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A brand-new teaser trailer has been released that reveals the launch of a newFive Nights at Freddy’sgame, titledFive Nights at Freddy’s: Secret of the Mimic. Developed by Steel Wool Games, this will be the first mainline release for theFive Nights at Freddy’sseries since 2023’sHelp Wanted 2.
Five Nights at Freddy’sis seeing incredible success lately, with an upcoming high-profile collaboration withDead by Daylight, a film sequel set to launch next year, and the series' most ambitious title,Five Nights at Freddy’s: Security Breach,currently free on PS Plus. All of these releases and events are tied together to commemorate the 10th anniversary of the originalFive Nights at Freddy’stitle, initially launched on July 20, 2025.
The newest trailer from Steel Wool Studios shows offFive Nights at Freddy’s Secret of the Mimic, with a short 42-second video teaser, detailing a music box and an animatronic peeking out from inside it. As the footage burns away, the date 1979 can be seen, and combining this with the video description stating that “to see the future sometimes you need to understand the past,“Secret of the Mimicseems to be a prequel. If the game is set in 1979, it will bethe earliest anyFive Nights at Freddygame has been set in the timeline. If this is the case,Five Nights at Freddy’s: Secret of the Mimiccould be a goldmine for hidden lore previously unknown to fans.
Five Nights At Freddy’s: Secret Of The Mimic Will Launch In 2025
The Mimic is a character inFive Nights at Freddy’scanon that was initially introduced inTales from the Pizzaplex, an anthology series of short horror novels set within theFive Nights at Freddy’suniverse. The Mimic was an antagonist in one such novel, andhis story culminated in theFive Nights at Freddy’s Security Breach - RUINas he reappeared again as the primary antagonist. WithSecret of the Mimic,fans are not only getting more insight into the Mimic but also the entire franchise as a whole, as the exact date the game is set could open the game up to explore stories previously unavailable.
Five Nights at Freddy’sis currently celebrating its 10th anniversarywith a long-overdue collaboration withDead by Daylightset to drop in 2025. The secondFive Nights at Freddy’smovie is also slated for a late 2025 release, and now,Secret of the Mimicis also set to launch next year. With so many huge happenings on the horizon, it’s an incredibly exciting time to be aFive Nights at Freddy’sfan.
