Fazbear Entertainment develops a VR game to restore its public image and capitalize on nostalgia, recreating its infamous animatronic characters and events in a virtual environment.
The player starts the job as a night security employee in the virtual simulation, encountering various animatronic challenges in the pizzeria.
The player experiences the first aggressive behavior from virtual animatronics, including Freddy Fazbear and friends, indicating corrupted code and glitches in the simulation.
The player uncovers the presence of Glitchtrap, a digital manifestation of William Afton's consciousness, manipulating the VR environment and threatening the player's safety.
Glitchtrap begins corrupting various parts of the VR simulation, causing environments and animatronics to behave unpredictably and dangerously.
The player confronts Glitchtrap's digital minions while trying to avoid being trapped within the VR world permanently.
The VR system suffers a critical crash due to Glitchtrap's interference but is momentarily restored to allow the player to complete their task and exit safely.
The player manages to logout from the virtual simulation, ending their night shift and escaping Glitchtrap's control for the time being.