Neighbours from Hell vs Oddworld: Munch's Oddysee
Neighbours from Hell is a horror puzzle game from JoWooD Entertainment (2003) while Oddworld: Munch's Oddysee is a platformer puzzle game from Oddworld Inhabitants (2001).
Quick answer: Neighbours from Hell rates higher, 7.5 to 6.1 on the GamingPickz Score.
What each one is
Neighbours from Hell is filed under Horror and Puzzle. In contrast, Oddworld: Munch's Oddysee under Platformer and Puzzle.
INTRODUCING THE GAME OF NEIGHBOURHOOD NASTINESS AND COMMUNITY COMMOTION! Living next door to you is a real Neighbour From Hell and it's now time to have your revenge! This compilation includes the original Neighbours From Hell and it's sequel Neighbours from Hell 2: On Vacation.
New port for 2016! 60 FPS, higher res textures, higher poly models, improved audio, numerous fixes and improvements, and trading cards, badges, emotes and backgrounds!
Story, characters and reception
No Wikipedia detail on file.
Plot
Characters Munch's Oddysee features a selection of new species: the Vykkers, who act as researchers and conduct immoral experiments on other species; the Gabbits, a frog-like species that has been nearly driven to extinction thanks to Glukkons harvesting them; and the Fuzzles, a puffball-like species that the Vykkers frequently experiment on, causing them to be highly aggressive. The game's main protagonist and narrator is Munch, a Gabbit who is captured… (Wikipedia)
Characters
Munch's Oddysee features a selection of new species: the Vykkers, who act as researchers and conduct immoral experiments on other species; the Gabbits, a frog-like species that has been nearly driven to extinction thanks to Glukkons harvesting them; and the Fuzzles, a puffball-like species that the Vykkers frequently experiment on, causing them to be highly aggressive. The game's main protagonist and narrator is Munch, a Gabbit who is captured at the… (Wikipedia)
Reception
Reception Oddworld: Munch's Oddysee received fair to positive reviews from critics upon its release in 2001. More critical of the title, GameSpot gave the game a 7. 9, stating that it is "a very smart game with great puzzles, yet there's not enough variety in those puzzles to keep it completely entertaining throughout. (Wikipedia)
At a glance
| Neighbours from Hell | Oddworld: Munch's Oddysee | |
|---|---|---|
| GamingPickz Score | 7.5/10 | 6.1/10 |
| Steam rating | Overwhelmingly Positive (98%, 3,150) | Mostly Positive (77%, 1,133) |
| Critic aggregate | 69/100 | 80/100 |
| Price | Not listed | $4.99 |
| Install size | 0.49 GB | — |
| Steam Deck | playable | verified |
| Released | 2003 | 2001 |
| Developer | JoWooD Entertainment | Oddworld Inhabitants |
Prices and Steam ratings are read live and move over time.
Neighbours from Hell vs Oddworld: Munch's Oddysee, point by point
Each facet side by side. A round is marked won only where a figure settles it; feel and "which is better" carry no mark, because no number we hold decides them.
Genre and premise
Neighbours from HellHorror puzzle gameOddworld: Munch's OddyseePlatformer puzzle gameWhat each is filed as. Each game describes itself in full above; we do not judge a premise.
How it plays
Neighbours from HellComedy, Casual, ClassicOddworld: Munch's OddyseeAdventure, Action, StrategyThe tags players apply most, in order of votes. A read on feel, not a verdict.
Reception
Neighbours from Hell ✓Score 7.5 · 98% on Steam · 69 criticOddworld: Munch's OddyseeScore 6.1 · 77% on Steam · 80 criticThe GamingPickz Score is a composite of player sentiment, critics and popularity, computed the same way for every game.
Content and scale
Neighbours from Hell3,150 reviews · 0.49 GBOddworld: Munch's Oddysee1,133 reviewsReach and footprint, not quality: more reviews or a bigger install is not a better game.
Price
Neighbours from HellNot listedOddworld: Munch's Oddysee$4.99Read live from Steam and subject to change.
On a Steam Deck
Neighbours from HellPlayableOddworld: Munch's Oddysee ✓VerifiedValve's own Deck compatibility rating.
Across the rounds a number can settle, it is level at 1 each. Which one is "better" is the part no figure decides, so we leave it to what you want from the two.
The two on the grid
Compare the whole catalogueNeighbours from Hell and Oddworld: Munch's Oddysee on the axes the GamingPickz Score is built from, on the full 0 to 100 scale so each dot is its real position. Change either axis to compare them on any measure.
