Closing Shift Survival Guides

Last updated: 2026-11-02

Handle animatronic encounters with the tools the game actually provides. Learn when to hide, crawl, barricade or stay quiet, and how cameras and voice chat change a run.

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Voice Chat: Do They Hear You?

Learn which animatronics react to voice chat and what saying the right thing may change.

Survival Guide: Counter Each Encounter

Use closets, vents, barricades, Foxy's light rule and voice chat when an animatronic finds you.

Cameras: Terminal and Feeds

Find the security terminal in the B-2 safe room and read each camera feed for movement.

Closet Hiding: When It Works

Hide when Freddy, Bonnie or Chica comes near, note the Foxy exception and know when to leave.

Door Barricades: What to Expect

Hold E to barricade a door with a chair, then prepare for animatronics that kick it open.

Vents: Crawl to Dodge Hunters

Learn when crawling through ducts beats hiding or barricading and which hunters the vents avoid.

Power Outages: Reset the Breaker

Understand the outage, reset the breaker to restore power and earn the LIGHTS BACK ON badge.