

Freddy Fazbear, the main character of the series.
For detailed information about this series, see: Five Nights at Freddy's Wiki
Five Nights at Freddy's, usually shortened FNaF, is an indie point-and-click survival horror video game series by Scott Cawthon (the company named after the developer).
The usual goal of the series is for the player to try to survive the night at a specific location (usually "Freddy Fazbear's Pizza" or a related establishment) while avoiding getting caught and killed by the animatronic characters, and tracking their movements via the location's security cameras.
Video Games[]
Main Series[]
- Five Nights at Freddy's (August 8th, 2014) for PC, Android, iOS, Nintendo Switch, Xbox One, and PlayStation 4
- Five Nights at Freddy's 2 (November 10th, 2014) for PC, Android, iOS, Nintendo Switch, Xbox One, and PlayStation 4
- Five Nights at Freddy's 3 (March 2nd, 2015) for PC, Android, iOS, Nintendo Switch, Xbox One, and PlayStation 4
- Five Nights at Freddy's 4: The Final Chapter (July 23rd, 2015) for PC, Nintendo Switch, Xbox One, and PlayStation 4
- Five Nights at Freddy's: Sister Location (October 7th, 2016) for PC, Android, iOS, Nintendo Switch, Xbox One, and PlayStation 4
- Freddy Fazbear's Pizzeria Simulator (December 4th, 2017) for PC, Android, iOS, Nintendo Switch, Xbox One, and PlayStation 4
- Ultimate Custom Night (June 27th, 2018) for PC. Originally planned as DLC for Pizzeria Simulator, it was eventually released as its own video game.
- Five Nights at Freddy's: Security Breach (December 16th, 2021) for PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, PC, Xbox One, Xbox Series X/S, Nintendo Switch, and Google Stadia
- Five Nights at Freddy's: Secret of the Mimic (June 13th, 2025) for PC and PlayStation 5
Spin-Offs[]
- FNaF World (January 21st, 2016) for PC and Android. Also known as Five Nights at Freddy's World, a super-deformed style RPG adventure game.
- Five Nights at Freddy's VR: Help Wanted (May 28th, 2019) for PC, Oculus Rift, PlayStation 4, Nintendo Switch, and Xbox One. A VR game including many different minigames and recreations of the first 3 main titles.
- Five Nights at Freddy's AR: Special Delivery (November 25th, 2019) for Android and iOS. An augmented reality video game.
- Freddy in Space 2 (December 3rd, 2019) for PC. A sequel to one of the minigames in FNaF World, it is a exploration-based sidescrolling shoot'em up.
- Security Breach: Fury's Rage (April 28th, 2021). A side-scrolling beat'em up created by Scott Cawthon following another announced delay of Security Breach, available on website Game Jolt.
- Freddy in Space 3: Chica in Space (October 18th, 2023) for PC. A platform shoot'em up created to promote the movie.
- Five Nights at Freddy's: Help Wanted 2 (December 14th, 2023) for PlayStation VR 2 and Nintendo Switch
- Five Nights at Freddy's: Into the Pit (August 7th, 2024) for PC, PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X/S, and Nintendo Switch
- Five Laps at Freddy's (2025) for PC
Films[]
- Five Nights at Freddy's (October 25th, 2023)
- Five Nights at Freddy's 2 (December 5th, 2025)
Shorts[]
- Freddy & Friends: On Tour! (September 7th - October 19th, 2021)
Publications[]
- An original trilogy of novels written by Scott Cawthon and Kira Breed-Wrisley, set in its own continuity separate from the games. All books also have been adapted into audiobooks.
