CHAPTER 36: Five Nights at Freddy's
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| Release Date | 17 June 2025 (Tuesday) |
| Category | Chapter DLC |
| Cost | $4.99 |
500 Auric Cells  
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CHAPTER 36: Five Nights at Freddy's is the thirty-sixth Chapter DLC for Dead by Daylight
, which released on 17 June 2025.
This DLC features the following content:
- 1 Killer:
- The Animatronic
- The Animatronic
- 2 exclusive Cosmetics:
- Vent Crawl - Very Rare Banner
- Stack of Pizzas - Very Rare Badge
Description
Dead by Daylight: Five Nights at Freddy’s brings a new Killer – Springtrap, The Animatronic – into The Fog, whose brilliance and cruelty go hand-in-hand. Purchasing this Add-On also unlocks an exclusive Stack of Pizzas badge and the Vent Crawl banner.
Killer: The Animatronic
The Animatronic's Info
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A monstrosity of flesh and metal, Springtrap’s bloodstained past is littered with the innocent dead. His horrifying innovations are a reminder that beneath the cruelty lies a brilliant inventor, whose creations brought laughter and screams to the same unfortunate audience. |
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The Animatronic's Power
"The Animatronic lived to kill, even when his mechanical costume became his tomb."
SPECIAL ABILITY: FAZBEAR'S FRIGHT
The Animatronic is armed with a Fire Axe, that he can throw, and causes 7 Security Doors to spawn in the environment.
SPECIAL ABILITY: FIRE AXE
Press and hold the Power button to initiate Ready Aim.
Press the Attack button to throw the Fire Axe or release the Power button to cancel the Power.
Once the Fire Axe hits its target, it embeds itself and applies various effects, depending on its target, and until it is dislodged again:
- Inflicts the Broken
and Oblivious
Status Effects while embedded in a Survivor. - Creates an Area of Effect of 2 metres around it while embedded in the environment.
SPECIAL MAP FEATURE: SECURITY SYSTEM
The Security Doors found in the enviroment can be accessed by both Survivors and The Animatronic.
Upon entering a Security Door, The Animatronic benefits from the following effect:
- Grants the Undetectable
Status Effect.
- This effect lingers for 20 seconds after exiting a Security Door.
The Status Effect is cancelled instantly if a Survivor using Camera View reveals The Animatronic.
SPECIAL INTERACTION: CAMERA VIEW
Each Security Door has a Camera attached to it.
Interacting with the door gives a Survivor access to the Camera View, allowing them to cycle through every Camera, travel to the Security Door they are currently looking through, and potentially reveal the Aura
of The Animatronic to the team, while he moves through the doors.
SPECIAL MECHANIC: BATTERY POWER
Using the Cameras and Security Doors too often will deplete the limited battery power available, forcing Survivors to wait until the system reboots.
The Animatronic may travel between doors with or without battery power.
SPECIAL LOCATION: SECURITY ROOM
If The Animatronic enters a Security Door, they may choose to exit from any other door in the environment.
Moving to a door already in use by a Survivor will cause The Animatronic to grab that Survivor.
The Animatronic's Perks
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Haywire | "For some reason, machinery has a habit of failing when you are near."
Whenever a Survivor stops opening an Exit Gate
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Help Wanted | "Try as they might, you know how to stay one step ahead of your guests."
After performing the Damage Generator action, Help Wanted activates:
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Phantom Fear | "You have always had a reputation for startling unsuspecting guests."
Whenever a Survivor within your Terror Radius
"Excellent. Your screams please me." — Springtrap |
Trivia
- The collaboration with Five Nights at Freddy's was first announced on 5 August 2024 as a part of 10th Anniversary celebration.
- The contents of the Chapter and its release were revealed on the Year 10 Roadmap unveiled during the 9th Anniversary Broadcast at PAX East.
- There was no Chapter broadcast for Five Nights at Freddy's, instead it was detailed in Part 2 of the 9th Anniversary Broadcast, after which the PTB followed.
- At the time of its inclusion, Five Nights at Freddy's was the top requested license in the history of Dead by Daylight.
- The map is not based on any specific "version" of the pizzeria, it is based on memories and fears, the essence of the map, according to Mathieu.
- There was a Q&A held on June 20th, 2025 in the Five Nights at Freddy's discord.
Trailers
