This FNAF Fan Game BROKE Me! | The Return To Bloody Nights (Five Nights At Freddy's FanGame)

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Loyal Theorists, today I'm tackling one of the NEWEST and SCARIEST FNAF Fan Games, The Return To Bloody Nights. This game has been making the rounds, from @8BitRyan to @markiplier and everyone in between. It's apparently INCREDIBLY scary and I'm here to very tentatively toss my hat into the ring as the NEWEST employee!
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[@HeleXion-Singularity]

The fact that both Matt and Mark both mock Henry about his constant reminders of safety

[@kimberwickre1824]

Omg that’s so true

[@cheezitkid]

They also both immediatly played with the bobble heads which was funny

[@Lumberjack_king]

I mean he warned them all

[@JMGAMING327]

Omg I thought I would be the only one to pick that up😂

[@shearman360]

why wouldn't you he's so whiny

[@TheMadManStudiosOfficial]

❤Devs here - Thanks for playing! Hope yo see you play more! Also, game gives sound cues when they approach you close, its very quiet just like FNAF 4 so i would suggest to wear headphones because the sounds also come from different angles and you have to know where you hear them to understand their next move. Be careful with the new characters who are coming for you, they will behave different and when u loose to a jumpscare, there is a note that gives u a tip. We wish you goodluck and hope that you can beat all the game and discover the Truth behind the ending of the game! You wont be disappointed! Thanks for the support!❤🎉 (PS We came up with the lore at least a year ago, or more. So its a great coincidence we talk about FNAF origin story so close😊)

[@EverybodyIsWeirdLikeYouAndMe]

You've done such a great and terrifying game!! Kudos to y'all!

[@yourlocalennard5446]

Amazing job! I love the puppet and springbonnie designs especially

[@erika_itsumi5141]

Looks like your honored goal came true, great job guys 😎😎😎

[@Spidernoe]

if I wasn't a scaredy cat then I would play your awesome game. you guys did a great job!

[@Mustafa_AhmedPGH]

You've done a great job on this game! Well done!

[@Katosepe]

The first fan game that makes Afton totally relatable. I'd probably lose it too if my partner kept criticising me for safety while constantly bringing up my divorce every day..

[@DeeMacDowell-jj7zd]

NAH FR. Henry seems like a good friend who's just concerned but bro just keeps being like "SAFETYYYYY" "DIVORCEEEEE" like BRO, stop. 💀😭🙏

[@baruchbelmont5821]

Hey there! It's the voice of Wathel Broggie. Thanks MatPat, Ashley and the others of GTLive for playing and looking into TRTBN. I never thought I would be in a GTLive video but here we are! I also appreciate the voice acting compliments from the both of you. ♥

[@denjisleftnu-]

Awesome performance!!

[@dat_fast_boi]

you nailed it ❤

[@MapleBizz328]

Dude! After listening to your voice acting skills, I would be surprised if they didn't compliment it! You put a lot of emotion in your lines and it makes it such an engaging experience! Job well done!

[@CommandswithCat]

I could've swore you sound so much like markiplier trying not to sound like markiplier 🙏

[@Martanus]

Best horror game voice actor there is

[@JonTheGeek]

Intro really says "hope u like our game it may not be good :(" *proceeds to make the best fnaf game in years*

[@TheMadManStudiosOfficial]

Hey, we just do what we felt would be good. But we have no budget and no resources to make it an excellent game. Thanks for the support btw, appreciated)

[@JonTheGeek]

@Twisted Mind Games IT IS an excellent game!!! You guys rock!!

[@box7403]

@@TheMadManStudiosOfficialw game

[@omgfiredragon]

Gives "forgive me for my poor English it's not my first language *proceeds to speak perfect English* " vibes

[@frostthefox702]

it doesn't beat final nights 4 but it is a good game though

[@nickinick9329]

I love that Markiplier, who doesn't know the lore, figured out the minigame in the first night typing the code in the fan and Mattpatt, just ignoring it ahaha, awesome!

[@cierrafisher5088]

Wait really!? I didn't notice when Mark played it!

[@burgerburger7975]

To be fair, Mat did purge his mind of all his FNAF lore before playing XD Would also explain how he never caught the minirina doll/fazbear frights reference

[@wolfy8032]

he didnt, though. the sticky note on the fan changed to show a number combination, which is what mark put into the keypad to get the minigame

[@nickinick9329]

@@wolfy8032 You're right thanks! I've changed it

[@steadyjumper3547]

He is the king of FNAF

[@RyanxLying]

Matpat shipping William and Henry has got to be the funniest thing ever

[@Sl33py.1di0t]

REAL, NOT ENOUGH PEOPLE ARE TALKING ABOUT IT💀

[@komqeda]

aubrey pfp out in the wild

[@RyanxLying]

@@komqeda omoriboy pfp out in the wild

[@hippyhopohskippydop5792]

31:14 Man I love these two people talking having a nice time. I hope their friendship never ends in oh, I don’t know just a wild guest, murder, heartbreak, betrayal.

