Curse of Dreadbear

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Five Nights at Freddy's: Help Wanted - Curse of Dreadbear
Information
Platform(s)	Windows PlayStation 4, PlayStation VR, PlayStation 5, PlayStation VR2 Valve Index, Oculus Rift, HTC Vive Meta Quest, Meta Quest 2, Meta Quest 3, Meta Quest Pro Nintendo Switch iOS, Android PICO 4 Pro, PICO 4, PICO Neo3 Link, PICO 4 Ultra
Engine	Unreal Engine 4
Developer	Steel Wool Studios Pingle Studio, Ltd. (Porting developer)
Price	$9.99
Genre	Survival Horror
Theme	Horror
Mode	Single-player
Project	Indie
Release Date(s)	October 23, 2019 (Steam/PlayStation 4/PlayStation VR/Oculus Rift/HTC Vive) December 17, 2019 (Non-VR) July 16, 2020 (Meta Quest) September 28, 2021 (Nintendo Switch) October 19, 2023 (PICO)
Download(s)	Steam Store PlayStation Store (PS4) PlayStation Store (PS5) Nintendo eShop Meta (Quest) Meta (Oculus) PICO Store
ESRB Rating	Teen*
Preceded By	Five Nights at Freddy's: Help Wanted
Followed By	Five Nights at Freddy's: Security Breach

“Keep in mind that this DLC pack is nothing more than a festive holiday themed add-on, which has absolutely no hidden intent or purpose, so have fun.” — HandUnit, Five Nights at Freddy's VR: Help Wanted

Curse of Dreadbear, fully known as Five Nights at Freddy's: Help Wanted - Curse of Dreadbear, is a Halloween-themed indie virtual reality survival horror DLC for Five Nights at Freddy's: Help Wanted, developed by Steel Wool Studios and published by Scottgames. The DLC was released on October 23, 2019, on SteamVR, PlayStation VR, Oculus Rift, and HTC Vive, followed by a non-VR release on December 17, 2019, for Steam and PlayStation 4.

Steel Wool would port the DLC to Meta Quest on July 16, 2020, on Nintendo Switch on September 28, 2021, and PICO systems on October 19, 2023. An Xbox port was announced to be "coming soon" back in December 2020, along with the Nintendo Switch port. As of October 2024, the Xbox port hasn't been released, and the status of the project is unknown.

Steel Wool would partner with Pingle Studio, Ltd. in 2023 to port the DLC to PlayStation 5 and PlayStation VR2 consoles. The port would release on November 21, 2023, under the edition title of Full Time Edition. This edition is currently exclusive to PlayStation 5 consoles and includes both Help Wanted and Curse of Dreadbear.

Summary

The Curse of Dreadbear DLC unlocks a new Halloween themed hub packed with spooky new mini-games and prizes. Weekly content will be added through the month of October 2019.

• New spine-tingling mini-games include; Trick or Treat, Mangle Repair, Corn Maze, the Plushkin-Patch, “Cap’n Foxy’s Pirate Adventure” dark ride and many more!

• Featured frightening animatronics include; Nightmare Bonnie, Nightmare Chica, Nightmare Freddy, Jack-o-Chica, Jack-o-Bonnie and a few... surprises.

This content requires the base game Five Nights at Freddy’s VR: Help Wanted in order to play.

Features

Almost all of the nightmare animatronics, excluding Nightmare Mangle and Nightmare, return in the DLC: Nightmare Freddy, Nightmare Bonnie, Nightmare Chica, Nightmare Foxy, Jack-O-Bonnie, and Jack-O-Chica. There are also three brand-new animatronics:

• Dreadbear - A bear animatronic cosmetically based on Frankenstein's monster.
• Grimm Foxy - A fox animatronic cosmetically based on Jack-O-Bonnie and Jack-O-Chica.
• PlushKin - PlushBabies wearing masks of Freddy, Chica, Bonnie, Foxy, Mangle, and Balloon Boy.

The DLC features a Halloween-themed hub mode consisting of three new game modes that contain 10 new minigames:

• Afraid of the Dark - Plushkin Patch, Pirate Ride, and Corn Maze
• Spooky Mansion - Hallway, Build-A-Mangle, Trick or Treat, and Dreadbear
• Danger! Keep Out! - Night 01, Night 02, and Night 03

Several new prizes can be collected for the Prize Corner including new action figures, candies, pumpkins, and masks.

Trivia

• The DLC was quietly leaked in Steam Database on July 26, 2019 as "Halloween Pack".
  • The name also appeared in recent PlayStation 4 downloads.
• The DLC was originally titled Rise of Franken Freddy, which was used for the alpha build discovered on PlayStation 4.
• It was released on October 23, 2019 with the first wave of level segments. The Pirate Ride, Night 02 and Night 03 levels were released in the update patch on October 29, 2019. The rest of the levels were later released on October 31.

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Screenshots "Trick or Treat" Minigame of Spooky Mansion. "Plushkin Patch" Minigame of Afraid of the Dark. "Build-A-Mangle" Minigame of Spooky Mansion. "Night 01" Minigame of Danger! Keep Out! Grimm Foxy jumpscaring. Another Shot of "Trick or Treat". Close look in "Build-A-Mangle". The Lobby with "Plushkin Patch" on the monitor. A shot of the titular animatronic; Dreadbear. "Hallway" Minigame of Spooky Mansion, featuring Nightmare Foxy. Another Shot of "Hallway" Minigame, featuring Dreadbear. The Door and the Masks of "Trick or Treat". The Lobby designation with "Fallfest 83'" sign. The Mask of Reluctant Follower. Others Banner on Steel Wool Studios' website. Promo art for the Oculus Quest port. Promo art for the Nintendo Switch port. Videos Five Nights at Freddy's VR Help Wanted - Curse of Dreadbear! Announcement trailer. Five Nights at Freddy's VR Help Wanted - Curse of Dreadbear DLC gameplay Gameplay trailer.