Reviewed 2023-06-20 l Last update on 2023-06-20
Next Door Buddies focuses on gym-fit, smooth guys, hunks and jocks and guys with that physically desirable boy next door look. These studs, mainly in their late 20s and 30s, get into heavy rimming, bareback, and oral in duo and threesome scenes that are exclusive to the Next Door Network. In the three years since our last visit, the site has added 78 movies, and where there were 16 ND sites included with the membership, there are now 29, yet membership prices remain reasonable.
Next Door Studios is a big player in the gay porn game, and their Buddies series has been one of their most popular since it started in 2007. Since then, it’s amassed 856 of its own movies, while the full network holds 5,325. More about that shortly. First, you want to meet these guys from next door because they are stunning. Next Door Buddies features hunky, fit, and well-hung guys, but these are not your classic and over-done porn studs as you see elsewhere. These guys tend to be smooth, shaved, hung, and fit, with washboard stomachs, gym bodies, and fine faces. They are as happy being power bottoms as they are manly tops, and they bring atmosphere, chemistry and a sense of passion to the movies.
The fantasies focus on what happens when the steaming-hot hunk from next door meets the other steaming-hot hunk from next door. That’s not to say there are storylines and scenarios, because if there are, they are brief, but there’s enough of a setup to make things feel genuine, and there’s no denying the guys hit it off on camera, and probably off it too; it's all very natural. You also have some interviews and chats with the guys, so you get to know them as more than sex objects, and you’ll find some famous names in the cast. Jesse Stone, for example, Roman Todd and Aspen, while in the full model index, you have 1,616 Next Door guys, including promising newbies.
Once you've signed up and logged in, you come to the home page to find a neat menu that lets you find all videos, photos, channels and models, and from those lists, you can select the site you want. Next Door Buddies holds 856 scenes dating back to 2007, when the emphasis was on solo interviews and jerk-offs with amateur guys who fit the ‘next door’ image. In time, they brought in partners, so you have some gloryhole scenes and duos, and although the cast is made up of mainly Caucasian guys, there’s some interracial action too. Early movies are not HD, but later ones are, and throughout the collection, you have good-quality filming and the best playback available for the time each scene was made.
These days, movies are available to stream and download in a variety of resolutions to suit all devices, from mobile files to 4K HD at 3,840 x 2,160 and with 1080p and 720p also available. Scenes run for an average of 30 minutes, though some are longer, and the quality standards have been maintained. There are galleries to go with them, with each one holding a set of digital shots you can browse online or take individually, and there’s a network-wide photo collection of 4,712 galleries that work in the same way. Zip files and slideshows are always available for ease of collecting and viewing.
Updates have come in regularly over the years but with an average of only two per month, but then, the network has 29 channels to maintain, and as you get network access, you're going to find plenty of new content week on week. Among these extra channels you have other classic Next Door sites such as Next Door Twink, Raw and Taboo, there are also compilations, content from similar sites like Pride Studios and Active Duty, and a series of personal sites from guys who made it big with the studios; Rod Daily, Cody Cummings and Mason Wyler among them. Together, the channels provide you with 5,325 scenes, mostly exclusive, and all of a high quality.
It’s easy to find the Next Door Buddies content from among the channels. There are ways to filter the sites’ videos from each other, to find the individual channels and photos, and the model index gives you hours of browsing, selecting your kind of guy and then viewing his content. You can also arrange to content to see what’s most popular, most engaging, trending and new, and there’s a general search box to use too. The home page and the index pages give you the opportunity to see what’s coming along next, and with 29 channels to play with, you never go short of something to look forward to.
Viewing pages give you the chance to vote for scenes, add them to your personal favourites collection, and leave comments. There are descriptions and details, links to images and models, and you can view trailers. The playback, stream screen is fully functional, and there are no technical issues with anything, so there are no worries there. You can also make up playlists, and linked tag words on viewing pages further help you filter and find what you want to see.
With this much content from such a large network, you’d think prices were going to be high, but actually, the entry price to Next Door Buddies and everything that comes with it is currently only $14.95 per month, and that includes streams and downloads. You can also go for the 90-day recurring membership at $68.95 per quarter (which works out slightly more expensive than the currently monthly rate), or the annual plan at $99.95 (the equivalent of $8.33 per month).
Note: These prices may depend on where you are. The membership is also offered at $19.95 per month for streaming only, or $29.95 for streaming and downloading, with the annual sign-up costing $119.40, which is still good value. Also note that there’s a limited two-day trial for $2.95 which recurs at $29.95, and there is a pre-checked cross sale on the payment page to watch out for.
Those fit and naughty boys from next door are still hooking up with their sexy buddies at Next Door Buddies, a site now in its sixteenth year, and one that shows no signs of slowing down. With a mass of hot, gym-fit guys barebacking and balling, with 4K HD exclusives, archive solos, access to all photos and videos from a 29-channel network, and all for a low price, you're sure to want to make Next Door Buddies your buddy membership, and join the raunchy party.
