Five Nights at Freddy's: Secret of the Mimic

Five Nights at Freddy's: Secret of the Mimic

Steam Deck Verified

Steel Wool Studios · Horror · Jun 13, 2025

Yes, worth buying.

At $39.99. It has been as low as $19.99.

86%
Very Positive
11k player reviews
High confidence
Buy it if you like
  • Story and characters: 112 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Graphics: 35 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Audio: 21 reviews raised it, mostly praise
Think twice if you dislike
  • Bugs: 56 reviews raised it, mostly criticism
  • Crashes: 47 reviews raised it, mostly criticism
  • Performance: 23 reviews raised it, mostly criticism

Based on 11k player reviews · updated 6 days ago

What players think

The recurring themes across 300 analysed reviews: what players praise, what divides them, and what to know.

Why players love itThings to know
30% of themes are praise20% are divided50% are caveats
Story and characters
Players who bring up Story and characters mostly praise it.
Out of all the content we have ever had in the past. this game feels the most solid with "functioning sequences and story."
112 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Graphics
Players who bring up Graphics mostly praise it.
Decent gameplay, amazing graphics, really really nice soundtrack, and a story I can UNDERSTAND.
35 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Audio
Players who bring up Audio mostly praise it.
Big and clean display, theater quality sound, and a good control method with vibration.
21 of 300 sampled reviews raised it

Theme by theme

Every theme is scored by what reviewers actually said about it, not just whether they recommended the game.

LovedMixedComplained about
Players love3 themes
Story and characters112 reviews
Graphics35 reviews
Audio21 reviews
Divided opinion% still recommend
Gameplay75 reviews
65%
Difficulty11 reviews
64%
Players complain% still recommend
Bugs56 reviews
63%
Crashes47 reviews
26%
Performance23 reviews
35%
Optimization17 reviews
29%
Interface7 reviews
29%

Ranked by how many sampled reviews mention each topic. A topic sits in a column by what reviewers said about that topic; the percentage beside it is how many of them recommended the game anyway. 2 more themes were each raised by fewer than 6 sampled reviews and are not shown.

Should you buy it now?

Crit’s read on the price, from Steam price history.

Prices have been lower

Currently $39.99. The lowest we've tracked is $19.99.

3 points recordedtoday · $39.99

The data behind the verdict

For the players who want the receipts.

Player review score
86%
Very Positive
Playing right now
Achievements
25
total to unlock
Rarest-achievement stats coming soon
Average playtime
Not tracked yet

We’ll surface hours-played once playtime ingestion ships.