Dead by Daylight Chapter 36: Five Nights at Freddy's

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File:DbDSpringtrapLoreArt.jpg|“He picked up speed as he moved. Walking turned to running. He rushed into the kitchen and found…”

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"You have all been called here."

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"I always come back..."

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Dead by Daylight Chapter 36: Five Nights at Freddy's is an upcoming crossover chapter in the multiplayer asymmetrical survival horror game Dead by Daylight. The chapter will include a new killer, Springtrap - The Animatronic, a new map, Freddy Fazbear's Pizza, and other content from the Five Nights at Freddy's franchise. The chapter is set to release on June 17, 2025 on all platforms.

The crossover was first revealed during the 10th anniversary week in August 2024, on the fifth. Later in the month, the Dead by Daylight team mentioned that more info on the collab would be revealed in 2025.^[1] After a few months of silence, in April 2025, the team would announce that more info on the chapter would be revealed at PAX East.^[2] On May 9, the killer, a map, and the release date of June were announced.^[3] A dev stream that went into detail on the chapter went live on May 27, with the PTB going live on Steam an hour later.^[4] Starting on May 24, the Dead by Daylight social medias would post teasers at midnight.^[5]^[6]^[7]^[8] A final teaser would release near 6:00 AM on May 27.^[9] During the dev stream, they revealed various new gameplay mechanics for both survivors and The Animatronic, skins, and revealed the release of June 17, 2025.^[10] On June 3, the Public Test Build ended.

Deep within the abandoned Freddy Fazbear's Pizza, William Afton ran from the ghosts of his victims. He frantically put on his beloved Spring Bonnie costume, the disguise he wore while committing his heinous crimes, to hide from the pursuing spirits.

But fate had different plans for Afton. Something activated the springlocks within the Spring Bonnie costume. Metal clamped against metal, piercing the murderer and trapping him in his costume. As he screamed, the checkerboard floor rose up to meet him, and everything went black.

Thus was Springtrap born: from the death of a murderer.

He awoke to a familiar sound, his body a pillar of agony. The ghosts that had tormented him were gone. The walls surrounding him were decomposing, the floor beneath him falling away in moldy patches. How much time had transpired since the springlocks tore through his body and fixed him within his costume? The urge to kill lingered within him still, the thirst long left unquenched.

The sound filled his ears again. Children's laughter. Were children playing in the kitchen? Springtrap rose to his feet, adjusting to his new body, and marched towards the sounds.

He picked up speed as he moved. Walking turned to running. He rushed into the kitchen and found...

Nothing.

No children, no games, no laughter. Just a swirling mass of black fog enveloping the far wall.

Springtrap examined the fog. Curiosity tightened his grip on him. As he stared into the darkness, his distended eyes could see shapes emerge within the fog.

Who were they? It didn't matter. They were his victims now. Somehow, he knew the hunt could go on forever.

All he had to do was step into the fog.

“The rotting brainchild of a sadistic murderer still stands over the grassy plains. A place of joy for some, and unspeakable terror for others. Do not let the bright colors and parlor tricks deceive you; many have died within these walls, and many more will die still.”
— Map description, Dead by Daylight

The gameplay centers around 1 killer vs. 4 survivors. The survivors' task is to fix five generators to power one of two gates that'll help them escape. As they do this, a killer is hunting them, hindering them from progressing quickly and impaling them on hooks.

In the Five Nights at Freddy's chapter, Chapter 36, a new killer is added, The Animatronic, also known as Springtrap. He uses a pizza knife as his main weapon and a fire axe as a throwable weapon, and brings three new perks: Help Wanted, Phantom Fear, and Haywire.

The chapter also introduces a new map, Freddy Fazbear's Pizza, which is the third map in the Withered Isle Realm. The map is set at an abandoned Freddy Fazbear's Pizza location seemingly surrounded by a forest. The locations excitor is unkept, and has various holes in the walls for someone to enter/exit from, or lunge over. The inside is decrepit and messy; the party room stage has three of the location's entertainers: Freddy Fazbear, Bonnie the Rabbit, and Chica the Chicken; with Pirate Cove to the left. The center of the room's roof is open, letting the night sky shine into the building, as a fleshy, bloody mesh lines the gap in the ceiling; with the mesh scattered around the pizzeria, as well. Other rooms include an arcade full of arcade machines, neon lights, and a ball pit, that can randomly switch to a basement; a craftroom with various extra animatronic parts and a chair holding a bloody endoskeleton; a back entrance/exit, and a backstage.

