Nostalgic iconic classic
Mentioned in ~1 in 4 positive reviews
“You just had to be there when FNAF first came out, the hype, the speculation, it was just unmatched.”
Steam review · 4.6 h played ↗
Five Nights at Freddy's
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Very Positive · 94%Very Positive · 94%Scott Cawthon2014Horror · Survival Horror · Psychological Horror
The verdict
A short, simple, atmospheric classic that started a franchise, built on tense power management and jumpscares. Skip it if you want depth, replayability, modern PC options, or dislike RNG.
Great for
Horror fans and FNAF nostalgia seekers wanting a cheap, short, tense jumpscare experience
Main risk
Short and repetitive once you learn the patterns, with RNG deaths and little PC polish for the price
What players love
Scary and fun
Mentioned in ~1 in 5 positive reviews
“Even when I know exactly what is coming, it still manages to feel creepy, scary and fun.”
Steam review · 5 h played ↗
Creepy atmosphere and sound design
Mentioned in ~1 in 8 positive reviews
“This games atmosphere is top notch, the environment design mixed with the eery visuals”
Steam review · 3.5 h played ↗
Iconic animatronic designs and lore
Mentioned in ~1 in 9 positive reviews
“the original animatronics still have some of the best designs in the series”
Steam review · 5.4 h played ↗
Cheap, runs on anything
Mentioned in ~1 in 15 positive reviews
“For 4 euros it is worth a try in 2026.”
Steam review · 176.6 h played ↗
Tense power-management gameplay
Mentioned in ~1 in 19 positive reviews
“simple but fun and terrifying gameplay loop, the resource management is great”
Steam review · 5.4 h played ↗
What players complain about
Repetitive and boring
Mentioned in ~1 in 8 negative reviews
“The gameplay was novel in 2014 but now feels extremely boring.”
Steam review · translated · 11.2 h played ↗
Crashes on modern Windows
Mentioned in ~1 in 12 negative reviews
“Seemingly does not work on Windows 11, crashes immediately after opening the cameras.”
Steam review · 3.3 h played ↗
Foxy drains power, doors break
Mentioned in ~1 in 13 negative reviews
“Foxy takes away more energy the more he attacks you.”
Steam review · 3.9 h played ↗
Not worth the price
Mentioned in ~1 in 14 negative reviews
“Iconic BUT not worth anything more than 2$”
Steam review · 3.8 h played ↗
RNG and unfair deaths
Mentioned in ~1 in 17 negative reviews
“it removes fun, removes player input, puts ur run the hands of fate”
Steam review · 5.2 h played ↗
No settings, poor PC support
Mentioned in ~1 in 25 negative reviews
“resolution is too small, the fullscreen is forced (instead of windowed borderless), and pressing esc accidentaly the game will simply ✨ close ✨”
Steam review · 0.1 h played ↗
System requirements
From the Steam store page
Steam Deck: Unknown250 MB
Minimum
OSXP,Vista,Windows7
Processor2 GHz Intel Pentium 4 or AMD Athlon or equivalent
Memory1 GB RAM
Graphics1 GB
Storage250 MB available space
OSXP,Vista,Windows7
Processor2 GHz Intel Pentium 4 or AMD Athlon or equivalent
Memory1 GB RAM
Graphics1 GB
Storage250 MB available space
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