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Steel Wool Games has revealed thatFive Nights at Freddy’s: Help Wanted 2is set for release on December 14, along with some gameplay details players can expect. The game developer previously mentioned it is releasingFNAF: Help Wanted 2sometime in late December; the game is releasing earlier than expected.
Scott Cawthon’sFNAFseries has grown in popularity following the release ofFive Nights at Freddy’s: Security Breach - RUINand Universal Pictures' movie adaptation of the original game, despite the latter’s negative reviews.As such, fans have been looking forward to knowing more about the latest in the series throughHelp Wanted 2, a game Steel Wool Games teased at this year’s PlayStation Showcase. With the game developer being silent about the details ofHelp Wanted 2, fans speculated thatCircus Baby might be making a comebackin the game and that it will take place in Sister Location, whereFNAF: Sister Locationwas set. However, it seems that Steel Wool Games is finally removing some of the guesswork aboutHelp Wanted 2.
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Steel Wool Games Executive Producer Ray McCaffrey stated in aPlayStation Blogpost thatHelp Wanted 2is coming out for the PS VR2 on December 14 - earlier than the late December release window it previously gave. McCaffrey also revealed a few gameplay details players can look forward to experiencing once it is out. According to them, players can expect thatHelp Wanted 2will be different each time they play, making it “dynamic enough” for them to want to play it repeatedly. They also said that Steel Works' team worked to keep the spirit of the original when it designed many ofHelp Wanted 2’s minigames,much like it did inHelp Wanted.
When is Five Nights at Freddy’s: Help Wanted 2 Coming Out?
Speaking of minigames,Help Wanted 2has seven minigame categories, with one of them containing the newVR versions ofFNAF: Sister Location, allowing fans to experience that game in VR. As withHelp Wantedwith the PS VR, Steel Wool developedHelp Wanted 2to utilize the PS VR2’s features (haptics, 3D audio, etc.) to provide players the fright they aim to deliver. One ofHelp Wanted 2’s minigames uses the PS VR2’s eye-tracking system to allow Mystic Hippo to “read the minds” of players who wish to challenge her powers of perception.
Based on MacCaffrey’s statements, it is unclear if they were hinting that the experienceHelp Wanted 2provides will be procedurally generated likeStarfield’srandom quests. It is also unknown ifFive Nights at Freddy’s: Help Wanted 2will be the lastFNAFgamecreator Scott Cawthonis involved in following their decision to retire from the series, as rumors suggest. Regardless, it is only a matter of time until fans get the answers to prove or disprove their speculations about the game.
Five Nights at Freddy’s
Five Nights at Freddy’s is a first-person survival horror and resource management game from Scott Cawthorn that raced to popularity thanks to its creepy animatronic enemies and its array of panic-inducing jumpscares. Bringing life to a cavalcade of well-known characters like Freddy Fazbear, Chica, Foxy, Bonnie, and more, Five Nights at Freddy’s has seen immense success, spinoffs, and fan games.