2 games have both
Players. The share of Steam reviews marked positive, pulled toward the catalogue average in proportion to how few reviews stand behind it. A game with 200 reviews moves a long way toward the average; one with 200,000 barely moves at all. Without this a title sitting at 100 percent on nine reviews outranks Half-Life 2 at 98 percent on 278,000.
Popularity. A blend of two things that are not the same. Audience is how many people wrote a Steam review, which is a floor on how many played it. Reach is how many language editions of Wikipedia document the game, which is cultural footprint rather than sales. A game can score high on one and low on the other: a huge free-to-play title has audience without reach, and a landmark console exclusive has reach without a Steam audience at all. Where both exist they are averaged; where only one does, that one carries it.
- Mobile
- PlayStation
Every point links to that game's entry. The value map and the reception map are fixed views of the same data.
How positions are decided
No paid placement, no favouritism, live third-party data
- Placed by the published method, not by us. Every coordinate is computed from the axis definitions and weights printed on this site. Nobody moves a point. See the axes.
- Nothing here is paid for. No sponsored placements, no promoted slots, no arrangement of any kind affects a position. If that ever changes it will be labelled and sit outside the ranking.
- No favouritism, including our own. The 16 games we have written full reviews of are scored by exactly the same formula as the other 1,510, from the same third-party inputs, and they land where it puts them. Our own opinion of a game does not enter its coordinates.
- A position is not an endorsement. It says how a game was received and what it costs, not that we recommend it. Where we do recommend something, it carries a written review with a name on it.
- Fetched from live third-party data. Player sentiment from Steam, critic aggregates as published on store pages, prices checked hourly, attention from Wikipedia. Each figure carries its source and the date it was read, and we do not adjust any of them.
Which to pick, by what you want
- The higher-rated of the two: Neighbours from Hell (GamingPickz Score 7.5)
- Better on a Steam Deck: Oddworld: Munch's Oddysee (verified)
- The safer bet by weight of reviews: Neighbours from Hell (3,150 reviews)
What they have in common
Both are tagged by Steam players with:
ComedyClassicFunnyPuzzleSingleplayerAdventureStrategy
Where they differ
CasualPoint & ClickStealthNostalgiaOld SchoolAtmospheric
ActionPlatformerGoreViolent3D PlatformerThird Person
Tags players apply to one game and not the other.
Difficulty and who each is for
By the tags players apply, Neighbours from Hell is relaxed, easy to pick up. Oddworld: Munch's Oddysee is middle-of-the-road on difficulty.
System requirements, side by side
| Neighbours from Hell | Oddworld: Munch's Oddysee | |
|---|---|---|
| Minimum GPU | — | nVidia Geforce 6600 128MB |
| Minimum CPU | — | Intel Core2 + |
| Minimum RAM | — | 1 GB |
| Install size | 0.49 GB | — |
Can your PC run them? Check each against your own kit: Neighbours from Hell · Oddworld: Munch's Oddysee.
Accessibility features
Steam store pages declare 0 accessibility features for Neighbours from Hell and 1 for Oddworld: Munch's Oddysee. A declaration is a floor, not a review.
If you like one, also try
Common questions
How different are Neighbours from Hell and Oddworld: Munch's Oddysee in scope?
Neighbours from Hell has drawn 3,150 Steam reviews and installs in 0.49 GB. Oddworld: Munch's Oddysee has drawn 1,133 Steam reviews.
Is Neighbours from Hell or Oddworld: Munch's Oddysee better?
By the GamingPickz Score, Neighbours from Hell rates higher (7.5 to 6.1). That is a composite of player sentiment, the critic aggregate and popularity, not our taste. "Better" also depends on price, length and platform, which the table above lays out.
Which is cheaper, Neighbours from Hell or Oddworld: Munch's Oddysee?
One or both do not have a current listed price, so a straight comparison is not possible. See the table above.
Should I get Neighbours from Hell or Oddworld: Munch's Oddysee?
Neighbours from Hell rates higher, 7.5 to 6.1 on the GamingPickz Score. It also depends on what you want: the "which to pick" section above calls out which is cheaper, lighter on storage, better on a Steam Deck and the safer bet by weight of reviews.
Do you rank one above the other for a fee?
No. Neither game, nor anyone else, pays for placement or a verdict here. The order and every figure come out of the same public data the rest of the site uses.
Related comparisons
All comparisonsHow we compare, and what we will not do
The GamingPickz Score is a composite of player sentiment (adjusted for sample size), the critic aggregate and popularity, computed by the same code every ranked list on this site uses. The Steam rating label is Valve's own, reconstructed from the positive percentage and review count. Prices are read live. We do not write an opinion of which game is "better": we report the numbers and say which wins each measurable question above.