The Return to Freddy's 4

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## Information

### Release Date(s)

Original:
**May 19th, 2015**
 Major Update(s):
**Cancelled**

### Download(s)

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**The Return to Freddy's 4** is the fourth installment in the **TRTF Saga**, a series of FNaF fangames made by Tyler Ahlström. This game is the second sequel in the timeline, set 15 years after the third game. The next game in the series would've been The Return to Freddy's 5 had it not been canceled, making this game the last official game to be released until The Return to Freddy's: Desolation.

## Plot Summary

15 years after Fazbear Fantasy Land has been demolished, the government has come to a decision to make animatronics legal again. What they don't realize is the terrible mistake they just made...

## Gameplay

The player assumes the role of Blake once again. The player uses the cameras to watch the animatronics, like before, and when one runs past, they must equip the Locker, or in Freddy Fazbear and Lockjaw's case, pull the Smoke lever. If this is not done, the animatronic will attack and kill the player. Additionally, the building has a limited power supply, and the player must pull the Power lever to keep the building from running out of power.

## Major Updates

The Return to Freddy's 4 was planned to receive a major update in 2016 (along with all of the other games from Volume 1). All of these major updates were eventually cancelled however, until they were revived and put under the control of TannerFeline in 2017, until the Major Updates were eventually cancelled again. In 2018, it was revived once more with ShaneTheBarbarian being tasked with modelling all of the animatronics for the third game. The Major Updates were eventually cancelled yet again however. Fairytale Ty was planned to be added into the game within these major updates, and so were the fairytale versions of Koly and Sally (which were going to replace their original non-fairytale versions).

## Characters

### **Animatronics**

* Lockjaw
* Kitty FazCat
* Freddy Fazbear
* Bonnie
* Koly
* Sally
* Ty (in the Scrapped Major Updates)

### **Humans**

* Blake (Vol. 1)
* Phone Buddies
* Vincent (albeit in pre-recorded messages)

### **Hidden Animatronics**

* Purple Freddy
* Golden Lockjaw
* Golden Freddy

## Trivia

* TRTF 4 was originally meant to release on December 24th, 2015, though the release date was eventually changed.
	+ This was because a near-finished beta copy of the game was leaked out on May 17th, 2015, by SkillereX, Scrubby, and Vadofo. Two days later, the game was officially released due to it being mostly complete anyways. You can check out the early build here.
* While TRTF 5 was planned to be the next game in the series, the next game in the timeline was going to be The Return to Freddy's: FRANKBURT'S.
	+ Due to both games being canceled, TRTF 4 is officially the last game to be released by Tyler in a finished state.
* Chica, Foxy, and Vigo are absent from this game, most likely since none of them survived the destruction of Fazbear Fantasy Land during the events of the third game.
* The newspaper at the beginning of the game has various messages around it.
	+ For example, one says "mew" over and over again, one talks about a TRTF fan movie, and others talk about Tyler's experiences with the games, as well as how he fell in love with Project Suki.
* Most of the models have major changes, other than being less damaged. Most notably, their heads are more cylindrical and human-like compared to previous games.
	+ These changes are likely due to Tyler Ahlström's modeling skills improving
* An Extras Menu known as **Nightmare Fuel** is present in the game, featuring the animatronics included in this game and Night 7, also known as DragonDave Mode.
* It was speculated that this game possibly took place in 2013, as it was thought that The Return to Freddy's 3 may have taken place in 1998 (see the Trivia section of TRTF 3). Furthermore, this game takes place 15 years after the events of the third one. However, according to The Dreadful Truth, it takes place in 2030.
* Tyler's least favorite TRTF game is TRTF 4 according by a post he made on Reddit.
	+ This could have been because the game only took around three to four weeks to make compared to the previous two.
* The second teaser featuring Golden Lockjaw states the phrase, "Welcome My Son..." It was a quote from Pink Floyd's song called "Welcome To The Machine."
	+ This is most likely not a coincidence, as that song plays during the ending for Night 6 in the game.
* The jumpscare scream was made by Toonster, who was one of the developers of the canceled TRTF 5.
* When the player gets jump scared, the office shakes in a great manner.
	+ This may be intentional, though it's most likely a glitch.
* The game along side the rest of the Volume 1 games are planned to get official remasters.
* Sometimes, when Sally attacks the player, only the first frame of her attack will show, the player will not die, and the full scream will be heard.
* While this may not be a glitch, getting out of the Locker while Bonnie is looking at the player will cause her to stay there and remain inactive. This can be used to the player's advantage, as Bonnie is generally one of the hardest enemies to deal with; However, doing this also blocks some of the player's view of the office hallway.
* TRTF 4 was meant to remaster TRTF Classic, as mentioned by Tyler Ahlstrom.

## Gameplay

The intro cutscene shown when you launch the game for the first time.The Title Screen with four stars unlocked.The newspaper shown at the start of Night 1.A screenshot of the newspaper shown after completing DragonDave modeA Texture of the Hall outside of The Office.A texture of The Office.
## Teasers

The very first teaser for the game, showcasing CAM 09.Yet another teaser, now featuring Lockjaw.A fragment of a lost teaser featuring Lockjaw.Brightened version of the lost teaser.Another teaser featuring Lockjaw.A render of Kitty FazCat's new appearance for the game, posted in Tyler's Twitter.A teaser featuring Freddy Fazbear's new appearance for the game.A teaser introducing Golden Lockjaw with the text "Welcome my son..."Another teaser, featuring Golden Lockjaw and Golden Freddy with the caption "There's not only two..."A teaser featuring Golden Lockjaw in the same room where the intro cutscene occurs, with the old TRTF 3 suits of Kitty FazCat and Lockjaw slumped on the floor.A teaser saying, "Always remember.....", posted when the game was released.
## Icons/Cover Art

An early icon for the game.An early thumbnail for the game.The final thumbnail for the game.An early banner of the game, featuring Golden Lockjaw.Another early banner for the game, also featuring Golden Lockjaw.The final banner for the game.

### Original

The main menu theme. (Welcome to Chaos made by Ross Bugden)

The sound that plays when any of the animatronics jumpscare the player.
**WARNING:LOUD!**

Night 1 Phone Call.

Night 2 Phone Call.

Night 3 Phone Call.

Night 4 Phone Call.

Night 5 Phone Call.

Night 6 Phone Call.

Night 7 Phone Call.

### Major Updates

The main menu theme. (A remix version of Welcome to Chaos)

## References

1. ↑ http://web.archive.org/web/20150423041054\*/http://discordgames.wix.com/indie-games