Head back outside to the exact same place where you previously made the box tower and stole the lock pick. Now you can physically grab the wrench off the wall instead of using the magnet. That door leads to the shed where you stole the lock pick. In the hallway, you can now use the lock pick to open the door to the left of the staircase. You can't use the magnet to grab the wrench just yet, but you can pull the silver lock pick off the top left side of the shelves (near all the pots of glue).Īfter grabbing the pick, go inside the open window on the side of the house (the one with the black wire running inside) and open the door to your left. I found it easiest to create a step ladder using a large box as a base and two tiers of small boxes to actually get up high enough. Set down a few boxes in front so you can jump up and see inside to the work shed area. Look for a small open window that's positioned up high enough that you can't quite reach. With the magnet in hand, grab several boxes and head around to the back of the house near the area with the ladder (blocked by a shoddy fence completed with some boards). Unlock the trunk to get the magnet, which lets you steal metal objects from a distance. Go back out the window in the bed room and head down to the car. This one will let you open the trunk to the red car back down on the lawn. To your right, look for a keyring on the wall and grab the red key. In the purple room, grab the gold key sitting next to the door and then unlock it so you can get through easier. Inside the bedroom, throw a box (or any object in the room) at the painting of the flower next to the door to open a secret passageway.
If you have trouble getting across, drop another box so you can jump from a higher vantage point.įrom there, walk forward and jump across the white lattice to the brown awning in front of the window you broke previously. Jump on the box tower, then turn left and jump onto the brown section of roof nearby.įrom there, jump across to the roof/awning section above the porch. Head to the top yellow shelf and drop two boxes on top of each other. After that's done, make sure there are at least two boxes in your inventory and climb up the leaning yellow shelves to the left of the front door. Just grab something like the ball or even the weird eye painting off the wall in your house and chuck it up at the window from near the fence. Its easier to grab them here than to get the boxes in the neighbor's yard where he might see you through the window.īecause of how wonky the controls are and how easy it is for boxes to slide off the roof, I recommend breaking out the second floor window before you even go up there. Your goal at the beginning isn't to explore all the rooms in the house, but rather use boxes and get up on the roof where you can access the top floor.īefore heading to the neighbor's house, open the closet beneath the stairs in your house to get four boxes for free. Hiding under beds or inside cabinets only works if the neighbor didn't specifically see you enter the room, so you need to get ahead of him when he's chasing you. If you hold down the right click for a stronger throw, he'll be knocked off balance for a few seconds so you can get away. Objects can also knock over the neighbor, so keep something like the bowling ball or even a cup in your inventory for situations where you can't hide. Knocking over the neighbor with a coffee mug If you only right click without holding, objects won't actually break windows. The longer you hold, the farther and harder it goes. If you want to fully experience the game, be sure to explore the whole house instead of heading straight for the basement!įor those just jumping into the game and getting frustrated by the lack of explanation on the game's controls, there are a few basics to keep in mind. You can have up to four items in your inventory at once, with old items you pick up disappearing and going into previous inventory slots.Īfter the opening segment, press and hold E to pick up any object that makes the reticle become a larger circle, then hold the right mouse button to aim and release to throw. Note that we're going for the most direct route to solve the main puzzles and not diving into all the various secrets for every achievement.
If you are having trouble getting into the basement and figuring out how to proceed past all those stubbornly locked doors, we've got you covered with a step-by-step guide to the neighbor's security system.