Five Nights at Freddy's: Help Wanted 2 is the newest mainline game in the FNAF series. Despite being a VR-exclusive title, Help Wanted 2 quickly makes a case for its role as one of the most groundbreaking, terrifying, and important titles in the franchise, revealing crucial information about developer Steel Wool Studio's re-established canon. Among its most significant reveals is its clarification of the FNAF timeline, with various minigames and background details cementing the events of FNAF: Security Breach, RUIN, and the series' inciting incidents in a specific order. Using various context clues, fans can rather easily determine where FNAF: Help Wanted 2 lands on the canonized timeline.