Freddy Fazbear's Pizzeria Simulator

Freddy Fazbear's Pizzeria Simulator
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Developer(s)	Scott Cawthon
Publisher(s)	Scott Cawthon
Series	Five Nights at Freddy's
Engine	Clickteam Fusion 2.5
Platform(s)	Microsoft Windows, Android ,IOS
Release	December 4, 2017
Genre(s)	Survival horror Business simulation
Mode(s)	Single-player

Freddy Fazbear's Pizzeria Simulator (also known as Five Nights at Freddy's 6)is a point-and-click business simulation survival horror video game created by Scott Cawthon. It is the sixth main installment of the Five Nights at Freddy's main series. The game was released on December 5, 2017 for free on Steam.

Gameplay

Freddy Fazbear's Pizzeria Simulator begins as an 8-bit game, where the player must control Freddy Fazbear, the titular character of Five Nights at Freddy's, and distribute pizzas to several children. The gameplay of that section of the game eventually ends in a glitch.

The game then switches to a dark room where the player faces an animatronic with an appearance similar to Circus Baby from Five Nights at Freddy's: Sister Location. A voice from a cassette instructs the player to observe the animatronic and document their responses to various audio stimuli. A checklist must be filled containing the options "no", "yes" and "unsure". If the player feels the animatronic poses a risk to their safety, they are able to subdue it using a taser. However, the animatronic loses value if it is tasered more than three times, lowering the amount of possible profit that could be obtained from it. If the player is successful in this portion of the game, they earn a cash reward. If the player is unsuccessful, however, no cash reward will be obtained. On the other hand, the player can refuse to salvage the animatronic, and discard it. The player must complete this task with a different animatronic after each of the first four in-game nights.

The game then takes a turn to business simulation, where the player buys decorations for their fictional restaurant and places them around the restaurant. Buying these items can increase the atmosphere, health/safety and entertainment standards, with the possibility of also giving them extra revenue. However, many of these items can also increase liability and lead to lawsuits which can be fought or settled. Sponsorship offers can be accepted for money, but can cause issues for the player later in the game. Arcade games placed in the restaurant can also be interacted with to play mini-games.

The next portion of the game sees the player using a computer to complete various tasks to maintain the restaurant. However, any dysfunctional or hostile animatronics loose in the establishment will try to attack the player. They can be stopped by shining the player's flashlight into the ventilation openings, or by using audio to lure animatronics away. The player can use a network of motion detectors to track the animatronics' movements from one location to another.

Noise from the computer and primary ventilation system obscures the sounds of the animatronics' movements. The player may upgrade the office equipment to increase efficiency and reduce the noise level. In addition, the player may switch to a secondary ventilation system that runs more quietly, but is not as effective in controlling the ambient temperature. Any sponsorships accepted will cause loud advertisements to be played randomly on the computer, attracting the animatronics and making the player unable to hear them. The day ends after the daily tasks are done and the computer is logged off.

The game ends after five days and nights have been completed. Several different endings are possible, depending on factors such as the degree of improvement made to the pizzeria, the number of lawsuits brought against the pizzeria by customers, and whether or not the player salvaged every animatronic.

Plot

After the fifth night, depending on if the player salvaged all the animatronics, a cutscene plays, with the Cassette Man explaining that the attraction was made to lure all the animatronics into a trap, and that the souls trapped within them will finally receive peace, with the exception of one who he says will burn in hell.

Through some of the play test minigames, the player can find some secrets. By play-testing an arcade game called "Fruity Maze", the player can find a secret clip of a little girl saying that "He is not dead." Springtrap then appears in the background.

A game called "Midnight Motorist" also contains a secret. The secret is an orange figure driving along a dark road, eventually arriving at his house and being locked out of a certain room. Returning to the other side of the house, the player can see a broken window with footprints leading off screen. Text appears saying "Went to that place again. He will be sorry when he gets back." A secret grave can also be seen.

An attraction called "Security Puppet" also contains a secret. An 8-bit cutscene plays, with a group of children barring another child from entering the building. The child outside disappears, and the puppet pops out of it's box. Going outside, the puppet is damaged by the rain, until coming across the dead child lying outside, and clutching the body before the cutscene ends.

Development

In June 2017, Cawthon hinted towards the development of a sixth main game in the series, but later announced his decision to cancel the game and instead develop a separate installment similar to FNaF World(2016) such as a "pizzeria tycoon". Teasers for a new game began appearing on Cawthon's website in late 2017. On December 5, 2017, Cawthon released Freddy Fazbear's Pizzeria Simulator on Steam as freeware, which fans presumed to be the game he had referred to previously.

Reception

Freddy Fazbear's Pizzeria Simulator received mostly positive reviews. Gamecrate called it the "best value in gaming right now", with Rock Paper Shotgun calling it "spooky as hell". The Ball State Daily News also gave a positive review, calling it an "an interesting evolution of the Five Nights [at Freddy's] formula". Review aggregator Metacritic gave an average rating of 7.5, based on user reviews.