Security Breach is the ninth main entry in the Five Nights at Freddy's series, released in 2021, in which players guide Gregory through a large shopping mall while avoiding hostile glamrock animatronics. When one catches him, the game cuts to a full-screen jumpscare accompanied by this loud scream, a moment players began clipping and sharing on YouTube and TikTok soon after release. It remains popular because it instantly signals a horror game fail, making it easy for editors to borrow that tension for short videos, streams and memes without needing any context from the full game.
About this sound
The jumpscare sound from Five Nights at Freddy's: Security Breach, played when an animatronic catches the player in a sudden, loud scare for horror edits.
This is the harsh, high-pitched scream and crashing noise that plays in Five Nights at Freddy's: Security Breach the moment an animatronic grabs Gregory. It starts abruptly, with no build-up, layering a distorted shriek over metallic clatter and a deep thud, so it feels like something has lunged straight at the screen. The sudden volume jump makes viewers flinch, even when they know it is coming, which is exactly why it works so well outside the game. In edits it creates an instant jolt, cutting through quiet dialogue or calm gameplay and turning an ordinary moment into a shock.