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Free Update to ‘Five Nights at Freddy’s VR: Help Wanted’ Adds New Non-VR Mode
Steel Wool Studios have announced that they will release a free update for Five Nights at Freddy’s VR: Help Wanted (read our take on the game here) later this week on December 17. The free update adds a “Flat” mode that does not require a virtual reality headset.
“We have been working really hard to create a version of Help Wanted for everyone who doesn’t have access to a VR headset,” Steel Wool Studios said. “It’s been really important for us that the non-VR (Flat) version feels great and is not just a cheap ported 2D version of the VR version. We’ve worked hard on making the cameras and controls feel great!”
The studio continued, “If you have Help Wanted already on Steam or PlayStation 4, you can play in Flat mode. If you don’t have VR you can buy and play the game in Flat mode and if you upgrade with a VR headset later (PC VR or PlayStation VR) your game will work with that as well.”
Currently available on PlayStation 4 and Steam, Help Wanted will be coming to other platforms “soon.”
Bloober Team appears to have something in the works related to Cronos: The New Dawn. At least, that would appear to be the case, thanks to an accidental reveal ahead of this weekend’s IGN Live event as part of Summer Game Fest.
In the list of title reveals during the event, something referred to as “Cronos: Lazarus” appeared in the list, but was quickly scrubbed. However, not before the internet picked up on it. Adding more fuel to the reveal were two screenshots posted to X by insider Intercelluar, which appear to show the official art. It’s not clear yet, but this is more than likely a new DLC for Cronos: The New Dawn, given that Bloober Team is already busy with multiple other titles, including the Silent Hill remake, and the recently-announced Layers of Fear 3.
If you haven’t checked out Cronos: The New Dawn (and you never read Aaron’s review of the game), the game is set in the haunting ruins of New Dawn, a world inspired by Nowa Huta, a real historical district in Kraków, Poland. Cronos: The New Dawn unfolds across two timelines: a post-apocalyptic future decaying in despair, and the gritty, industrial 1980s reality. This powerful duality blends retro realism, dystopian sci-fi, and a retro-futuristic atmosphere to create a deeply immersive world filled with tension, mystery, and terror.
Players step into the hunting suit of The Traveler — an enigmatic agent of the Collective, sent into zones scarred by the Change, a cataclysmic event that shattered time, memory, and flesh. What remains is a world suspended between past and future — haunted, hostile, and unravelling. Survival is anything but certain.
Thanks to RelyOnHorror for the heads up!