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GAMES Five Nights at Freddy's (Series)
Posted: A year ago, last updated 6 days ago.
Author: Ben Kendall, @GeekDadGamer, @gweronimo and Jo Robertson.
Overview
Five Nights at Freddy's (FNaF) is a series of puzzle horror games with jump scares rather than blood and gore. You play the night-guard at Freddy Fazbear's Pizza and have to survive the night while in your office, checking the cameras and closing the doors, or make repairs, all while being hunted by killer robot animatronics.
The games have a quirky sense of humour, which can help reduce the suspense. While the premise may sound goofy, beneath the surface is a mystery involving kidnappings, child-murders and revenge. As Nadia Oxford writes, it's "a twisted tale that not only involves murder and deceit, but also a broken family that tries to project itself as normal with depressingly limited success".
This narrative, combined with the unique point and click gameplay, has made the franchise the success it is, with many communities on the internet devoted to solving its intertwining and complex story that now also spans books and, soon, a film.
The original FNaF game launched back in 2014 and since there have been many more:
There have also been several spin off games:
In Five Nights at Freddy's Help Wanted, which is designed for VR but can be played without, you can play through all the best bits from the previous games, as well as some new mini-games, such as repairing vents and escaping from the pizzeria.
The games have a quirky sense of humour, which can help reduce the suspense. While the premise may sound goofy, beneath the surface is a mystery involving kidnappings, child-murders and revenge. As Nadia Oxford writes, it's "a twisted tale that not only involves murder and deceit, but also a broken family that tries to project itself as normal with depressingly limited success".
This narrative, combined with the unique point and click gameplay, has made the franchise the success it is, with many communities on the internet devoted to solving its intertwining and complex story that now also spans books and, soon, a film.
The original FNaF game launched back in 2014 and since there have been many more:
- Five Nights at Freddy's (August 2014) PC, Android, iOS, PS4, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch
- Five Nights at Freddy's 2 (November 2014) PC, Android, iOS, PS4, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch
- Five Nights at Freddy's 3 (March 2015) PC, Android, iOS, PS4, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch
- Five Nights at Freddy's 4 (July 2015) PC, Android, iOS, PS4, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch
- Five Nights at Freddy's: Sister Location (October 2016) PC, Android, iOS, PS4, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch
- Freddy Fazbear's Pizzeria Simulator (December 2017) PC, Android, iOS, PS4, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch
- Ultimate Custom Night (June 2018) PC, Android, iOS, PS4, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch
- Five Nights at Freddy's: Help Wanted (May 2019) PC, Android, iOS, PS4, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch
- Five Nights at Freddy's: Security Breach (2021) PS4, PS5 and PC
There have also been several spin off games:
- FNaF World (January 2016) PC
- Five Nights at Freddy's AR: Special Delivery (November 2019) iOS, Android
- Freddy in Space 2 (December 2019) PC
In Five Nights at Freddy's Help Wanted, which is designed for VR but can be played without, you can play through all the best bits from the previous games, as well as some new mini-games, such as repairing vents and escaping from the pizzeria.
Game Details
Content Rating: PEGI 12
Release Date: 23/07/2014, updated in 2019
Platforms: Android, PC, PS4, PS5, Switch, Xbox One and iOS
Genres: Narrative, Point-and-Click, Puzzle, Simulation and Stealth
Accessibility: 2 features
Developer: Steel Wool Studio (@SteelWoolStudio)
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Commitment
Duration: It takes between 2 minutes and 10 minutes to play a round of this game. Unlike the older FNaF games, Help Wanted has mini-games where your reactions dictate how long the rounds take, with some lasting only a few minutes, while others may take much longer. In the original game, a night lasts almost 9 minutes, which was shortened to 4 and a half minutes. As the nights get harder, you will find yourself having to spend more and more attempts practicing, resulting in play sessions of over an hour.
Players: This is a single player game.
Players: This is a single player game.
Costs
Five Nights at Freddy's usually costs £6.29 to £28.99.
Additional in-game purchases are offered for items that enhance the experience. Help Wanted has an £8.99/$9.99 halloween-themed content called "The Curse of Dreadbear", which adds new levels and mini-games to play through. No other games in the FNaF main series have in-game purchases.
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Additional in-game purchases are offered for items that enhance the experience. Help Wanted has an £8.99/$9.99 halloween-themed content called "The Curse of Dreadbear", which adds new levels and mini-games to play through. No other games in the FNaF main series have in-game purchases.
Age Ratings
Content Rating
Rated PEGI 12 for Horror. The game is designed to imbue feelings of constant threat and dread accompanied by frequent jump scares, this is all underpinned by a childish disembodied voice which provides audio input using phrases such as "let’s see how many pieces I can cut you into". Eerie sound effects and footsteps can be heard making their way towards the player. The animatronic creatures which stalk you have disturbing designs meant to intimidate. These are made more pronounced by the darkness and dim lighting and their sudden appearance when the creatures lunge at the player. The characters primarily move locations when they are not being looked at and can only be tracked using the CCTV cameras. However, if the player starts to hallucinate, they will begin to see the animatronics walking through the map towards the them. If the player fails to stop the oncoming animatronics, then they will be caught by one of them. In this situation a loud jump scare where the creatures lunge at the player is triggered. The screen then cuts to black and the player is returned to the main menu.
Accessibility
Our Five Nights at Freddy's Accessibility Report documents 2 accessibility features:
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