[@burgerburger7975]

And their innocent children don't end up possessing the animatronics they build after brutally dying both directly and indirectly by William's hand. Nah, nope. Discard your theories, distinctive series, dispose of sinking, dismiss your thinking-- canon is an illusion and nothing goes wrong here.

[@hippyhopohskippydop5792]

@@burgerburger7975FNAF AU where nothing went wrong but everyone feels like something was supposed to go wrong in our kind of on edge about it

[@idk2167]

​@@hippyhopohskippydop5792 so bassically the "my life has been going well for about two weeks, something bad is gonna happen" meme?

[@hippyhopohskippydop5792]

@@idk2167 I mean basically

[@DMBLaan]

Did MatPat already forget that a "Puppet going into someone's mouth" was a Fazzbear's Frights story?

[@davisranger]

To be fair he did purge his mind of FNAF before he started playing

[@Ltwpe]

@@davisranger Lol

[@nicolenowotnik7121]

ikr, i was expecting him to be like "OOOO good reference" i like the interpretation though of the puppet being sick of someone's mouth breathing lmao

[@dumbp8880]

well technically in the fazbear frights story room for one more its actually the minireenas that crawl into the security guards mouth not the puppet so even though its still a reference its not a direct one

[@user-zr7mo4vq7ira]

​@@dumbp8880 I get what you mean, but aren't they some kind of puppets?

[@oohsquirrel6633]

I'm so glad they're playing this! The fact that both Matt and Dawko haven't caught the book references blows my mind.

[@BLAKEx30]

Yeah I think that the doll reference was from one of the fazbear frights books, the one specifically where the nightguard falls asleep during every shift with a minirina on his desk, then he wakes up shortly after with it being gone. It turns out that the Minirina's were crawling into his body through his mouth as he slept.

[@elizabethaftonluvr]

Fr I haven’t even read the books but I still got them

[@derth9230]

@@BLAKEx30 And I think he exploded from it too.

[@kamijounotouma4686]

​@@derth9230 love me some softcore inflation

[@Mrbombastic59]

It’s called “room for one more” I’m pretty sure

[@Tyuf_]

Ash explaining the game to MatPat gave me such mirror Matt vibes hope he's doin' well wherever he is now

[@Gracosef]

Did he got fired or he just left ?

[@BunnyBabe07]

@@Gracosef he left a little after security breach

[@morgancason7156]

​@@BunnyBabe07why?

[@BunnyBabe07]

@@morgancason7156 I can’t remember, it he was with Matpat for a good while so I’m sure he just wanted to do something else in life

[@morgancason7156]

@@BunnyBabe07 ah

[@modularb]

“Hashtag relationship goals, William and Henry, Besties!” ✌︎('ω'✌︎ ) -Matpat, Five Nights and Freddy’s Theorist 31:12 Laughed pretty hard

[@onionheartz]

Hilliam! And Wenry❤

[@negeheh]

None of the actual FNAF games scared me. But this, this is truly horrifying. I cannot comprehend how scared I was when I saw an animatronic at my door, even the newer models.

[@arand0mguy]

Not even fnaf 4?

[@negeheh]

@@arand0mguy not even fnaf 4. Could’ve been scary, ur they took out the whole “office” part. Like not being in an office.

[@WhoTookQuwhu]

@@negeheh You played it?

[@negeheh]

@@WhoTookQuwhu Played what?

[@WhoTookQuwhu]

@@negeheh Yeah I don't think you really know what the word "sarcasm" means

[@KeeganPlays]

Hey MatPat! I commented this under one of Markipliers videos on this game, but in that glitch at 35:47, there's actually a really cool reference to FNAF Plus! Amid the flashes, there are a bunch of pieces of text, but only two show up at the same time, those being "it will catch you ready or not" and "close your eyes and say goodbye to spring." These are parts of the lyrics of a song played in one of the trailers for FNAF Plus! I thought that was really cool, and thought it might be nice to mention. Anyways, I hope I taught some people something new, and hope everyone reading a great day! Edit: Just thought I would make a list of all the text pieces that show up (Help the lore hunters XD) - "bring him here" - "spring lock failure" - "we want revenge" - "close your eyes and say goodbye to spring" - "it will catch you if your ready or not" - "we died because of him" - "everything will change" (Might be another reference to the song mentioned in the main comment) - "help me" (Seen in Marks video)

[@allanbaker3958]

I know Mark found a secret code for the number pad. They should look that up. As for the animatronics, there's two Fredbears and two Bonnies. The first two of them can be "caught" with the flashlight at the door so you can close it on them. The second two are trickier. You have to pay attention to the doorway for one and when the other is going to rush on the cams. Mark did figure them out, hence why he beat the game. Though there is ONE spoiler I'll say, there's a "Real Time Mode".

