Five Nights at
Freddy's 3

Five Nights at Freddy's 3 (2015) is a point-and-click survival game where you defend yourself against a killer robot. Unable to move, you must use audio lures to lead a decaying creature away from your location, while grappling with failing systems and hallucinations. It stands out for the way you must anticipate the robot's movements and proactively choose to guide it to the best places, rather than simply reacting to where it goes.

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Unlike the first two games, you play a guard at a horror attraction themed around the legacy of Freddy Fazbear's Pizza. This time, there is only a single animatronic hunting you: Springtrap, a decaying golden Bonnie suit with a rotting corpse stuck inside. You play in different rooms through the camera system, using audio lures to keep him away from you. While it sounds like a simple task, you must cleverly anticipate where he can go from each room you move him into, and choose a place with an indirect route to you. You can seal off a single vent passage at a time to reduce the number of paths he can take.

Although there is only one real animatronic, the poor ventilation means you hallucinate and see ghostly visions of robots that jump at you, breaking your flow and potentially allowing Springtrap to move to somewhere new. Add to this, cameras and audio systems that constantly fail and must be restored, and you must constantly adapt to each new situation. As well as this nightly play, by finding hidden clues you can unlock secret minigames and get an ending that hints at wider narrative connections to the larger story.

The result is a game where understanding the geography of the building to find the best places to lure Springtrap to and protect yourself is essential. Doing this while also grappling with hallucinations and failing systems, you have a considerable challenge to overcome.

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Our examiner, Ben Kendall, first checked Five Nights at Freddy's 3 5 weeks ago. It was re-examined by Thom Robertson and updated 4 weeks ago.