A watan Afrilu 2016, Cawthon ya fitar da wani teaser image na wasan a kan shafin yanar gizon sa, mai suna Five Nights a Freddy's: Sister Location, wanda ke nuna wani mai kama da clown, wanda aka bayyana cewa an kira shi "Circus Baby". Da dama hotunan hotunan da aka biyo baya, sun bayyana wasu haruffa da kuma alamomi a asalinsu. An saki trailer don wasan a kan shafin yanar gizon Cawthon na YouTube wanda ke nuna sabon animatronics da sabon wuri. An tabbatar da kwanan wata a ranar 7 ga Oktoba 2016. A watan Agusta, an buga hoton teaser a shafin yanar gizon Cawthon tare da kalmomin "An soke. Saboda Leaks. "Wannan an fara ɗauka don nuna cewa an soke wasan ne, saboda ɗayan muryoyin wasan na wasan, wato Ballora's. Duk da haka, an bayyana cewa wani ɓangare ne na labarin, wanda aka bayyana a matsayin "Circus Baby".
7 ga watan Oktoba 2016