When The Animatronic is the killer, 7 Security Doors will spawn randomly throughout any map that can be used by both survivors and the killer. These doors have cameras attached to them that the survivors can use to search for The Animatronic, travel through the door they're looking through, and even reveal The Animatronic's aura to the team. Using the cameras and security doors depletes the universal survivor power in 1-second intervals, or more when using a security door. Losing the power forces survivors to wait for it to reboot before they can use the cameras and security doors again; though, The Animatronic can still travel through the security doors during this downtime. If The Animatronic enters a security door while a survivor is traveling through, or the other way around, it will cause The Animatronic to jumpscare and grab the survivor.

DbD The Animatronic Portrait — The Animatronic's portrait.

“The Animatronic always comes back. His personal perks, Help Wanted, Phantom Fear, and Haywire, help him compromise generators, make Survivors scream, and regress exit gate switches.”
— Killer select, Dead by Daylight

The Animatronic, also known as Springtrap, is the fortieth playable killer in Dead by Daylight who is voiced by PJ Heywood.^[11] He has a max base speed of 4.4m/s, 4.6m/s without the Fire Axe, a base Terror Radius of 24m, and his height is average.

Loadout

Power
Fazbear's Fright The Animatronic lived to kill, even when his mechanical costume became his tomb. SPECIAL ABILITY: FIRE AXE The Animatronic is armed with a Fire Axe that he can throw at Survivors. If the Axe hits a Survivor, the weapon becomes embedded in them, leaving the Survivor vulnerable. Survivors must remove the Axe before they can be healed. SPECIAL MAP FEATURE: SECURITY SYSTEM At the start of the trial, 7 Security Doors are spawned randomly throughout the map. These Doors can be accessed by both Survivors and The Animatronic. Each Security Door has a Camera attached to it. Interacting with the Door gives the Survivor access to the Camera View, allowing the Survivor to cycle through every Camera in the map, travel to the Door they are currently looking through, and potentially reveal The Animatronic's aura to the team. Using the Cameras and Doors too often will deplete the limited battery power available, forcing Survivors to wait until the system reboots. The Animatronic may travel between Security Doors with or without battery power. If The Animatronic enters a Security Door, they may choose to exit from any other Door in the map. Moving to a Door already in use by a Survivor will cause The Animatronic to grab that Survivor.	Retrieve Retrieving the Fire Axe after thrown.	Grab Grabbing a survivor hitting them with the Fire Axe.

Power

Fazbear's Fright

The Animatronic lived to kill, even when his mechanical costume became his tomb.

SPECIAL ABILITY: FIRE AXE
The Animatronic is armed with a Fire Axe that he can throw at Survivors. If the Axe hits a Survivor, the weapon becomes embedded in them, leaving the Survivor vulnerable. Survivors must remove the Axe before they can be healed.

SPECIAL MAP FEATURE: SECURITY SYSTEM
At the start of the trial, 7 Security Doors are spawned randomly throughout the map. These Doors can be accessed by both Survivors and The Animatronic.

Each Security Door has a Camera attached to it. Interacting with the Door gives the Survivor access to the Camera View, allowing the Survivor to cycle through every Camera in the map, travel to the Door they are currently looking through, and potentially reveal The Animatronic's aura to the team.

Using the Cameras and Doors too often will deplete the limited battery power available, forcing Survivors to wait until the system reboots. The Animatronic may travel between Security Doors with or without battery power.

If The Animatronic enters a Security Door, they may choose to exit from any other Door in the map. Moving to a Door already in use by a Survivor will cause The Animatronic to grab that Survivor.

Retrieve

Retrieving the Fire Axe after thrown.

Grab

Grabbing a survivor hitting them with the Fire Axe.

