Welcome to the friendliest neighborhood around as clearly stated by Szymanski’s title. The game’s title is definitely not lying to you and actually holding deranged puppets inside. Although you could clearly excuse the puppets behavior of clinginess and being suffocating to the fact that they haven’t seen a human face in years, Handyman Gordon is not particularly a fan of cuddles and concussions. The puppet residents that lie in wait for you arrive of My Friendly Neighborhood are looking for any way to get their show back up and running. But at what cost? This is Vincent’s guide on how to beat every boss in My Friendly Neighborhood.
Boss Guide for My Friendly Neighborhood
There is really only two bosses that you will need to face in My Friendly Neighborhood, whilst one appears nameless in the credits but the other being called ‘The Amalgam’, players have appropriately titled these as the Unfriendly Neighbors. Although the majority of the puppets are ruthless in their attempts to get Gordon’s attention, resulting in concussions and in severe cases, blood loss, the truth of the matter is that they simply want how life was like before. Trapped inside a shell of friendliness, they practise their lines for the long forgotten TV show in case someone new shows up. But the want for something nostalgic was fleeting for the result of their actions resulted in the creation of the Unfriendly Neighbors. These bizarre puppets were often seen as a concoction of already existing puppets.
Related: All Characters in My Friendly Neighborhood.
The Multi-Eyed Boss
Your introduction to the first boss happens roughly half-way in your journey. Being an essential part of Stage 4, the bizarre curtain abomination houses a total of 10 eyes and a giant mouth in its centre to catapult puppets from. The best way of dealing with this boss is with the shotgun. However this boss can be handled using the alphabet gun. If you are playing on Easy, Normal or Survival, you should do something controversial and go completely all-in with the shotgun. Be face-to-face with the curtain monster and pummel bullets straight into its eyeballs. The goal is to take out the 10 eyeballs so focus your sole attention here. If you get a hit in at the beginning be sure to adjust your aim and hit the next eye. You have a good second to get another shot in as the boss staggers.
However, if you miss this key shot, we highly recommend moving back to the pillars that are in the boss arena and using these as cover. This will help you against any ragdolling puppets the boss spits at you where you can strafe left or right between the boss spewing out enemies for you to take a shot at its eye. This is the technique we highly recommend for those playing in Veteran or harder also. It is also an important method for those trying to take no damage in their playthrough. Be mindful that this boss will also send out Hand Puppets which can move on their own. If they make an appearance, switch to the alphabet gun and take them out. After knocking out all 10 of its eyes, the boss will leave so that you can continue exploring the studio.
The Amalgam Boss
The final boss in My Friendly Neighborhood is exactly what you would think it would be based on its name. The Amalgam is a twisted combination of multiple puppets stuck together. Much like the Rat King in The Last of Us II, it houses the residents of the neighborhood all in a single puppet’s body. Whilst the Rat King had a single, stronger Stalker exit its body, the final Stage in My Friendly Neighborhood instead throws loads of Unfriendly Neighbors at you. With no eyes and an single intent to chase down Gordon, you are lead directly into the arms of The Amalgam. Luckily the arena is quite big for the size of this boss. Because of this, you should use the entire space to your advantage. By this we mean you should run around the perimeter to keep a safe distance whilst occasionally looking back at the puppet to get a shot in. The Amalgam needs to get close in order to hit you so use that against it and keep moving.
Once you get that initial shot in and hear The Amalgam cry out, you should turn your attention to it and continue to shoot at it. This should place it in a staggering pose that will allow you to get in roughly 5 shots. On harder difficulty you may need to adopt a single fire and run approach where you turn, shoot and run, similar to the first G-Virus boss fight in Resident Evil 2. By far the best weapon to use here is the shotgun so be sure to have enough ammo to face it. The alphabet gun can be used by the time to kill is much slower and will have you spending a minimum of 40 bullets on The Amalgam to take it down.
Although you can actually beat the game by not killing The Amalgam, the choice to do so is up to you. If you want to spare the boss you will need to hit the emergency lockdown switch at the wooden wall boxing you in.
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