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| title = Five Nights at Freddy's: Sister Location | title = Five Nights at Freddy's:<br>Sister Location
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| developer = ] | developer = ]
| publisher = Scott Cawthon | publisher = Scott Cawthon {{small|(PC)}}<br/>] {{small|(Console and Mobile)}}
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| composer = Leon Riskin}}
'''''Five Nights at Freddy's: Sister Location''''' is a 2016 ] ] video game developed and published by ]. It is the fifth main installment in the '']'' series and the sixth game overall. Set at a sister location of Freddy Fazbear's Pizzeria called Circus Baby's Entertainment and Rental, players control a new employee who must perform maintenance work while defending themselves from a set of murderous ]. The gameplay in ''Sister Location'' differs significantly from the previous ''Five Nights at Freddy's'' games in that it grants players mobility between rooms where tasks are completed.


Cawthon teased the game in April 2016 with the tagline "there was never just one". Following a trailer released in May, it was released on ] on October 7, 2016, on December 22 of the same year on ], and on January 3 of the following year on ]. It received mixed reviews, with praise for its voice performances and criticism for some aspects of its gameplay. A sequel, '']'', was released on December 4, 2017. Ports for ], ], and ] were released in 2020.
'''''Five Nights at Freddy's: Sister Location''''' is a ] game and the fifth installment in the ] created by ]. The game was originally expected to be released in the third quarter of 2016, and was released on October 7, 2016.
''Sister Location'' distances itself from several key gameplay and storytelling mechanics used in previous games, instead featuring walking access to any area in the game, each with its own differing objective the player must carry out. Throughout the game, the player interacts with a new cast of ] characters, central to which is a seemingly benevolent animatronic named Circus Baby, which acts as a guide.


==Gameplay== ==Gameplay==
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Barring a secret level, ''Sister Location'' does away with the ] aspect of previous games. While previous games have the player monitor and keep the ] from reaching the player, who remains at a stationary position, through five increasingly-difficult nights, the player instead has to fulfill a series of objectives, which differ depending on the night played. For example, Night 3 requires the player to cross a dark room while avoiding Funtime Foxy as well as dismantling Funtime Freddy by pushing a combination of buttons, while Night 4 has the player prevent springlocks from unscrewing while also preventing a horde of Minireenas from reaching the player. A secret level accessible on Night 5, however, is a near-recreation of the gameplay of ], which necessitates the player to conserve energy while fending off the animatronic Ennard from reaching the player's office by looking at the monitor and shutting electric doors, which consume power. As in '']'', every so often, when the player loses a mission and gets a game over, they are sent to play an 8-bit minigame involving Circus Baby, who has to deliver cupcakes to children; doing it causes an ice cream to appear, which can be delivered to a little girl who appears at the beginning of the level. Delivering the ice cream is necessary to be granted access to the aforementioned secret level.
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''Five Nights at Freddy's: Sister Location'' is a survival horror video game.<ref name=VG247/> The player controls Mike, a late-night technician for the animatronic rental company Circus Baby's Entertainment and Rental. The ] must complete five shifts, called "nights", without being caught by the animatronics that become mobile and homicidal at night.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Gelmini |first=David |date=2016-08-08 |title=Five Nights at Freddy's: Sister Location Launching in October; New Plot Details Released |url=https://www.dreadcentral.com/news/181736/five-nights-freddys-sister-location-launching-october-new-plot-details-released/ |access-date=2023-03-05 |website=] |language=en-US}}</ref>
Clearing all five nights unlocks a gallery, where the player can view the game's five animatronics, their ], the pizzeria's map, and an automatic access to Circus Baby's cupcake minigame. An achievement system exists in the form of three gold stars, obtained by unlocking both of the game's endings and delivering the ice cream in Circus Baby's minigame.


