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Five Nights at Freddy's: Help Wanted 2 cover art

Five Nights at Freddy's: Help Wanted 2

Steel Wool Studios · ScottGames · 2023-12-14

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Franchise: Five Nights at Freddy's · Modes: Single player · Perspectives: First person, Virtual Reality

Releases: Dec 14, 2023 (SteamVR), Jun 20, 2024 (PlayStation 5), Jun 20, 2024 (PC (Microsoft Windows)), Dec 14, 2023 (PlayStation VR2), May 09, 2024 (Meta Quest 2), Nov 14, 2024 (Nintendo Switch)

Five Nights at Freddy’s: Help Wanted 2 is the sequel to the terrifying VR experience that brought new life to the iconic horror franchise. As a brand new Fazbear employee you’ll have to prove you have what it takes to excel in all aspects of Pizzeria management and maintenance.

Five Nights at Freddy's: Help Wanted 2 is a 2023 Indie and Simulation game priced at $39.99, with Very Positive reviews from 95% of 5382 reviews and an estimated 200,000 to 500,000 owners.

18
playing now
95%
positive of 5.4k reviews
Very Positive
steam's rating (official)
200,000–500,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
69/100
IGDB user rating (5 ratings)
4.25★
PlayStation Store rating (5,162 ratings)
platinum
deck/linux tier (ProtonDB)
Verified
Steam Deck (Valve)
SteamOS: Playable
$39.99
steam price (US)

18 players in-game as of 2026-10-14 12:00 UTC (census sample)

Five Nights at Freddy's: Help Wanted is a 2019 virtual reality (VR) survival horror game developed by Steel Wool Studios and Scott Cawthon. It is the eighth main installment in the Five Nights at Freddy's series, and is an anthology of minigames where the player must complete tasks without being attacked and killed by homicidal animatronic characters. These minigames include VR adaptations of the main Five Nights at Freddy's games, from the original game to Sister Location, and several new experiences. Hidden inside the levels are coins that unlock collectible objects and cassette tapes that provide insight into a metafictional narrative.

Health check

Healthy
  • · 18 players in-game at the last census sample.
  • · 421 reviews in the last 8 weeks (~53/week).
  • · Review velocity up 22% vs the prior 8 weeks.
  • · Current weekly pace is under 5% of the all-time peak week (2,080 reviews).
  • · Top 4% of 49,548 Indie games in the census by review count.

Health tier since 2026-08-28

Estimated sales: 108k–242k copies

Review-multiple estimate from 5,382 total reviews — how this is computed.

Current store prices

Microsoft Store$39.99

Deal snapshots via CheapShark, refreshed daily.

All-time low: $19.99 at Steam (2024-12-19)via IsThereAnyDeal

12-month high $39.99 · on sale 2 of 11 observed days (census price snapshots)

Review momentum

PositiveNegative
1.9k1.9k20232026Week of 2023-12-01: 1,922 positiveWeek of 2023-12-01: 158 negativeWeek of 2024-01-01: 677 positiveWeek of 2024-01-01: 46 negativeWeek of 2024-02-01: 146 positiveWeek of 2024-02-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2024-03-01: 98 positiveWeek of 2024-03-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2024-04-01: 75 positiveWeek of 2024-04-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2024-05-01: 74 positiveWeek of 2024-05-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2024-06-01: 238 positiveWeek of 2024-06-01: 13 negativeWeek of 2024-07-01: 172 positiveWeek of 2024-07-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2024-08-01: 112 positiveWeek of 2024-08-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2024-09-01: 119 positiveWeek of 2024-09-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2024-10-01: 47 positiveWeek of 2024-10-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2024-11-01: 200 positiveWeek of 2024-11-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2024-12-01: 265 positiveWeek of 2024-12-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2025-01-01: 116 positiveWeek of 2025-01-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-02-01: 52 positiveWeek of 2025-02-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-03-01: 35 positiveWeek of 2025-03-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2025-04-01: 54 positiveWeek of 2025-05-01: 42 positiveWeek of 2025-05-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-06-01: 76 positiveWeek of 2025-06-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-07-01: 51 positiveWeek of 2025-07-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2025-08-01: 28 positiveWeek of 2025-08-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-09-01: 20 positiveWeek of 2025-09-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-10-01: 21 positiveWeek of 2025-10-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2025-11-01: 35 positiveWeek of 2025-11-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2025-12-01: 59 positiveWeek of 2025-12-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2026-01-01: 73 positiveWeek of 2026-01-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2026-02-01: 51 positiveWeek of 2026-02-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-03-01: 43 positiveWeek of 2026-03-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2026-04-01: 29 positiveWeek of 2026-05-01: 36 positiveWeek of 2026-05-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-06-01: 37 positiveWeek of 2026-06-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2026-07-01: 69 positiveWeek of 2026-07-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2026-08-01: 37 positiveWeek of 2026-08-01: 1 negative
Weekly review counts (Steam review histogram). Positive above the line, negative below.

