Poppy Playtime Chapter 4: Everything We Know So Far

Poppy Playtime Chapter 4. Once those credits roll on Chapter 3, you can’t help but scream, ‘What’s going on,’ and the sad truth is that you need to wait until PPC4 to see how it all unfolds. Of course, we have some theories as to what is going to happen, from how the story might play out to the villain at the center of the next Poppy Playtime chapter.

To discover more about Poppy Playtime Chapter 3, we suggest you read up on Poppy Playtime’s CatNap, Poppy Playtime’s DogDay, Poppy Playtime’s Kissy Missy, and Poppy Playtime’s Poppy, as they all play a part in the story and are waiting for you in Playcare.

Here’s what we know so far about Poppy Playtime Chapter 4:

• Release date speculation
• Trailer

Poppy Playtime Chapter 4 Release Date Estimate

The wait has been long, but we finally have a release date window for Poppy Playtime Chapter 4. Mob Entertainment has confirmed a January 2025 launch with the game page now live on Steam for people to wishlist. While Deep Sleep is the longest chapter so far, Chapter 4 looks to be the most terrifying, pushing you to your limits, offering new puzzles and more tidbits of lore so you can piece together the story.

Is There a Poppy Playtime Chapter 4 Trailer?

Yes, the first Poppy Playtime Chapter 4 trailer is out there for you to enjoy, and it offers a good look at what you can expect from the upcoming chapter. There are some familiar faces, and it certainly has us intrigued about what might happen next.

Who is the Villain of Poppy Playtime Chapter 4?

While we had numerous theories about who the big bad of Poppy Playtime Chapter 4 might be, including thoughts on Poppy Playtime’s Boxy Boo following his appearance in The Hour of Joy videotape, it looks like it’s a brand new toy instead. There might be something familiar about them, given they appear to be a Smiling Critter version of a sheep. While the trailer doesn’t offer much of a look at the villain, seeing its picture on the Steam page gives us high hopes for the horror game.

We hoped to see more of the Poppy Playtime Smiling Critters, and if seeing a mini DogDay in the trailer is anything to go by, we just might get our wish. Furthermore, we’re pretty sure this mysterious villain belongs to the same line but perhaps was cut from the final lineup.

While it appears as though a new toy is the big bad, we aren’t entirely giving up on our aforementioned Boxy Boo theory. There’s always the off chance that the Smiling Critter sheep isn’t the main antagonist. Rather, it serves a minor role and is showing up in the first trailer to throw players off, in which case, Boxy Boo is still a plausible candidate for the primary villain of Chapter 4.

Even if that’s not the case, it’s still too early to fully rule out his appearance, but perhaps that is wishful thinking, given how much we want the evil toy to appear in the main games.

Poppy Playtime Chapter 4’s Story

With the release of the Poppy Playtime Chapter 4 trailer, it seems clear that Smiling Critters have some sort of role to play, but we still know precious little about what else to expect. However, we do have some theories:

Kissy Missy

Kissy Missy is a true pal in Chapter 3, cementing our prior beliefs from Chapter 2 that she’s one of the good guys. As Chapter 3 draws to a close, Kissy ensures that Poppy and we are on the elevator, pulling the level to send us down as she can’t fit on the lift with us – we maintain she could have, there was enough room – needing to get the next one instead. As we begin our descent, we hear Kissy screeching; she needs our help. We have no doubt that this is an altercation between her and another toy, possibly the Prototype itself.

There’s no doubt that it’s Kissy Missy screaming, leading us to speculate that while we’re likely to explore another new area in Chapter 4, it’s not going to be us going ‘even deeper’ than we’ve been before. We think we need to go on a rescue mission; there’s no way Mob would kill off Kissy Missy off-screen, we refuse to believe that. Kissy is becoming a pivotal character and is too important to get rid of that easily. Regardless of what’s going on, we’re coming for you, Kissy Missy.

Our minds immediately go to the Prototype as the one to attack Kissy Missy, but perhaps it’s actually the mysterious Smiling Critter sheep that attacked her. This would make sense given all of the Smiling Critters called Playcare home, so surely this sheep was never too far away – perhaps they were watching our interactions with CatNap from the shadows, or maybe the Prototype unleashed them after CatNap’s failure.

The Prototype

We know that the big bad is collecting pieces from the other toys, and after what he did to CatNap, all bets are off. So, while we suspect the sheep of being our enemy (and maybe Boxy Boo), that doesn’t necessarily mean he supports the Prototype, though it certainly seems more likely that they are if we’re correct in our previous assumption about them attacking Kissy Missy.

Though it’s unlikely that Poppy Playtime Chapter 4 (our money is on at least five chapters) is the last entry in the franchise, we suspect we’ll still learn plenty more about the Prototype. Chapter 3 is a real eye-opener, so we imagine Mob will keep the momentum going in terms of tidbits about Experiment 1006.

Ollie

We know precious little about Poppy Playtime’s Ollie, the kid who helps you through Playcare. Well, we’re assuming he’s a kid from the sound of his voice, but given all the toys killed the children ten years ago, we think there’s a lot more to him than Chapter 3 tells us. He’s clearly Poppy’s longtime ally, as he helps you after Poppy tells him about you.

He knows much about Playcare, and if we’re right about possibly going back up there to save Kissy Missy, Ollie might be on hand to help us once more. No matter what direction Poppy Playtime Chapter 4 goes in, we’re sure it involves Ollie in some way.

There are also a couple of pretty cool possibilities when it comes to Ollie; he might actually be a toy, perhaps Baby Long Legs, Poppy Playtime’s Boogie Bot, or maybe even the Prototype himself. Out of the two, we certainly lean more towards him being a toy, though we can’t deny how sinister it would be if Experiment 1006 had killed the real Ollie and used his voice. It makes us think of FNAF’s Mimic, an animatronic who can mimic the voices of people, and there’s no denying that the FNAF games are an inspiration for Poppy Playtime to an extent.

And that concludes what we know about Poppy Playtime Chapter 4. Of course, we’ll add and change theories as we get more information. Who knows, another run or two of Deep Sleep might shine a light on things we previously overlooked. If you want to get a better look at those who call the Poppy Playtime factory home, check out our Poppy Playtime characters guide.