- Five Nights at Freddy's: The Silver Eyes (December 17th, 2015)
- Five Nights at Freddy's: The Twisted Ones (June 27th, 2017)
- Five Nights at Freddy's: The Fourth Closet (June 26th, 2018)
- Five Nights at Freddy's: Survival Logbook (December 26th, 2017)
- A second series of novels by Scott Cawthon and co-authored by different writers, each book consists of 3 short stories set in the world of FNaF and an epilogue text tying some stories together. Consists of 12 entries:
- Five Nights at Freddy's Fazbear Frights #1: Into the Pit (December 26th, 2019)
- Five Nights at Freddy's Fazbear Frights #2: Fetch (March 3rd, 2020)
- Five Night´s at Freddy´s Fazbear Frights #3: 1:35 AM (May 5th, 2020)
- Five Night´s at Freddy´s Fazbear Frights #4: Step Closer (July 7th, 2020)
- Five Night´s at Freddy´s Fazbear Frights #5: Bunny Call (September 1st, 2020)
- Five Night´s at Freddy´s Fazbear Frights #6: Blackbird (December 29th, 2020)
- Five Night´s at Freddy´s Fazbear Frights #7: The Cliffs (March 2nd, 2021)
- Five Night´s at Freddy´s Fazbear Frights #8: Gumdrop Angel (May 4th, 2021)
- Five Night´s at Freddy´s Fazbear Frights #9: The Puppet Carver (July 6th, 2021)
- Five Night´s at Freddy´s Fazbear Frights #10: Friendly Face (September 7th, 2021)
- Five Night´s at Freddy´s Fazbear Frights #11: Prankster (November 2nd, 2021)
- Five Night´s at Freddy´s Fazbear Frights #12: Felix the Shark (February 1st, 2022)
- The series was collected in three box set:
- Five Nights at Freddy's Fazbear Frights Box Set (September 1st, 2020). Includes the first four books.
- Five Nights at Freddy's Fazbear Frights Box Set 2 (September 1st, 2021). Includes the first eight books.
- Five Nights at Freddy's Fazbear Frights Box Set 3 (February 1st, 2022). Includes all 11 books plus a 12th book titled Felix the Shark made of scrapped stories.
- The series is also adapted into a graphic novel series:
- Five Nights at Freddy's Fazbear Frights Graphic Novel Collection #1 (September 6th, 2022). Adapts the first two stories of Into the Pit and the third story in Fetch.
- Five Nights at Freddy's Fazbear Frights Graphic Novel Collection #2 (March 7th, 2023). Adapts the first story of Fetch and the second and third story in 1:35 A.M..
- Five Nights at Freddy's Fazbear Frights Graphic Novel Collection #3 (September 5th, 2023). Adapts the first story of Step Closer and Bunny Call and the third story in Blackbird.
- Five Nights at Freddy's Fazbear Frights Graphic Novel Collection #4 (December 26th, 2023). Adapts the first two stories of The Cliffs and the second story in Gumdrop Angel.
- Five Nights at Freddy's Fazbear Frights Graphic Novel Collection #5 (September 2024). Adapts the second story of The Puppet Carver and Friendly Face and the third story of Prankster.
- Tales from the Pizzaplex, a third novel series based on Security Breach, released in the same 3-stories format as Frights. Currently up to 8 books.
- Tales from the Pizzaplex #1: Lally's Game (July 19th, 2022)
- Tales from the Pizzaplex #2: HAPPS (September 20th, 2022)
- Tales from the Pizzaplex #3: Somniphobia (December 6th, 2022)
- Tales from the Pizzaplex #4: Submechanophobia (December 27th, 2022)
- Tales from the Pizzaplex #5: The Bobbiedots Conclusion (March 7th, 2023)
- Tales from the Pizzaplex #6: Nexie (May 2nd, 2023)
- Tales from the Pizzaplex #7: Tiger Rock (July 18th, 2023)
- Tales from the Pizzaplex #8: B7-2 (October 3rd, 2023)
- The series is also adapted into a graphic novel series:
- Tales from the Pizzaplex Graphic Novel Collection #1 (March 4th, 2025). Adapts the second story of HAPPS and the third story of Lally's Game and Somniphobia.
- Tales from the Pizzaplex Graphic Novel Collection #2 (September 2nd, 2025). Adapts the first story of Submechanophobia, the second story of Somniphobia, and the third story of Nexie.
- A series of interactive novels by Scott Cawthon and co-authored by different writers.
- Five Nights at Freddy's: VIP (August 3, 2024)
- Five Nights at Freddy's: The Week Before (September 3rd, 2024)
- Five Nights at Freddy's: Return to the Pit (December 24th, 2024)
- Five Nights at Freddy's: Escape the Pizzaplex (April 1st, 2025)
- Novelizations of the films
- Five Nights at Freddy's: The Official Movie Novel (December 26th, 2024)
- Five Nights at Freddy's Movie Novel #2 (February 3rd, 2026)
The Fazbear Fanverse Initiative[]
Announced in August 21, 2020, the Fazbear Fanverse Initiative is a project initiated by Scott Cawthon to provide support, funding and merchandising opportunities to popular fan games from the communities. Thus far the following fan series have joined the project:
- POPGOES, with the release of POPGOES Arcade (June 17th, 2020) and the upcoming sequel POPGOES Evergreen.
