Five Nights at Freddy's
2014 horror video game / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Five Nights at Freddy's (FNaF) is a survival horror video game. It was made by Scott Cawthon and produced using the Clickteam Fusion game engine. The game was first released on August 8, 2014. It takes place in the fictional pizza restaurant, Freddy Fazbear's Pizza. The player acts as a security guard named Mike Schmidt, who must keep safe from animatronic animal characters which are "malfunctioning" (not working properly). To complete the levels of the game called nights, the player must keep the animatronics away from the guard office, using mechanical doors, lights, and security cameras.
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Developer(s) | Scott Cawthon |
Publisher(s) | Scott Cawthon |
Series | Five Nights at Freddy's |
Engine | Clickteam Fusion 2.5 |
Platform(s) | PC Android iOS Nintendo Switch PlayStation 4 Xbox One |
Release | August 8, 2014 (August 8, 2014) |
Genre(s) | Horror |
Mode(s) | Singleplayer |
The game received mostly positive reviews from critics. Reviewers said that it was a very scary game. They praised the gameplay and story but some said the game was too short. Five Nights at Freddy's inspired a media franchise starting with a sequel called Five Nights at Freddy's 2. A movie adaptation of the same name was released in 2023.