The newest 5 Nights At Freddy’s recreation, Secret of the Mimic, obtained VR help on PlayStation VR2 on April 28, almost a full 12 months after its PC and PlayStation 5 launch. Developer Metal Wool Studios has clarified that the group needed to pivot to prioritizing flatscreen after FNaF: Assist Wished 2 failed to satisfy gross sales expectations.
Secret of the Mimic’s preliminary announcement promised PS VR2 help. Its PlayStation Retailer itemizing listed compatibility with the headset. Metal Wool even had demos of the sport working on PS VR2 at PAX West in 2024. Then, in early 2025 at a Sony State of Play occasion, the brand new launch date trailer suspiciously eliminated any point out of PS VR2. The shop web page was up to date with a brand new trailer, additionally with out the PS VR2 emblem, and a June 2025 launch date was confirmed for PC and PS5.
5 Nights At Freddy’s: Secret Of The Mimic Accessible Now On PlayStation VR2
5 Nights at Freddy’s: Secret of the Mimic is playable now on PS VR2, with PC and Quest to come back later.
Shortly earlier than the flatscreen launch, recreation director Evan Lampi, confirmed that VR help was nonetheless coming publish launch, with no ETA on when that may occur.
We lastly have readability courtesy of a publish from Metal Wool developer Rodney Brett. Right here is that publish in its entirety:
The choice was largely made when the gross sales of HW2 rolled in. The sport didn’t carry out to expectations(not even near HW1). Normally, HW1 was launched on the peak of VR’s mainstream recognition. Avid gamers have been nonetheless very intrigued by the brand new and thrilling medium and I bear in mind going to GDC throughout and after HW1’s launch and seeing VR in all places and at each sales space. Nevertheless, by the point HW2 was near being launched, rather a lot has occurred and the VR market actually shrank to only the area of interest crowd of fans that love the medium. I at all times in contrast the VR avid gamers to people who love enjoying driving video games with your entire steering wheel/seat + peddles setup with pressure suggestions or people who like to go all-out on HOTAS controllers for flight video games. Those which are into VR actually find it irresistible and the remainder actually hate it.. with no in-between. That is as a result of the {hardware} requires a steep preliminary funding. Ever discover that there are not any “informal followers” of VR? You are both tremendous into it, otherwise you hate enjoying video games in VR.
The dev prices for HW2 was much more than the primary recreation on prime of this, and it is not onerous to determine that out by yourself simply by enjoying the second recreation. Merely examine the credit of the second to the primary and that group measurement is at the least 3x the group we had with the primary recreation. So after that stark realization, we knew that there was no method we might maintain ourselves on VR-centric titles created by a big group anymore. Thus, precedence shifted to flat.. however we nonetheless did not wish to totally abandon the VR model, thus Devoted stepped in to finish it.
FNaF: Assist Wished 2 launched in December 2023 on Steam and PS VR2, with a Quest port following in Could 2024. The primary Assist Wished launched on Meta Quest in 2020, benefitting from the COVID-19 pandemic enhance that VR normally skilled in 2020 and 2021.
As of this text, Secret of the Mimic’s VR help continues to be restricted to PS VR2, although Metal Wool mentioned in a Steam publish April 30 that PC VR help continues to be coming.
5 Nights At Freddy’s: Secret of the Mimic is offered now in VR on PS VR2.