[@KeeganPlays]

​@@allanbaker3958 Edit: Ya know what, I realized I could frame my mindset better than I did in my original comment (you can read that near the bottom of this for context) I was wondering why you made your comment about useful game tips underneath my comment regarding an Easter egg. It feels like it would make a great stand alone comment, so I was just curious why you made it a reply to mine. And again, sorry if my original comment depicted my train of thought in bad taste. Hope your day goes great, as to everyone else reading this! Original comment: I'm so sorry if this comes off as rude, but I'm just wondering why exactly this was put under my comment? I haven't been able to find a real connecting factor between the two, aside from the secret code part If you're just giving off some useful information, then that's cool! I was just wondering why it may have all been included under this comment. And again, sorry if this came off as rude, as that was not the intent: I'm just a bit confused...

[@slendermanvpdeath7893]

Underrated comment

[@shannonfatimapaylaga8496]

How long did you take to type this?😱

[@KeeganPlays]

@@slendermanvpdeath7893 I mean, this is one of the better rated comments from me, so I'm not complaining XD

[@arealfakeidentity3355]

I just realised the line on the phone on Wednesday in the game stating that William studied Child psychology is quite dark, as this is hinting that he used what he learnt to cause the missing children incidents

[@Amodh1257]

If you continue playing this, I would highly recommend either cranking the volume up or using headphones. Directional audio cues are huge in this. Matt didn't even hear the giant *thunk* when Fredbear hit the door

[@HeisenbergFam]

Matt giving a shoutout to 8-BitRyan puts a smile on my face, always a vibe to see him getting scared

[@E-er]

E

[@UserUserFine1817]

​@@E-er E

[@skelebonethedread3199]

true @Heisenberg

[@Retroboy2719]

im always seeing you on these videos💀

[@AssassinJimmeh]

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[@filleis6374]

This is the kind of thing I wish Security breach was. A return to the classic FNAF formula but with an increased budget/ production value to truly realize that original horror vision.

[@ianmkgaming4522]

maybe security breach was made at first to not be too scary then the ruin will be way worse is my assumption basicly security breach was the calm before the storm(ruin)

[@charlioanimations234]

No, this is what you want as an official fnaf game but Security Breach can't be this and is not this. You want another type of fnaf game, not Security Breach in any way.

[@devlintaylor9520]

No the png og fnaf games are garbage. Freeroam could work if it was executed better. Security Breach is still one of the best fnaf games gameplay wise

[@Michaeljefferson9000]

So, you wish Security Breach was nothing like Security Breach.

[@filleis6374]

​@@Michaeljefferson9000 yes

[@darthpastry]

Only about 10 minutes in, but as a head phone user the way the noise comes through differently as MatPat looks around the room is incredible!

[@TheMadManStudiosOfficial]

;)

[@darthpastry]

@@TheMadManStudiosOfficial Hi!! I'm only about halfway through but the voice acting and graphics of your game are INCREDIBLE

[@GotezRGames]

Im surprised MatPat didnt get the references to the Fazbear Frights stories. "The kids love the ball pit. They even pretend its a time machine" (Into The Pit) "We dont wanna repeat of the incident where the puppet climbed into the person's mouth" (Room For One More)

[@StrawSundew]

He got the first one

[@MouseofMischief]

This HAS to be the best FNAF fangame I've seen so far. The lore, the graphics, and, as Matt and Ash said, the voice acting really makes it. So glad I got to see you guys play this! Also, Matt saying "I ship it!" and "Helliam" made my day.

[@peacecatis1923]

The "I ship it" made me laugh so hard >u

[@persianking44]

I'd have to say I think The Joy of Creation is still the best FNAF game, at least in terms of scares. But, yeah this is definitely up there among the best of the best.

[@jaxon3863]

didnt we see a demo of this game from alot of people a few years ago? im pretty sure most people loved it then too

[@japbstudios]

​@@jaxon3863 I wasn't aware of many other people who would be playing this at the time. So personally I don't know, but that makes me even happier to see this. And I think the original commenter was more refering to GTLive entering. Have a fantastic rest if your year!

[@swellsXC]

Right under TJOC

[@TheSUPERWIND2023]

Something I noticed, the first two nights the animatronics didn't move that much. But when the murder incidents happened, they were extremely aggressive.

[@sassyviking6003]

The boss guy on the tapes does such a good job with the "sleezy used car salesman" voice. It really drives home that they are not OHSA compliant and there will be no workman's comp.