Though it continues the series's ] format, ''Sister Location'' introduces a more dynamic gameplay environment. Players use crawlspaces to move between the facility's rooms—Primary Control Module, Funtime Auditorium, Circus Control, and Ballora Gallery—to complete tasks.<ref name=VG247>{{Cite web |last=Oxford |first=Nadia |date=2016-10-14 |title=Five Nights at Freddy's: Sister Location - Guide, Tips, and Walkthrough |url=https://www.vg247.com/five-nights-at-freddys-sister-location-guide-tips-and-walkthrough |access-date=2023-03-05 |website=] |language=en}}</ref><ref name=":1"/> Each night concludes when the assigned tasks are completed rather than surviving a set timeframe against the animatronics.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Herrick |first=Langdon |date=October 27, 2016 |title=Local voice actor's first stab at horror game is scarily successful |url=https://www.theadvocate.com/baton_rouge/entertainment_life/local-voice-actors-first-stab-at-horror-game-is-scarily-successful/article_a9c48ca0-963b-11e6-b52e-c7fea30b5818.html |access-date=March 5, 2023 |website=]}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Derek Russell |first=W. |date=June 4, 2018 |title=Zombies, 'Avengers,' '5 Nights at Freddy's': Ex-teacher finds new voice |url=https://www.clarionledger.com/story/magnolia/2018/06/04/andy-field-does-voices-commercials-computer-games-roles-tv/614392002/ |access-date=March 5, 2023 |website=]}}</ref> In addition to a company-issued ] voice named HandUnit, a variety of tools are available to the player to navigate the rooms and subdue the animatronics. For example, players use an elevated control pad on night one to light a room and shock the animatronics, and on night three, a flash ] is used to navigate Funtime Auditorium and avoid its animatronic, Funtime Foxy.<ref name=VG247/><ref name=destructoid/>
⚫ ==Plot==
The player character, named Mike, mistakenly referred to as Eggs Benedict, <ref>{{Cite web|url=http://kotaku.com/five-nights-at-freddys-sister-location-is-more-than-ju-1787546065|title=Five Nights at Freddy's: Sister Location Is More Than Just Jump Scares|last=Hernandez|first=Patricia|date=October 7, 2016|website=]|publisher=|access-date=2016-10-10}}</ref> is a new employee of the underground Circus Baby's Rentals and Entertainment, a sister company of Fazbear Entertainment featuring ] that are rented out to children's birthday parties; they were originally intended for use in a ] called Circus Baby's Pizza World, but the pizzeria had been shut down shortly before it was supposed to open due to "gas leaks".


As with all ''Five Nights at Freddy's'' games, failing to defend oneself from the animatronics results in a ], causing a ]. However, in this game, the animatronics do not actively pursue the player; instead, a jumpscare occurs if the assigned tasks are not completed correctly. If the player dies, there is a chance for them to enter an ]-style ] minigame, reminiscent to the post-death minigames in '']'', where the player acts as Circus Baby delivering cupcakes to children. Completing this minigame in a specific manner unlocks a secret level on the fifth night that reintroduces the immobile survival aspect of the original '']''.<ref name="GameCrate"/> Completing all five nights unlocks additional features, including a "Custom Night" mode,<ref name="Gamezebo"/> where the player selects from various modes and difficulty settings and tries to survive the night against a new set of animatronics.<ref name=TouchArcade/>
Mike is instructed by HandUnit (an AI that helps the player throughout the game) to watch and turn on the animatronics by electrifying them so they may be used during the day. He is also guided by the voice of Circus Baby, a female clown animatronic and the star of Circus Baby's Pizza World, who gives instructions sometimes contradictory to those of HandUnit. Baby's instructions help Mike survive the nights from the hostile animatronics: the ballerina Ballora and her minions known as Minireenas; miniature animatronics known as Bidybabs; and the "Funtime" versions of Freddy Fazbear and Foxy the Pirate Fox. It is implied via monologues throughout the game, as well as the ending of the 8-bit-style minigame, that Baby houses the remains of company director Mr. Afton's daughter, who was previously killed by her in a freak accident.


⚫ ==Plot==
As the week passes, the animatronics are taken to the parts and service room one by one due to apparent malfunction. On the fourth night, Circus Baby reveals that she kidnapped the player, and hides him in a "spring lock" suit just outside the "scooping room", where the animatronics' bodies are forcibly removed by a machine Baby describes as "The Scooper" (designed in a way similar to an ]), and watches as the machine tears Ballora's body apart. On the final night, two agents sent to fix the animatronics are found hanged. Mike is told by Baby to take her to the scooping room. From there, Mike can heed Baby's instruction and obtain the normal ending, or sidetrack to the hidden "private room" once completing Baby's minigame, where the player needs to clear a survival mission modeled after the first game for an alternative ending.
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Mike<!-- Mike is not confirmed to be Michael Afton by the game. --> is hired by Circus Baby's Entertainment and Rental, an underground facility storing animatronics from the closed Circus Baby's Pizza World. The facility's AI, HandUnit, greets Mike each night and assigns him maintenance tasks. On the first night, everything runs smoothly: using elevated control pads, Mike checks on and, if necessary, administers electric shocks to the three animatronics—Ballora, Funtime Foxy, and Circus Baby—to ensure they remain active, before leaving. On the second night, the power goes out, the animatronics come to life, and Circus Baby warns Mike of the danger posed by the other animatronics. She instructs him across Ballora Gallery and assists him in resetting the ]s.<ref name="VG247" /> On the third night, after performing maintenance work on Funtime Freddy, Mike is attacked by Funtime Foxy. Circus Baby places him in a "springlock suit", an animatronic that can also be worn as a suit by retracting its mechanics into its lining, for his protection. On the fourth night, Mike must escape the suit while repelling tiny ballerina animatronics called Minireenas.<ref name="destructoid" /><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.vg247.com/five-nights-at-freddys-sister-location-how-to-survive-night-4-in-the-springtrap-suit|website=]|title=Five Nights at Freddy's: Sister Location - How to Survive Night 4 in the Springtrap Suit|last=Oxford|first=Nadia|date=October 14, 2016|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20240521180647/https://www.vg247.com/five-nights-at-freddys-sister-location-how-to-survive-night-4-in-the-springtrap-suit|archivedate=May 21, 2024}}</ref>