Perks
Help Wanted Try as they might, you know how to stay one step ahead of your guests. When you damage a generator, it becomes compromised. When the compromised generator is completed, your successful basic attack cooldowns are 25% faster for 40/50/60 seconds. "You only think you are in control..." - Springtrap	Phantom Fear You've always had a reputation for startling unsuspecting guests. When a Survivor within your Terror Radius looks at you, they scream and you see their aura for 2 seconds. This perk has a 80/70/60-second cooldown. "Excellent. Your screams please me." - Springtrap	Haywire For some reason, machinery has a habit of failing when you are near. Exit gate switches with at least 50% progress regress at a rate of 40/45/50% of gate opening speed. While they are regressing, Survivors see the exit gate lights flicker randomly. "There will be no redemption for you." - Springtrap

Add-ons
Faz-Coin Visceral Collecting these tokens comes with a price. Upon throwing the Axe, your Terror Radius is copies to the Axe, until it is reclaimed. You gain the Undetectable status effect for 10 seconds. Undetectable hides the Klller's aura, Terror Radius, and Red Stain.	Iridescent Remnant Visceral Molten metal - in the right hands, it's the key to immortality. Upon moving to a Security Door, windows and upright pallets within 16 meters of the destination Door are blocked for 8 seconds.	Access Panel Very Rare Gaining control over the security doors is key to getting the job done. Your Axe gains the ability to travel through Security Doors, and will exit straight through the connected Security Door.	Celebrate! Poster Very Rare The celebration lasts all night long, or until no one is left. After an Axe is embedded in a Survivor, both you and that Survivor gain 20% Haste and vault 20% faster. This effect ends if the Axe is removed, or if the distance between you and the Survivor exceeds 32 meters. Haste increases Killer movement speed.	Endo CPU Very Rare Greater computing power, for greater efficacy. While within the Axe's Area of Effect, pallets, breakable doors, and generators break 25% faster. This effect lingers for 5 seconds after leaving the Area of Effect.
Loot Bag Very Rare Open the bag, and see what goodies are inside. While a Survivor has an Axe embedded in them: • They gain the Incapacitated status effect • Exit gates will be blocked for them. Incapacitated prevents Survivors from healing, repairing, sabotaging, cleansing, blessing, mending, or using items.	Bonnie's Guitar Strings Rare Worn strings that are off-tune and liable to snap. Unlocks potential in one's aura reading ability. While moving between Security Doors, the repair progress of generators can be determined by the intensity of their auras.	Chica's Bib Rare A good way to keep Mr. Cupcake from making a mess. Survivors within the Axe's area of effect gain the Exhausted status effect for 5 seconds. Exhausted prevents Survivors from activating exhausting perks.	Foxy's Hook Rare A pirate's hook that seems more menacing than playful. Players within range of the Axe's area of effect gain 10% Haste for 6 seconds. Haste increases Killer movement speed.	Freddy's Hat Rare Gabriel trusted the wrong grown-up. Now he's the star of the show. Increases the Axe's weight while throwing by 100%.
Purple Guy Drawing Rare He only takes 10 seconds to draw! While a Survivor has an Axe embedded in them, any rushed interactions they perform reveal their aura to you for 4 seconds. Removing the Axe from themselves reveals their aura to you for 4 seconds.	Office Phone Uncommon He tried to leave messages as a warning. He didn't last long, either. Survivors within 12 meters of a Survivor with an embedded Axe gain the Oblivious and - if injured - Broken status effects. Oblivious prevents Survivors from hearing or being affected by the Killer's Terror Radius. Broken prevents Survivors from being healed.	Party Hat Uncommon The party never ends, no matter how much they beg. When an Axe is embedded in the environment: • Increases its area of effect radius to 250% over 3 seconds • Decreases the duration of the area of effect by 50%.	Ripped Curtain Uncommon Taken from Pirates Cove, caught on the animatronic that lived there. When an Axe hits a survivor, they gain the Hemorrhage and Mangled status effects for 70 seconds. Hemorrhage regresses healing progress when not healing, and increases blood trails left by injured Survivors. This lasts for a set duration or until fully healed. Mangled increases time required to heal by 25% and lasts for a set duration or until fully healed.	Security Guard's Badge Uncommon The badge comes with certain privileges for whoever carries it. When exiting a Security Door after a teleport, gain the Undetectable status effect for 50% longer. Undetectable hides the Killer's aura, Terror Radius, and Red Stain.
Streamers Uncommon Employees would throw them over the rafters for a quick decoration. Increases the speed at which you travel through security doors by 20%.	Greasy Paper Plate Common It sticks to everything it touches. No amount of soap can wash it off. Increases the time required for Survivors to remove the Axe by 10%.	Help Wanted Ad Common We all need a little help sometimes... While winding up an axe throw, see a preview of the starting trajectory.	Restaurant Menu Common The lamination is peeling and crusty. How appetizing. Decreases the minimum time required to retrieve an axe embedded in the environment by 10%.	Rotten Pizza Common Food poisoning is no laughing matter. Increases the duration of Killer Instinct from the axe by 50%.