- One Night at Flumpty's, with the release of updated versions of its two games (August 22nd, 2020), the final game in the trilogy One Night at Flumpty's 3 (October 31st, 2021), and a trilogy console bundle titled One Night at Flumpty's: The Egg Collection (cancelled).
- Five Nights at Candy's, with planned updated versions of its trilogy (TBA), a fourth entry titled Five Nights at Candy's 4 (TBA) and a spin-off titled FNAC Fur (TBA).
- The Joy of Creation, with full remakes of the games in a bundle titled The Joy of Creation: Ignited Collection (TBA)
- Five Nights at Freddy's Plus (cancelled), an alternate-universe remake of the original game with new gameplay and mechanics, cancelled in 2023 over controversy surrounding its developer.
Links to Other Series[]
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SMG4 | November 9, 2014 | Mario enters a parody version of the world of Five Nights at Freddy's many times throughout the series. | 3 |
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Steven Universe | December 2014 | In issue #5 of the Steven Universe comic book, one panel features three plush dolls of the main animatronics from Five Nights at Freddy's. | 2 |
One Night at Flumpty's | January 28, 2015 | One Night at Flumpty's is a Five Nights at Freddy's fangame that is part of Scott Cawthon's Fazbear Fanverse initiative; in One Night at Flumpty's 2 Freddy's head appears on a wall. |
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My Little Pony | April 4, 2015 | In the FIM episode "Cutie Map" Starlight Glimmer gets out a bit of Springtrap's sound effect from FNAF3. | 3 |
Five Nights at Candy's | June 18, 2015 | Five Nights at Candy's is a Five Nights at Freddy's fangame that is part of Scott Cawthon's Fazbear Fanverse initiative. | 3 | |
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Random Encounters | June 26, 2015 | Random Encounters has made many Five Nights at Freddy's songs. | 3 |
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Friday the 13th | October 31, 2015 | The subtitle of Five Nights at Freddy's 4 is a reference to the movie Friday the 13th: The Final Chapter. | 3 |
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Henry Stickmin | November 12, 2015 | A character resembling Freddy Fazbear appears in Fleeing the Complex. | 3 |
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Emily is Away | November 20, 2015 | A Five Night's at Freddy's themed icon can be unlocked in Emily is Away. | 2 |
The Joy of Creation | November 30, 2015 | The Joy of Creation is a Five Nights at Freddy's fangame that is part of Scott Cawthon's Fazbear Fanverse initiative. | 3 | |
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The Legacy of Flan | January 21, 2016 | The "Flan" enemy in FNaF World is a reference to The Legacy of Flan. | 3 |
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There Is No Pause Button!! | January 21, 2016 | Scott Cawthon's design in FNaF World originates from There Is No Pause Button!! | 1 |
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Chipper & Sons Lumber Co. | January 21, 2016 | A robot version of Mr. Chipper from Chipper & Sons Lumber Co. appears as a secret boss in FNaF World, and Mr. Chipper himself becomes a secret playable character in Update 2; while the Ultimate Custom Night character El Chip is based on Chipper. | 1 |
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The Desolate Hope | May 13, 2016 | Coffee from The Desolate Hope appears as a secret playable character in FNaF World Update 2. | 1 |
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The Jesus Kids Club | May 13, 2016 | One of the enemies in FNaF World Update 2 originates from The Jesus Kids Club. | 1 |
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Pilgrim's Progress (Scott Cawthon) | May 13, 2016 | Souldozer from The Pilgrim's Progress appears as a boss character in FNaF World Update 2. | 1 |
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Muppets | May 13, 2016 | One of the fake FNAF sequel names mentioned in FNaF World Update 2 is "Cupcake takes Manhattan", a reference to The Muppets Take Manhattan. | 3 |
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Batman | May 13, 2016 | One of the fake FNAF sequel names mentioned in FNaF World Update 2 is "Freddy v Bonnie. It's the beginning of the Freddy Cinematic Universe", a reference to Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice. | 3 |
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Superman | May 13, 2016 | One of the fake FNAF sequel names mentioned in FNaF World Update 2 is "Freddy v Bonnie. It's the beginning of the Freddy Cinematic Universe", a reference to Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice. | 3 |
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Zero Wing | May 13, 2016 | Foxy says "All your base are belong to us" in the game over screen of the Foxy.exe minigame in FNaF World Update 2. | 3 |
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Star Fox | May 13, 2016 | The Foxy Fighters minigame in FNaF World Update 2 is a reference to Star Fox. | 3 |
