Five Nights at Shrek's Hotel 2 puts players in an odd overnight stay at a harmless-looking setting.
The main character arrives hoping for a short, tranquil visit but discovers that the building and its tenants change each night. You must complete tasks and survive Shrek's increasingly weird behavior to figure out what's wrong. Each evening generates increasing suspicion as personalities act oddly and hotel spaces seem to change without anyone noticing.
Each night, a seemingly typical profession becomes more deadly. Self-opening doors, flickering lights, and unexpected noises fill the halls. Animated figures behave differently and are harder to predict. On night three, more threats arrive and the hotel becomes more maze-like and disorienting, forcing the player to respond quickly.
Players face several hurdles over the nights:
Player choices add surprise to Five Nights at Shrek's Hotel 2. Interacting with items or disregarding clues might change the game. Some nights may be more hectic depending on your actions. Minor interactions like entering a room first or following a noise might start new scenes. The hotel feels alive and responds to you in tiny but increasing ways.
In the final nights, everything changes. Former allies are suddenly threats, and safe zones are unprotected. The game Five Nights at Shrek's Hotel 2 gradually reduces control, building to a climax that relies on previous acts.