Five Nights at Freddy's

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  1. justagamer123
    Nov 30, 2014
    10
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. this game is by far the best indie game i have ever played (and the scariest one as well)

    lets get into the good stuff shall we
    -the horror in the this game is a nice change most big horror games are non-stop gore fests all about showing us the most guts in the most brutal way, but then we have game like this we can not move only close two doors and have to deal with a power supply which really makes this game intense, i think if this game was set up any other way it would not be that scary (for example slendermen) but in this game when you see one of the animals out side your door all you can door is close the door on the side and hope that it goes away soon you cant just pull out an m16 and shoot your way out of this issue

    -game-play its so simple yet so hard at the same time. when you start out the game fells really easy i mean it is just check the lights and see if anyone is outside (if one is close door) and check cameras to see where everybody is at sounds easy right? well for night 1 and 2 its that simple, night 3 comes freddy starts to move you hear him laugh you don't know how he attacks night 4 comes then wow it takes a few tries but fun

    -story to my surprise there is a really good story here to be found not going to spoil it but its something your going to want to check out and in the end be ready for mind blown    … Expand
  2. MrKnytt
    Aug 17, 2014
    10
    This is the most innovative and terrifying video games I have EVER played. It takes the usual horror game tropes and throws them out the window. If you are used to games like Slender, Amnesia, or SCP: Containment Breach, you WILL be lost and confused.
    In a lot of horror games, they try to make you feel alone and confused by presenting you with a puzzle and making you solve it without    This is the most innovative and terrifying video games I have EVER played. It takes the usual horror game tropes and throws them out the window. If you are used to games like Slender, Amnesia, or SCP: Containment Breach, you WILL be lost and confused.
    In a lot of horror games, they try to make you feel alone and confused by presenting you with a puzzle and making you solve it without showing it to you directly, or they try and do so through the story. In this game it is so different from everything else, it takes time to get used to the game mechanics, which you don't have. You may end up floundering around a lot not realizing what does what, and you may do something wrong without knowing why. This causes panic and confusion for the player and it's not reliant on anything in-game, but rather the player's mistakes. In games like SCP: CB, which are procedurally generated, a lot of the confusion relies on the fact that you just get dropped in and are expected to go to these certain places in this certain order when you are never told any of this. In this game, they cryptically explain to you how to play, you still don't know what is happening and why, especially once you get further in.
    A lot of horror games also try to create a sense of dread. A feeling that keeps you from wanting to continue down the next corridor, even though you don't want to. This is portrayed very well in a game called Dreadhalls for the Oculus Rift. Dreadhalls comes in as a close second to this one for me as "The Scariest Game Ever", and that unbelievable feeling of dread is the cause. But Dreadhalls gives off the same vibe a lot of other horror games do, just amped-up tenfold. The biggest reason I think that this game is better, is because it gives off a completely different feeling.
    You get an IMMENSE felling of paranoia while playing. You have no control over your character or his surroundings other than the doors, door lights, and the security cameras. All you can do is literally wait to die. No matter how much you check the cameras, they can, and will keep moving towards you and you can't do anything about them other than closing the doors. You can only do "so much", and not everything you do actually works, so you have to try everything to find out what works while trying to do what works. You know that you will die, you just don't know when.]
    If I were to reccomend this game, I would say that nobody could play it by themselves. They would need a motive or a friend to beat it. So buy it for $60 if you can. GIVES THEM U'R MAAAAAAAAAAANNNNNNNNNNNIIIIIEEEEEEEEEEZ    … Expand
  3. crazayman123
    Mar 12, 2015
    10
    1. open game
    2. start new game
    3. check camera
    4. freddy is gone
    5. break esc key
    6. uninstall the game
    7. watch toy story 3 to calm yourself down
    8. see the creepy monkey thing
    9. break DVD
    10. can't sleep

