CASE: Animatronics
Released Aug 2016
CASE: Animatronics is a truly scary and challenging first-person stealth horror on PC. Control of the police department is in the hands of anonymous hacker. All exits are locked. Electricity is off. Metallic thumps are getting closer. Will you survive, Detective Bishop?
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All announced content has been released
High confidence
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Steam $9.99
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Evaluation
CASE: Animatronics launched on August 3, 2016 and received a small number of post-launch updates in its first few months — a feature patch on August 11, 2016 (language support, AI improvements, and bug fixes) and an ending revision on October 12, 2016. After that, the game fell silent for years as the developer moved on to sequels and new projects.
The developer's recent communications are entirely focused on other games in the CASE universe. In April 2018, they announced CASE 2: Animatronics Survival. In December 2024, they announced a brand-new game, CASE RECORDS: Fear of Abduction. In November 2025, they released a teaser trailer for Episode 5 of CASE 2. A maintenance patch for CASE: Animatronics was issued on April 21, 2025, fixing a crash bug and improving optimization, but this is routine upkeep — not new content.
There is no announced DLC, no roadmap, no unreleased content listed on the store, and no developer statement suggesting future content for this original title. The game launched as a self-contained horror experience and received only minor adjustments before the developer moved on to building out the broader CASE franchise. The last meaningful content change was the revised ending in October 2016.
Evidence
Developer announced a new game, CASE RECORDS: Fear of Abduction, further confirming creative focus has shifted away from the original CASE: Animatronics.
Developer announced CASE 2: Animatronics Survival, signaling the studio had moved on to a sequel rather than continuing to develop the original game.
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Developer
Publisher
Walnut LLC
Achievements
7
Platform
Windows, macOS
Controller
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Steam Deck
Playable
Players
Single-player
About this game
Welcome to the police department, where working late can lead to tragic consequences. You're John Bishop, a swamped-with-work detective who tirelessly carries out your investigations late into the night. But tonight you are pulled from your precious few hours of rest ,and a strange dream, by a mysterious call from an old “friend.” Turning your fight to find the truth into a fight to survive the night.
Your police department is left without electricity. The security system has been hacked. All exits are locked. But that is not the real problem.
Someone… something is following you. Red eyes shine from dark corners and the sound of shifting, clanking metal echoes through the once safe halls.. You know them simply as animatronics, but something unknown and horrifying is driving them. Figure out what is going on, survive the night, and remember - no one will care if you scream.
FEATURES
- A tablet to watch the security cameras carefully. You will use a tablet to watch the security cameras, and you need to be seriously careful. Using the environment of the police station is the key to salvation and survival. Be quiet, be alert, move fast. Your only tools, the only things you can rely on, are your legs, your tablet, and a torch.
- Hide & Sneak. Use closets and cabinets to sneak between animatronics and try to catch a silent breath.
- Animatronics. The steel legs and arms will treat you well. Get ready to be confused by their abilities. Be prepared to react to the unexpected.
- Figure out what’s happening. Explore the police department in search of explanations. Don’t forget to listen to the world around you and keep track of the changes around. The only one that can save your life, is you.
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Last evaluated Jun 27, 2026
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