POPGOES Evergreen

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This page contains content from the Fazbear Fanverse Initiative. While this is an official Five Nights at Freddy's project, it takes place in a separate timeline, and is not canon to the main games.

Popgoes Evergreen is a game inspired by the original Five Nights at Freddy's, featuring a cast of original characters. The Evergreen timeline is a reboot of the original Popgoes series from 2016. The Popgoes series is developed by Kane Carter and his team, and was officialized as part of the Fazbear Fanverse Initiative.

Summary[]

GameJolt[]

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!

Story - POPGOES Evergreen has a refined story that will be familiar to POPGOES fans, but with some interesting changes that should be surprising and satisfying. Throughout the years I have thought about how certain parts of the story could be improved, removed, or added to, and this reboot gives me the opportunity to present the best version of POPGOES possible.

Gameplay - The gameplay in POPGOES Evergreen will be overhauled drastically. The night gameplay will mostly stay the same, but the execution will be improved as much as possible. The game will feature seamless turning animations, simpler office interactions, and some brand new mechanics. We are also removing the "brain minigames" and replacing them with something brand new.

Replayability - We have spent a lot of time thinking about replayability for POPGOES Evergreen. We think it's important for extra content to exist for players who want to go the extra mile, and because of that we have designed a massive collectibles system, with around 100 things to unlock in total. If you're a completionist, expect a LOT of stuff to do, and even more if you buy the paid version of the game!

Design - Everything in this game will be designed, modelled, drawn... from scratch. That includes every character and every room. Some characters will change more than others, but we're trying our best to make everything a huge improvement. The original POPGOES is over 6 years old now!

Development team[]

Director: Kane Carter
Programmer: Emil Macko
3D Artists:
- Garrett McKay
- Alexis
- E.Breddy
- NeeTroo
- Smashing Renders
- Vitch
- Mr. Nobo
- Odium
- stuAvenue
- bonzee
2D artists:
- StupidButterfly
- Sian Mewburn
- Tigera Rainbowra
- SmoochaGhost
- ZouraStudios
- Derpmii
Composer: Radiarc

Gameplay Mechanics[]

Main night[]

The main gameplay revolves around the WeaselWare Phone and its associated features. The phone acts as the Camera System of POPGOES, showing a map of the location, and is used to change between cameras and interact with the rooms.

On most of the main cameras, the main ability the phone has is to shut down the room it's connected to. Doing so will deactivate the camera for a few seconds, as well as anything in that room. This is used to shut down the 3D Printers, which prevents Popgoes from creating Blackrabbit, as well as to stun Saffron and stop her from jamming the door. The shut down mechanic has a cooldown to it.

In the Ventilation System, the shut down button is replaced with a Vent Heating button. This activates a heating grid in that vent, which prevents Sara from passing through it, stunning her while it's active. The heating grid is only active for a short period of time.

In addition, while the Server Room camera is active, a tray opens in front of the monitor, revealing a set of buttons. These buttons are used to input a code provided by Blake the Badger.

The other major mechanic is the Panic Meter. This meter is split into two parts, Temporary Panic and Permanent Panic. Temporary Panic, like in the original Popgoes, will slowly increase over time, and is reduced by looking out the window to the right of the monitor. If Temporary Panic reaches 100%, it begins to overflow into the Permanent Panic bar. Permanent Panic cannot be recovered, and once that meter reaches 100%, one of the animatronic jumpscares will occur.

Post-night[]

The Post Night of the main nights has the player move between 4 possible views.^[2]

Characters[]

Humans[]

Animatronics[]

Trivia[]

According to Kane Carter, one of the biggest things holding up development is the post night section^[3]

Gallery[]

Collectibles[]

The game features three main types of collectibles, primarily obtainable through the Token Tree. 150 collectibles are available in total, 50 of each type.

Phone variants[]

Phone cases are a cosmetic unlockable, which changes how the phone looks, as well as changing how the Panic bar appears. These are obtained through the Token Tree.