POPGOES | June 26, 2016 | POPGOES is a Five Nights at Freddy's fangame that is part of Scott Cawthon's Fazbear Fanverse initiative. | 3 | |
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Spooky's Jump Scare Mansion | July 04, 2016 | Unknown Specimen 2 from Endless Mode in Spooky's Jump Scare Mansion is inspired by the animatronics in Five Nights at Freddy's. | 3 |
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Slayaway Camp | August 29, 2016 | The character Frankie is a reference to Five Nights at Freddy's. | 3 |
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Daitomodachi | September 1, 2016 | Five Nights at Freddy's is parodied in multiple Daitomodachi episodes. | 3 |
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Creepy Castle | October 31, 2016 | Chica from Five Nights at Freddy's appears in Creepy Castle. | 1 |
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Frozen (Disney) | January 12, 2017 | The mobile port of FNaF World contained a reference to Frozen. | 3 |
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Doofas | December 4, 2017 | Doofas makes a cameo in Freddy Fazbear's Pizzeria Simulator. | 1 |
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Welcome to Bon's Burgers | 2017 | Five Nights at Freddy's served as the inspiration for Welcome to Bon's Burgers. | 3 |
Clue | May 25, 2018 | Clue: Five Nights at Freddy's is a format crossover between the two series. | 3 | |
Monopoly | 2018 | Five Nights at Freddy's Monopoly is a format crossover between the two series. | 3 | |
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Metroid | December 03, 2019 | Chica's costume in Freddy in Space 2 is based on Samus' Zero Suit. | 3 |
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Godzilla | December 26, 2019 | "Zendrelix" in the Fazbear Frights story "Into the Pit" is a parody of Godzilla. | 3 |
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Pac-Man | December 26, 2019 | Ms. Pac-Man is mentioned in the Fazbear Frights story "Into the Pit". | 2 |
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Donkey Kong | December 26, 2019 | Donkey Kong is mentioned in the Fazbear Frights story "Into the Pit". | 2 |
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Frogger | December 26, 2019 | Frogger is mentioned in the Fazbear Frights story "Into the Pit" . | 2 |
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Q*bert | December 26, 2019 | Q*bert is mentioned in the Fazbear Frights story "Into the Pit". | 2 |
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Galaxian | December 26, 2019 | Galaga is mentioned in the Fazbear Frights story "Into the Pit". | 2 |
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Back to the Future | December 26, 2019 | Back to the Future is mentioned in the Fazbear Frights story "Into the Pit". | 2 |
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E.T. | December 26, 2019 | E.T. is mentioned in the Fazbear Frights story "Into the Pit". | 2 |
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Barbie | December 26, 2019 | Barbie is mentioned in the Fazbear Frights story "To Be Beautiful". | 2 |
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Jaws | March 3, 2020 | Jaws is mentioned in the Fazbear Frights story "Fetch". | 2 |
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Lord of the Flies | March 3, 2020 | Lord of the Flies is mentioned in the Fazbear Frights story "Lonely Freddy". | 2 |
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The Exorcist | March 3, 2020 | The Exorcist is mentioned in the Fazbear Frights story "Lonely Freddy". | 2 |
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The Walten Files | April 26, 2020 | Five Nights at Freddy's serves as the inspiration for The Walten Files. | 3 |
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Rec Room | July 3, 2020 | A limited time Five Nights at Freddy's themed hoodie could be obtained by visiting the Rec Center. | 2 |
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Glitch Techs | August 17, 2020 | The Glitch Techs episode "Ralphie Bear is Back" is a parody of Five Nights at Freddy's. | 3 |
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Fazbear & Friends | February 15, 2021 | Fazbear & Friends is a parody of Five Nights at Freddy's. | 3 |
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Avengers (Marvel) | March 2, 2021 | "Revengers" in the Fazbear Frights story "He Told Me Everything" is a parody of Avengers. | 3 |
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Streets of Rage | April 28, 2021 | Security Breach: Rage's Fury is inspired by the Streets of Rage franchise. | 3 |
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MeatCanyon | August 1, 2021 | Five Nights at Freddy's is parodied in the MeatCanyon episode "Five Nights At Markipliers" and the Papa Meat episode "Markiplier Drinks a Glass Of Milk". | 3 |
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Scooby-Doo | September 7, 2021 | Freddy & Friends: On Tour! is a parody of Scooby-Doo. | 3 |
