Underplayed Gems

Freddy Fazbear's Pizzeria Simulator (2017)

Freddy Fazbear's Pizzeria Simulator cover
Developer
Scott Cawthon
Platforms
Windows
Genres
Free To Play, Indie, Simulation
Rating
4.7 of 5, 33,048 player ratings
Typical playtime
about 3.2 hours
Where to get it
Steam

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How it feels

a tongue-in-cheek management sim that shifts from cheerful pizza-making to tense survival horror with a darkly humorous undertone

atmosphericsurvival horrormanagementstory richfunnyretrotensepsychological horror

What players say

Players love the pizzeria-building sections and consider the story endings a highlight, but the office nights often feel unfair and luck-based. The audio-cue system is divisive, and the Fruit Punch Clown minigame is a common annoyance. The game is seen as a fitting conclusion to the early FNAF era.

Screenshots

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