Added the ability to manually select or restart specific Acts, which was essential for players encountering save-game bugs.

Released shortly after the game's full launch, this update focused on stability and quality-of-life improvements. According to the Hello Neighbor Wiki and Steam Patch Notes , the key changes included:

Improved lighting across maps and fixed a bug where trees did not cast static shadows.

Security measures for handling archive files in organizations

Addressed issues where Steam achievements were not triggering correctly for some players. Security Risks of .rar Game Files

Downloading game versions as standalone archives from unofficial sources is a common vector for malware. Cybersecurity experts from Malwarebytes and Kaspersky warn of several risks associated with these files:

Some archivers can extract files without the "Mark-of-the-Web" attribute, tricking Windows into running unsafe executables without a warning. Safe Acquisition

Attackers frequently hide Trojans or backdoors inside encrypted .rar files to bypass antivirus scanners, which cannot see the contents without the password.