Curse of Dreadbear

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Curse of Dreadbear
Information
Platform(s)	PlayStation 4 (PlayStation VR) Windows (Valve Index, Oculus Rift, HTC Vive)
Engine	Unreal Engine 4
Developer	Steel Wool Studios
Genre	Horror and Puzzle
Theme	Horror
Mode	Single-player Virtual Reality
Project	Indie, DLC
Release Date(s)	October 23, 2019
Download(s)	Steam PlayStation
ESRB Rating	T for Teens

““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 is a Halloween-themed DLC mode for Five Nights at Freddy's VR: Help Wanted. 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 31st.

The DLC includes brand-new animatronics, returning nightmare animatronics (excluding Nightmare Mangle and Nightmare), and a brand-new hub for Halloween-themed minigames.

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 two 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, Foxy, 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.

Rise of Franken Freddy Alpha

Before being given its current name, Rise of Franken Freddy was the original name given for the DLC, with many references still contained in the files. It can be safely assumed that it was most likely referencing Dreadbear's own alpha counterpart, before being shortened.

On October 27th, 2019, only days after the DLC's release, a reddit post by u/NR_Superstar was made on the Five Nights at Freddys subreddit about his accidental discovery of an old build. When he had downloaded the DLC to play for himself, he discovered that the game was also attempting to download a large update file immediately afterwards. Curiously, he stopped the update and started the game without to see if it would work. To his surprise, the game worked, and he was introduced to an Alpha build of the DLC, including the old name. The recording of his experience linked by the post can be found here.

Besides the original Rise of Franken Freddy title being used on the projector screen, there are quite a few obvious signs of unfinished content present in the recording:

• The "Danger! Keep Out!" game mode from the hub area, apart from two other modes, was called "Office Placeholder Name" with the icon taken from the FNAF 1 mode.
• Available level segments contain different icon images that resemble the final ones without lighting. The levels are also listed differently:
  • Afraid of the Dark - Pirate Ride, Corn Maze
    • In the "Pirate Ride" level, Foxy from the start is not wearing a pirate uniform.
  • Spooky Mansion - Hallway Chase
    • The "Hallway Chase" level seems almost identical, albeit with a mass of glitches.
  • "Office Placeholder Name" - Night 01, Night 02
  • Plushkin Patch, Trick or Treat, Build-A-Mangle, and the rest are absent.
• Grimm Foxy's jumpscare is just Withered Foxy's as a placeholder.

Trivia

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The DLC was quietly leaked in Steam Database on July 26, 2019 as "Halloween Pack". The name also appeared in recent PlayStation 4 downloads.

Gallery

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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. 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.