Surviving the 1st Night[]
For the first night, the threat is very small. Only Bonnie will be a decent threat, Chica generally won't get to the office in time, and Golden Freddy can still appear (but this is very rare and can only happen by looking at the west hall camera when a poster of his face is on the wall). On this night, Foxy is incredibly unlikely to come out of Pirate's Cove unless you don't check the cameras AT ALL. Freddy will not come off the stage on this night or the second night, so Freddy is not a threat unless you run out of power.
Bonnie and Chica can check on easily through the left and right door lights, leaving around a few seconds between each check. If you spot either one at their respective doors (Bonnie on the left, Chica on the right) you should IMMEDIATELY close the appropriate door. If they're at the door for a few seconds before you close it, both the lights and door buttons will not work. If this happens, then do not bring up the security feed through the monitor: if you do that, then they will kill you once you lower it. Bonnie and Chica are also known to force the monitor down from the screen as well. If Golden Freddy is summoned, then you should immediately bring up the monitor to de-spawn him. Once an animatronic appears and you have closed the door in front of them, then check the door lights before opening the door back up. If Bonnie is behind the left door, then Bonnie's shadow will block the normal path of the light. Once this shadow is gone, then Bonnie will be gone too. If Chica is behind the right door, then turning on the light will display a wide-eyed Chica, gazing in on you. Chica will be gone if you turn on the light and she is no longer there.
This night is the easiest out of them all (with the exception of the custom night), so exploration should be done during this night if the player wants to by checking the rooms with the monitor.
On this night you should start by:
- Waiting until the initial call is over.
- Checking the show stage.
- If any animatronics have moved, then locate them, starting with the cameras closest to you.
- Once Bonnie/Chica is in either the East or West halls, then lower the monitor and continue to use the door lights until you find them. You may need to wait a minute until they show up.
- If you close the door on an animatronic, then check with the door lights to see if they are there and reopen the door if they are not.
- If any buttons are not working, then do not raise the monitor on the screen: once you lower it after doing so, you will be killed by either Chica or Bonnie.
To be noted, Golden Freddy is an unreliable and unpredictable character. He may appear at random and when he does it is recommended to open up the security camera. The other way to summon him is to look at the poster on the wall. It will go from a normal picture of Freddy to a distorted Freddy to Golden Freddy. It is believed that he hides in the kitchen, thus the rasping noise.
- The easiest method to survive Night 1 -
There is a very easy way to survive Night 1 every single time you attempt it: close the left door at 2 AM and keep it shut. Don't do anything else and you're through.
- How/Why does it work? -
Everyone is deactivated for the first 2 hours. Bonnie activates at 2 AM and Chica activates at 3 AM. Keep that in mind.
Surviving the other nights[]
- Wait in the beginning of the game! The characters will not pursue you for some time. Rather than checking the camera feed immediately, it is best to just relax for a moment. This will conserve power for later on when it is actually necessary. It is good to wait until the 'end call' option pops up at the top left of the screen. Then, access the camera feed and watch out for those characters! However, be careful. Depending on how long you wait and what night you are on, Foxy may be able run to you and kill you before you drop down to 90% power.
- Stay calm! The more afraid you are, the worse you will do. If you are constantly scared, you will not think as rationally and may use more power than necessary. If you want to make the game less scary, it is best to play with the lights in your room on, the volume set to low and to imagine that they are going to hug you instead of killing you.
- Know your enemies! Go to the other pages on this wiki to learn more about each character and how to deal with them. Bonnie is fast and aggressive, but easy to detect and stop. Bonnie only comes to you from your left side. Chica is slower than Bonnie and less aggressive. Chica is easy to detect and stop and only comes to you from your right side. Foxy is extremely fast and extremely aggressive when he leaves his post (the Pirate's Cove). He only comes to you from your left side. The less you look at the camera, the faster Foxy leaves his post. When you see that he is gone, immediately close your left door. Freddy is extremely aggressive, but slow. He takes his time to get to you, as he doesn't like to be seen. He can be heard when he is in the kitchen, as the music you hear when your power runs out plays when he is in the area. He mostly comes to your right side. These are the basics for each character. Check the actual character pages to learn more.
- Be quick! The faster you are at flicking the lights on and off, closing the doors and viewing the camera feed, the less power you waste.
- Know when to restart! If you are at 60% power and it's not even 2 AM, it would be best to restart. Set markers for yourself. It is good to get to 1 AM before the power reaches 83%. It is good to get to 2 AM before it reaches 66%. It is good to get to 3 AM before it reaches 50%. It is good to get to 4 AM before it reaches 33%. It is good to get to 5 AM before it reaches 16%. If you go past your marker, then just restart to save yourself time and effort.
-Bonus tip: If you want to check cameras, and you don’t want to die from Freddy, just close right door and then check cameras (Or if you want to check Foxy), and when you leave cameras, open right door. Do this once again when you want to check cameras.(Also to stop Foxy you don't necessarily need to check CAM 1C, it's been proven that other cameras stop him just so long as you keep checking them)
Golden Freddy[]
Fredbear (better known as Golden Freddy) is a mystery/Easter egg. How to survive him is simple. When you see Golden Freddy's poster colored in the West Hall Corner (camera 2B), and you put down the camera he will appear. When he does, just go back into camera again and he will be gone. He has a 1 in 100,000 chance (rolled every second) whenever you click on cam 2B to appear. He can only appear once per night. It was once thought that another way to avoid summoning Golden Freddy was to switch cameras once you saw the poster after it was colored. However, this theory has been proven false.
