Indie · August 19, 2014

Five Nights at Freddy’s (2014)

group1M–10M ownerstrending_up118 peak concurrentrecommend50.1k recommendations
Welcome to your new summer job at Freddy Fazbear's Pizza, where kids and parents alike come for entertainment and food as far as the eye can see! The main attraction is Freddy Fazbear, of course; and his two friends. They are animatronic robots, programmed to please the crowds! The robots' behavior has become somewhat unpredictable at night however, and it was much cheaper to hire you as a security guard than to find a repairman. From your small office you must watch the security cameras carefully. You have a very limited amount of electricity that you're allowed to use per night (corporate budget cuts, you know). That means when you run out of power for the night- no more security doors and no more lights! If something isn't right- namely if Freddybear or his friends aren't in their proper places, you must find them on the monitors and protect yourself if needed! Can you survive five nights at Freddy's? 'For all the simplicity of the game’s controls and premise, Five Nights at Freddy‘s is frightening. It’s a fantastic example of how cleverness in design and subtlety can be used to make an experience terrifying. Simple still images and proper character design steal the show in this game, and show that Scott Cawthon knows quite a lot about the secret fears people feel when looking at creepy dolls and toys. It’s elegant in how it sows fear, and is a must-own for anyone who likes scary games.' -Joel Couture This game was created using Clickteam Fusion!

Indie releases from 2014

27 Indie titles launched in 2014 — top 6 by review volume.

Position in Indie

MetricThis titleGenre position
Review volume52.2k Steam reviewsTop 6% in Indie
Positive rating93% positiveGenre average: 87% — this title sits in top 37%
Metacritic78/100Genre average 77 — top 48% of Indie titles
Concurrent peak118 playersTop 32% in Indie by live player count
Engagement hours27 h averageTop 22% for session depth among Indie

Community Tag Signals

Tag weights reflect how many Steam users voted each descriptor — larger pills = stronger consensus.

  • Horror · 3.0k
  • Singleplayer · 1.9k
  • Survival Horror · 1.8k
  • Robots · 1.6k
  • Psychological Horror · 1.6k
  • Indie · 1.5k
  • Difficult · 1.4k
  • First-Person · 1.4k
  • Point & Click · 1.3k
  • Dark · 1.3k
  • Survival · 1.1k
  • Atmospheric · 820
  • Mouse only · 786
  • Jump Scare · 579
  • Supernatural · 500

Peer Indie titles

Comparable titles in the same genre and review-volume band — ranked by Steam positive percentage.

Reception Metrics

Steam community

93%Very Positive · 52.2k reviews

48.6k positive · 3.7k negative

Metacritic

78/100 critic aggregate

Open Metacritic page

Metacritic user score

7.4/10

Curator recommendations

50.1k

Peak concurrent players

118

More from Scott Cawthon

Scott Cawthon has 7 titles indexed — top 6 by review volume below.

Release & Availability

Release dateAug 19, 2014
DeveloperScott Cawthon
Base price$4.99
PlatformsWindows
Estimated owners1M–10M
External linksOfficial site · Metacritic page · Support · [email protected]

Engagement Profile

All-time avg

27h

moderate (15–40 hours)

Median

1h

Typical completion time

2-week avg

6h

Current engagement

Editions & Packages

  • Buy Five Nights at Freddy's