The indie survival horror franchise Five Nights at Freddy’s boasts eerie lore and painstaking challenges, but the fourth game’s locked box has been a constant bane for the community, and creator Scott Cawthon has finally addressed the mystery. Five Nights at Freddy’s fans have gathered several theories to expose the box’s contents. However, they’ll have to wait longer for a concrete answer.
Cawthon has been busy promoting the franchise’s 10th-anniversary celebrations and revealing how he chooses Five Nights at Freddy’s collaborations on the back of Dead by Daylight’s recent partnership with the animatronics. In line with the anniversary cheer, the creator has also provided an honest answer regarding the enigmatic box in question.
Five Nights and Freddy's: Security Breach RUIN establishes the framework for an official canon while addressing longtime lore misconceptions.
During an interview with Cawthon and YouTuber Dawko, the box was mentioned and highlighted as the franchise’s biggest mystery that fans want explained. The object appears during the end cutscene for Night 7 in Five Nights at Freddy’s 4 and carries two locks accompanied by the text, "Perhaps some things are best left forgotten, for now." The creator addressed the box honestly but warned the community...