[@aaronlucas2185]

More like "sleezy experimental tech salesman". Most of what he says on night 1 is almost a direct quote of Cave Johnson from Portal 2

[@milly7843]

Oh my God, if you pause at 41:36 you can see a Shadow Freddy waving at you, peering over the glitched map display!

[@DragonSamurai182]

Seriously. Whoever edits these with the MatScreams as the opening needs a raise. I don’t care how much they get paid now, they need more money.

[@chicabear]

I think it might be Ash. They've referenced Ash editing videos for gtlive before, don't know if that's all of the videos though

[@DragonSamurai182]

@@chicabear Ash may edit some of these but of the people that do edit the GTLive videos there’s one person that blesses us with glorious screams of horror because some of the “horror” game streams don’t have the same kind of opening even if there is an applicable moment in the video somewhere.

[@calltomythos4961]

So let's think and see if we can't figure out who did the edit. Or better yet let's just think. The title is This fnaf fan game broke me. Sounds baity, however how was matpat broken. Well the cold open shows up that. The cold open is just a clip of an interesting moment. Now given the title mixed with Matpat talking about 8 bit Ryan. It would be injustice not to have a broken Matpat as a cold open. Now for the possible editors. So each channel as we know has its own creative director (including Gtlive). So the question is who is the creative director. Well in the past we know there was times that Jason/Chris would pick games for Mat when there wasn't big headline indie games. However that was a simpler time. Now when the first moved to NC we know Amy was doing the edits for Gtlive. Because someone broke the 4th wall and spoke to a Matpat in text form. Now if the Amy's are the same person, we learnt in a style theory video (The shower one) we learnt Sam has Amy's old job. Which other videos through Gtlive before style theory. Amy referred to her job as always interest because of the different day to tasks. Kinda like a Jack of trade role. Now if your thinking about the dungeon of editors like Editor Dan. We can rule them out because of the other channels. To have the kind of turn around time the other channels have. Needs dedicated editors. So here is what we can piece together. Ash - Operator, Channel Runner, Editor. Sam - Back up Editor for Ash Joesi- back up to the back up. So here's a list of possible people. But that's just a theory a BUSINESS THEORY. Thanks for reading.

[@pem7920]

facts

[@dayladears7259]

SOMETHING about the choices they made in animating their animatronic jump scares (like the literal jump screen itself) is just so good and genuinely made me jump more than any canon or fan FNAF game mat's played and I love that (I think it's the literal lunge forward motion idk)

[@shelbykingnfs7216]

I agree. Like he didn't just pop out from behind the door and cut to black. He came straight for your soul, through your face

[@ferretlord7051]

We make fun of Henry’s obsession with safety, but if we followed his advice this entire series wouldn’t have happened.

[@hyperr1092]

I remember the original few fnaf fangames that existed before the big ones like five nights at candys or humptys or whatever. They basically seemed like just heavily modded fnaf 1 with random crazy animatronics, and now they're their own fleshed out games with their own spin on lore. It's been really cool watching this series and fanbase grow over the years.

[@user-bz9xv7jl1v]

hey, candy's has its own lore

[@ephraimboateng5239]

Saw Mark, the king himself play this, and its one of the most terrifying fnaf fan games out there. Reminds me of Joy of creation from way back in 2016-17 with how scary it is.

[@ZEN-oq4og]

Wdym way back 2017 was only......6 years ago ITS BEEN 6 FUCKIN YEARS

[@Swirlingflame]

I've become such a big fan of Ash over this time; their personality comes through even though she is rarely on screen. Love you, Ash!

[@buttercup_bravo]

Yes! I've been thinking this same thing over the past several videos. They are a perfect fit for this channel.

[@colorfulchameleon9891]

Ash uses they/them pronouns as far as I'm aware, just to let you know :)

[@PerovNigma]

​@@colorfulchameleon9891 They also use she/her, though less often.

[@colorfulchameleon9891]

@@PerovNigma Ah, good to know! Thanks

[@Swirlingflame]

@@colorfulchameleon9891 Ash uses both "she" and "they" pronouns, which is why I utilised both in my original comment. Maybe I'll switch them around to make it more apparent?

[@andiedre]

God I LOVE the Cave Johnson-esque “phone man” and the nods to portal. His vibe fits so well in this game

[@Cinimod2264]

I think it's worth noting that the death screens appeared to have some advice on identifying the upcoming jumpscares. It wasn't easy to read them but that's definitely the impression I got from what we could see!

[@Jumpyman_thegamerYT]

21:58 This is a Fazbear Frights reference. 'A puppet crawling into a sleeping mans mouth' is referring to the story 'Room for one more'. 32:27 - 32:32 Another reference, this time referring to the 'Into the Pit' Fazbear Frights story.

