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Five Nights at Freddy's

First-person survival horror about monitoring cameras and conserving power

Scott Cawthon · Released Aug 19, 2014

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Reviews
Very Positive
94% of 61K
Recent reviews
Overwhelmingly Positive
95% of 439 in 30 days
Players
141
daily peak, Nov 7, 2026
Steam Deck
Verified
Last update on Steam
Unknown
no patch notes on Steam
Minimum PC
1 GB
1 GB RAM · 0.2 GB disk
Full requirements

Metacritic: 78/100 (critic reviews)

What is Five Nights at Freddy's?

A first-person, point-and-click survival horror game set in a family pizzeria after hours. As the night security guard, you track unpredictable animatronic robots through security cameras and ration electricity for lights and security doors across five nights.

For you if...

  • +you enjoy tense resource management under constant pressure
  • +you want difficult single-player horror built around jump scares
  • +you like simple point-and-click play with strict routines

Not for you if...

  • −you dislike jump scares and sustained tension
  • −you want free exploration instead of a fixed security office

What players say

94% of 61,284 reviews are positive · 95% of 439 in the last 30 days

Players praise the frightening atmosphere, animatronic designs, and simple camera-management gameplay. The clearest recurring complaint is technical trouble on Windows 11, including crashes and screen flickering.

Players over time

▼ -4% vs a month ago

Players online on Steam, one sample a day.

Highest since Sep 2026: 401 players on Nov 1, 2026.

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Oct 3, 2026166
Oct 2, 2026121
Oct 1, 2026112
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Sep 26, 2026138
Sep 25, 202687
Sep 24, 202679
Sep 23, 202661
Sep 23, 202680
Sep 22, 202681
Sep 21, 2026101

Screenshots and trailer

Five Nights at Freddy's screenshot 1

Five Nights at Freddy's system requirements

Minimum: 1 GB, 1 GB RAM, 0.2 GB of disk space.

As published by the developer.

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Minimum

OS
XP,Vista,Windows7
Processor
2 GHz Intel Pentium 4 or AMD Athlon or equivalent
Graphics
1 GB
Memory
1 GB RAM
Storage
250 MB available space
DirectX
Version 9.0

Does Five Nights at Freddy's have co-op or multiplayer?

No: single-player only, no multiplayer modes declared.

Does Five Nights at Freddy's run on Steam Deck?

Verified Yes, Verified by Valve: it works on Steam Deck out of the box.

  • All functionality is accessible with the default controller configuration
  • In-game text is legible on Steam Deck
  • Default graphics settings perform well on Steam Deck
  • External controllers are not supported for the primary player

PC version details

DRM
None declared on Steam
Controller
Keyboard and mouse
Platforms
Windows
Steam features
Family Sharing
Languages
Full audio: English.

Does Five Nights at Freddy's use AI-generated content?

No AI-generated content is disclosed on the game's Steam page.

Self-reported by the developer under Steam rules: it covers AI content that ships in the game, not tools used to make it. Steam page checked on Nov 6, 2026. How to filter AI games on Steam

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