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The first teaser does not contain any gameplay footage or a list of platforms, but indicates a release in 2025 and hints at the time of the game (1979). Probably, the new part will be the earliest in the chronology of events in the series (currently the first place is occupied by Five Nights at Freddy’s 4, which tells about what happened in 1983) and will reveal the backstory of the Mimic (Imitator).
Within 16 hours from the moment of publication, the video received more than 492 thousand views, 57 thousand likes and only 272 dislikes.
Steel Wool Studios created Five Nights at Freddy’s: Security Breach (2021), as well as Five Nights at Freddy’s VR: Help Wanted (2019) with the Ruin expansion, and Five Nights at Freddy’s VR: Help Wanted 2 (2023). VR games were warmly received by players and critics – the rating of both parts of Help Wanted on Steam exceeds 90% (96% and 94% based on 11 thousand and 3.6 thousand reviews, respectively). Security Breach did not receive very high reviews from the press (the average score on Metacritic is 64/100), but fans liked it (86% based on 57.5 thousand reviews in the Valve store).
Several projects are dedicated to the celebration of the tenth anniversary. On August 8, Mega Cat studio will release a pixel adventure horror film Five Nights at Freddy’s: Into The Pit based on the book “Into the Pool!” (Into the Pit) from the Fazbear Frights series. In the summer of 2025, the asymmetrical horror game Dead by Daylight will host a crossover with Five Nights at Freddy’s. There are no details about the expansion yet, but it will most likely add a chapter with animatronic killers.
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Additionally, a second film in the franchise is in production, once again directed by Emma Tammi. The Five Nights at Freddy’s sequel is scheduled to premiere on December 5, 2025, and filming could begin in October.