On the fifth night, Mike discovers two hanged technicians in the location where the animatronics should be, preventing HandUnit from detecting their absence. Circus Baby directs Mike to dismantle her empty shell in the Scooping Room, where the animatronics' endoskeletons are extracted by a machine called the Scooper, explaining that this is necessary to "save what is good so the rest can be destroyed". However, she warns him that he is being pursued by the animatronic Ballora, who intends to kill him. Between nights, Mike watches an animated sitcom at home.<ref name="kotaku"/><ref name=":1"/>
In the normal ending, Baby reveals that she and the other animatronics have been attempting to escape the complex, but without a human guise, they are unable to. However, now that they are assembled with a sympathetic human, i.e. Mike, they have merged into a single animatronic called Ennard to take his body. The epilogue ends with Circus Baby deceiving Mike into entering the scooping room, then locking him in it and using the machine to disembowel him and take his body. The final scene of the game shows Ennard inspecting itself in the mirror while inhabiting Mike's body.


===Endings===
In the alternate ending, Mike returns home to watch the season finale of the animated series ''The Immortal and the Restless'' (whose previous episodes are shown in-between the nights and whose plot lampoons the series). After the show ends, Ennard appears in the room and slowly advances towards Mike.<!-- Unless there is a verifiable explanation of the secret ending's events from Scott Cawthon or anyone closely associated with the game, it WILL be removed. -->
The game has two endings. If Mike follows Circus Baby's instructions, he finds all animatronics have been gutted by the Scooper. Circus Baby's voice is revealed to be Ennard, an amalgam of the animatronics, who uses the Scooper to eviscerate Mike and disguise itself in his skin.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.cbr.com/horror-video-games-darkest-deaths/|title=10 Darkest Deaths in Horror Games|first=Amber|last=Frost|website=]|date=February 11, 2023 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20230212074148/https://www.cbr.com/horror-video-games-darkest-deaths/|archivedate=February 12, 2023}}</ref> The other ending is unlocked when the player completes the post-death minigame in a certain manner:<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.gamezebo.com/walkthroughs/five-nights-freddys-sister-location-walkthrough/|title=Five Nights at Freddy's: Sister Location Walkthrough|date=January 3, 2017|first=Rob|last=Rich|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20230614122253/https://www.gamezebo.com/walkthroughs/five-nights-freddys-sister-location-walkthrough/|archivedate=June 14, 2023|website=Gamezebo}}</ref> upon success, Circus Baby extends a claw from her stomach and pulls in and kills a girl, presumed to be Elizabeth, whose soul possesses the animatronic. Subsequently, the player can defy Circus Baby's instructions by entering a private room, where they must fend off Ennard, angered by the player's defiance, until 6 AM.<ref name="PlayerOne">{{Cite web|url=https://www.player.one/five-nights-freddys-sister-location-guide-5-tips-unlock-both-endings-and-survive-562883|title='Five Nights At Freddy's: Sister Location' Guide - 5 Tips To Unlock Both Endings And Survive
|last=Groux|first=Christopher|date=October 13, 2016|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20180629202317/http://www.player.one/five-nights-freddys-sister-location-guide-5-tips-unlock-both-endings-and-survive-562883|archivedate=June 29, 2018|website=Player.One}}</ref> Afterwards, Mike returns home to find that Ennard has followed him.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.looper.com/1421919/five-nights-freddy-sequel-scarier-rated-r-game-storyline/|title=Five Nights At Freddy's 2 Should Be Rated-R (& Use This Game Storyline)|last=Hall|first=Cameron Roy|website=Looper|date=October 26, 2023|quote=One of the many "Sister Location" endings sees Ennard, an animatronic amalgamate, follow Mike home, tear out his insides, and wear him like a suit.|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20231031043412/https://www.looper.com/1421919/five-nights-freddy-sequel-scarier-rated-r-game-storyline/|archivedate=October 31, 2023}}</ref>


