All of the five nights at freddys games

Five Nights at Freddy’s is one of the biggest horror game series out there. What initially started as a single indie game with a unique concept, quickly spawned a whole series, spinoffs, and even fan content. Though it seems like it might be hard to keep a series set around one simple game element running, without it getting too repetitive, creator Scott Cawthon found a way to keep bringing audiences back.

While there are a lot of animatronics with different functions to meet, and plenty of terrifying jump-scares to endure, every game has its ups and downs. However, they’re all important for the overarching lore that connects all the games, and that keeps fans coming back for more.

8/8 Help Wanted Reuses Old Content

Help Wanted is the first in the series to bring a unique aspect to this horror title, turning classic FNAF on its head and putting it into a VR experience. While it’s new and sometimes even more terrifying to play, it doesn’t have a lot of original content.

The biggest feature of the game is that you’re able to experience the first three games in VR. While it has a few of its own mini-games and the DLC is largely new as well, it’s not really a full game on its own, so it doesn’t hold up to the others.

7/8 FNAF 4 Relies Too Much On Your Hearing

FNAF 4 might be one of the hardest in the series to play because of its reliance on sound. Instead of the usual security office, this game takes place in a child’s bedroom. You must keep looking back and forth, between two bedroom doors on either side of the room, as well as the closet and the bed, if you hope to survive.

Unlike other FNAF games, if you flash your light in the hallway and the animatronic is too close to the door, it’s game over. You have to solely rely on listening to quiet breathing, which means if you have auditory issues or don’t own a good pair of headphones, playing the game might be impossible.

6/8 Security Breach’s Bugs Cover Its Potential

Security Breach brought an open world setting to the series - the first game to do so. You run around as a child named Gregory, being helped by Freddy himself to try and survive the other animatronics and explore the hidden secrets the Pizzaplex holds.

While the potential was there, numerous bugs at launch resulted in some players finding it unplayable, while others found the game funny, instead of scary. Even with its six possible endings to give the game variety, it could have benefited from some more testing before it was released to the public.

5/8 Pizzeria Simulator Lets You Build A Restaurant, But At A Cost

Pizzeria Simulator is a free game in the series, which made everyone wonder if it was actually just another spin off. The game doesn’t even seem to connect to the others at first, as you go through the tutorials on how to build up your own Freddy Fazbear’s.

The game gets more interesting once you’re placed in your office, trying to balance work and your own sanity. You’ll see some familiar faces at night too, as you find them left for scrap in the back of the store. However, there are no hints to push you in the right direction, so if you don’t do exactly what you need, you’ll miss the true ending with the lore and get one of the other six basic endings instead.

4/8 FNAF 3 Only Needs One Animatronic To Terrify You

After the first two games, Freddy Fazbear’s becomes a sort of legend in the game's universe, culminating in FNAF 3 trying to replicate the supposed horror experience. Everything seems to be just fine on night one, but by night two, your employer has found an actual Fazbear animatronic to make the horror experience more realistic, and he has no idea it’s still alive.

As Springtrap haunts the halls for the rest of the nights, you have to worry about the less than perfect systems still in the building - like the faulty camera wires that will need to be reset, and the vents that can cause hallucinations if they stop working. It features some of the hardest to find mini-games in the series - which you'll need to find if you want to get the true ending.

3/8 FNAF 2 Removes The Doors For True Terror

Just when people thought the first FNAF couldn't possibly get a sequel, the simple act of removing the doors in the office made FNAF 2 interesting and even more terrifying. You could no longer hide behind closed doors when the animatronics came close.

Instead, you have to keep an eye on your flashlight battery to be sure some animatronics didn't sneak up in front of you, and wear a Freddy mask to trick others into thinking you were an animatronic. And don’t forget the new music box mechanic too, because you won’t survive the night if that stops playing.

2/8 Sister Location Brings More Interactive Terror

Sister Location decided to change things up for the series, bringing new animatronics to the table and putting you on the night shift to repair them. As you watch over the animatronics, you have to crawl through vents to get to each room, but that’s not the scary part.

Fight to keep your hiding place under the desk closed as circus baby tries to force it open from the other side, make repairs as Funtime Freddy freaks out next to you, and even crawl through the rooms to the other side as the animatronics search for you in the dark. It’s the first in the series to give the animatronics voice-overs as well, bringing an extra layer of fear as they try to talk to you.

1/8 FNAF 1 Takes The Cake

Though the other games have their own charm, nothing can beat the first one. Though it didn’t have the fanbase every other game has started with, and was just a project trying to parody the Chuck E. Cheese franchise, the unique concept, and the fact that you literally couldn’t move as the animatronics chased you, is what made everyone invested.

It’s clear FNAF 1 has had a lasting impact, as people continue to replay it and reference it. It’s been a staple of popular culture ever since its release, and it’s unlikely to disappear anytime soon.

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