Five Nights at Freddy's: Security Breach

About Five Nights at Freddy's: Security Breach

Five Nights at Freddy's: Security Breach is an official entry in the Five Nights at Freddy's series, made by Steel Wool Studios and published by ScottGames. It came out on 16 December 2021 on PC, PlayStation 4 and PlayStation 5, then on Xbox One and Series X|S in November 2022 and Nintendo Switch in April 2023. On PC it is sold on Steam and the Epic Games Store.

Instead of sitting in an office watching cameras, you move freely through Freddy Fazbear's Mega Pizzaplex, a huge 1980s glam rock mall of arcades, Bonnie Bowl, Monty Golf, Roxy Raceway and the tunnels and sewers behind them. You play Gregory, a young boy locked in after closing who has to last from midnight until 6 AM. Glamrock Freddy, who is on your side, lets you hide in a compartment in his chest and gives advice, but he runs low on power and has to be recharged. The other animatronics, Glamrock Chica, Roxanne Wolf and Montgomery Gator, are out to find any intruder, and so is the security guard, Vanessa.

Your Faz-Watch shows the security cameras so you can see where the hunters are before you move. You sneak, knock over paint cans and toys to draw them away, duck into hiding spots as they walk past, and run when they spot you. Later you find tools such as the Fazerblaster, a laser gun, and the Faz Cam, a camera flash that stuns. Each animatronic is fast and loud, and the bright colours of the main halls make the dark backstage areas feel worse.

The game is far longer than the earlier entries, about ten hours for the main story by HowLongToBeat's count, and has six endings that depend on what Gregory does and how he gets out. Reviews were mixed on release, praising the look and atmosphere and criticising bugs, repeated jumpscares and how hard it is to find your way, while Steam and PlayStation players have rated it well. Ruin, a free expansion, came out in July 2023 and is now included with the base game. The game is rated Teen by the ESRB and 12 by PEGI, and its store page calls it family-friendly horror. It suits fans of the series and players who want a bright, cartoonish setting with real chase scares.

How to play Five Nights at Freddy's: Security Breach

1. Start the night as Gregory and follow Freddy's directions to your first objective.
2. Open the Faz-Watch to check the security cameras and see where the animatronics and Vanessa are.
3. Sneak between areas, using hiding spots and Freddy's chest compartment when a hunter comes close.
4. Collect items and passes that open new parts of the Pizzaplex, and use save stations when you find them.
5. Survive until 6 AM and work toward one of the endings.

Tips

• Check the cameras before entering a new area rather than running in blind.
• Save at every station you pass; checkpoints are far apart.
• Throw or knock over objects to pull an animatronic away from a doorway.
• Keep Freddy charged, since he cannot help you when his power is low.
• Learn the landmarks of each area, since finding your way around the Pizzaplex is the part reviewers found hardest.

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