Five Nights at Freddy's: Help Wanted DLC: The Curse of Dreadbear

(often shortened to Curse of Dreadbear) is a Halloween-themed downloadable content (DLC) expansion for the 2019 virtual reality survival horror game Five Nights at Freddy's: Help Wanted. Developed by Steel Wool Studios and published by ScottGames, the expansion was originally released on October 23, 2019.

Gameplay

The DLC introduces a new "Halloween Hub" designed as a spooky fall landscape, replacing the standard game menu. It adds several new minigames, including:

 Corn Maze: A stealth level where players navigate a maze while avoiding Grimm Foxy.
 Trick or Treat: Players must knock on doors and determine which animatronic is behind them.
 Mangle Repair: A puzzle-based level where players must carefully repair the Mangle animatronic.
 Plushkin-Patch: A survival challenge involving small, aggressive "Plushkin" dolls.
 Cap'n Foxy's Pirate Adventure: A dark ride featuring various animatronic targets.

Characters

The expansion features several new and returning animatronics:

 Dreadbear: A massive, Frankenstein-inspired bear who serves as the central figure of the DLC.
 Grimm Foxy: A flaming, skeletal variant of Foxy with a sickle-like hook.
 Halloween Variants: Returning characters from Five Nights at Freddy's 4, such as Jack-O-Bonnie and Jack-O-Chica.

Release and Platforms

The DLC was initially released for SteamVR and PlayStation VR in late 2019. It was subsequently ported to other platforms as part of the base game's expansion:

 Oculus Quest: July 16, 2020.
 Nintendo Switch: September 28, 2021.
 Full Time Edition: A bundled version including the base game and DLC was released for PlayStation 5 and PlayStation VR2 on November 21, 2023.