Five Nights At Freddy's: Secret Of The Mimic Reveals New Animatronic Horrors In Trailer
New animatronics for , the next game in the smash-hit indie horror franchise, has been revealed at the February 12, 2025, PlayStation State of Play. Once a simple indie horror game with a solo dev and a dream, has since grown into a global phenomenon, with a feature film, ten mainline entries, and an eleventh on the way. Secret of the Mimic was first revealed in a 40-second teaser back in August, but at today's State of Play, it got its first real trailer, alongside a release date.
Among other details, the new trailer reveals that will star an all-new cast of animatronics. Multiple are shown in the trailer, but the main cast appears to include a dog, an elephant, a pointy-hatted gnome, and a human girl, but there are several more glimpses at other animatronics throughout the 80-second preview. The trailer also provides a brand-new look at Jackie, the jack-in-the-box animatronic previously confirmed for , alongside a release date of June 13, 2025.
This meshes with much of what we already know about , which was rumored to be a sort of prequel to earlier games. It'll explore the origin story of The Mimic, who was the main antagonist of the DLC for . It does, however, debunk the earlier rumor that was scheduled for release in April.
As the narration in the trailer also reveals, it'll focus on Fazbear Entertainment's early days, as the player character explores an abandoned warehouse belonging to Edwin Murray, an animatronic designer who's gone missing. Murray is known, from previous entries, to be The Mimic's creator, so his warehouse is likely to contain details on the mysterious endoskeleton's origins — hence the "" title. The player's goal will be to find and seize control of the Mimic, returning it to their supervisors at Fazbear Entertainment.
Freddy Fazbear has always been one of many killer animatronics, but this game gave him a friendly personality for fans new and old to love.
Players will explore the facility freely, as in , searching for answers as they dodge
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