I want to preface this by saying that if you did not win or get an honorable mention it does NOT mean your submission was bad by any means, I am very very happy with the turnout for this event and am looking forward to hosting another one sometime in the future!!

The winners are in no particular order btw, I didn't rank anything 1st 2nd or 3rd place, I just picked out the three submissions I personally thought were the best of the bunch.

Now, for the results:

WINNER 1

Meltbear (by @TWISTEDCAFE and @FreezingIris )

To be honest, without the story to go with it, this one would not have been a winner. I absolutely adore the way it's written, it slots in perfectly with the rest of Pizza Sim and if you had told younger me Meltbear was scrapped content I would have probably believed you.

WINNER 2

Fog Ending (by @CherryBlot )

This is weird weird, and in the best way possible. It perfectly encapsulates the feel of those crazy FNAF 1 theories people used to make, and almost feels like someone tried passing their own theory off as reality through making the fake Fog Ending video. Love it.

If you haven't seen it already, go check out the whole Fog Ending video here, it's a really good watch: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xfq2z0N7H6A

WINNER 3

The Trapdoor (by @EveryWorld and @ThatWackyLad85)

It's SO good. A special secret item in the catalog is a genius idea for a hoax, and I think it could have worked even without the whole "Infinite Tycoon" aspect. Not to mention the story for the hoax is sick. The gameplay video is especially interesting to me, I'm curious about how much of it was actual gameplay and how much was just edited in post.

HONORABLE MENTION 1

He, Proctor (by @m_spexxo)

I was originally considering having four winners, and this guy is why. I love the presentation and I love how alien he feels, kind of like he forced himself in without any care for how he would fit.

HONORABLE MENTION 2

Phoenix Freddy (by @Bop__ )

I really love Phoenix Freddy and the writing with it is great, though I'm not sure about how well it works as a believable FNAF 2 hoax. It feels like it would be much more fitting as a hoax for FALSE FRIGHTS instead.

If you are confused about what the hoax competition even was, just read this post and it'll explain everything: https://gamejolt.com/p/false-frights-announcement-welcome-to-the-false-frights-hoax-c-pb5mb9xp