[@asphaltgamer127]

Mat got into the pit reference

[@khato111]

This game could easily pass as an official fnaf game. It’s the best fnaf fan game I’ve seen.

[@buckethatboy8719]

i really did not expect to hear mat say "WILLRY FOR LIFE" today but i will take it in stride

[@kylshia]

37:30 I feel like Matapat has glossed over the idea of Henry and William being business partners in earlier game theories. I always assumed so since the first Silver Eyes book

[@acequarterweeb]

on the fashion note: a jacket with claw marks or even bite marks would be so cool! if the marks are wide, though, you'd probably want to put fabric under the marks so that there's not wide gaping holes in the garment. i just hope that there are some more affordable options! i find that merch jackets are usually really expensive (which makes sense, not arguing that point), so offering smaller items like earrings, or fabric accessories like scarves or gloves, etc. could make the entire collection more accessible to people with less money

[@joker1502]

Agreed. This description kinda reminds me of the nightmare animatronics with the addition of the claw marks and sounds pretty cool 😃

[@nicolenowotnik7121]

yes, and on this note, more puppet themed merch, she my fav ;-;

[@gloomy_gal]

Hey guys! First of all, *THERES A JUMPSCARE IMMEDIATELY IN THE INTRO* so if you're looking at comments before you watch the video *THIS IS YOUR WARNING* I haven't seen anything with the jumpscares all laid out, so I decided to make one to help any jumpy friends. I'll be setting the times up to be a few seconds before the jumpscares so you can prepare. 1. 38:45 Freddy probably? 2. 45:01 slight jumpscare by Freddy 3. 46:07 slight jumpscare by bonnie 4. 46:57 same type of jumpscare as 2. 5. 47:17 bonnie jumpscare Hope this helped!

[@bobcat_mike7619]

Thanks for the heart attack prevention!

[@gloomy_gal]

@@bobcat_mike7619 yeah this one is a little more intense with the jump scares so glad I could help 😊

[@thepebblecollective1273]

I love you /p

[@Zalioscraft]

Could have outlined that the doors have the animatronics on them. I jumped when he closed the door for the first time.

[@Cubedex679]

The portal references are amazing. Cave Johnson is definitely the type of guy who would stay in business while people die or go missing.

[@kukuhimanputraraharja8084]

if william afton and henry emily perform an anime-style ultimate showdown kamehameha duel, william's anime shout would be 'I ALWAYS COME BAAAAAACKKK!!!', while henry would be 'SAFETY FIIIIIIIIIRSTTT!!!'

[@Cypress..]

THIS MADE ME WHEEZE

[@Raviolee124]

Im pretty sure William is voiced by Johnny Sims, who is a professional VA. Seems fair to assume that the others are also professionals, so it makes sense that the voice acting is so strong

[@DrFumiya]

Johnny Sins 👀💀

[@noitsnotacookie14]

Ahahah im not the only one who hears jonny sims !! the extra british accent and tape recorder grain just brings you back to tma days. i just checked though and it appears william afton is actually voiced by someone named Jessy Causey? Terrific job regardless tbh

[@itrashcant7947]

@@DrFumiyaI’m not the only one who read that at first 😂

[@nickyn1083]

There are only 4 VAs for this game, and 3 of them have only ever voiced this game. The other has done this game, another indie game, and a podcast.

[@weirdfirestar5240]

Words flash across the screen. 35:49 It says “it will catch you ready or not” and “close your eyes and say goodbye to spring”. 35:50 “everything will change”. 35:50 a little after the other one “we want revenge”. 35:53 “spring lock failure”. 35:54 “ bring him here”.

[@marydoesstuff8984]

The bromance is really real with 'Willhen' / 'Helliam'

[@nexsus6143]

Fun fact: Freadbear’s actually pays $1 more then minimum wage. $110, 1983 -> $335, 2023. $11hr for 30 hours.

[@Cody_L._Brock]

You’d think after his years of experience Matt would know watching the doors are more important lmao

[@maddoxio]

Lowkey frustrating sometimes lmao

[@Valox]

Fr was frustrating me, he'd hear sounds and just keep clicking the camera but just wouldn't turn side to side

[@charlesterry2113]

Also hate it when the animatronic left the door and he kept it closed anyways filling up the generator heat bar

[@ElectromasterTech]

Absolutely LOVE the Portal 2 quotes and that Cave Johnson impression... can't believe MatPat didn't pick up on it haha

[@anng8800]

I was searching the comments to see if anyone else caught the references! Phone guy here is such a Cave Johnson-esque character, it’s amazing!

