History VideoGame / UltimateCustomNight

Relased on June 27, 2018, ''Ultimate Custom Night'' is the second spin-off game, and the eighth game overall, in the ''Franchise/FiveNightsAtFreddys'' series. Originally intended as free DLC for ''VideoGame/FreddyFazbearsPizzeriaSimulator'', the mode eventually grew so big that Creator/ScottCawthon decided to release it as a standalone game. True to its name, the game is an expansion of the traditional Custom Mode, allowing the player to set the difficulty of each animatronic individually, ranging from 0 to 20. The twist: this time, the series brings back [[TheBusCameBack various animatronics from previous games]], more than '''50''' in total! Many of these characters have returning mechanics, while others have whole new mechanics designed specifically for this mode. The goal of the game is to try to survive the night with more and more characters on harder and harder difficulties, with each level added increasing your score at the end of the night. Along the way, you'll unlock [[PaletteSwap new skins for the office]], as well as some cutscenes.

Relased on June 27, 2018, ''Ultimate Custom Night'' is the second spin-off game, and the eighth game overall, in the ''VideoGame/FiveNightsAtFreddys'' series. Originally intended as free DLC for ''VideoGame/FreddyFazbearsPizzeriaSimulator'', the mode eventually grew so big that Creator/ScottCawthon decided to release it as a standalone game. True to its name, the game is an expansion of the traditional Custom Mode, allowing the player to set the difficulty of each animatronic individually, ranging from 0 to 20. The twist: this time, the series brings back [[TheBusCameBack various animatronics from previous games]], more than '''50''' in total! Many of these characters have returning mechanics, while others have whole new mechanics designed specifically for this mode. The goal of the game is to try to survive the night with more and more characters on harder and harder difficulties, with each level added increasing your score at the end of the night. Along the way, you'll unlock [[PaletteSwap new skins for the office]], as well as some cutscenes.

* IronicHell: It's implied by some of the kill screens [[spoiler:and the Old Man Consequences EasterEgg]] that the game is this for [[spoiler:William Afton, who must spend his afterlife being hunted by the animatronics that he helped create (including two variations of himself) for all eternity]].

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* GameOverMan: Most of the animatronics taunt the player after killing them. Mr. Hippo in particular fades over the otherwise blank Game Over screen while going on and on with his monologue. Rarely, you'll instead see [[spoiler:the face of an unknown girl]] leering from the darkness...

** Also, while he's not an active threat, [[spoiler:Fredbear counts]].

* AffablyEvil: All of the animatronics from the Mediocre Melodies group, to an almost hilarious extent. Happy Frog is Energetic and cute-sounding, Orville the Elephant is grandiose like a stereotypical magician, Nedd Bear is a near Goofy {{expy}}, Mr. Hippo tends to go on long-winded ramblings after killing you, like a stereotypical cartoon grandpa, and Pigpatch [[WarriorPoet recites Asian proverbs while playing his banjo]]. Slightly subverted, since each one has a line of dialogue that suggests that there is more to even them than meets the eye.

* AmbiguousGender: Mangle, as a RunningGag throughout the series. Even his description in the game refers to her with both male and female pronouns (though curiously, Nightmare Mangle is referred to as exclusively male). However, Mangle speaks in [[VoiceOfTheLegion both male and female voices]], yet has a female voice actor.

* GrandFinale: While ''Pizzeria Simulator'' was this chronologically, this game seems to be the very last ''[=FNaF=]'' game ''period'', unless Endless Tycoon Mode, another pack of ''Simulator'' DLC, also becomes a standalone product.

* InstantWinCondition: Just like in the first game, it's possible to run out of power and then coast your way to 6 AM while you're sitting in the dark, just waiting for something to kill you.

* LeaningOnTheFourthWall: One of Mr. Hippo’s ridiculously long spiels includes a bit about how some stories could just be stories without any hidden meanings or significance and that if you try to find meaning in every little thing then you'll end up driving yourself crazy, which could be seen as a small TakeThatAudience towards the many, ''many'' theorists who try to tear apart ''FNAF'' games to the last pixel in tireless attempts to solve their mysteries. Not helping matters is that Cawthon himself [[TrollingCreator has had a history of outfoxing, misleading, and confounding said theorists in a multitude of ways, which included making FNAF entries that raised many more questions than they answered.]]