    this is going to be your first time playing FNAF. HAVE FUN!!!!
  4. LucasPor
    Aug 14, 2014
    10
    This game here, is a little black diamond of a horror game.The fact that you are defenseless against 8 "bugged" animatronic robots, that your only chance is wasting power wich, thanks to the owner of the pizzeria not wanting to waste money, is very limited, you not being able to move from your security room, etc...makes it what it is.
    10/10
  5. TestPlayer
    Aug 14, 2014
    10
    I've play a ton of horror games and most of the time, they resort to cheap jump-scares and having a bad atmosphere. But when I saw this game, I was stunned. Unlike most horror games, you are fixed in a tiny office, looking through cameras to see where the animatronic robots are. What's makes this even more creepy is that the story takes place in a kids pizza parlor where animatronic robotsI've play a ton of horror games and most of the time, they resort to cheap jump-scares and having a bad atmosphere. But when I saw this game, I was stunned. Unlike most horror games, you are fixed in a tiny office, looking through cameras to see where the animatronic robots are. What's makes this even more creepy is that the story takes place in a kids pizza parlor where animatronic robots are based on character's from the pizza parlor. This game will scare you and leave you scared for the rest of the night. In short. BUY THIS GAME!… Expand
  6. Thisguy34
    Aug 23, 2014
    10
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. If you get paranoid easily, avoid this game and everything about it. In this game you can't move at all and the only thing keeping you alive is the cameras, lights, and doors. The worst/best part of this game is you have to watch these terrifying animatronics and constantly check your doors. But sometimes that doesn't even matter like on day 3. If you are extremely unlucky a golden Freddy (who lacks an endoskeleton and eyes) will appear in the security room and you have a tiny amount of time to look back at your tablet or else his face will jump you and crash the game. The ai is well designed as each one has certain behaviours like foxy if you monitor him to much or to little he will rush down the corridor and try to attack you. You also have to be careful how much you use your cameras or other equipment because your employer is an evil ba****d and gives you a limited amount of power which drains over the 9 minutes of each night. Freddy is the main threat in this game. During the first two days he does jack except sometimes stare at the camera evilly. But on ghe third day he activates. It's incredibly hard to see him in the dark and often uses the bunny and the chicken to distract you. However Freddy has a downfall as it takes 15 seconds to kill you. Freddy will cause paranoia and nightmares because of how sneaky he is. Also when you run out of power he will stand at the left door with his back lit eyes for about 30 seconds before he kills you. There is no ambient music. The only sounds are the camera static, the light humming, footsteps and occasionally pans if (I think it's Freddy you need to research that) one of the animatronics walk through the kitchen. The game is different to other horrors because of the tension. It never lets you get comfortable in your surroundings and you feel helpless because you cant move or fight. It's sort of papers, please in the way of each day something new is going to kill you. Initially the story is delivered by a dead pan voice who tells you what he thinks happened but if you look carefully at the papers you can find the true story beneath it all. Lastly lets talk about how the game is made. This game is 3d but it has been made in a 2d only engine. They achieved 3d by warping the textures and using gif animations for movement. If that's not a case of making do with what you have then what is? Recommendations for five nights at Freddy's: do not buy if you easily get nightmares/traumatised/paranoid because you won't sleep very well at all. If you think you are a hard core mother trucker then buy it! Just don't expect to sleep after wards.… Expand
  7. notchlover69
    Aug 27, 2014
    10
    This game had me on the edge of my seat. I can't even get past night 2. Although this seems very unrealistic (really? a guy would work at this place for only $120 a week?) but the concept is very good and the result is a terrifying game to help reboot the horror genre.
  8. cambotz
    Sep 13, 2014
    10