[@llexarts]

I feel like afton would have loved working at aperture

[@noahhornerr]

You described the potential new merch line as "designer" and/or elevated, so that made me think of more formal wear or somewhat high-end items. Here's some ideas that popped into my head: -that faux-alligator skin idea could possibly be applied to something like a line of purses, wallets, clutch purses, etc -men's formal attire would be cool. Subtly printed ties, pocket squares, cuff links, and socks would be awesome. You could even possibly do bundles of accessory sets for certain games or themes or characters while also selling them as separate entities. -I'm less versed in women's formal wear, so maybe some other fans can help me out on that front, but the makeup pallets are a sweet idea. -but that also makes me think..subtle jewelry? Rings, earrings, bracelets, necklaces, etc. Maybe even as far as various nice watches? The main thing, imo, is having these be most definitely a FNAF thing, but what makes them elevated is that the average person wouldn't get "FNAF merch" or even "merch" from it. Just looking at it, you just see a cool thing with a cool design. -oh glasses frames might be cool too based on different characters' color schemes. Could sell them as frames to have lenses put into and as sunglasses That's all I could think of atm. But I hope someone on the team gives my ideas a read! Love what all of you guys do :)

[@Quartzabella]

25:30 I think a cool merchandise idea would be a vintage style letterman jacket that an employee who would have worked at an actually Freddy's restaurant would have gotten for working at the establishment at in the 1980s.

[@magnuskong8169]

I like how she tries to explain the title in the most complicated way possible

[@emmalonon8560]

they* try

[@aphelion4616]

Like when someone asks you to explain the plot of a movie, badly, on purpose lol

[@Swirlingflame]

@@emmalonon8560 Ash goes by both "she" and "they" pronouns :)

[@atariischaotic]

It will never not be funny that the fan games are so much more scary then the actual games

[@princeryan2340]

21:57 MatPat. They reference the books a lot in this game. That one was 'Room for One More' specifically. Also, I think you play as Phone guy from fnaf 1-3 because Wathel speaks of putting us on training tape duty later on.

[@locolord]

I absolutely love when Mat plays FNaF fangames. He hasn't done one in a while, so I was starting to worry, but let me tell you the wait was worth it. Can't wait to see part 2.

[@SpicyNFL.]

This game truly amazed me. The whole phone call at the beginning of the night with William and Henry was a great detail. The graphics are beautiful and the jumpscares are well executed. 10/10 and one of my favorite new fan games.

[@Coolkrobird]

It would be hilarious to see both Matt’s and Ash’s reactions to the jumpscares. That’s one thing I miss from steph being on the couch was both of their reactions and them bouncing off of each other’s reactions 😂

[@aftonsmith1107]

You gotta have the purple with the gold accents. Also, I love the glamrock pallet, but you'll want to make sure there is that torn horror aspect. You could even do one line without and one line with wear and tear. Like a security breach and security breach ruin line.

[@MrLlama-dm5eh]

I think I commented this on Mark's video, but man, it would be so cool if the plot of this game could be canon. It would clear up a lot of stuff, make a great addition to the list of FNaF's roster of games, and is what Scott intended when making all of his other games. Clap and a half!

[@ebkits10]

As I’ve been watching Mark play this, I’ve realized this is the first “FNAF” game to scare me since probably FNAF 4. Also, please tell me I’m not the only one who hears Cave Johnson in the phone guy 🫠

[@miningflame9847]

Yes!! The whole "Let me answer that question with a question" bit was a direct callback to cave Johnson! No one ever catches that :D

[@DraconianBS]

Yeah there's a lot of homages to good ol' Cave it's great

[@ebkits10]

@@miningflame9847 Lmao I swore it was familiar so I rewound and then I got it but I couldn’t be bothered to update :3

[@plantainsame2049]

Is speaking a phone guy Do we play as the Proper phone guy I thought we played as william but I think we might be playing his phone guy

[@dyproxus1806]

9:33 That whole line was clearly taken from Cave Johnson of Portal 2. I like it. These guys have good taste.

[@hidefiance]

31:40 as well, along with the post-it note on the desk fan, and the Left 4 Dead 2 styled menu; these guys are big Valve fans.

[@thereisnotalotofpeoplehere]

5:49 mat: purging my memory of fnaf! Also mat: why am I suddenly so happy and unbothered?

[@SammichSideshow]

"It's a shame we lose that spark as we get older..." This is one of my favorite lines as it perfectly explains why the souls of children bind to the animatronics so effectively and likely why Afton never uses adults in his experiments later on. Based on GT's current hypothesis, the only adult souls bound to animatronic bodies are ones still greatly connected to their inner child, either through the burning desire to reignite nostalgic feelings they had as children or the arrested development that comes from experiencing childhood trauma. Only those with that special "spark" are powerful enough to be integrated into a machine and give it the same essence of life as an organic body.

[@moonar6275]

it would be really interesting for a fnaf game to have its lore explained through a paranormal perspective. say for example: the protagonist, who takes on the role as a paranormal investigator, finds out the histroy of the freddy fazbear franchise and its written articles of alleged possession of animatronics and other stuff.

