POPGOES

POPGOES, now on Tumblr! Managed by Ellie (@thestupidbutterfly) and Kane Carter 

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Welcome to the official Tumblr for the POPGOES series!

What is POPGOES?

POPGOES is an official, fan-developed Five Nights at Freddy's spinoff series that only takes the first three FNAF games into account, and POPGOES Evergreen is the newest entry, officially backed by Scott Cawthon as part of the Fazbear Fanverse Initiative.

One year has passed after the fire at Fazbear's Fright. An inventor has single-handedly revived the animatronic restaurant genre with his own location called The Popgoes Pizzeria. Promising total safety with his advanced and well-behaved animatronics, the man truly believes he might own the greatest family restaurant ever.

However, Popgoes the Weasel and his animatronic gang are only well-behaved because that's how they were programmed. Popgoes sings and makes pizza, Blake helps kids with their WeaselWare phones, Stone gives directions outside the building... They all do exactly as they are told, as any robot should.

But, unfortunately for you, it looks like somebody has just told them to do something else...

Good luck!

If you're interested in the game and want to support development, be sure to follow the latest installment on Game Jolt and give it a like!

The head dev, Kane Carter, also has a Buy Me a Coffee page. Membership includes access to a members-only Discord server with exclusive updates!

Game Credits:

Kane Carter - Director

Garrett McKay (Fredbear & Friends) - 3D artist

Emil Macko (Five Nights at Candy's) - Programmer

Smashing Renders - 3D artist

Mr. Nobo - 3D artist

Sian Mewburn - Concept artist

StupidButterfly - Cartoon artist

Vitch (The Web of Cogs and Oil) - 3D artist

Radiarc - Composer

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A new Five Nights at Freddy's game has released!

POPGOES Arcade is an official FNAF RPG spinoff where you play as Popgoes the Weasel and save the world from bad guys like Bonnie, Chica, Foxy, and more!

Get it on Steam!

POPGOES Arcade on Steam

Battle the corrupt animals of the forest, collect valuable items and abilities, and save the world, TWICE, in this retro-styled RPG adventur

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POPGOES Arcade is out on Steam now!

Save 20% on POPGOES Arcade on Steam

Battle the corrupt animals of the forest, collect valuable items and abilities, and save the world, TWICE, in this retro-styled RPG adventur

The paid Steam edition of the game includes everything from the free version from 2020, as well as 3-4 hours of brand new content, including:

Your own room, showcasing trophies and weapons of defeated bosses

The Bestiary, an encyclopedia of all enemies you've encountered

Collectible paints, to decorate your attire, eyes, and room

Over 30 Steam-integrated achievements, encouraging replayability

...An entire sequel adventure: POPGOES and The Machinist!

The game is on sale for 20% off for the next few days, so now is a good time to grab it if you can!

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Introducing the new "Overkill" mechanic. The stronger your final blow is on robot enemies, the more scrap they will drop!

Wishlist POPGOES Arcade on Steam today:

POPGOES Arcade on Steam

Battle the corrupt animals of the forest, collect valuable items and abilities, and save the world, TWICE, in this retro-styled RPG adventur

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Start a new adventure in POPGOES and The Machinist. What kind of monster would kidnap Manora the Mouse?!

Wishlist POPGOES Arcade on Steam today:

POPGOES Arcade on Steam

Battle the corrupt animals of the forest, collect valuable items and abilities, and save the world, TWICE, in this retro-styled RPG adventur

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Collect the new paint buckets to decorate your bedroom, waistcoat, and... eyes?

Wishlist POPGOES Arcade on Steam today:

POPGOES Arcade on Steam

Battle the corrupt animals of the forest, collect valuable items and abilities, and save the world, TWICE, in this retro-styled RPG adventur

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Encounter enemies to fill up The Bestiary!

Wishlist POPGOES Arcade on Steam today:

POPGOES Arcade on Steam

Battle the corrupt animals of the forest, collect valuable items and abilities, and save the world, TWICE, in this retro-styled RPG adventur

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The steam page for POPGOES Arcade is up and the game is available to be wishlisted NOW! The Popgoes team is super excited; this is a huge step forward for us, the Fazbear Fanverse, and fangames in general. We hope you all enjoy the game when it releases sometime in July!

