Five Nights at Freddy's (2014)
- Developer
- Scott Cawthon
- Platforms
- Windows
- Genres
- Indie, Simulation
- Rating
- 4.7 of 5, 58,702 player ratings
- Typical playtime
- about 3.3 hours
- Where to get it
- Steam
The catalog in 3D
The same catalog has a room you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real games from it when you tell them what you feel like playing. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this game is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.
How it feels
You sit alone in a dim office, nervously switching between grainy security cameras, desperately conserving power while waiting for something to lunge from the dark.
tenseatmosphericdifficultjumpyclaustrophobicunsettlingresource managementsilent protagonist
What players say
Players praise its unique tension and atmosphere, calling it a generation-defining indie horror that made jump scares iconic. Some find the gameplay repetitive once you learn the rhythm, and several note that later games like Help Wanted offer more variety. A few mention specific difficulty spikes, particularly on night 5.
Screenshots
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