Five Nights at Freddy’s: Sister Location

Five Nights at Freddy’s: Sister Location

Information

Platform(s)

Windows

Engine

Clickteam Fusion 2.5

Developer

Scott Cawthon

Genre

Point and Click

Theme

Horror

Mode

Single-Player

Project

Indie

Release Date(s)

October 7, 2016

Download(s)

Steam

ESRB Rating

T for Teens

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“There was never just one.”
— First teaser image’s tagline, 
Five Nights at Freddy’s: Sister Location

Five Nights at Freddy’s: Sister Location is an indie point-and-click survival horror game developed by Scott Cawthon, and the fifth installment of the Five Nights at Freddy’s series. The game is a sequel to Five Nights at Freddy’s 4.

Unlike the first four games, the fifth game has a major change in its gameplay formula – instead of the player being stuck in one room and fending off animatronics, the player can now free-roam and explore areas.

Summary

Welcome to Circus Baby’s Pizza World, where family fun and interactivity go beyond anything you’ve seen at those *other* pizza places! With cutting-edge animatronic entertainers that will knock your kids’ socks off, as well as customized pizza catering, no party is complete without Circus Baby and the gang!

Now hiring: Late night technician. Must enjoy cramped spaces and be comfortable around active machinery. Not responsible for death or dismemberment.

Development

The game was first teased back in April 2016, with a single image of the title and the animatronic, Circus Baby, on Scott’s site; several more teaser images would eventually follow. A later trailer revealed the release date of October 7, 2016.

As part of the ongoing hype, Scott developed several “hoaxes” that kept conversations going. The first was dropped in August on his site, suggesting the game had been canceled due to leaks. However, fans soon discovered that the cancellation image, once lightened, revealed a news article detailing the closing of the in-game location due to gas leaks.

The second “hoax” was much closer to the release date, in which Scott suggested he would have to work on the game for longer than anticipated due to its darker storyline, which would not be appropriate for younger players. Three days later, just as initially promised, the game released.

Gameplay

Unlike the previous games, Sister Location has some free roam, and has players complete a series of objectives depending on which night it is, the list of which can be found here.

Stars

A total of 8 stars can be unlocked in the fifth game’s two modes.

There are 4 stars to unlock in the general plot.

1. Beat Night 5 for the Real Ending. (See here for strategy)
2. Complete Circus Baby’s death minigame. (See here for strategy)
3. Beat Night 5 in the Private Room for the Fake Ending. (See Night 5 for strategy)
4. Beat the Golden Freddy mode on V. Hard difficulty.*

In the Custom Night mode, 4 more stars can be achieved. See Night 6 for strategies.

1. Beat all presets on Easy difficulty.
2. Beat all presets on Normal difficulty.
3. Beat all presets on Hard difficulty.
4. Beat all presets on V. Hard difficulty.

* The Custom Night must be unlocked before achieving the fourth star.

Reception

The game received mostly positive reviews. Metacritic gave it an 8.1/10, with TechRaptor rating it the highest at a 9. Destructoid appeared to have the lowest, a 6, citing pacing and continued reliance on the tropes that made the original a success.

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