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Gameplay

The game contains 50 playable minigames, which can be accessed from the game's hub. Many of these minigames recreate the mechanics of the previous games in the series, with their controls adapted to be better suited for a 3D virtual environment. The minigames are divided into groups by game of origin, and sorted by increasing difficulty (for example, minigame Night 1of the FNAF 1group is easier than Night 2, and so on.)In all minigames, losing results in a jump scare.

The original Five Nights At Freddy'sinspires 5 minigames that recreate each of the game's five nights (levels). Situated in a security guard's office, the player must survive a full night shift by conserving power and avoiding attacks from four animatronics, which can be observed through security cameras. All visuals of the game are updated from 2D renders to 3D models, and all buttons and controls are laid out around the 3D office for the player to physically interact with.The camera feed, which previously obscured the player's entire screen, is displayed on a monitor on the player's desk. Five Nights At Freddy's 2and Five Nights At Freddy's 3are adapted in a similar manner, with updated visuals and concrete UI.

Five Nights at Freddy's 4inspires two different types of minigames. The Night Terrorsminigames adapt the gameplay of some of its main levels, in which the player must ward off animatronics from entering their bedroom by strategically opening and closing the doors. Some of these minigames allow the player to move by "teleporting" to different locations within view, a common VR locomotion method.The original game's "Fun with Plushtrap" minigame is adapted as one of the Dark Roomsminigames, in which the player must use a flashlight to locate small animatronics around an unlit area.

Five Nights at Freddy's: Sister Location,itself composed of several minigames, lends its mechanics to multiple types of minigames. The Parts & Serviceminigames require the player to perform maintenance on several animatronics by opening compartments and swapping parts around their bodies. Vent Repairtakes place in a maintenance shaft, in which the player must solve puzzles by flipping levers and pressing buttons while repelling animatronics with a headlamp.One Night Terrorsgame and one Dark Roomsgame are also adapted from Sister Location.

Winning each minigame in normal difficulty unlocks its counterpart in Blacklight Mode, an advanced difficulty mode which adds visual and/or auditory distractions to each game (e.g. balloons floating around the room, loud music playing, et cetera).Winning all minigames in both difficulty modes unlocks one final game, Pizza Party. Unlike the other games, Pizza Partyis a mazewhich utilizes teleporting movement.

Collectible coins and cassette tapesare hidden throughout the various minigames. Collecting coins unlocks virtual toys that can be played with at the in-game Prize Counter, while collecting tapes unlocks audio logs that the player can listen to.

Development

On August 19, 2018, Cawthon confirmed on his Steam thread that he would be making a Five Nights at Freddy's virtual reality game in collaboration with an unknown studio. On March 25, 2019, during Sony Interactive Entertainment's State of Play live stream, announcing several new games coming to the PlayStation 4, a trailer announcing the game was shown, and the developer was confirmed to be Steel Wool Studios. The game debuted publicly at PAX East from March 28 to March 31, 2019, and was available at subsequent PSVR demonstrations before its release.

Five Nights at Freddy's creator Scott Cawthon initially approached Steel Wool Studios with the idea of recreating the original Five Nights at Freddy's in virtual reality. He liked the studio's first proof-of-concept so much that he expanded his initial plan to cover all of the previous Five Nights games. Many aspects of Cawthon's character designs had to be updated to look convincing and remain scary in a 3D environment, including their movements and finer details.

Downloadable content

On October 23, 2019, a downloadable content pack for the game was released on Steam entitled Five Nights At Freddy's VR: Help Wanted - Curse of Dreadbear. The expansion adds several new minigames that share a Halloween theme, as well as several easter eggs.