[@Swirlingflame]

I like that perspective idea, it's something no one has really used as a lens yet.

[@tearex8688]

Phasmophobia but fnaf. Would be interesting.

[@stabbedryan4613]

wasnt there a fnaf fan game alr like that?

[@plantainsame2049]

It's all fun and games until you end up At the abandoned 93 location or fastware frights or the labyrinth or Even underneath the pizza plex and wake up Pungtant evil

[@abigail6873]

LOVE the Portal nods these devs clearly made here (e.g . the tribute on the fan of [I'm making a note here] "huge success its hard to overstate my satisfaction" or Cave Johnson-esque distraction from the mortal danger with a question "who wants to earn some money?" at 9:24)

[@MrHam-fq1gu]

I just replayed those games a couple days ago which makes this even better

[@bigchicken608]

Go to 36:50 and slow down the next glitch on the camera to a specific point and you are able to see a shadow bonnie type animatronic reaching out to the camera with its hand! Just noticed this and thought it was a cool detail 👌 Thank you for the wonderful video!

[@Ryulix]

I think a springtrap jacket and glitchtrap jacket would be incredible, but designed as follows: For springtrap… a faded mustard yellow that has tears and holes in very specific locations to showcase the endoskeleton underneath. The endoskeleton could be a thinner inner jacket (maybe it could detach to be worn on its own) and is dark gun metal and hints of other metallic elements in a pattern that is reminiscent of wires, coils, and the “bone structure”. For glitchtrap, you could utilize the same idea of two jackets layered together, however instead of tears and holes there could be thick stitching meant to look hand made as Glitchtrap is a sewn suit. Instead of an endoskeleton, it could be coding. Since you’re into ARG, maybe it’s real coding that leads to a FNAF secret?

[@joebear9686]

I hope Matt pat never stops playing fnaf games

[@miraclesoftoday9537]

BE CAREFUL WHAT YOU WISH FOR

[@SpicyNFL.]

trust me he wont (69th like)

[@lordlofty9689]

that's basically 50% of his income

[@heatherramirez6141]

@@lordlofty9689 Playing fnaf games implys GTLive, he doesn’t even get a quarter of his income from GTLive.

[@lordlofty9689]

@@heatherramirez6141 it was a joke bud

[@tenchihira]

“I survived MatPat’s ultimate FNaF timeline” themed shirt would be hilarious and I would by at least 2

[@kylie7780]

Potential fashion idea. I would love normal looking designs, but with animatronic parts "tearing through" the design. An example, normal looking pants, but around the knee area the design is "torn away" to reveal metal knee connectors. Also the bottom of the pants taper into a metallic look to imply that the legs are metal pistons. Hopefully I've explained this alright.

[@fizzyemi]

For the merch ideas; i'd love to see a reversible hoodie- one side a faded old yellow and on the other side a silver endo skeleton design so you could flip it ! But I love Ash's idea of the slashed jeans and Amy's Monty idea

[@Weep1ngWillow]

The voice acting and a bit of the game design remind me of Bendy and the Ink Machine, and the visuals are just fantastic. The game designers did a good job.

[@limpfall13]

Yes!!!!! I’m happy to see mat play this it’s probably by far my favorite fnaf fan game.

[@djstout-yg3dp]

Same

[@cursed.official]

Fr

[@a.t.9197]

It's the best- makes a great narrative out of the OG fnaf lore

[@clarycekoonce586]

I really like this one, but Joy of Creation will always be dear to my heart.

[@SimonPetrikov12]

​@@a.t.9197 JoC?

[@Unknown_13404]

I wish I understood how Mat and Ash are able to understand each others minds at the exact same time

[@absolutelynotLily]

When Matt got annoyed by Henry’s *constant* safety concerns I was LIVINGG because Mark reacted literally the same way

[@allanbaker3958]

Just a note, look up how Markiplier activated that mini-game within the game. Cause you gotta bet there's some LORE at the end of that game. Right?...

[@Gamer-Wolfie]

I was not expecting MatPat to pull out the Helliam and Willry ship names-

[@gwenjakemanlangit5857]

Ain’t now way Matpat is not Forgetting 8 years of lore

[@armaan4592]

thats cool that theres hidden stuff like a shadow fredbear looking thing (between 42:58 and 43:00, there was another one that i barely saw a cpule minutes earlier but im too lazy to check again ) in some of those camera glitches, very cool indeed

[@EJDavid-qp2dy]

We're entering a fnaf renaissance with all this great canon and fan made content we've been getting

[@elizacarrie7433]

What about a reversible sweatshirt in the style of Sun and Moon? I don’t know how to design it without making it a bit cartoony, but you could go for a whole “day to night” moment

[@victoriafielder6406]

definitely need some sun and moon reversible merch!

