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"I always come back..."
This article refers to an upcoming project in the Five Nights at Freddy's franchise. |
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THE JOY OF CREATION, commonly abbreviated as TJOC, is an upcoming reboot of The Joy of Creation series. Unlike its predecessors, this game is an officially licensed spin-off of the Five Nights at Freddy's franchise. The reboot was announced on March 25, 2024, as a rebrand of The Joy of Creation: Ignited Collection, which initially planned to remake The Joy of Creation: Reborn and Story Mode. It is being developed by Nikson and published by Clickteam LLC as a part of the Fazbear Fanverse Initiative.
Description[]
The classic Five Nights at Freddy’s fan-game returns, rebuilt from the ground up to offer a modern and immersive horror experience with real-time graphics powered by Unreal Engine 5
THE JOY OF CREATION puts you in the shoes of The Creator, a game developer forced to confront the manifestations of his own mind throughout five unique levels, each with a unique blend of free-roaming and classic sit-and-survive gameplay mechanics.
This game is officially backed by Scott Cawthon as part of the Fazbear Fanverse Initiative.
Development[]
On March 25, 2024, Nikson changed the title to just "THE JOY OF CREATION," no longer making the game a bundle but an entirely new game that draws inspiration from Story Mode and Reborn.[2]
On April 6, 2024, Nikson shared that the Office demo's core gameplay is complete and that all that's needed is some polish and a few little narrative sections, and then it will be ready for review.[3]
On April 7, 2024, Nikson shared the main menu of THE JOY OF CREATION Office Demo.[4]
On April 10, 2024, Clickteam posted that their QA department is testing THE JOY OF CREATION Office Demo.[5]
On April 13, 2024, Animator CokosBeanz posted, saying that all the animations were complete for THE JOY OF CREATION Office demo, with a photo of a frame of Ignited Chica's jumpscare.[6]
On May 12, 2024, Nikson shared prototype footage of the living room on X/Twitter. Not long after, he responded to a question about whether the Living Room level would be in the demo, saying that he's still waiting for the demo to get confirmed by Scott and Clickteam and for a release date to be settled on, and a problem with adding the Living Room to the demo would mean the full game would have a lower price.[7][8]
On May 27, 2024, Nikson shared prototype footage of the Living Room, slowing down Ignited Bonnie via the camera and freezing Ignited Foxy in place.[9]
On June 17, 2024, Nikson shared more gameplay footage of the Living Room, showing the first look at Ignited Freddy. Not long after, Nikson replied to a comment saying that Ignited Golden Freddy had been removed from the reboot as he would contribute nothing to the story and would only be added for fanservice. He also added that Ignited Golden Freddy's role was replaced by a new, unnamed antagonist, who the demo later identified as The Source.[10][11][12]
On June 19, 2024, the official Scottgames X/Twitter account revealed that the demo for TJOC is set for release on August 2, 2024, as part of the 10-year anniversary.[13]
On July 27, 2024, Nikson announced that the Office demo is fully supported for the Steam Deck.[14] Around half an hour later, Nikson also shared that he added a setting for streamers and YouTubers to help with bitrate problems.[15]
On August 2, 2024, the demo was released on Steam.
Audio[]
| Audio | Description |
|---|---|
| The original Story Mode theme remade by composer Nathan Hanover for the game. Due to the change in direction, it is unknown if this theme will be used for the full release of THE JOY OF CREATION. | |
| A track composed by Nikson using The Joy of Creation's melody as a base. It is unknown at this time if it'll be used in THE JOY OF CREATION.[16] | |
| A techno track composed by Nikson using The Joy of Creation's motif. This track won't be featured in the full release of THE JOY OF CREATION.[17] |
Trivia[]
- THE JOY OF CREATION is the first and so far only official Five Nights at Freddy's project being developed using Unreal Engine 5, with past, upcoming, and canceled games being developed mainly using Clickteam Fusion 2.5, Unreal Engine 4, or GameMaker.
References[]
- ↑ https://x.com/Nikson_Dev/status/1684665381972058113
- ↑ https://x.com/nikson_dev/status/1772158741317570765
- ↑ https://x.com/nikson_dev/status/1776597455301230622
- ↑ https://x.com/nikson_dev/status/1777069056358572427
- ↑ https://x.com/Clickteam/status/1778140565349032156
- ↑ https://x.com/CokosB/status/1779206730695721365
- ↑ https://x.com/nikson_dev/status/1789700389446554052
- ↑ https://x.com/nikson_dev/status/1789703118994719098
- ↑ https://x.com/nikson_dev/status/1795166728428589355
- ↑ https://x.com/nikson_dev/status/1802738150046867836
- ↑ https://x.com/nikson_dev/status/1802741195761754577
- ↑ https://x.com/nikson_dev/status/1802743493372031225
- ↑ https://x.com/FNAF_ScottGames/status/1803476133796843865
- ↑ https://x.com/nikson_dev/status/1817283672820854956
- ↑ https://x.com/nikson_dev/status/1817290074372911407
- ↑ https://x.com/nikson_dev/status/1761783994734063622
- ↑ https://x.com/nikson_dev/status/1892940489122271447