The Animatronic

Survivors

Dwight Fairfield
Freddy Fazbear's T-Shirt - TBA

Voiced By: Ian Chuprun

The Animatronic

Audio	Description
	"No pizza for you."
	"This will be fun."
	"It will end soon."
	"I'm the fun one!"
	"I'm back!"
	"You will fear me!"
	"Pathetic."
	"I will make you all suffer."
	"Nice try!"
	"Great atmosphere."
	"It is time!"
	"Suffer now, like all who have stood before me."
	"Got you!"
	"I will find you."
	"Fear and death. Perfect."
	"Go on, scream!"
	"I have claimed you."
	"I love the smell of fear."
	"Watch the show everyone!"
	"You will see."
	"All will suffer."
	"Let's start this party."
	"Die."
	"The fear is palpable."
	"You have failed."
	"You will not be spared."
	"Up you go!"
	"Scream all you want!"
	"Prepare to suffer."
	"I am here."
	"It is me."
	"It's me."
	"No prize for you."
	"Who will suffer first?"
	"Let's pull you apart."
	"I'm so sorry."
	"Goodbye."
	"Play with fire, and you'll get burned!"
	"Ba-bye!"
	"I smell fear."
	"Fear will destroy you."
	"Farewell"
	"A poor showing."
	"Your time is up!"
	"Your struggle will end soon!"
	"It's real. It's happening."
	"Let the fun begin."
	"I promise a fun time."
	"It is real. It is happening."
	"Lay there and suffer."
	"Insolent welp."
	"You will submit."
	"The darkest pit of hell is open for business!"
	"I know! So fun!"
	"I will make you suffer! Suffer like so many of the others."
	"And now, you are mine."
	"No one shall be spared."
	"All for naught."
	"Hide if you wish."
	"Don't move."
	"I have you now!"
	"I'm going to enjoy this."
	"You will not be spared. You will not be saved."
	"None of you stand a chance."
	"I always come back!"
	"This will be entertaining."
	"I am here to claim what is left of you."
	"There."
	"Yes..."
	"I can taste your fear."
	"Here's a Fazbear special!"
	"Let's go."
	"Do you feel that?"
	"The party begins now."
	"Scream louder, please."
	"You belong here."
	"What a pity."
	"Wait there."
	"Your fear will consume you."
	"You're mine now!"
	"Exquisite."
	"Game over."
	"Come with me."
	"It is not your flesh that sustains me, it is your fear."
	"There's no hiding!"
	"I can taste the fear."
	"Who ordered the special?"
	"There is no escape."
	"I know you are near."
	"No one will save you."
	Laughing

The Yellow Rabbit

Audio	Description
N/A	"Olly olly oxen free! Olly olly oxen free!"
N/A	"Ready or not, here I come!"

Title	Audio	Composer
Lobby		Michel F. April
Chase		Michel F. April
Terror Radius	Layer 1 Layer 2 Layer 3	Michel F. April
Showtime		Michel F. April
Strange Puppets		Denis Levaillant

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Some of Springtrap's voice lines are taken from himself in FNaF AR and Rockstar Foxy and Nightmare in Ultimate Custom Night.

Notably, the line, "The darkest pit of hell is open for business," is a reference to Henry Emily's speech from the "Completion" ending from Freddy Fazbear's Pizzeria Simulator, where he says "Although, for one of you, the darkest pit of Hell has opened to swallow you whole, so don't keep the Devil waiting, old friend."
The line, "Don't move," seems to be a reference to the scene in the The Silver Eyes when William Afton kidnaped Carlton Burke and trapped him with in a blue springlock suit.
The line, "It's me" and "It is me," is a line said throughout the franchise by the possessed animatronics, and is mostly associated with Golden Freddy.

In the dining room, there's a hole in the ceiling that is in the shape of a rabbit's head.

The way Springtrap swipes his pizza knife after stabbing a survivor is a reference to Ghostface in Scream.

William Afton also swipes his knife in the Five Nights at Freddy's film.

When thinking about chapters, they ask themselves what a nightmare of the property would be. Their answer for Five Nights at Freddy's was the most horrific rendition of Springtrap, and that's what they tried to do.^[13]
There were other options being considered for the killer, but in the end, and after talking with Scott Cawthon, everyone quickly agreed that Springtrap was the right choice to satisfy both the DbD and FNaF communities.^[14]

"Rotting Skull" head cosmetic icon.

