History VideoGame / CaseAnimatronics

* TheLastOfTheseIsNotLikeTheOthers: Unlike The Wolf and The Cat who sprint when John is in their line of sight, The Owl teleports around the station, and she has to be in your line of sight to ''stop'' stalking you.

* WouldHurtAChild: [[spoiler: The UNKNOWN kidnaps Emily Bishop and threatens to hurt her if Jack should fail in his tasks. When he does, the UNKNOWN sends him a box presumably containing one of Emily's body parts, implying he maimed her or killed her.]]

* InsaneTrollLogic: Scott wants revenge for the murders of his wife and child. Instead of going after the guy who actually killed them, he instead goes after the cop who failed to stop him.

''Case: Animatronics'' is an indie horror game created by Aleson, Walnut LLC, Last Level, and Sometimes You, and was released on August 3rd, 2016. It is loosely inspired by the ''VideoGame/FiveNightsAtFreddys'' franchise, distinguished by being a full 3D, free-roaming game as opposed to a point-and-click game, and notably predating ''VideoGame/FiveNightsAtFreddysSecurityBreach'' by several years.

** Note 5 mentions an incident at "one of the largest pizzerias" where five children went missing. This is a reference to the Missing Children Incident that was first mentioned in [[VideoGame/FiveNightsAtFreddys the first game]].

''Case: Animatronics'' is a free roaming horror game created by Aleson, Walnut LLC, Last Level, and Sometimes You, and was released on August 3rd, 2016. It is loosely inspired by the ''VideoGame/FiveNightsAtFreddys'' franchise.

You play as John Bishop, an overworked police officer working for Aurora Police Department. Shortly after waking up from a horrific nightmare, he is contacted by Scott, a mysterious figure who was involved in one of John's past cases, who seeks revenge against John and has trapped him inside the building with his murderous animatronics. Now he must use only his flashlight, his tablet, and his wits to help him avoid getting eaten and survive until 3AM.

* CrusadingWidower: Scott's wants to kill the man he believes to be responsible for the deaths of his wife and child.

** The Owl is based off SCP-174 from ''SCP Containment Breach'', as both have to be continuously stared at to keep them from attacking. She is also similar to Chica from FNAF, as they are both avians.

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* SanitySlippage: Judging from the scattered notes, Scott seemed likely a kind soul. After the murder of his family though, he became a cold-blooded killer.

* PoliceAreUseless: A tragic example. [[spoiler: When John was a young detective hired straight out of the academy, his first assignment was to investigate an armed break-in at Scott's house. Bishop, either due to his young age or his incompetence, was unable to prevent the gunman from killing Scott's wife and child, and likewise unable to keep the gunman from getting away.]]

* YouHaveFailedMe: [[spoiler: "The target has escaped, I warned you, but you did not listen. My people are dying and it's your fault. What a pity that your daughter has to pay for her father's mistakes. Goddbye, Jack."]]

* NoodleIncident: A whole bunch of them. A news article states that many of the new walking animatronics have severely injured or killed other people, leading them to be banned in many cities. There is also mention of an incident at a leisure center where an animatronic killed the owner and injured the security guard, leading to all the animatronics at that location being confiscated by police. They are presumably the same animatronics that are now attacking you.

** Since they are heavy, metal machines, they make loud, heavy footsteps, which frightens both the protagonists and the players.

* RedEyesTakeWarning: The animatronics all have glowing red eyes. Considering the protagonists spend most of their time in rooms devoid of light, sometimes this is all they can see.

* CruelAndUnusualDeath: Should John be caught by any of the animatronics, they will either lift him up presumably by the neck before chomping on him (followed by a sickening crunch), or they will knock him over and stomp him to death, which itself is followed by a wet crunch.

* DeathOfAChild: Scott's child was also killed alongside his mother.

* RedEyesTakeWarning: The animatronics all have glowing red eyes. Considering the protagonists are trapped in blacked out locations, sometimes this is all they can see.

* AmbiguousGender: The Bear's gender is unknown, however due to originally being an Expy of Freddy Fazbear, it's implied they were initially male.
* BigBad: DJ Scott in the first game is this to John, whom he tries to kill with the animatronics.
* CruelAndUnusualDeath: Should John be caught by any of the animatronics, they will either lift him up presumably by the neck before chomping on him (followed by a sickening crunch), or they will knock him over and stomp him, which itself is followed by a wet crunch.

** The Cat is based off of Old Candy from ''VideoGame/FiveNightsAtCandys'', which itself is an official ''FNAF'' fan game.
** The Owl (specifically her behaviour) is based off SCP-174 from ''SCP Containment Breach''.
** The Bear was initially based off of Freddy Fazbear, but ended up being partially removed from the game to avoid legal issues.
* FeaturelessProtagonist: Downplayed with Scott--his picture is seen in the lobby, but his face is covered by a drawn-on Batman mask (possibly by Scott). However, the few visible features indicate him to be a middle-aged, Caucasian male.
* TheLastOfTheseIsNotLikeTheOthers: Unlike The Wolf and The Cat who actively roam the building and sprint when John is in their line of sight, The Owl teleports around the station, and she has to be in your line of sight to ''stop'' stalking you.
* MeaningfulName: Strangely enough, the antagonist's name, Scott DJ, is likely a reference to the FNAF universe's creator, Scott Cawthon.
* PoliceAreUseless: A tragic example. [[spoiler: When John was a young detective hired straight out of the academy, his first assignment was to investigate an armed break-in at Scott's house. Bishop, either due to his young age or his incompetence, was unable to prevent the gunman from killing Scott's wife and child, and likewise unable to keep the gunman from getting away.]] This sets him up as Scott's target years later.
* TheUnreveal: We're never told just who or ''what'' was moving around inside the wooden crate in the warehouse, though it's implied to be the Bear.

** The Cat is based off of Old Candy from
** ''VideoGame/FiveNightsAtCandys'', which itself is an official ''FNAF'' fan game.

* [{{Expy}}: Despite originally starting out as FNAF fan game, the four animatronics are not exclusively based of said game.

* [[Expy]]: Despite originally starting out as FNAF fan game, the four animatronics