[@kimberlymccomas4218]

I heard MatPat scream Willery and I heard the screams of the 5 missing children.😂

[@jestura1754]

I would love a jacket based on Lefty's design. For example a black jacket with red hints (Stars as buttons) and maybe like a puppet pattern as lining.

[@Songal18]

This is the game we've always needed in this franchise. Also MatPat-Golf Shoes with FNAF inspired motifs. You know since you're a big time golfer now XD

[@JDPlaysMoth]

I straight up need more replicas of in-game items, especially with the Pizzaplex stuff, that should absolutely be made

[@nonywrites]

been binge watching matpat’s fnaf theories and gameplays from years ago and I thought this was old until I saw the date. Feels weird being actually early to a video. I love how matpat hasn’t changed much. Unlike other KZbinrs, this guy has had the same silly personality and humor since the dawn of time LMAO, I love him.

[@silasjackson993]

I noted this in Marks video but the talk the guys gives on the first night at the beginning is really similar to cave Johnson’s speech’s throughout Portal 2

[@captmonkeyball2580]

Love all the Cave Johnson quotes here. Absolutely perfect with that voice actor.

[@brianparker2318]

If you slow down at around 34:24, 35:29, 36:07, 36:51, and probably some other places, you can find see a weird glitch animatronic waving.

[@oleander2712]

This game is so creepy and unnerving. In regards to merch, I think Chika themed cooking/baking utensils/aprons would be awesome or a cookie cutter set for the OG characters.

[@Phobiaph0bic]

For that high-end fnaf merch idea, I’d love to see a suit jacket or waistcoat patterned like the pirate’s cove curtains. Could be reminiscent of the one Glitchtrap wears.

[@awkwardsi5282]

I like Matt’s idea for the withered-inspired jackets. Maybe they each have claw markings which reveal silvery barbed stitching like an exposed endoskeleton? Perhaps the sleeves could complete into wearable gloves designed like exposed endoskeleton claws (more twisted ones/nightmare but still). Could always do full-size wearable masks. They’d be costly, sure, but they’d also sell a good deal.

[@seanspain8960]

idk if anyone else noticed this, but if you slow down the playback speed around 36:45, when the camera has static there is a black Freddy that is waving at the camera in the static. Just wanted to point this out incase no one else was curious enough to go back and slow it down

[@TheMadManStudiosOfficial]

Good catch!

[@tattedupluv]

Merch Ideas: ~A weird one but Game Theory logo flashlights since lots of the animatronic games use flashlights for game play. If you wanted to add a fun element to the flashlights, they could come with cap designs of our favorite possessed animatronics that you could snap on the end and create wall shadows shaped like different characters. ~A coffee mug with one of those heat activated designs, it could say "LORE!" when it's hot. ~A raglan tee that looks like a Freddy Fazbear's Pizzeria employee tee (just sells the pizzeria look better if it's raglan)

[@oceanographergirl]

I know that Security Breach had mixed reviews in terms of gameplay, but it was my favorite aesthetic, so I think some fun style merch could come from that. Could lean into that 80's synthwave look.

[@itsyaboicorry]

the last FNAF fan game that scared me was maybe TJOC and even then that didn't scare me as much. This on the other hand is downright terrifying. I love this. Voice acting, mechanics, jumpscares top tier.

[@quasium]

I guess we all know a MatPat video isn’t a MatPat video without “The Witty Banter”

[@Madismall]

I’m not sure how you all would feel about this merch concept, but formal accessories would be really cool. Cuff links, pocket squares, belts, pendants and broaches. Maybe a release for a future prom season or just for fun.

[@bonnie20456]

The puppet creeping into a guy's mouth might be in refrence to one of the fazbear frights stories where a nightwatch man falls asleep on the job and his body gets filled with mini reenas

[@richgaming7596]

The fact that I’m not usually scared of horror stuff, but when it comes to fnaf I am terrified. The game broke me when I was a kid making me scared of the game and jumpscares, but I love the franchise

[@ThisUserIsNoLongerAvailable]

FNAF theory that's been on my mind for a week: What if Afton went after all those kids because of the promise to put the crying child back together? William's consciousness was backed up virtually, maybe he tried to do the same thing for his son and then transfer it to a new kid? When it failed, he disposed of them the same way his child was disposed of: the animatronics. Is this stupid or could it possibly be worth something?

[@jackisonline5364]

The devs basically just pulled the ao3 classic of ‘sorry, English isn’t my first language’ and proceed to make a masterpiece

[@Tacocat227]

I love that this game has Portal referances too, i never thought FNAF and Portal would be in the same game, but Im here for it 🧡💙🧡💙🧡💙