Two sets of cutscenes may play if the player completes different modes of the Custom Night. If the player survives the hardest difficulty, Ennard abandons Mike's discolored and decomposed body and leaves him near death.<ref name="PocketTactics">{{Cite web|url=https://www.pockettactics.com/fnaf/mike-schmidt|title=FNAF Mike Schmidt - lore, personality, and appearances|first=Connor|last=Christie|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20240120180943/https://www.pockettactics.com/fnaf/mike-schmidt|archivedate=January 20, 2024|website=]}}</ref> Meanwhile, if the player completes "Golden Freddy" mode, the cutscenes show the ruins of a burnt-down ], where Mike speaks to his father, William Afton, the murderer mentioned in previous games.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.thegamer.com/five-nights-at-freddys-15-fan-theories-so-crazy-they-might-be-true/|title=Five Nights At Freddy's: 15 Fan Theories So Crazy They Might Be True|last=Harvey|first=Angie|date=August 8, 2017|website=TheGamer|archivedate=June 3, 2023|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20230603091825/https://www.thegamer.com/five-nights-at-freddys-15-fan-theories-so-crazy-they-might-be-true/}}</ref> Disfigured and "living in shadows", Mike recounts that William manipulated him into freeing "her", prompting the animatronics to attack him, mistaking him for his father. With no other options, Mike resolves to find his father.<ref>{{cite video game |platform=Windows |date=2016-10-07 |scene=True Ending |quote=Father. It's me, Michael. I did it. I found it. It was right where you said it would be. They were all there. They didn't recognize at first but then they thought I was you. And I found her. I put her back together, just like you asked me to. She's free now. But something is wrong with me. I should be dead. But I'm not. I've been living in shadows. There is only one thing left for me to do now. I'm going to come find you. I'm going to come find you. |developer=]|title=Five Nights at Freddy's: Sister Location}}</ref>
==Development==
In April 2016, Cawthon released a teaser image of the game on his website, entitled ''Five Nights at Freddy's: Sister Location'', featuring a clown-like ], revealed to be named "Circus Baby".<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.designntrend.com/articles/74656/20160423/five-nights-freddys-sister-location-game-revealed-new-animatronic-teaser.htm|title='Five Nights At Freddy's' Sister Location Game Revealed With New Animatronic Teaser!|last=Groux|first=Christopher|date=April 23, 2016|work=|newspaper=Design & Trend|access-date=2016-10-20|via=}}</ref> Several teaser images followed, revealing different characters and hints at their origins.<ref name=":0">{{cite web|url=http://www.ibtimes.com/five-nights-freddys-sister-location-october-release-date-map-confirmed-new-teaser-2409409|title='Five Nights At Freddy's Sister Location' October Release Date, Map Confirmed In New Teaser|last=Groux|first=Christopher|date=August 30, 2016|website=International Business Times|publisher=|access-date=2016-09-01}}</ref>


==Release and reception==
The trailer for the game was released on Cawthon's official ] page featuring new animatronics and a new location. The release date was later confirmed to be October 7, 2016.<ref name=":0" /><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.thebitbag.com/five-nights-freddys-sister-location-release-confirmed-release-weeks/182959|title=Five Nights At Freddy's Sister Location Release Confirmed To Release In A Few Weeks?|last=Santos|first=Jerome Delos|date=September 18, 2016|publisher=|access-date=2016-10-19|work=TheBitBag}}</ref>
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| MC = 62/100<ref name="Metacritic">{{Cite web|url=https://www.metacritic.com/game/five-nights-at-freddys-sister-location/|title=Five Nights at Freddy's: Sister Location|website=]|archivedate=2024-02-24|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20240224140030/https://www.metacritic.com/game/five-nights-at-freddys-sister-location/}}</ref>
| OC = 20% recommend<ref name=OpenCritic/>
| Destruct = PC: 6/10<ref name="destructoid"/>
| Gamezebo = MOB: {{Rating|3|5}}<ref name="Gamezebo">{{Cite web|last=Rich|first=Rob|url=https://www.gamezebo.com/reviews/five-nights-at-freddys-sister-location-review-why-always-with-the-sacrifices/|title=Five Nights at Freddy's: Sister Location – Why Always With the Sacrifices?|date=January 10, 2017|website=]|access-date=March 7, 2023|archive-date=December 23, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211223225139/https://www.gamezebo.com/2017/01/10/five-nights-freddys-sister-location-review-always-sacrifices/|url-status=live}}</ref>
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Developer ] had previously stated that '']'' (2015) would be the final game in the series. However, he announced ''Five Nights at Freddy's: Sister Location'' on his website in April 2016 with the tagline, "There was never just one".<ref name=":0">{{Cite news |last=Walker |first=John |date=2016-04-25 |title=Sister Location Is Probably Five Nights At Freddy's 5 |language=en |work=] |url=https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/five-nights-at-freddys-5 |access-date=2023-03-04}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Good |first=Owen S. |date=2016-04-23 |title=The next Five Nights at Freddy's game is called 'Sister Location' |url=https://www.polygon.com/2016/4/23/11494402/the-next-five-nights-at-freddys-game-is-called-sister-location |access-date=May 9, 2016 |website=Polygon |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite magazine |last=Favis |first=Elise |date=April 24, 2016 |title=Five Nights At Freddy's Creator Teases New Game Sister Location |url=https://www.gameinformer.com/b/news/archive/2016/04/24/five-nights-at-freddys-creator-teases-new-game.aspx |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160427041410/http://www.gameinformer.com/b/news/archive/2016/04/24/five-nights-at-freddys-creator-teases-new-game.aspx |url-status=dead |archive-date=April 27, 2016 |access-date=May 9, 2016 |magazine=Game Informer |language=en}}</ref> A trailer was uploaded online on May 21.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Donnelly |first=Joe |date=2016-05-23 |title=Five Nights At Freddy's: Sister Location Gets First Trailer |language=en |work=Rock Paper Shotgun |url=https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/five-nights-at-freddys-sister-location-gets-first-trailer |access-date=2023-03-04}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Blain |first=Louise |date=2016-05-23 |title=Five Nights At Freddy's: Sister Location trailer goes back to the series' creepy model roots |url=https://www.gamesradar.com/five-nights-at-freddys-sister-location-trailer-goes-back-to-the-series-creepy-model-roots/ |access-date=2023-03-04 |website=] |language=en}}</ref> On October 7, ''Five Nights at Freddy's: Sister Location'' was released on Steam. Due to user complaints about the difficulty of night four, a ] was released to alleviate its difficulty.<ref>{{Cite news |last=O'Connor |first=Alice |date=2016-10-10 |title=Five Nights At Freddy's: Sister Location Lurches Out |language=en |work=Rock Paper Shotgun |url=https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/five-nights-at-freddys-sister-location-released |access-date=2023-03-04}}</ref> ] was later added for a non-canon Custom Night.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Santos |first=Jerome Delos |date=19 October 2016 |title=Five Nights At Freddy's Sister Location Custom Night DLC: How To Unlock, Release Window, And What To Expect |url=http://www.thebitbag.com/five-nights-freddys-sister-location-custom-night-dlc-unlock-release-window-expect/192696 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170207200211/http://www.thebitbag.com/five-nights-freddys-sister-location-custom-night-dlc-unlock-release-window-expect/192696 |archive-date=7 February 2017 |access-date=20 October 2016 |website=TheBitBag}}</ref> Ports for Android and iOS were released by ] on December 22, 2016 and January 3, 2017, respectively.<ref name=TouchArcade>{{Cite web |last=Dotson |first=Carter |date=January 3, 2017 |title='Five Nights at Freddy's: Sister Location' Finally Available on iOS |url=https://toucharcade.com/2017/01/03/five-nights-at-freddys-sister-location-release-ios/ |access-date=March 4, 2023 |website=]}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.pocketgamer.com/five-nights-at-freddys-sister-location/five-nights-at-freddys-sister-location-finally-hits-out-on-mobile/|last=Sowden|first=Emily|title=Five Nights at Freddy's: Sister Location finally hits out on mobile
|date=January 4, 2017| access-date=June 21, 2024|website=]}}</ref> ], ], and ] ports were released on June 18, 2020; July 10, 2020; and July 21, 2020; respectively.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Craddock |first=Ryan |date=2020-06-18 |title=Five Nights At Freddy's: Sister Location Surprise-Launches On Switch |url=https://www.nintendolife.com/news/2020/06/five_nights_at_freddys_sister_location_surprise-launches_on_switch |access-date=2023-03-04 |website=Nintendo Life |language=en-GB}}</ref>


