#it’s from steel wools booth at pax

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HOLD ON A SEC

YOU MEAN TO TELL ME THAT THIS IS NOT NEW TRAILER FOOTAGE BUT INFACT A REAL LIFE ECLIPSE ANIMATRONIC???

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All info we have (so far) from Secret of the Mimic (PAX West 2024 Demo)

(WILL BE UPDATED / CHANGED AROUND OVER TIME WHEN NEW INFO SURFACES) For abit of a refresher... Secret of the Mimic is a game that Steel Wool Studios have supposedly been teasing in both RUIN and HW 2 under the code name "Carnival"; from dev notes, to various props that reappear, to more subtle things like Daycare Attendant and a spinning (and burning) Carousel seemingly originating back to a 1970s Fallfest.

Various lead directors and writers at Steel Wool Studios have stated they've also wanted to do a "FNaF Origins" style of game set in the 1970s. This seems to corroborate with the following information. (timestamped)

With that out of the way, here is what we know. Teaser Trailer: Five Nights at Freddy's: Secret of the Mimic - Teaser Debut - YouTube Playstation Store: Five Nights at Freddy's: Secret of the Mimic (playstation.com) > Dig deep into the past to discover the horrors of the future. - Playstore > To see the future sometimes you need to understand the past. A brand new original nightmare in the Five Nights at Freddy's universe! - Steel Wool Studios (as an aside, the teaser trailer gives us the date 1979, probably indicating the time period of the game) Technical Specs: From what the Playstation store page says, the game is both PC and PSVR compatable on launch. The PAX Demo is also stated to have both PC and VR movement options, although the demo showcase itself is VR. The Demo's First Section: The Office:

The Demo's Second Section: The Chase:

(gameplay descriptions courtesy of Wheat (@Wheatttttt) / X) (the name Jackie + pronouns confirmed by employee at the booth)

Booth Posters:

lots of interesting stuff to dissect here (official prop of) Jackie: The main atagonist of the Demo:

(+voicelines!)

(video courtesy of EVA 🍉FREE PALESTINE (@Bravvyy_2) / X) (note: Jackie is stated to have a yellow tutu, and under that is a large spring coil instead of legs. When she first comes out of the box, she pulls out and seperates her upper torso when they get stuck in a doorway trying to reach you. Their eye coverings fall off during the paper shredder destruction, revealing the orange Mimic eyes beneath, and finally they have a more broken appearence at the very end after another encounter with a door to the face.)

Camera screens of various Rooms in the Factory:

(keen eyes might notice the Spring Bonnie poster, a carousel under construction, and shadows of a few mascot suits hanging around)

(also image i cant make much sense of besides just the main menu for the VR demo lol)

Other info from various PAX attendees: -The jumpscare sound is a mix of SB's scream and the laughing from the teaser trailer -Instead of death static, the game over transition is a visual of a film reel ending (aesthetic flair) -Ray (the co-founder/creative director of SWS) was at the booth and said "8 DAYS". no idea what that means! 8 days til trailer? new demo? announcement? (note: It's unknown if the "Balloon Circus" released merch designs, while fitting, are for this game specifically, although their merch descriptions state they are indeed for a game)

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Waaaait a minute.

So there’s the FNAF UCN arcade machine at the entrance (?) of Steel Wool’s PAX booth.

Are we about to see William’s soul being transferred from the UCN realm to the Help Wanted 2 DLC or something? Because why else is this here if Secret of The Mimic is (to the best of my understanding) the only demo at PAX?

Better yet, why is the arcade machine powered off? Does it activate when you put a coin in or is it just for show?

[muzzlemouths]

It's a booth at PAX west from Steel Wool showcasing Help Wanted 2 stuff.

WHAT!! THAT'S SO COOL