Golden Freddy can even enter your room if both doors are closed by the time you see his poster on the wall. He can't appear in any other way in normal gameplay - however, he does jumpscare you if you put the AI. Levels to 1/9/8/7 in the Night 7/Custom Night setting (PC v1.13 and above) and will crash (PC/Mobile) your game or go back (console ports) to the menu.
Survive Jammed Doors[]
You have no way to avoid being killed by Bonnie and Chica when they disable the doors.
When you notice the doors are jammed, do NOT put up your monitor. Doing this will result in certain death, unless you are close enough to 6AM before the animatronic attacks you. If you lift up the monitor and they are in, they force you out of the camera and kill you after 30 seconds if you haven't put down the monitor before that. Bonnie and Chica will only attempt to attack you if you raise your monitor, so keep it down when your door is jammed. This also helps you conserve power as you won't be using your monitor. If Foxy is a threat that night and your right door is jammed, shut the left door and continue looking at the right, as Freddy will only attack you if you look away from his point of entrance. If your left door is jammed, the only thing you can do is shut the right door and, if you're close enough, wait it out until 6AM, but Foxy may catch you on the later nights.
Freddy Fazbear[]
Freddy Fazbear is the main animatronic character in the game, but unlike Bonnie and Chica, he has an exact pattern. However, this pattern is a path, as it will not occur throughout a similar time length. Freddy starts in the Show Stage with Bonnie and Chica, next he will go to the Dining Area, then he will go to the Restrooms, after that he will be in the kitchen. But remember, the kitchen cam is audio only, so you will hear Freddy's jingle playing while he is in the kitchen. Next he will skip the east hall and will be in the room to the right of your door. If you see him on the cam, close the right door IMMEDIATELY. If the right door is closed, Freddy will soon move to another room and continue the pattern.
Things to Remember:
Whenever Freddy moves to another room you will hear Demonic Laughter. If Freddy is in the room next to your right door when it's closed and you hear demonic laughter, you are free to open the door. However, if Freddy is next to the right door when it's open and you hear demonic laughter, Freddy is now in your office and will soon kill you.
Whenever Freddy is in a room, only two white dots that are his eyes will be visible of him, minus the kitchen cam.
However when Freddy is in the kitchen, then you will hear his music box (same as when you run out of power).
Freddy will not move from his original spot on the Show Stage until Night 3, so you won't have to worry about him until then.
Unlike Bonnie and Chica, Freddy does NOT appear in the blindspot so when he appears in CAM 4B, you MUST shut the door to avoid him getting in
Foxy The Pirate Fox[]
Foxy generally becomes active on night two, but it is possible for him to be active on night one, though it will only happen if you don't check the cameras at all. Foxy follows a set pattern before reaching the office. First, he will open the curtains of his Pirate Cove, revealing his face and upper body. Then, he will be standing outside of the curtains, his head back and arm raised, preparing to run towards the Office. His features will be barely visible during this frame. Then, he will not be seen in the Pirate Cove, and if you view the West Hall on the camera feed when he has left, you will see him running down the hallway. When this happens, you will have about 1-2 seconds to close the left door. Otherwise, Foxy will attack you. If you see that Foxy is missing, you should IMMEDIATELY lower your monitor and close the left door. Then, to trigger Foxy, just re-open the camera and check the West Hall. Foxy will not be triggered to run to the Office unless you do so. Once the has reached the office and the door is closed, he will bang on the door a few times, then return to the Pirate Cove to repeat this cycle. A simple strategy is to wait until Foxy is out of Pirate Cove and block him with the door. However, Foxy will steal some of your power each time he is blocked by your left door. The first time, Foxy will drain 1% of your power the first time, 7% the second, and increasing by 6% for each time he is blocked. While you can probably get away with this strategy on nights 1 and 2, Foxy becomes much more active from night 3 and onward. Without the right strategy, your power is going to PLUMMET, and you will soon black out and Freddy will hit you from your right door. A much better strategy(and one you should start practicing on night 2) is to check on a camera every few seconds when you get the chance(make sure that Bonnie or Chica aren't peering through your doorway).
**IMPORTANT** You actually don't need to check on Pirate Cove. ANY CAMERA WILL DO. It has been proven that camera usage, just not checking on Pirate Cove, stops Foxy. With this information, you can use cameras to check on the other animatronics (mainly Freddy: visit the Freddy page for more info).
Beginning on night 2, it would be best to check on the Pirate Cove about 3 or 4 times an hour. Otherwise Foxy will become active and start his pattern to the Office. The more you check on Pirate Cove, the slower Foxy will leave. After night 2, you should consecutively check on cameras every few seconds. remember, it doesn't matter which camera you check, only that you are checking a camera. Unlike the other animatronics, Foxy is more photogenic, and will only move if you do not check on him enough. Visit the animatronic AI page for more info.