Five Nights at Freddy's:
Security Breach:
Ruin

Five Nights at Freddy's: Security Breach: Ruin (2023) is a free expansion to Security Breach that acts as a standalone game where you play Cassie as she solves puzzles and attempts to find her missing friend. Rather than the main game's branching structure, this is a linear experience where you switch between two versions of reality to progress. It stands out for this unique world-switching mechanic and an unusual and unsettling story about artificial intelligence and manipulation.

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Set long after the events of Security Breach, the Pizzaplex has fallen into disrepair and dereliction. You play Cassie, who goes to the Pizzaplex to find her friend who's trapped there. When you arrive, you find that nothing is as it seems, and, after receiving a strange mask that lets you change between a real and virtual reality, set out on a mission to the heart of the building. Along the way, you face off against shattered robot mascots and rogue security systems and eventually learn that perhaps your friend was not the one calling you after all.

Play involves moving through the world, dodging animatronic enemies, and solving environmental puzzles with your mask. When you put your mask on, you're transported to an "augmented" reality where robots act differently, you can pass through certain objects, and interact with computers that are broken in the real world. To unlock doors and deactivate security systems barring your way, you follow cables to virtual objects and interact with them, but if you keep your mask on for too long, the security system alerts nearby animatronics of your whereabouts, making it a delicate balance between safety and efficiency. You also use audio lures to move animatronics out of your way, and camera systems to find and unlock hidden pathways.

The result is a game that's distinctly different from the more free-form Security Breach, offering a linear, darker and more sinister narrative. Combined with novel gameplay and a creepy atmosphere, it creates a unique entry into the Five Nights series that expands the overarching lore in new directions.

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Our examiner, Ben Kendall, first checked Five Nights at Freddy's: Security Breach: Ruin 4 months ago. It was re-examined by Ellen Robertson and updated 3 months ago.