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This article is about the video game franchise. For the first game in the series, see Five Nights at Freddy's (video game). For the nightguard reading this, click here to view the security cameras. Good luck, and godspeed.

Five Nights at Freddy's (FNaF) is a multimedia franchise created by Scott Cawthon. The first game of the same name was released on August 8, 2014, and the resultant series has since gained worldwide popularity.

The main series consists of survival horror video games taking place in locations connected to a fictional family pizza restaurant franchise named "Freddy Fazbear's Pizza", after its mascot, the animatronic bear Freddy Fazbear. In most games, the player assumes the role of a night-time employee, who utilizes tools such as security cameras, lights, doors, and vents to defend themselves against hostile animatronic characters that inhabit the locations. The series' lore is gradually revealed through voice recordings, minigames, and Easter eggs featured throughout the games.

Games

Main series

Five Nights at Freddy's (2014)

Main article: Five Nights at Freddy's (video game)

Five Nights at Freddy's was released for Microsoft Windows on August 8, 2014, followed by ports for Android and iOS on August 27 and September 11, respectively. A Windows Phone version was also released, but was soon withdrawn due to its downscaled graphics. Ports for the PlayStation 4, Xbox One and Nintendo Switch were released on November 29, 2019.

The first game revolves around a character called Mike Schmidt, who begins working as a night security guard at Freddy Fazbear's Pizza, where the animatronics move at night and supposedly kill anyone they see by stuffing them into a spare animatronic suit. Animatronic movement is explained to the player as a purposely-programmed "free-roaming" mode, to prevent the animatronic's servomotors from locking up. The player must survive from 12 a.m. to 6 a.m. They cannot leave the room and must use a camera system and two doors with lights to defend themselves from the animatronics, with limited power to use their tools. The hostility of the animatronics appears to result from the possession by the vengeful souls of children who were killed at the restaurant. The player is guided by the previous night guard, known as Phone Guy, who assists them in their defense against the animatronics. Mike is fired from his job after the seventh night for "tampering with the animatronics, body odor and general unprofessionalism".

Five Nights at Freddy's 2 (2014)

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Shortly after the release of the first game, Cawthon confirmed rumors about a sequel. He posted a teaser of the sequel on his website one month after the original game's release, continuing to post teasers until the sequel's release. A trailer was released on October 21, 2014. Five Nights at Freddy's 2 was released for Microsoft Windows on November 10, 2014, earlier than its planned release of December 25. Ports for Android and iOS were released on November 13 and 20 of 2014 respectively. A Windows Phone port was also released, but was withdrawn for substandard graphics. PlayStation 4, Xbox One, and Nintendo Switch console ports were released on November 29, 2019.

The gameplay is largely different to its predecessor. In contrast to the previous game's 4 animatronics, there is only 1 animatronic present in the building at any given time. While this animatronic is not mentioned by name in-universe, it is colloquially known by its filename of [THE ZEITGEIST].

[THE ZEITGEIST]'s characteristics change between [WANTING TO SHOW YOU SOMETHING] and [I INSIST. FOLLOW.]. The timeframe of the game has also been changed, from 12 a.m. to 6 a.m. to [YOU MUST SEE HOW THINGS CHANGE, AND DETERIORATE, AND FALL. AS ALL THINGS DO.] and [IF YOU ARE AFRAID, WE WILL LOOK TOGETHER. THE SURROGATE WILL BE ON THE OTHER SIDE.]

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Five Nights at Freddy's 3 (2015)

Five Nights at Freddy's 3 was released on March 10th, 2015, without any prior buildup whatsoever. Notably, this is the first time since releasing Five Nights at Freddy's that Scott Cawthon's webpage was not updated to show any teasers, trailers, updates, etc. In an inverview with Youtuber Dawko, Scott Cawthon stated that this was to "keep everybody in the dark. I wanted everything about [Five Nights at Freddy's 3] to be a surprise to everybody who had been following the series up to this point."[1]

The gameplay is vastly different than either of its counterparts, as Five Nights at Freddy's 3 is a massively multiplayer online action-adventure real-time strategy-based tactical roleplaying gacha game.

The game was received.

Sadly, Cawthon confirmed on March 11th, 2015, that this would be the last game he would ever make. There have been no other installments in the franchise as of 2025.

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