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Five Nights at Freddy’s

  • Scare level4/5
  • Atmosphere4/5
  • GoreVery light
  • Jump scaresConstant
  • DifficultyHard

Scott Cawthon built this 2014 point-and-click survival horror game on his own in Clickteam Fusion, and it quietly rewrote the rules for indie scares. You sit in one chair for…

Developer
Scott Cawthon
Released
Aug 19, 2014
Length
About 4 to 5 hours
Best with
Headphones, lights off
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