

[polar linden]

[celest plank]

i like his legs more

in the placeholder

[polar linden]

i watch this guy actually in video he just talks about proto3 and news for pre-alpha

[night vigil]

Still do not really know if he means that we have to clearly separate these, or he means something completely different

[gleaming acorn]

nahhh clearly these are the same person before/after becoming a jaded old freak

[celest plank]

holy render

it looks amazing

[high brook]

i hope we get to see the guest in game and not the "guest"

[night vigil]

it's not mine, just wanna get that clear

[celest plank]

i think that this guest is something else pretending to be him for whatever reason and the real one is yet to be revealed but i dont think thats likely the more i think about it

[lavish ravine]

YEA 😭

[celest plank]

ye ik

[gleaming acorn]

i'm still pining for the two guests being these guys because like i'll be incredibly sad if it ends up being "hjey guys so like forest dweller is actually AARON VICTOR PETERSON and the real guest is over there"

[night vigil]

It could just be a crazy person in a costume, people in HN3 just look "different"

[high brook]

what if the "guest" is the only real one and the guest was just a misinterpitation of the "guest"

[night vigil]

I'm still betting on the whole "Faust Metaphor" thing

[high brook]

this is related to the guest and the neighbor right?

[celest plank]

whatever it is im not really convinced this guy is the real guest

[near hawk]

The Forest dweller is metaphor for the Devil, the real guest for God, and Teddy for the devil

That's the theory

There's evidence for it too.

[night vigil]

Yeah that. There are just so many things that would make way more sense. There are also so many connections that (in my opinion) can't be ignored

[lavish ravine]

Day 1 without any News of Pre
Alpha

[celest plank]

could he be just one of the vandals

he lowk acts like one

just a bit different

[high brook]

what if the hn3 lore is just the whole hn1 pre alpha lore all over again

but more polished

[night vigil]

Mr. Peterson keeping the light from Raven Brooks (The Devil), The Forest Dweller being the "Anitchrist" or "Imposter" and the real Guest being a God

[cunning yacht]

this question was so bad even nikita didn't take this seriously

[celest plank]

i dont know how that would fit with the current lore of hello neighbor but ig it would be cool

[high brook]

which question?

[celest plank]

if they added more stuff on top of it

[gleaming acorn]

really i think what i want is for the guest to have lore that isn't connected to the petersons

[cunning yacht]

about endings

[night vigil]

and not literal, but metaphorical

[high brook]

crazy that he said "bruh" though

[high brook]

true

[celest plank]

generational aura loss

[gleaming acorn]

always aaron this, franklin that
i think i'd be fine with some John Guest action

[high brook]

also remember "rage bating in descord chat"

[night vigil]

"Descord Chat"

[celest plank]

ragebaiting in the descord chat

[high brook]

wait isnt this kinda making fun of him

[celest plank]

bro what even is the context of ts 😭

[untold grotto]

"dude, wth"

[celest plank]

no we are quoting his

amazing quotes

[near hawk]

"im going to time-out You"

[high brook]

w

[night vigil]

Nahhhh he's a legend for that

Among other things

[near hawk]

He didn't Say "stop"

Did he

[celest plank]

bro thank you for this question mate!!! 😭

[untold grotto]

yeah but thats because to have connection with them

somehow manipulate the vandals

to convince them he is the "god"

[high brook]

so maybe we can save the vandals?

[gleaming acorn]

"I can also ban on this server, you know?"

[night vigil]

And all of a sudden, blood runs cold

[untold grotto]

well maybe, but i doubt that tbh

for example, coned is like obsessed with the guest (or forest dweller which thinks he is the guest)

he based his look after his god

and he takes some kind of false prophet role in the story

[night vigil]

Still think he's some sort of imposter who convinces the cult he's some kinda "Messenger" from the "God" AKA Guest

[untold grotto]

maybe, signed and covered are two candidates susceptible to manipulation

[near hawk]

I think he convinced them he is "God"

Since they give him sacrifices

[untold grotto]

no not forest dweller

we are talking about coned

[near hawk]

Oh

Mb

[celest plank]

yeah so like i think its just somebody dressed up trying to look like the guest for their own benefit

[untold grotto]

cough cough aaron peterson cough cough

[celest plank]

why do u guys think its aaron 😭

[untold grotto]

it fits with his arc