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Phone Name	Inspiration	Appearance	Panic Bar
Default (Green)
Red
Orange
Yellow
Blue
Purple
Nox Red
Nox Orange
Nox Yellow
Nox Green
Nox Blue
Nox Purple
Navy
myPOPGOES	The Toy
Tape Player	The tape player from Five Nights at Candy's 3
Ignited Cupcake	Ignited Cupcake from The Joy of Creation
Faz-watch	The Fazwatch from Five Nights at Freddy's: Security Breach
PhoneUnit	HandUnit
Vintage
Retro (Desktop)
Retro (TV)

Unused/Scrapped[]

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Phone Name	Inspiration	Appearance	Scrap reason
Chocolate
Jukebox			The phone was deemed too ambitious, as it was animated, large, and was also intended to play music from POPGOES Arcade.^[4]
TV	Old 1950s TV.		Recycled into two newer phones Original modeler no longer works on the game.^[5]
Ghost Detector	Five Nights at Freddy's Plus		Contributors to Popgoes Evergreen are required to sign a special release form, excluding other Fazbear Fanverse developers. As this phone was designed alongside Phisnom, who never signed the release form, the phone couldn't be included after he was removed from the Fanverse.^[6]
Unnamed	One Night at Flumpty's	Unrevealed	No reason has officially been provided, although it's likely due to the controversy surrounding Jonochrome, the creator of the One Night at Flumpty's series.
Bite of 87	Toy Bonnie		Replaced with another phone.

Stickers[]

Stickers are consistently revealed every week on GameJolt, with exceptions, and can be obtained on GameJolt by placing Charged Stickers on Kane Carter's posts. This makes them currently the only collectibles available outside of Popgoes Evergreen itself. Only 50 stickers will be available ingame, although which ones remains currently unclear.^[7]

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Trading Cards[]

Trading cards can be obtained ingame through card packs, similar to real-life trading cards. Four packs are currently known, being the Normal, Toy, and Halloween theme packs, and a Booster Pack that can contain all cards. Trading card packs can be bought with tickets, with tickets being obtained for simply playing the game.^[8]

The trading cards are stated to be canon, and will only feature recognized characters in-universe.^[9]

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Number	Card Name	Grouping
1	Popgoes the Weasel	Normal
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10
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12	Balloon Boy	Toy
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25	Morse the Mole	Arcade
26	Skeleton Popgoes	Halloween
27	Zombie Blake	Halloween
28	Witch Sara	Halloween
29	Ghost Saffron	Halloween
30	Scarecrow Stone	Halloween
31	Robot Manora	Halloween
32	Vampire Holly	Halloween
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Unused/Scrapped[]

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Card Name	Grouping	Card	Scrap reason
Balloon Boy	Toy		Replaced with updated version
Vintage Popgoes

References[]

