Cawthon posted a new teaser the following month, with characters such as the main series' Purple Guy and most of the characters from the Halloween update of Five Nights at Freddy's 4. The game was nominated for the Coney Island Dreamland Award for Best AR/VR Game at the New York Game Awards in 2020.

The game is set in a fanciful world where the characters must fight enemies and progress by unlocking perks and items.

The Five Nights at Freddy's novel trilogy is a series of three novels as well as the first book series ever adapted for the franchise, written by Scott Cawthon and Kira Breed-Wrisley. The game introduced a music box which must be remotely wound up on a regular basis to prevent an attack from a particular animatronic. The main criticism being that the game had become pointless for having removed the VR mode making it a "sub-par minigame collection" with "limited gameplay" since previous main games were available already for the console, and speculated that the only reason for releasing it for the console were to capitalize on the console's market share. On March 25, 2019, during Sony Interactive Entertainment's State of Play live stream announcing several new games for the PlayStation 4, a trailer announcing the game was shown.

Charlie's father, Henry, designer of the restaurant's animatronic mascots, was suspected of murder, and consequently committed suicide by allowing an unknown animatronic to kill him. At the doors, the player must listen for animatronics' breathing, which can determine whether they are near. Notable new game modes include a shooting gallery, a free-roaming corn maze, and an assembly line in which the player must construct an animatronic.The terrifying animatronics and dark plot have enthralled gamers and inspired many spin-offs including toys, a theme park attraction and a series of books as well, co-written by FNaF creator Scott Cawthorn along with author Kira Breed-Wrisely. Charlie thinks her ordeal is over, but when a series of bodies are discovered near her school - bearing wounds that are disturbingly familiar - she finds herself drawn back into the world of her father's frightening creations.