    Horror games usually use things like resource management and atmospheric noise to generate an extremely stressful environment for the player, but rarely can a game produce such a profound level of panic as Five Nights at Freddy’s. It masterfully puts the player in a horrific spot of waiting, just waiting for the inevitable jump-scare.
    That being said, there is little else to the game
  9. Sbachs
    Sep 20, 2014
    10
    Its a Awesome horror game for some after a while but it may get boring but i loved it my heart was pumping it was AWESOME one thing that was annoying you start to know when you get jump scared but i loved it i think anyone who likes horror or NIGHTMARE games then this is the game for you
  10. PrimeDelta
    Sep 27, 2014
    10
    It's been since the original Amnesia game came out I had a good scare, this changed because of this game. Finally a game that's easy to understand, has a funny story, some jokes around and tons of jumpscares.
  11. Hyperion864
    Sep 29, 2014
    10
    This is probably one of my favorite indie horror games of all time. I never really cared for amnesia but this game is certainly worth playing. I can't understand those people who rate this game a zero, because it's functional and most of all it's genuinely terrifying.
  12. hoppaz1c
    Oct 6, 2014
    10
    When you combine a psychological horror game with Chuck E. Cheese, this is the result, and it couldn't be better. This is possibly the most unique horror game I have ever played. Five Nights at Freddy's manages to frighten you without all the gore and violence of other games in the horror genre.
  13. Defalt1500
    Oct 10, 2014
    10
    It's a great game besides giving hours of panic and fear of too many scares not wait to get out that the new turn in 2015 seje hopefully a great game or even better that my grade will be a 10 because this divided so 5 panic terror and fear scares 7 by 6.5 by 8.0 by mechanical and environmental !!!!
  14. AlejoSierra
    Nov 3, 2014
    10
    This is one of the most scariest indie games i have ever played, its just amazing, the sound is extremely good, the gameplay its perfect, the idea is original, i never seen a game like this before!
  15. crazed
    Nov 3, 2014
    10
    Easily one of the best horror games I've played. The mechanics are unique and the jumpscares leave me both not wanting to play it at all and wanting to play the hell out of it.
  16. dvabanana
    Nov 6, 2014
    10
    The scariest game I have ever played. The concept is simple and outstanding at the same time. You are a security guide who is responsible for looking after a pizzeria at night. I saw some screenshots of this game before and was wonder why so many people give high rates for this awkward faces of toys and what it is all about. I got a pack of popcorn and started the game thinking that willThe scariest game I have ever played. The concept is simple and outstanding at the same time. You are a security guide who is responsible for looking after a pizzeria at night. I saw some screenshots of this game before and was wonder why so many people give high rates for this awkward faces of toys and what it is all about. I got a pack of popcorn and started the game thinking that will beat this mechanic toys easily. However, once, I realised that one of the animatronic robots disappeared, my shivering hand began to click on all cameras in hope to understand what was going on and where was this ugly bear. I failed the first night almost falling from the chair when the creepy face apperared on my screen.
    I now fully agree with all positive marks for this game.    … Expand
  17. Snowowl
    Nov 13, 2014
    10
    I love this game. Its horror, but also strategy. You have to use your brain, and you have the thrill of a horror. There is no reason not to play it. There are a lot of back-stories, like the bite if '87. There had to be a ton of thinking to make the game. Why would there be negative reviews? If you don't like horror, don't play it, and give it a bad review. This is the best game in a veryI love this game. Its horror, but also strategy. You have to use your brain, and you have the thrill of a horror. There is no reason not to play it. There are a lot of back-stories, like the bite if '87. There had to be a ton of thinking to make the game. Why would there be negative reviews? If you don't like horror, don't play it, and give it a bad review. This is the best game in a very longtime. Enjoy!… Expand
  18. Call
    Dec 18, 2014
    10
    okay so ive played it more now and i will tell you what this game is about.lets start at the beginning shall we