Players online

6452026-09-14 22:00 — 15 players2026-09-16 06:00 — 16 players2026-09-17 13:00 — 21 players2026-09-18 21:00 — 39 players2026-09-20 04:00 — 34 players2026-09-21 12:00 — 22 players2026-09-22 20:00 — 31 players2026-09-24 03:00 — 15 players2026-09-25 11:00 — 10 players2026-09-26 18:00 — 29 players2026-09-28 02:00 — 19 players2026-09-29 09:00 — 6 players2026-09-30 17:00 — 9 players2026-10-02 00:00 — 19 players2026-10-03 08:00 — 12 players2026-10-04 16:00 — 26 players2026-10-05 23:00 — 16 players2026-10-07 07:00 — 5 players2026-10-08 14:00 — 12 players2026-10-09 22:00 — 29 players2026-10-11 05:00 — 15 players2026-10-12 13:00 — 10 players2026-10-13 21:00 — 16 players2026-10-14 12:00 — 18 players
Concurrent players, hourly average, last 30 days (census samples).
85812Dec 2023Aug 2026Dec 2023 — avg 858 · peak 2,210Jan 2024 — avg 224 · peak 926Feb 2024 — avg 55 · peak 163Mar 2024 — avg 35 · peak 94Apr 2024 — avg 28 · peak 74May 2024 — avg 26 · peak 65Jun 2024 — avg 73 · peak 581Jul 2024 — avg 55 · peak 124Aug 2024 — avg 40 · peak 86Sep 2024 — avg 45 · peak 131Oct 2024 — avg 25 · peak 72Nov 2024 — avg 22 · peak 58Dec 2024 — avg 80 · peak 930Jan 2025 — avg 46 · peak 164Feb 2025 — avg 25 · peak 63Mar 2025 — avg 19 · peak 55Apr 2025 — avg 19 · peak 46May 2025 — avg 22 · peak 58Jun 2025 — avg 34 · peak 87Jul 2025 — avg 26 · peak 54Aug 2025 — avg 19 · peak 49Sep 2025 — avg 12 · peak 37Oct 2025 — avg 13 · peak 34Nov 2025 — avg 18 · peak 43Dec 2025 — avg 39 · peak 110Jan 2026 — avg 34 · peak 89Feb 2026 — avg 20 · peak 57Mar 2026 — avg 21 · peak 80Apr 2026 — avg 18 · peak 41May 2026 — avg 15 · peak 39Jun 2026 — avg 19 · peak 55Jul 2026 — avg 25 · peak 61Aug 2026 — avg 20 · peak 43
Monthly average players (source: steamcharts.com) — history via steamcharts.com; live census sampling since Aug 2026.

Price history

$39.99$19.992023-12-142026-10-092023-12-14 — best price $39.992024-09-11 — best price $23.992024-09-25 — best price $39.992024-12-19 — best price $19.992025-01-02 — best price $39.992026-03-19 — best price $19.992026-03-26 — best price $39.992026-06-25 — best price $19.992026-07-09 — best price $39.992026-08-28 — best price $39.992026-09-04 — best price $39.992026-09-11 — best price $39.992026-09-18 — best price $39.992026-09-25 — best price $39.992026-10-02 — best price $39.992026-10-09 — best price $39.99
Lowest recorded price across tracked stores, per day (census snapshots).

Attention

289932026-05-30 — 211 pageviews2026-06-03 — 199 pageviews2026-06-07 — 289 pageviews2026-06-11 — 152 pageviews2026-06-15 — 144 pageviews2026-06-19 — 129 pageviews2026-06-23 — 133 pageviews2026-06-27 — 166 pageviews2026-07-01 — 139 pageviews2026-07-05 — 133 pageviews2026-07-09 — 150 pageviews2026-07-13 — 135 pageviews2026-07-17 — 140 pageviews2026-07-21 — 170 pageviews2026-07-25 — 167 pageviews2026-07-29 — 144 pageviews2026-08-02 — 205 pageviews2026-08-06 — 202 pageviews2026-08-10 — 233 pageviews2026-08-14 — 202 pageviews2026-08-18 — 161 pageviews2026-08-22 — 162 pageviews2026-08-26 — 173 pageviews2026-08-30 — 179 pageviews2026-09-03 — 147 pageviews2026-09-07 — 163 pageviews2026-09-11 — 137 pageviews2026-09-15 — 115 pageviews2026-09-19 — 143 pageviews2026-09-23 — 118 pageviews2026-09-27 — 164 pageviews2026-10-01 — 178 pageviews2026-10-05 — 188 pageviews2026-10-09 — 175 pageviews
Daily Wikipedia pageviews (attention proxy, census-recorded).

Completion

37
achievements tracked
91.4%
earned "Liability Risk"
23.7%
median achievement earned by

Global achievement rates from Steam.

Details

WindowsFull controller supportSingle-playerSteam AchievementsFull controller supportVR SupportedDualShock Controller SupportDualSense Controller SupportFamily Sharing

10 supported languages: English, French, Italian, German, Spanish - Spain, Portuguese - Brazil, Spanish - Latin America, Japanese, Korean, Simplified Chinese

Console footprint

PlatformPlayers trackedCompletionTrophies/achievements
PS5 (PlayStation)3,3107%37
PS5 (PlayStation)2,9689%37
Steam (Steam)1,54715%37
Xbox Series (Xbox)8426%37
Switch (Nintendo)290%0

Players tracked by Exophase (achievement/trophy trackers) — a sample of the player base, not total sales.

Where its players are

Share of Steam reviews by language (top languages measured) — a proxy for where the player base lives.

Player tags

VRIndieCasualHorrorLGBTQ+PuzzleRobotsJump ScareSimulationStory Rich

Census log

Computed from census-recorded observations only — dates are observation dates.

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Similarity via IGDB.

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