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Five Nights at Freddy's: Secret of the Mimic is an upcoming Five Nights at Freddy's game and the eleventh mainline installment in the Five Nights at Freddy's series, as well as the fourth game in the franchise to be developed by Steel Wool Studios. It was first announced on August 6, 2024, and is set to release in 2025. It will prominently feature the Mimic.
Summary[]
Dig deep into the past to discover the horrors of the future. Five Nights at Freddy's: Secret of the Mimic coming soon.[1]
Plot[]
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Gameplay[]
While not much is currently known regarding the gameplay, it is known from the demo that the game will follow a similar gameplay structure to Five Nights at Freddy's: Security Breach, being a first-person horror exploration game. Players will need to navigate environments to find items and activate switches. In the demo, the player is pursued by Jackie in scripted chase sequences. It is unknown if Jackie will be the only threat. In VR, players will need to physically interact with the environment to perform actions such as turning a crank or pulling a cord to start a generator, as seen in the PAX demo.
Development[]
On August 6, 2024, the game was announced by Steel Wool, along with a teaser trailer, title, and a release window of 2025.
On August 28, 2024, a PlayStation page was published, revealing the game would be playable in both non-VR and VR modes for the PlayStation VR2.[1]
On August 30, 2024, a short VR demo of Secret of the Mimic was playable at PAX West 2024.
On September 20, 2024, the game was playable during the Day of the Devs Fantastic Games event, which took place during Fantastic Fest 2024. The game was also showcased in a 20 minute presentation accessible only to attendees of the event.[2]
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Trivia[]
- At the end of the teaser trailer, the year "1979" is seen. This means that the game will likely be connected to the year of 1979, though whether the game is set in 1979 or the year is simply connected to the story remains unknown.
- Brian Freyermuth, the design director at Steel Wool, quoted Steel Wool's announcement post on X/Twitter, saying, "The evil that men do lives after them; The good is oft interred with their bones," a quote from William Shakespeare's play "Julius Caesar." It is currently unknown what this means in relation to Secret of the Mimic.[3]
- The quote could be a reference to the Mimic's nature, having imitated the actions of people it has witnessed, even after those responsible are long deceased.
- The quote could also be a reference to Edwin Murray, who built the Mimic and then violently dismantled it in his rage (the bad deed that he caused), an experience which ingrained itself into the Mimic (remembering the bad deed) and destroyed his former good self (the good deed was that Edwin built the Mimic for his son David, which was quickly forgotten and replaced by the Mimic's murderous rampage).
- This is the first Steel Wool developed Five Nights at Freddy's title (not including DLC) to not be first shown during a PlayStation event.
- Jackie bears a similar appearance to Coils the Birthday Clown from the Fazbear Frights series.
- The game is likely being developed under the working title "Carnival". This is due to a mostly empty cut map within the RUIN DLC, which features a text box stating "Something Cool That Maybe Foreshadows Carnival (Pending JTop's Thoughts)."
- The mix of "My Grandfather's Clock" heard in the teaser was used in the Quest port of Help Wanted 2.