    Night 1-okay,so it turns out that you are a security guard in a small office and your job is to listen and look out for the anamitronic robots with limited power,security cameras,your eyes, and your ears.the first time i played this game i shut the doors and just kept looking    okay so ive played it more now and i will tell you what this game is about.lets start at the beginning shall we

    Night 1-okay,so it turns out that you are a security guard in a small office and your job is to listen and look out for the anamitronic robots with limited power,security cameras,your eyes, and your ears.the first time i played this game i shut the doors and just kept looking for foxy or freddy.but i when i got out of the cameras i saw a huge gold teddy bear aka golden freddy and i didnt know how to stop him.
    okay well that was night one, i actually never got past that one honestly.but theres something about the story i didnt tell you about.the reason why you are taking the night shift is because the last guy before you took the day shift and when freddy fazbears pizza opened there were 5 kids that went missing oh and one more thing listen for little children laughing and that should mean that golden freddy is probably in your office. please buy the game and see for yourself how fun this is.    … Expand
  19. CreepyShawnster
    Dec 20, 2014
    10
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. cool. like NO GAME BEFORE!. its cool and is creepy, and now you pretty fu--ed up. and also i hate it when bonnie comes around. ugh bonnie...my nemisis. and also i hate it when freddy is here. he is a loser. and freddy doesn't come after me. everyone read this.… Expand
  20. omegacrafteris
    Jan 1, 2015
    10
    This game is scary, funny, tense all in one! It is the most original game i've seen in my life (not being sarcastic) i never thought that not moving would be this scary, the easter eggs are neat and spooky, the story is interesting and hard to find ;)
  21. SrDavid
    Feb 19, 2015
    10
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  22. matt15rsp
    Apr 7, 2015
    10
    I really enjoyed this game and I thought it was really scary. It does a great job of scaring you even before and animatronic even starts moving with a creepy atmosphere and eerie location. I get that some people find jump scares to be a cheap tactic but here the jump scares are made scary by the tension of desperately trying to conserve power until the end of the night and it scaresI really enjoyed this game and I thought it was really scary. It does a great job of scaring you even before and animatronic even starts moving with a creepy atmosphere and eerie location. I get that some people find jump scares to be a cheap tactic but here the jump scares are made scary by the tension of desperately trying to conserve power until the end of the night and it scares without having to resort to gore. Plus it had some really compelling and unique gameplay, I would definitely recommend the game to any horror game fans.… Expand
  23. DrBaconPancakez
    Apr 8, 2015
    10
    Five Night's at Freddy's is an indie point-and-click horror-strategy game made by Scott Cawthon. It's game-play is simple to grasp, but hard to really master it unless you play it for a long time (Ahem, Markiplier). You are a night guard in an office, and you can check the cameras, check the blind spots next to the doors, or just just the doors so that some animatronic gets in and stuffsFive Night's at Freddy's is an indie point-and-click horror-strategy game made by Scott Cawthon. It's game-play is simple to grasp, but hard to really master it unless you play it for a long time (Ahem, Markiplier). You are a night guard in an office, and you can check the cameras, check the blind spots next to the doors, or just just the doors so that some animatronic gets in and stuffs you in a suit full of metal. But, all of these things decrease you power, and when you power is at 0%, you are dead, UNLESS you make it to 6 AM. In fact, to survive a night, you'll need to manage your power AND the animatronics until it's 6. Now, be careful, because there is this one camera that you have to check moderately, or else a pirate fox -again- stuffs you in a suit filled with metal. The visuals are very dirty and dark, which just adds an atmosphere. Same with the sound. No gore or blood needed. Scott used the Uncanny Valley perfectly and also mixed it with nostalgia of Chuck E. Cheese's. It's story is told throughout the series very subtly, but carefully (except for a few loopholes, but still). It doesn't have much music, but the game didn't need it. The price is awesome, at 4.99 US dollars. THAT'S UNDER NINE DOOOOOLLAAAARS!!! Final Statement: It's better than Beiber, I mean, Bonnie.… Expand
  24. IaasXbc
    May 16, 2015
    10
    A game with a very good idea , mechanics never seen before. Without his highly original way of delivering horror .
    Just a game that can be scary, and when you no longer given, simply finish it, you'll be many hours.
    Recommended .
  25. moviecritic_
    Jul 29, 2015
    10
    Five nights is a very fun game. You are a security guard who has a night job with killer robots. You must close the doors on them to survive. AMAZING. Best indie horror.
  26. BDSTheGamer
    Aug 8, 2015
    10
    This game is horrible, it just screams rushed, Scott Cawton probably just released knowing that people will buy it. Don't be lured in by the hype around it. avoid it at all cost!!!
  27. jpjpablo
    Aug 9, 2015
    10
    e um bom game mais se nao fosse a historia incrivel so seria mais um jogo inovador esquecido como foi outros games de terror como os novos silent hill,jogabilidade 10,graficos 8,historia 10
  28. KitkatChunky
    Aug 15, 2015
    10
    I absolutely love this game. The aim behind this is so simplistic anyone can play it. The animatronics are scary in this and provide a good jump scare that makes you laugh. Also the beginning of a story unravels leaving us with a lot of unanswered questions.
  29. ThanasisM
    Sep 9, 2015
    10
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. I know this is one of the best horror games and yes i liked it very much but i prefer FNaF 2 and 4 more. The only thing i don't liked here is the limited power that's very annoying to look out for the electric power. But i liked it very much it is pretty scary and a nice game to play.… Expand
  30. Hervlink
    Oct 8, 2016
    10
    FIrst, english is not my native language.
    You sitting pretty in the tiny room, watching camera while they're moving closer and closer to your room, and thanks for the energy saving. I played lot of horror games since I was a kid, horror game is fun. This is the only game that make me have a nightmare. seriously, no kidding, I got a nightmare hunted by freddy and the friends. lol just try it.
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Generally favorable reviews - based on 8 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 5 out of 8
  2. Mixed: 3 out of 8
  3. Negative: 0 out of 8
  1. Eurogamer Italy
    Oct 21, 2014
    60
    Five Nights at Freddy’s presents an interesting concept to the player, and tries a different approach to the genre other than the usual asylum, graveyard and ghost town. Even the gameplay has something to say, but after the first minutes, once understood the mechanism, is hard to find a real interest in continuing playing.
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  2. LEVEL (Czech Republic)
    Oct 13, 2014
    80
    No nightmare can match the sheer terror of looking into the eyes of a plush monster that has come to tear you apart. A new kind of horror is in town. [Issue#245]
  3. Games.cz
    Oct 4, 2014
    70
    Five Nights at Freddy's, even without both the third dimension and high production values in general, is really scary. It is a little horror game which will scare you with both its original idea and its implementation, proving there may be always a new approach in any genre.
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