The Neighbourhood Guide (Chapter 2) — Anomaly Detected

The Neighbourhood is the second contract — released July 13, 2026, in the same wave that introduced the Journal badges. Where The Residence teaches the loop, this chapter starts testing it: a whole neighbourhood property means more feeds to cycle and more surface area for anomalies to hide in.

Suburban streets under surveillance — the official key art for the chapter-unlock push. (Official screenshot.)

What is The Neighbourhood?

Chapter 2 of five. The client is a neighbourhood property — a bigger brief than a single home’s interior. The fundamentals are unchanged from the core loop: memorize every feed, spot the change, file the right category, meet quota before the site is overwhelmed.

How do I unlock it?

Finish a shift on any difficulty in The Residence. There is no skill gate beyond completing the previous contract — but jumping in under-prepared shows: more cameras means a longer memorization pass, and anomalies you miss early compound into overwhelm risk later.

What badges does The Neighbourhood have?

Badge	Requirement	Rarity note
Completion	Finish a Neighbourhood shift	Common
Veteran completion	Clear on Veteran mode	Uncommon
Journal 100%	Catalog every documented anomaly on this map	Extremely rare — only 26 earners worldwide

The Journal system launched in this chapter’s release wave — Chapter 1’s Journal badge appeared July 11 and this one followed July 19. That head start is why Chapter 1’s Journal badge has slightly more earners (57) despite The Residence being the easier grind.

What cameras does The Neighbourhood have?

Twelve outdoor feeds, covering the street front and back of the block. Notably, this chapter’s clock reads as an Uptime counter rather than the indoor chapters’ AM timestamps:

Street 1	Street 2	Store
House 1	House 2	House 3
Streetlight	Traffic Light	Cul-De-Sac
Alleyway	Backyard 1	Backyard 2

The QuickMart storefront on the Store feed — note the consumable store items stacked in the hotbar at the bottom. (Community gameplay capture.)

Any tips for this chapter?

• Do the full memorization pass every shift. More feeds means more surface area to track — lighting and shadow changes are easy to miss, so give Misplaced Shadow candidates a second look before filing.
• Budget your fails for ambiguous calls. If a change might be structural or surface, verify on a second pass through the feeds before filing.
• Bring a partner. More feeds means more simultaneous blind spots — splitting camera coverage on co-op shifts pays off here.

The complete Journal for The Neighbourhood is still being documented — this page updates as the community catalog grows.