How to Beat Five Nights at Freddy's

Notice your power. If you run out of power, Freddy Fazbear, the main antagonist, will come and end your long night, unless it becomes 6:00 before his jingle ends.

• Each hour, excluding the first hour, is 89 seconds. Try to have at least 5% power when there's at least 44 seconds left in 5 am.

Know there are four main animatronics. The four animatronics are Bonnie the Bunny, Chica the Chicken, Foxy the Fox Pirate, and Freddy Fazbear. These animatronics are listed in order of activeness. Bonnie is the most active, while Freddy is the least. Bonnie and Foxy come to the left door, and Chica and Freddy always come to the right door.

• Sometimes another animatronic, Golden Freddy, will appear. You can get rid of him by pulling up the monitor for a few seconds, then putting it back down. You can also summon him by flipping camera 2B up and down repeatedly.

Check the door lights and cameras only sparingly on Night 1. However, this is all you'll need. The animatronics rarely attack, making this the best night to try to find Golden Freddy. Freddy is not active at all, (unless you run out of power) Bonnie and Chica are not very active, and Foxy only has a small chance of appearing.

Check the doors rapidly on Night 2. Bonnie and Chica are activated much faster than on Night one. Foxy also appears, making the player constantly check the cameras. Make sure to check his camera often, though not that frequently; this only makes his stages when he peeks through the curtain more shorter, meaning you have a shorter window of time than you think to react once he's out. This is the final night where Freddy only attacks you if you run out of power. Once you check both doors about 7 or 8 times, check Pirate's Cove. Then, go back to checking your doors and rotating between the two.

Check the door lights more often than on the previous two nights on Night 3. Chica and Bonnie become significantly more aggressive. Foxy also peeks out of the cove much faster than on Night two, so keep an eye on that. Freddy also becomes active on this night, but only a little. He will attack if not kept a close eye on. Use the same method for Night 2, except look at the Show Stage occasionally as well.

• If Freddy is getting closer (i.e. East Hall or East Hall Corner), you may want to shut your Right Door whenever you check the cameras. Freddy is most likely to move when the monitor is raised. You can mostly only recognize him on the cameras by his glowing white eyes, so be aware of that.

Use the method of checking door lights more but be more aware of Freddy's laugh on Night 4. Freddy is much more active and is aware of the player's gameplay tactics. He is incredibly difficult to understand, predict, and deal with from now on.

• Chica and Bonnie have the ability to make the doors and door lights fail completely, indicating they have infiltrated The Office and will attack when the monitor is next lowered or up for too long.
• Foxy is also very active, sometimes peeking out before 1 AM.

Check Foxy and Freddy and check the doors while keeping the right door shut when viewing the monitor on Night 5. Night 5 is where the game gets incredibly brutal. The animatronics are more active than ever. You will also start to notice Bonnie and Chica twitching.

• Just repeat this and you will (hopefully) survive the night, get a paycheck, and unlock the secret sixth night.

Use the same method for Nights 3 to 5 on Night 6 but be much quicker and more efficient. In order to complete the night, it is advised to have certain amounts of power at certain times. Each animatronic is extremely active and, if you're not careful, you could die before the end of 12 am.

• 1 AM needs at least 80%, 2 AM needs at least 60%, 3 AM needs at least 40%, 4 AM needs at least 25%, and 5 AM needs at least 9%.
• Completing Night 6 will unlock Night 7 (the Custom Night).