Prerelease:Five Nights at Freddy's 2 (Windows)/Development History
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General Overview
Shortly after the unexpected success of Five Nights at Freddy's, Scott Cawthon would commence work on the sequel in late August of 2014. Unlike the first game, Scott would release a series of teaser images on his official website leading to the game's release, with the first teaser releasing on September 12th, 2014. The final teaser would release on November 9th. As this occurred, the game was uploaded to Steam Greenlight for community review on October 21st, 2014, and was approved two days later.
The game's release date changed several times during development. An undisclosed 2015 release date was the initial plan, but an interview would later confirm that the release date was moved to Christmas 2014. A two-night demo for the game was scheduled to release on November 11th, 2014, and an extended demo containing three nights was given to several YouTubers to coincide with this plan. However, due to an unexpected delay, the full game would unexpectedly release on Steam on November 11th, 2014.
Promotional Content
On September 12th, 2014, the first official teaser image would release on Scott's website, depicting Withered Freddy tipping his top hat in a friendly manner while engulfed in ominous warm lighting, accompanied by the number "2" in red text, and additional white text reading "Grand Reopening". A release date of 2015 was also revealed.
On September 28th, 2014, the second official teaser image would release on Scott's website, depicting a half-and-half shot of Withered Bonnie and Toy Bonnie facing away from each other in ominous cool lighting and a more inviting glow, respectively. Text accompanies them on either side, reading "something borrowed..." and "something new..." A faded number "2" sits on the bottom right corner.
On October 7th, 2014, the third official teaser image would release on Scott's website, depicting a bright purple curtain with Foxy and Mangle peeking out on either side. A small wooden sign with the number "2" on it is in the middle of the image.
On October 15th, 2014, the fourth official teaser image would release on Scott's website, depicting what appears to be a gameplay screenshot with an ominous red filter of the player wearing an empty Freddy Fazbear head while shining their flashlight on a hallway, revealing Withered Foxy. White text on the upper center of the image reads "NO PLACE TO RUN and exactly one place to hide", while a faded number "2" sits on the bottom center of the image.
On November 9th, 2014, the fifth and final official teaser image would release on Scott's website, showcasing what initially appears to be a red, cautionary symbol next to a button reading "CAM 11" on a black background. However, if the image is brightened in an editing program, it actually reveals a gameplay screenshot of what appears to be the Marionette escaping its prize box.
On October 21st, 2014, to coincide with the release of the game's Steam Greenlight page, a teaser trailer was released by Scott Cawthon. This trailer contains of cinematics in the first section, while some gameplay footage is showcased for the remainder of the trailer's runtime.
