The beginner guide for your first endless night
A short, source-checked plan: learn the PC inputs, follow the current rules, explore carefully, and make one minute your first measurable target.
Know the mission before you move
The published objective is simple: explore the abandoned pizzeria and survive for as long as possible. Fredbear can run, and the rules and deadly events can change while you play.
Do not build your entire plan around one remembered event or one fixed set of rules. Read the information the current run gives you.
Learn the four published PC controls
Practice these inputs before chasing a long time badge. These are the only control bindings published on the official game page.
- Shift
- Sprint
- Alt
- Shift Lock
- Ctrl / C
- Crouch
- Z
- Unlock mouse
No mobile or console bindings are listed in the source set used for this guide, so this page does not guess them.
Use this first-run checklist
- 1Test each PC input.
Use Shift, Alt, Ctrl or C, and Z once so their functions are familiar.
- 2Read before committing to a route.
Rules and deadly events may change, so current cues come first.
- 3Explore with survival as the goal.
The verified description does not promise a fixed exit or ending.
- 4Make one minute your first checkpoint.
Surviving one minute corresponds to the verified Survivor badge.
Once that process feels clear, the core loop guide shows how to repeat it without assuming every run stays the same.
Extend the clock one milestone at a time
The verified survival ladder is 1, 10, 30, and 60 minutes. Treat each time as a clear next target rather than trying to master every optional objective at once.
See the progression route for the exact badge names and the separately verified optional goals.