''Five Nights at Freddy's: Sister Location'' received "mixed or average" reviews according to ] site ].<ref name="Metacritic"/> Aggregate site ] calculated that only 20% of critics recommended the game.<ref name=OpenCritic>{{Cite web|url=https://opencritic.com/game/3419/five-nights-at-freddys-sister-location|title=Five Nights at Freddy's: Sister Location|website=]|archivedate=September 21, 2023|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20230921081431/https://opencritic.com/game/3419/five-nights-at-freddys-sister-location}}</ref> Some have said that the game marked a significant advancement in the series' production quality,<ref name=":1"/><ref name=GameCrate/> with Patricia Hernandez of '']'' calling it Cawthon's "most ambitious game yet".<ref name="kotaku"/>
In August, a teaser image was posted on Cawthon's website with the words "Cancelled. Due to Leaks." This was initially taken to indicate that the game itself had been cancelled, due to one of the game's animatronics' voices being leaked, namely Ballora's. However, it was quickly revealed to be a part of the story line, as a fictional news article was found when the image was brightened, discussing how the in-game location had been closed due to "gas" leaks.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.mobilenapps.com/articles/17660/20160829/five-nights-at-freddys-sister-location-cancelled-release-date-2016.htm|title='Five Nights at Freddy's: Sister Location' Far From Cancelled; True Release Date October 7, 2016 Revealed|last=de Lacy|first=C.|date=August 29, 2016|website=Mobile & Apps|publisher=|access-date=2016-09-01}}</ref>