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Some common questions:

How much will it cost? - Probably $4.99. Same as FNAF1.

When will it release? - Probably sometime in June. This is not set in stone yet, just a prediction, but a proper release date will come out with a trailer.

Will there be console/mobile ports? - Yes, eventually. Mobile first, then consoles. First, though, we would like to make sure the PC version is as polished as possible.

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Remember the "Rock! Eat! Party! Play!" posters from FNAF2? We're kinda making sequels to those for POPGOES Evergreen, pairing each Toy up with a Popgoes character. Here's the first one!

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(Yes, this is an April Fool's joke!)

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Wait a minute do Rusty Scrapbots give more scrap than the scrap pickups they imitate?

Yes! If you can beat them, they'll give you five scrap rather than just one.

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ok, dumb question, but... HOW????

like, how'd you stay so determined on making the game? what did you use? how'd you come up with so many cool mechanics? i'm an aspiring game designer and i'm so lost on everything???

some people say unity needs 64gb ram so your pc doesn't explode, and some people say you can use 8gb???

in general, do you have any tips on how to not go absolutely insane trying to make a fangame or game in general? cause i feel like i'm going insane just learning coding tbh :/

Neither Kane nor myself can speak much for the technical/programming side of this, but what I can tell you is that a lot of it is a passion for the medium, the willingness to look up specific things online that you need help with/ask friends for help, and the gumption to learn and grow from mistakes/not to be afraid to make them. We've failed a LOT. Like, a lot a lot. That's okay, it's completely normal, and because we picked ourselves up and kept going we have made it to a position where things are going extremely well. The frustration is part of learning, and if you can overcome that, the power is yours.

As for game design/mechanics; as an artist, a lot of my art style was learned/inspired by artists that I like -- not enough to be a direct ripoff, but just enough to learn little things that have helped me in the long run. I get the impression the same is true for Kane and game design/writing.

(And a lot of shower thoughts)

-Ellie

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Which POPGOES Evergreen character was the hardest to make? And why?

Not all of the planned characters are finished yet, so it's hard to say for sure. As of right now, Simon has proven to be the most challenging as the first non-mascot character we've tackled.

-Ellie

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Another set of previews for Popgoes and the Machinist from Dawko's WWF charity stream today!

"POPGOES and The Machinist is a bonus adventure in Popgoes the Weasel's story. It is packaged with the paid version of POPGOES Arcade. It's almost finished but still needs some things added or polished. Our goal is for it to add another 1.5 hours or so of content to the game."

"When you purchase POPGOES Arcade, either through its ports or its expansion on Steam, you'll gain access to the "premium" version of the game. Not only does this unlock the entirety of POPGOES and the Machinist after attaining 100%, but it also gives you some bonus features for the entire game BEFORE you reach 100%.

These are kept in the new accomodation in the forest inns. These are basically hotel rooms, and they include something called a Bestiary which logs all of the enemies you fought. The book shows stuff like hidden stats and fun descriptions."

"This is a small clip taken from the beginning of the game, showing a new currency, new NPCs, a new area, and a new mysterious villain..."

"If you count all variants, like the "Plus", "Dead", and "Gilded" types, then the original POPGOES Arcade game has 38 enemies in total... POPGOES and The Machinist, by itself, has over 40.

And one of these new foes is called the Scrapbot - a robotic mimic of the new Scrap Coin that hides in the overworld with very high attack power. You can't escape from battles with these robots, but maybe there's a way to tell which coins are fake before you touch them...?"

"A new mechanic in POPGOES and The Machinist is something called "OVERKILL". Basically... the more excess damage you do past what's required to destroy a robot, the more Scrap Coins you get when it is defeated. If you only barely beat a robot, you'll get nothing. But if the finishing blow is devastating, you'll get 1, 2, 3, or maybe even more Scrap Coins. This is the main method of gaining money in the expansion, so it really does encourage you to get very strong, and to fight many enemies."

Follow POPGOES Arcade on GameJolt!

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To celebrate 18k followers on the Evergreen GameJolt page, Saffron the Squirrel's design has been revealed!