Back فايف نايتس آت فريديز Arabic Five Nights at Freddy's Azerbaijani Five Nights at Freddy’s BE-X-OLD Five Nights at Freddy's Catalan Five Nights at Freddy’s (Computerspielreihe) German Five Nights at Freddy's Greek Five Nights at Freddy's Spanish پنج شب با فردی Persian Five Nights at Freddy’s (pelisarja) Finnish Five Nights at Freddy's French
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| Genre(s) | Horror fiction |
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| Creator(s) | Scott Cawthon |
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| First release | Five Nights at Freddy's August 8, 2014 |
| Latest release | Five Nights at Freddy's: Help Wanted 2 December 14, 2023 |
Five Nights at Freddy's (FNaF) is a video game series and media franchise created by indie game developer Scott Cawthon. The franchise features ten main video games, several spin-off games, a novel trilogy, and a film adaptation.
The video game series follows a set of night guards and other characters as they try to survive from midnight to 6 a.m. for five levels called "nights" while fending off attacks from homicidal animatronic characters. Each game is set in a different location connected to a fictional family pizza restaurant franchise named "Freddy Fazbear's Pizza". The core gameplay mechanic involves using tools effectively and managing limited resources to avoid being caught by the animatronics.
Cawthon conceived the idea for the first video game after his family-friendly resource management game, Chipper & Sons Lumber Co., was criticized for the resemblance of its characters to frightening animatronics. Responding to this feedback, he developed a horror game that intentionally featured scary animatronics. Released in August 2014, the game's success prompted the development of sequels. Cawthon created most of the games himself using Clickteam Fusion but partnered with Steel Wool Studios to create an open-world game and a virtual reality anthology.
The series has a mixed critical reception, with praise for its storytelling and atmosphere but criticism for its gameplay. It has achieved significant commercial success, with merchandise available internationally. The franchise has also garnered a cult following that produces fan media inspired by it.