As many Five Nights at Freddy’s fans would argue, Five Nights at Freddy’s is one of the best modern horror games, and it looks as if fans will be able to get even more scares from the property in due time. Today, it was announced that FNaF’s will be receiving a virtual reality title dubbed Five Nights at Freddy’s VR: Help Wanted, and it is “coming soon” sometime this Spring as a release for those who own PlayStation VR headsets.
This particular Five Nights at Freddy’s project debuted during Sony’s State of Play, with a trailer showing of multiple instances of intense, up close and personal moments that will occur within the PlayStation VR title. According to a description of Five Nights at Freddy’s VR: Help Wanted, the release is a collection of VR experiences that are based on the original FNaF’s games, but it will also include several new experiences for players as well.
Unlike the PC or tablet versions of Five Nights at Freddy’s, FNaF’s VR: Help Wanted players will utilize either the DualShock 4 or the PS Move motion controllers as means to play in the world. These methods of control will be utilized to interact with the door and light controls in the offices, pick up objects in the repair games, press buttons on the video switcher, solve puzzles, and activate the flashlight.
It seems as if Five Nights at Freddy’s VR: Help Wanted will also incorporate several a new feature that may entice some players to pick it up for PS VR. For instance, one will be able to earn collectibles that can be played with at the prize counter, with “plushies, bobbleheads, action figures, and more” capable of being earned.
Several months ago, Five Nights at Freddy’s creator Scott Cawthon proclaimed that he was working closely with another studio on putting out “big-budget game”, but it’s unclear at this point in time if Five Nights at Freddy’s VR: Help Wanted is the project which he was referring to at the time. Nevertheless, FNaF’s fans have plenty more stuff on the way inspired by the horror title, as a Five Nights at Freddy’s book and movie are on the way as well.
Five Nights at Freddy’s VR: Help Wanted is set to release at some point in Spring 2019 for PlayStation VR.