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The Walking Dead | December 16, 2021 | The "Zombonnie" pinball machine in Five Nights at Freddy's: Security Breach has Bonnie dressed as Negan from The Walking Dead. | 3 |
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The Ghost and Molly McGee | March 12, 2022 | Molly owns a plush toy that resembles Freddy Fazbear from Five Nights at Freddy's in The Ghost and Molly McGee episode: "Scare Tactics". | 3 |
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Point Break | July 19, 2022 | Point Break is mentioned in the Tales from the Pizzaplex story "Lally's Game". | 2 |
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The Shining | July 19, 2022 | The Shining is mentioned in the Tales from the Pizzaplex story "Lally's Game". | 2 |
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The Birds (Universal) | July 19, 2022 | The Birds is mentioned in the Tales from the Pizzaplex story "Lally's Game". | 2 |
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One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest | July 19, 2022 | One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest is mentioned in the Tales from the Pizzaplex story "Lally's Game". | 2 |
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Casper | July 19, 2022 | Casper is referenced in the Tales from the Pizzaplex story "Lally's Game". | 3 |
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Pizza Tower | January 26, 2023 | The stage "Don't Make A Sound" from Pizza Tower has several references to Five Nights at Freddy's. | 3 |
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Professor Chalk | October 20, 2023 | A plush of Golden Freddy from Five Nights at Freddy's can be seen in the music video for One More Pull. Professor Chalk sings about Five Nights at Freddy's in the music video for FNAF Kids. | 2 |
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Asteroids (Atari) | October 27, 2023 | An Asteroids arcade cabinet can be seen in Five Nights at Freddy's | 2 |
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Centipede (Atari) | October 27, 2023 | A Centipede arcade cabinet can be seen in Five Nights at Freddy's | 2 |
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Missile Command | October 27, 2023 | Missile Command is mentioned in Five Nights at Freddy's | 2 |
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How It Should Have Ended | October 31, 2023 | Five Nights at Freddy's is parodied in "Villain Pub - Five Nights". | 3 |
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Melvins Macabre | December 17, 2023 | Five Nights at Freddy's memorabilia can be seen in the Melvins Macabre episode "NOSTALGIA". | 2 |
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Skibidi Toilet Multiverse | July 6, 2024 | Five Nights at Freddy's characters appear in Skibidi Toilet Multiverse bloopers and "Thanks for 10M subscribers! (DOM Studio Animation)". | 3 |
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Goonies | September 3, 2024 | The Goonies is mentioned in The Week Before. | 2 |
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Lord of the Rings | September 3, 2024 | The Lord of the Rings is mentioned in The Week Before. | 2 |
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Lethal Weapon | September 3, 2024 | Lethal Weapon is mentioned in The Week Before. | 2 |
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Die Hard | September 3, 2024 | Die Hard is referenced in The Week Before. | 3 |
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The Lost Boys | September 3, 2024 | The Lost Boys is referenced in The Week Before. | 3 |
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Colossal Cave Adventure | September 3, 2024 | Colossal Cave Adventure is referenced in The Week Before. | 3 |
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Zork | September 3, 2024 | Zork is referenced in The Week Before. | 3 |
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Funko Fusion | September 13, 2024 | The Five Nights at Freddy's universe appears in Funko Fusion with Freddy Fazbear and Foxy appearing as playable characters. | 1 |
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Kakyoin Waifu Connoisseur | September 8, 2024 | Five Nights at Freddy's is parodied in the Kakyoin Waifu Connoisseur episode "I THOUGHT WE WERE FRIENDS!". | 3 |
Saw | September 21, 2024 | Billy the Puppet and Vanessa from Five Nights at Freddy's interacted with one another in a video released by Youtooz to promote the release of the Billy the Puppet figure. | 1 | a|
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Dead by Daylight | June 17, 2025 | Springtrap from Five Nights at Freddy's appears as DLC in Dead by Daylight. | 1 |
ULTRAKILL | July 7, 2025 | A video was released by Youtooz featuring Minos Prime interacting with two Freddy Fazbears as a promotion for the release of the ULTRAKILL line of Youtooz figures. | 1 | a|
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Roblox | TBA | Five Nights at Freddy's: Survival Crew was released as a Roblox experience and the player's Roblox Avatar can be used in it. | 1 |