Overview

That's Not My Neighbor is an indie horror video game by developer Nacho Sama in which players take on the role of a doorman tasked with determining whether or not residents of an apartment building are doppelgangers, choosing to either let them in or turn them away. The game was released in February 2024 on Itch.io, mobile and for free on browsers. It garnered a significant fandom over the following months, resulting in fan art, memes and a fan song titled "Open the Door," which inspired a TikTok trend in which characters lip dub to the lyrics.

History

On February 23rd, 2024, That's Not My Neighbor was released on Itch.io,^[1] mobile and the thatsnotmyneighbor^[2] website, on which the game can be played for free in a browser. Similar in concept to Papers, Please, the game puts players in the role of a doorman who must examine apartment residents' identifications, appearances and documents to determine whether or not to allow them into the building. The game takes place in an alternate 1955 where Doppelgangers are on the rise (full gameplay video shown below).

he Doppelganger Detection Department (D.D.D.) needs you!

There is a vacancy for the doorman position in your building and since you need the money and can't find a job you have no choice.

It's 1955 and for unknow reasons doppelganers are more common than normal, so the D.D.D. has taken action on the matter.

Your job will be to allow or deny the entry of the subjects who request entry to the building, it seems easy, but be careful, you can't overlook any detail because you could be food for doppelgangers.

Online Presence

Fandom

That's Not My Neighbor garnered a significant fanbase following its February 2024 release, inspiring fan art, memes and becoming the subject of Let's Play videos. For example, on March 5th, 2024, YouTuber^[3] CaseOh uploaded a video on the game that gained over 2.5 million views in two months (shown below, left). On March 13th, YouTuber^[4] ManlyBadassHero posted a video that gained over 1.1 million views in the same span of time (shown below, right).

On April 10th, YouTuber^[5] longestsoloever posted a fan song and music video based on the game titled "Open The Door," garnering over 1.8 million views in a month (shown below).

"Open the Door" / "See My Name On The List?" TikTok Trend

Throughout April 2024, TikTokers^[6][7] began using "Open the Door" in a series of memes where characters from various fandoms approach the doorman and lip dub to the song (examples shown below).

Search Interest

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