"Activated Springlocks" body cosmetic icon.

"Pizza Knife" weapon cosmetic icon.

Store background.

William Afton's corpse fused with the Animatronic's endo.

The Animatronic's endo.

William Afton's corpse.

Freddy Fazbear's Pizza.

Arcade.

Craftroom.

Ditto.

Party Room.

Ditto.

Kitchen.

Ditto.

Security door.

The Animatronic.

Ditto.

Ditto, "dynamic pose."

Ditto, "marketing pose."

A screenshot of The Animatronic holding a survivor up by the neck.

Another screenshot of The Animatronic jumpscaring a survivor.

A screenshot of The Animatronic walking though the arcade.

Poster of Freddy.

Poster of Bonnie.

Poster of Chica.

Poster of the entire gang, including Foxy.

Freddy's head on the menu in the dining room.

Teaser image for FNaF's 10th anniversary.

Reveal image for the chapter.

Key art featuring The Animatronic.

Ditto, square.

A teaser of a note referring to rats in the vents.

A teaser of a note asking for a toolbox.

A teaser of a note asking where the confetti is coming from.

A teaser of a note stating for employees not to keep the stove on (a possible reference to What We Found).

“He picked up speed as he moved. Walking turned to running. He rushed into the kitchen and found…”

Miscellaneous

9.0.0 PTB patch notes header.

Ditto.

Chapter 36's logo.

Chapter 36's animated logo.

Dead by Daylight Animated Header

Animated The Animatronic teaser artwork.

Keyart from the Dead by Daylight Website.

Dead by Daylight June 2025 roadmap.

Chapter release image.

Videos

Dead by Daylight - Year 9 Anniversary Broadcast

Dead by Daylight 9-year anniversary stream with the reveal of the Five Nights at Freddy's chapter.

Dead by Daylight - Year 9 Anniversary Livestream Part 2

Part two of the Dead by Daylight 9-year anniversary stream which showcases more of the Five Nights at Freddy's chapter.

Look behind the scenes as Matthew Lillard records voice lines for a Legendary Springtrap Outfit

Behind-the-scenes video of Matthew Lillard getting into character and recording lines.

Five nights...-2

The Animatronic killer teaser.

Let me check the cameras one more time.

Security camera teaser.

Springtrap is coming.

The Animatronic's lobby animation.

Freddy Fazbear's Pizza is getting ready to welcome you back this summer.

Showcase of the Freddy Fazbear's Pizza map.

The Security Room isn't as safe as it seems. 👀

Promo video.

🔜 It's closer than ever.

Ditto.

References

Five Nights at Freddy's Games

Clickteam Era	Five Nights at Freddy's (Halloween Update) • 2 (Halloween Update) • 3 (Halloween Update) • 4 ("Halloween Edition" update) • Sister Location (Custom Night update) • Freddy Fazbear's Pizzeria Simulator • Ultimate Custom Night ("Crowd Control" edition)
Cooperative Era	Help Wanted ("Curse of Dreadbear" DLC) • Security Breach ("RUIN" DLC) • Help Wanted 2 • Secret of the Mimic
Spin-Offs	FNaF World ("Update 2" update) • Special Delivery ("Delivery Event" add-ons • "Dark Circus: Encore!" Episode) • Freddy in Space 2 • Fury's Rage • Youtooz Presents • Freddy in Space 3: Chica in Space • Into the Pit • Five Laps at Freddy's • Survival Crew
Troll Games	Five Nights at Freddy's 3 (Troll Game) • FNaF World: Halloween Edition • Sister Location: MA • Ultimate Custom Night Demo
Crossovers	Funko Fusion • • Other Crossovers
Platforms	Home Consoles • Mobile Ports (**FNaF1 • FNaF2 • FNaF3 • FNaF4 • FNaF: SL • FFPS • UCN • FNaF: HW • FNaF World**)
Demos	FNaF1 Demo • FNaF2 Demo • FNaF3 Demo • FNaF4 Demo • FNaF: HW Demo • FNaF: HW2 Demo • FNaF: SotM Demo • FNaF World Demo • FLaF Demo
Prototypes	Curse of Dreadbear Prototype • Security Breach Prototype • Survival Crew Prototype • Into the Pit Prototype
Collections and Bundles	Bundle • Console Bundles • Security Breach - Collector's Edition • Into the Pit Exclusive Edition
Unclassified Games	Into Madness • AAA Game