Five Nights at Freddy's 4 Famous Box May Remain Locked Forever

Five Nights at Freddy’s is known for a lot of things: the intense fear it generates, the jumpscares, the memorable animatronics… but what usually keeps fans coming back for more is the dense lore interwoven into the game. One would think it’d be hard to tell a story when you spend the whole game sitting in a room without moving, but FNaF uses a very Dark Souls approach of scant, environmental storytelling--not only has Scott made it work, but he’s made a whole community thrive around the mystery of Freddy Fazbear and his crew of murderous machines.

Well, Mr. Cawthon recently posted up a quick update on Steam, talking about the Halloween content, his next project (which won’t be a Five Nights at Freddy’s game) and even the enigmatic box that just won’t open at the very end of the game, no matter how many times people click on it…

Anyway, first the good news.
 

The October 31st content will be an automatic update, not DLC. It will update the game to 1.1 and will include lots of goodies on the extras menu (for those who have beaten night 6), including a cheat menu, a challenge menu, and a twist on a familiar minigame that provides a boost when playing challenge modes. This also means that there will be a whole new set of stars to earn for those who are up to the challenge!

That part will be released for certain, and I'm hoping to have something else in addition to it, but it may not be ready. I have something fun in mind, a new game (not FNaF5), but it will be a real challenge to have even a small playable portion by Oct 31st. If a playable demo isn't ready by then, then at the very least there will be some sneak-peak content.

Now I want to talk about what WON'T be included... the box.

So! The 1.1 version of the game will be free, come with a lot of cool new stuff, and will probably have a little demo of his next game, which will also be a horror title, which… doesn’t surprise me, honestly. I’m so happy he’s not just releasing Five Nights at Freddy’s Forever, but looking at his history there’s only one type of game he makes well, and it’s horror.
 


But what about the box? Why won’t he be opening it?
 

You know, when I released the first game over a year ago, I was amazed at how quickly everyone found every bit of lore and story. Then the same happened with part 2, fans and youtubers dug in and found everything. Game Theory did an incredible video on part 2; getting almost everything right. Then part 3 came out, and once again the story was uncovered by the community. It seemed that there was nothing I could hide!

But then I released part 4, and somehow.... no one, not a single person, found the pieces. The story remains completely hidden. I guess most people assumed that I filled the game with random easter eggs this time. I didn't. What's in the box? It's the pieces put together. But the bigger question is- would the community accept it that way? The fact that the pieces have remained elusive this time strikes me as incredible, and special, a fitting conclusion in some ways, and because of that, I've decided that maybe some things are best left forgotten, forever.

Shots. Fired. He’s calling us out, guys: we’re missing something, and until we can dig it up, he’s not going to show us the final piece of the puzzle. Harsh!

I very much doubt he won’t open the box, if we’re being honest. Scott’s a good guy, he’s not much for holding out on fans who really want his stuff, that’s why he releases his stuff so much earlier than his ‘announced’ release date. But if it all hinges on us solving a mystery first, well… THAT is just like him.

Ball's in our court, ladies and gents.