Dead by Daylight: Five Nights at Freddy's is a strategy developed by Behaviour Interactive, released 17 June 2025 on PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S, Nintendo Switch and PlayStation 4.
What Dead by Daylight: Five Nights at Freddy's is
Dead by Daylight: Five Nights at Freddy's is a strategy game developed by Behaviour Interactive and released in 2025. It is available on PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S, Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4, Xbox One and PC (Microsoft Windows). It runs on Unreal Engine 5.
The premise, in the publisher's words
Deep within the abandoned Freddy Fazbear’s Pizza, William Afton ran from the ghosts of his victims. He frantically put on his beloved Spring Bonnie costume, the disguise he wore while committing his heinous crimes, to hide from the pursuing spirits. But fate had different plans for Afton. Something activated the springlocks within the Spring Bonnie costume. Metal clamped against metal, piercing the murderer and trapping him in his costume. As he screamed, the checkerboard floor rose up to meet him, and everything went black. Thus was Springtrap born: from the death of a murderer. He awoke to a familiar sound, his body a pillar of agony. The ghosts that had tormented him were gone. The walls…
How it plays
It is played from a first person perspective. Its themes are action, horror, stealth and survival. Available modes: Co-operative and Multiplayer.
Where it sits in the Five Nights at Freddy's series
Dead by Daylight: Five Nights at Freddy's is the 57th of 60 entries we hold in the Five Nights at Freddy's series. The next entry was Popgoes Arcade: Fighting Chance in 2025.
What it launched against
Dead by Daylight: Five Nights at Freddy's launched on 17 June 2025, within three weeks of Death Stranding 2: On the Beach, Dune: Awakening, The Alters and Elden Ring Nightreign. It arrived 5 years into the PlayStation 5's life, so it was built for hardware developers already knew well.
Released around the same time: Death Stranding 2: On the Beach, Dune: Awakening, The Alters, Elden Ring Nightreign.
Official trailer
Sourced from the publisher’s YouTube channel.
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