The gameplay of ''Sister Location'' garnered mixed reviews. ''Kotaku'' highlighted that the game features a voice that directs players through gameplay rather than leaving players to decipher mechanics themselves like in previous installments,<ref name="kotaku"/> and '']'' and '']'' praised the increased mobility and individual objectives,<ref name=":1"/><ref name="destructoid"/> with the latter describing the different tasks as leading to "some fantastic moments and genuinely spooky scenarios." However, reviewers criticized the game's difficulty. Some found it to be too easy, while others argued that it is overly challenging. ''GameCrate''{{'}}s Angelo M. D'Arengio wrote that every night "ends up being its own tutorial and level one before being quickly discarded", arguing that the challenge is diminished after some trial-and-error.<ref name=GameCrate/> Conversely, Nic Rowen of ''Destructoid'' argued that while "Sister Location keeps things moving and delivers fresh thrills throughout the entire work week", its pacing in terms of difficulty is what obstructs other aspects of the game from excelling. Specifically, they pointed out that night four is a "massive roadblock", seemingly intended to pad out the game's length rather than enhance the experience.<ref name="destructoid"/>
On October 4, 2016, Cawthon posted on the Steam Community forums, stating that the game has a very dark story line, and that it might not be kid-friendly. For this, he said that he may work on the game for several more months, to make the game and its story more for younger players,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://kotaku.com/five-nights-at-freddys-creator-gives-worst-reason-for-p-1787410638|title=Five Nights at Freddy's Creator Gives Worst Reason For Possible Delay |last=Hernandez|first=Patricia|date=October 4, 2016|work=Kotaku|access-date=2016-10-07}}</ref> which, however, turned out to be a hoax.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.cinemablend.com/games/1563960/why-five-nights-at-freddys-sister-location-has-to-be-delayed-kind-of|title=Why Five Nights At Freddy's Sister Location Has To Be Delayed... Kind Of|last=Usher|first=William|date=October 6, 2016|work=Cinemablend|access-date=2016-10-07}}</ref> The game was released on October 7, 2016.


Beyond the gameplay, critics have praised the atmosphere. Many have particularly highlighted the quality of the voice acting. ''GameCrate'' felt that the addition of voices to fit the animatronics enhanced the scare factor, stating that the animatronics "don’t seem like mindless death machines anymore. They are intelligent. They know who you are, and they can manipulate you."<ref name="GameCrate">{{Cite web|url=http://gamecrate.com/reviews/review-sister-location-isnt-fnafbut-it-terrifying/14736|title=Review: Sister Location isn't FNAF...but it is terrifying|last=D'Argenio|first=Angelo M.|date=October 11, 2016|website=GameCrate|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20210225050054/http://gamecrate.com/reviews/review-sister-location-isnt-fnafbut-it-terrifying/14736|archivedate=February 25, 2021}}</ref> William Hughes of ''The A.V. Club'' agreed, emphasizing Heather Masters's portrayal of Circus Baby.<ref name=":1">{{Cite web|url=https://www.avclub.com/five-years-of-five-nights-at-freddy-s-1839089503|title=Five years of ''Five Nights at Freddy's''|last=Hughes|first=William|website=]|date=October 21, 2019|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20231027084048/https://www.avclub.com/five-years-of-five-nights-at-freddy-s-1839089503|archivedate=October 27, 2023}}</ref> However, opinions on the game's use of humor were more divided. While ''GameCrate'',<ref name="GameCrate" /> ''The A.V. Club'',<ref name=":1"/> and ''Kotaku''<ref name="kotaku">{{Cite web |last=Hernandez |first=Patricia |date=7 October 2016 |title=''Five Nights at Freddy's: Sister Location'' Is More Than Just Jump Scares |url=http://kotaku.com/five-nights-at-freddys-sister-location-is-more-than-ju-1787546065 |access-date=10 October 2016 |website=]}}</ref> found the humor to be a sound addition to the game—with the first arguing that it helped calm the player for a more intense subsequent jumpscare—''Destructoid'' felt that most of the attempts at humor detracted from the atmosphere, suspecting they were included in service of merchandising.<ref name="destructoid">{{Cite web|url=https://www.destructoid.com/review-five-nights-at-freddy-s-sister-location-392230.phtml|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20170209091814/https://www.destructoid.com/review-five-nights-at-freddy-s-sister-location-392230.phtml|title=Review: Five Nights at Freddy's: Sister Location|last=Rowen|first=Nic|date=October 10, 2016|archivedate=February 9, 2017|website=]}}</ref>
On October 17, 2016, Cawthon announced on his website and the game's Steam page that a Custom Night will be added to the game on December, and that an update for it will be released.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.thebitbag.com/five-nights-freddys-sister-location-custom-night-dlc-unlock-release-window-expect/192696|title=Five Nights At Freddy's Sister Location Custom Night DLC: How To Unlock, Release Window, And What To Expect|last=Santos|first=Jerome Delos|date=October 19, 2016|website=TheBitBag|publisher=|access-date=2016-10-20}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.idigitaltimes.com/five-nights-freddys-sister-location-fee-dlc-add-custom-night-mode-says-new-teaser-563583|title='Five Nights At Freddy's: Sister Location' Custom Night Mode Revealed In New Teaser|last=Groux|first=Christopher|date=October 18, 2016|work=|newspaper=iDigitalTimes.com|access-date=2016-10-20|via=}}</ref>