↑ "POPGOES no longer takes place in the future. It takes place TODAY. Monday the 25th of November, 2024." - https://gamejolt.com/p/popgoes-no-longer-takes-place-in-the-future-it-takes-place-today-jdibrzq3
↑ Reveal #6 / Final ($36,000) for Dawko's stream for Thankmas 2024 -... - POPGOES Evergreen by Kane Carter
↑ https://gamejolt.com/p/atkane-im-not-going-to-lie-but-do-you-think-that-the-post-night-sect-bdqdigex
↑ "Here's another scrapped phone from POPGOES Evergreen: the Jukebox. Very cool in theory but way too ambitious. Not only was it animated and utterly huge, but it was also going to let you play music from POPGOES Arcade. It was... a bit much." - https://x.com/POPGOESdev/status/1577045311905624064
↑ "Here is another scrapped phone from a looong time ago. This one is called "TV" and, as you can see, it's based on an old television set. It has the same problems as some of the other scrapped phones: It's chunky, outdated, and we have no control over it since the modeller is no longer working with us." - https://gamejolt.com/p/popgoes-weekly-update-fanart-showcase-28-10-k8xkcyji
↑ "Those who contribute to Evergreen need to sign special release forms, with Fanverse devs being an exception because they are technically creating official FNAF content. This lets us do cool things like cross-Fanverse easter eggs, like this phone. But with Phil out of the Fanverse, we actually can't include this in Evergreen as he never signed a release form as creator on Evergreen." - https://gamejolt.com/p/following-the-apparent-cancellation-suspension-of-fnaf-plus-here-i-z7dkmiwn
↑ "Haha not all stickers. Some will be GJ exclusive. Only 50 stickers will be collectable in Evergreen." - https://gamejolt.com/x/permalink/comment/29923765
↑ "Tickets are rewarded by simply playing the game, and have no relation to the player's skill level or the challenges they choose to engage in. Even if you die, you'll be rewarded Tickets for how long you survived. The game basically converts time played into tickets." https://gamejolt.com/p/atkane-popgoes-pog-small-updates-on-popgoes-evergreen-mypopgoes-xpc9e9ax
↑ "The trading cards are 100% canon - they really do exist in the universe of POPGOES Evergreen. Because of this, characters who only exist in the gameplay (and are not recognised by in-universe characters) like Blackrabbit and the False animatronics can not have trading cards." - https://gamejolt.com/p/questions-about-the-evergreen-cards-cryeemhw

[1] "POPGOES no longer takes place in the future. It takes place TODAY. Monday the 25th of November, 2024." - https://gamejolt.com/p/popgoes-no-longer-takes-place-in-the-future-it-takes-place-today-jdibrzq3

[2] Reveal #6 / Final ($36,000) for Dawko's stream for Thankmas 2024 -... - POPGOES Evergreen by Kane Carter

[3] ttps://gamejolt.com/p/atkane-im-not-going-to-lie-but-do-you-think-that-the-post-night-sect-bdqdigex

[4] "Here's another scrapped phone from POPGOES Evergreen: the Jukebox. Very cool in theory but way too ambitious. Not only was it animated and utterly huge, but it was also going to let you play music from POPGOES Arcade. It was... a bit much." - https://x.com/POPGOESdev/status/1577045311905624064

[5] "Here is another scrapped phone from a looong time ago. This one is called "TV" and, as you can see, it's based on an old television set. It has the same problems as some of the other scrapped phones: It's chunky, outdated, and we have no control over it since the modeller is no longer working with us." - https://gamejolt.com/p/popgoes-weekly-update-fanart-showcase-28-10-k8xkcyji

[6] "Those who contribute to Evergreen need to sign special release forms, with Fanverse devs being an exception because they are technically creating official FNAF content. This lets us do cool things like cross-Fanverse easter eggs, like this phone. But with Phil out of the Fanverse, we actually can't include this in Evergreen as he never signed a release form as creator on Evergreen." - https://gamejolt.com/p/following-the-apparent-cancellation-suspension-of-fnaf-plus-here-i-z7dkmiwn

[7] "Haha not all stickers. Some will be GJ exclusive. Only 50 stickers will be collectable in Evergreen." - https://gamejolt.com/x/permalink/comment/29923765

[8] "Tickets are rewarded by simply playing the game, and have no relation to the player's skill level or the challenges they choose to engage in. Even if you die, you'll be rewarded Tickets for how long you survived. The game basically converts time played into tickets." https://gamejolt.com/p/atkane-popgoes-pog-small-updates-on-popgoes-evergreen-mypopgoes-xpc9e9ax

[9] "The trading cards are 100% canon - they really do exist in the universe of POPGOES Evergreen. Because of this, characters who only exist in the gameplay (and are not recognised by in-universe characters) like Blackrabbit and the False animatronics can not have trading cards." - https://gamejolt.com/p/questions-about-the-evergreen-cards-cryeemhw

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