* SuddenlyVoiced: Not all, but still many of the animatronics who were previously silent now have voice acting, usually [[GameOverMan after they jumpscare you]] or during the cutscenes.

* AdaptationalDumbass: Animatronics like Springtrap, Nightmare Fredbear, Nightmare and Ennard are a significant threat by themselves in their respective games, and some of the hardest nights in each game have you facing off against them and only them. Here, they've been dialed down to only using a single predictable attack method like everyone else, so they don't overshadow the rest of the animatronics.
* AffablyEvil: All animatronics from the Mediocre Melodies group, to an almost hilarious extent. Happy Frog is Energetic, and Cute sounding, Orville the Elephant is grandiose like a stereotypical magician, Nedd Bear is a near Goofy {{expy}}, and Mr. Hippo tends to goes on long-winded ramblings after killing you, like a stereotypical cartoon grandpa. Slightly subverted, since each one has a line of dialogue that suggests that there is more, to even them, that meet the eye.

** Happy Frog, Nedd Bear, and Orville Elephant will occasionally have an [[OOCIsSeriousBusiness uncharacteristic]] killquote containing some variation of "I will never let you leave" whenever they catch you.

** In ''[[VideoGame/FiveNightsAtFreddys1 1]]'', the "SWIGGITY SWOOTY, I'M COMING FOR THAT BOOTY" meme latched onto Foxy, which not only fitted his [[LeeroyJenkins gameplay]] [[DeadlyLunge mechanic]], [[{{Pun}} but also his]] {{pirate}} [[{{Pun}} theme]]. This becomes one of his death lines in this installment:
---> '''Foxy''': Argh, I came for ye' booty! [[ThatCameOutWrong That'd... be treasure, you know.]]

* BearsAreBadNews: Most of the bear-based animatronics in the series (barring Withered Freddy, Funtime Freddy, Yenndo and Classic Golden Freddy [[spoiler:who eventually appears in the final cutscene]]) are all gunning at you together. Toy Freddy [[TookALevelInBadass became much more unpredictable]], while [[spoiler:the real [[MonsterProgenitor Fredbear]] makes his first physical appearance]].

* CaughtInASnare: The player can set a vent snare in one of three possible locations. It will prevent Mangle and Withered Chica from reaching the vent opening, but not Springtrap, Ennard or Molten Freddy.

* DeathOrGloryAttack: Some animatronics [[note]]Scraptrap, Scrap Baby, the Plush Trio and [[SecretCharacter Dee Dee's summons]] to name a few[[/note]] will only attack once per night before ceasing to be a threat. That being said, [[OneHitKill once is all they need.]]

* DevelopersForesight: Even though Scott thought 50/20 Mode was unbeatable, he still added a score title "UNBEATABLE" for completing it. Sure enough, a handful people had beaten it within weeks of the game's release.

** A rather [[JumpScare lethal]] one. Upon setting Golden Freddy to 1 and using the Death Coin on him, [[spoiler:'''[[MonsterProgenitor Fredbear]]''' quite literally spontaneously appears, and kills you instantly.]]

* EnemyPosturing: For some reason, Nightmare Fredbear, Nightmare and Molten Freddy will take time to laugh at you before attacking, which of course acts as a cue for the player to block them off.

* FinalBoss: For the "beating 50/20"-focused community, it's between Foxy [[note]]He starts in Pirate’s Cove, and will make his way out if you don’t check on him, and if he does, YouAreAlreadyDead[[/note]], Funtime Foxy [[note]]He starts on his stage and needs to be checked on when his “[[DeadlyEuphemism Showtime]]” happens[[/note]], and Toy Freddy [[note]]He plays “[[GameWithinAGame Five Nights With Mr. Hugs]] in the Parts & Service room and you need to check on him to see if he is still playing. If he got a game over, YouAreAlreadyDead[[/note]]2. All of them are massive curveballs, immune to all strategy, no matter how foolproof, and living, breathing sticks that broke the camel's back (see LuckBasedMission below). Funtime Foxy probably makes the game the hardest, but most 50/20 players use the Death Coin on him, leaving Toy Freddy as your most common source of random jumpscares, and Foxy has a really bad habit of getting all his bits into your office and jumpscaring you just before 6 AM.

* InstrumentOfMurder: One of Rockstar Bonnie's [[HaveANiceDeath kill quotes]] states that he's going to impale you with his guitar.