Survive the Night: The main goal is to survive each night shift, which lasts from midnight to 6 AM. Here are some key game rules and mechanics for Five Nights at Freddy's 2: The game is played from a first-person perspective, and the primary objective is to survive a series of increasingly challenging nights (usually five or more) while fending off animatronic characters that have come to life and are roaming the restaurant. In FNAF 2, players take on the role of a security guard working the night shift at a haunted and abandoned pizza restaurant called Freddy Fazbear's Pizza. It is the second installment in the Five Nights at Freddy's series. FNAF 2 (Five Nights at Freddy's 2) is a popular survival horror video game developed by Scott Cawthon.