child.[23] The player also no longer has access to a camera system.[24][25] The player has four areas in the bedroom to monitor: two hallway doors on both sides of the room, the closet directly in front of them, and the bed behind them.[23] At the doors, the player must listen for animatronics’ breathing, which can determine whether they are near.[24] If the player hears breathing at the side doors, they close the door and wait for the animatronics to walk away.[24] If they open the doors too early, however, the animatronics jump scare the player.[24] The player must also prevent small animatronics from accumulating on their bed, and prevent an animatronic from entering their closet. Five Nights at Freddy’s 4 also introduces a minigame involving a new animatronic, which offers the player a two-hour skip in the next night for completing the minigame.[23]

An elevated control pad is introduced for Sister Location, which can light a room or shock the animatronics.[26] Other mechanics include a second control pad in a breaker room, which controls power to the facility and a flash beacon, which allows the player to see in the dark Funtime Auditorium (a party room) and avoid its animatronic.[26] Sister Location is the only game where the player can move between rooms.[26] Pizzeria Simulator has business-style gameplay, and the player must spend in-game money to buy features for their pizzeria.[27] A series of minigames can be played by testing the establishment’s attractions.[27] After the player has completed this portion of the game, they complete tasks in a room and fend off hostile, previously salvaged animatronics.[28] The gameplay of Pizzeria Simulator shares a number of elements with Five Nights at Freddy’s 3, including the importance of ventilation and the ability to distract animatronics with sound.[29] Ultimate Custom Night is a customizable night, in which fifty animatronics are present and have a maximum AI level of twenty.[30] The game includes many mechanics from the previous games, such as the heater, fan, music box, and power generator.[30] The player can choose which characters they want active for a night, and how active the characters will be.

Help Wanted combines the gameplay of every other game, and turns into a virtual experience for the player.[31] It also introduces several other minigames, in which the gameplay is variant, and also at times has free-roam.[32] Special Delivery features location-based augmented reality gameplay.[33] The player can switch on their camera, and the footage itself is the game’s background. The animatronics will try to attack corresponding to the environment.[33] The animatronics generally have cloaking, which leads them to being invisible.[33]