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==Reception==
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''Five Nights at Freddy's: Sister Location'' received mostly positive reviews. ] aggregated a score of 67.50% for the game.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.gamerankings.com/pc/193919-five-nights-at-freddys-sister-location/index.html|title=Five Nights at Freddy's: Sister Location for PC|last=|first=|date=|website=GameRankings|publisher=|access-date=2016-10-15}}</ref> '']'' rated the game 6/10,<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.destructoid.com/review-five-nights-at-freddy-s-sister-location-392230.phtml|title=Review: Five Nights at Freddy's: Sister Location|website=Destructoid|access-date=2016-10-12}}</ref> while '']'' rated it 7.50/10.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.gamecrate.com/reviews/review-sister-location-isnt-fnafbut-it-terrifying/14736|title=Review: Sister Location isn't FNAF...but it is terrifying|last=|first=|date=|website=GameCrate|publisher=|access-date=2016-10-12}}</ref> ] users aggregated a rating of 9/10.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://store.steampowered.com/app/506610/|title=Five Nights at Freddy's: Sister Location on Steam|website=store.steampowered.com|access-date=2016-10-16}}</ref>


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2016 video game

2016 video game
Five Nights at Freddy's:
Sister Location
Steam storefront header
Developer(s)Scott Cawthon
Publisher(s)Scott Cawthon (PC)
Clickteam LLC USA (Console and Mobile)
SeriesFive Nights at Freddy's
EngineClickteam Fusion 2.5
Platform(s)
ReleaseWindows
  • WW: October 7, 2016
Android
  • WW: December 22, 2016
iOS
  • WW: January 3, 2017
Nintendo Switch
  • NA: June 18, 2020
  • EU: July 10, 2020
Xbox One
  • WW: July 10, 2020
PlayStation 4
  • EU: July 21, 2020
  • NA: July 22, 2020
Genre(s)Survival horror, point-and-click
Mode(s)Single-player

Five Nights at Freddy's: Sister Location is a 2016 point-and-click survival horror video game developed and published by Scott Cawthon. It is the fifth main installment in the Five Nights at Freddy's series and the sixth game overall. Set at a sister location of Freddy Fazbear's Pizzeria called Circus Baby's Entertainment and Rental, players control a new employee who must perform maintenance work while defending themselves from a set of murderous animatronics. The gameplay in Sister Location differs significantly from the previous Five Nights at Freddy's games in that it grants players mobility between rooms where tasks are completed.

Cawthon teased the game in April 2016 with the tagline "there was never just one". Following a trailer released in May, it was released on Steam on October 7, 2016, on December 22 of the same year on Android, and on January 3 of the following year on iOS. It received mixed reviews, with praise for its voice performances and criticism for some aspects of its gameplay. A sequel, Freddy Fazbear's Pizzeria Simulator, was released on December 4, 2017. Ports for Nintendo Switch, Xbox One, and PlayStation 4 were released in 2020.

Gameplay

A screenshot showcasing the Primary Control Module

Five Nights at Freddy's: Sister Location is a survival horror video game. The player controls Mike, a late-night technician for the animatronic rental company Circus Baby's Entertainment and Rental. The player character must complete five shifts, called "nights", without being caught by the animatronics that become mobile and homicidal at night.

Though it continues the series's point-and-click format, Sister Location introduces a more dynamic gameplay environment. Players use crawlspaces to move between the facility's rooms—Primary Control Module, Funtime Auditorium, Circus Control, and Ballora Gallery—to complete tasks. Each night concludes when the assigned tasks are completed rather than surviving a set timeframe against the animatronics. In addition to a company-issued AI voice named HandUnit, a variety of tools are available to the player to navigate the rooms and subdue the animatronics. For example, players use an elevated control pad on night one to light a room and shock the animatronics, and on night three, a flash beacon is used to navigate Funtime Auditorium and avoid its animatronic, Funtime Foxy.

As with all Five Nights at Freddy's games, failing to defend oneself from the animatronics results in a jumpscare, causing a game over. However, in this game, the animatronics do not actively pursue the player; instead, a jumpscare occurs if the assigned tasks are not completed correctly. If the player dies, there is a chance for them to enter an Atari-style platformer minigame, reminiscent to the post-death minigames in Five Nights at Freddy's 2, where the player acts as Circus Baby delivering cupcakes to children. Completing this minigame in a specific manner unlocks a secret level on the fifth night that reintroduces the immobile survival aspect of the original Five Nights at Freddy's. Completing all five nights unlocks additional features, including a "Custom Night" mode, where the player selects from various modes and difficulty settings and tries to survive the night against a new set of animatronics.

Plot

Mike is hired by Circus Baby's Entertainment and Rental, an underground facility storing animatronics from the closed Circus Baby's Pizza World. The facility's AI, HandUnit, greets Mike each night and assigns him maintenance tasks. On the first night, everything runs smoothly: using elevated control pads, Mike checks on and, if necessary, administers electric shocks to the three animatronics—Ballora, Funtime Foxy, and Circus Baby—to ensure they remain active, before leaving. On the second night, the power goes out, the animatronics come to life, and Circus Baby warns Mike of the danger posed by the other animatronics. She instructs him across Ballora Gallery and assists him in resetting the circuit breakers. On the third night, after performing maintenance work on Funtime Freddy, Mike is attacked by Funtime Foxy. Circus Baby places him in a "springlock suit", an animatronic that can also be worn as a suit by retracting its mechanics into its lining, for his protection. On the fourth night, Mike must escape the suit while repelling tiny ballerina animatronics called Minireenas.

On the fifth night, Mike discovers two hanged technicians in the location where the animatronics should be, preventing HandUnit from detecting their absence. Circus Baby directs Mike to dismantle her empty shell in the Scooping Room, where the animatronics' endoskeletons are extracted by a machine called the Scooper, explaining that this is necessary to "save what is good so the rest can be destroyed". However, she warns him that he is being pursued by the animatronic Ballora, who intends to kill him. Between nights, Mike watches an animated sitcom at home.

Endings

The game has two endings. If Mike follows Circus Baby's instructions, he finds all animatronics have been gutted by the Scooper. Circus Baby's voice is revealed to be Ennard, an amalgam of the animatronics, who uses the Scooper to eviscerate Mike and disguise itself in his skin. The other ending is unlocked when the player completes the post-death minigame in a certain manner: upon success, Circus Baby extends a claw from her stomach and pulls in and kills a girl, presumed to be Elizabeth, whose soul possesses the animatronic. Subsequently, the player can defy Circus Baby's instructions by entering a private room, where they must fend off Ennard, angered by the player's defiance, until 6 AM. Afterwards, Mike returns home to find that Ennard has followed him.

Two sets of cutscenes may play if the player completes different modes of the Custom Night. If the player survives the hardest difficulty, Ennard abandons Mike's discolored and decomposed body and leaves him near death. Meanwhile, if the player completes "Golden Freddy" mode, the cutscenes show the ruins of a burnt-down Fazbear's Fright, where Mike speaks to his father, William Afton, the murderer mentioned in previous games. Disfigured and "living in shadows", Mike recounts that William manipulated him into freeing "her", prompting the animatronics to attack him, mistaking him for his father. With no other options, Mike resolves to find his father.

Release and reception

Reception
Aggregate scores
AggregatorScore
Metacritic62/100
OpenCritic20% recommend
Review scores
PublicationScore
DestructoidPC: 6/10
GamezeboMOB:
GameCratePC: 7.50/10

Developer Scott Cawthon had previously stated that Five Nights at Freddy's 4 (2015) would be the final game in the series. However, he announced Five Nights at Freddy's: Sister Location on his website in April 2016 with the tagline, "There was never just one". A trailer was uploaded online on May 21. On October 7, Five Nights at Freddy's: Sister Location was released on Steam. Due to user complaints about the difficulty of night four, a patch was released to alleviate its difficulty. Downloadable content was later added for a non-canon Custom Night. Ports for Android and iOS were released by Clickteam on December 22, 2016 and January 3, 2017, respectively. Nintendo Switch, Xbox One, and PlayStation 4 ports were released on June 18, 2020; July 10, 2020; and July 21, 2020; respectively.

Five Nights at Freddy's: Sister Location received "mixed or average" reviews according to review aggregator site Metacritic. Aggregate site OpenCritic calculated that only 20% of critics recommended the game. Some have said that the game marked a significant advancement in the series' production quality, with Patricia Hernandez of Kotaku calling it Cawthon's "most ambitious game yet".

The gameplay of Sister Location garnered mixed reviews. Kotaku highlighted that the game features a voice that directs players through gameplay rather than leaving players to decipher mechanics themselves like in previous installments, and The A.V. Club and Destructoid praised the increased mobility and individual objectives, with the latter describing the different tasks as leading to "some fantastic moments and genuinely spooky scenarios." However, reviewers criticized the game's difficulty. Some found it to be too easy, while others argued that it is overly challenging. GameCrate's Angelo M. D'Arengio wrote that every night "ends up being its own tutorial and level one before being quickly discarded", arguing that the challenge is diminished after some trial-and-error. Conversely, Nic Rowen of Destructoid argued that while "Sister Location keeps things moving and delivers fresh thrills throughout the entire work week", its pacing in terms of difficulty is what obstructs other aspects of the game from excelling. Specifically, they pointed out that night four is a "massive roadblock", seemingly intended to pad out the game's length rather than enhance the experience.

Beyond the gameplay, critics have praised the atmosphere. Many have particularly highlighted the quality of the voice acting. GameCrate felt that the addition of voices to fit the animatronics enhanced the scare factor, stating that the animatronics "don’t seem like mindless death machines anymore. They are intelligent. They know who you are, and they can manipulate you." William Hughes of The A.V. Club agreed, emphasizing Heather Masters's portrayal of Circus Baby. However, opinions on the game's use of humor were more divided. While GameCrate, The A.V. Club, and Kotaku found the humor to be a sound addition to the game—with the first arguing that it helped calm the player for a more intense subsequent jumpscare—Destructoid felt that most of the attempts at humor detracted from the atmosphere, suspecting they were included in service of merchandising.

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