Scariest game in the series
Mentioned in ~1 in 3 positive reviews
“The scariest game in the FNaF franchise. Period. The atmosphere of the game makes you feel hopeless in a way that no other game in the series does.”
Steam review · 3.9 h played ↗
Five Nights at Freddy's 4
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Very Positive · 93%Very Positive · 93%Scott Cawthon2015Horror · Survival Horror · Point & Click
$7.99
Open on Steam ↗US Steam price, checked 5 h ago
The verdict
A short, intense audio-driven horror game with the series' scariest atmosphere and jumpscares. Skip it if you're sensitive to loud sound or dislike repetitive gameplay.
Great for
Horror fans with good headphones who want tense, skill-based scares and a challenge
Main risk
Quiet audio cues you can't hear paired with painfully loud jumpscares
What players love
Audio-cue mechanic builds tension
Mentioned in ~1 in 10 positive reviews
“The paranoia has never been better as you're constantly second guessing yourself about if you heard breathing”
Steam review · 6.3 h played ↗
Terrifying animatronic designs and jumpscares
Mentioned in ~1 in 11 positive reviews
“The Nightmare animatronics are some of the scariest designs in the series.”
Steam review · 10.2 h played ↗
Lots of challenge content
Mentioned in ~1 in 25 positive reviews
“this game includes 10 complete stars: 4 main stars, 4 red challenge stars with easier challenges, and 2 blue stars with extremely difficult challenges.”
Steam review · 155.2 h played ↗
Runs well on low-end PCs
Mentioned in ~1 in 38 positive reviews
“doesnt eat frame rates, this is the game to go for and to be honest, I'm playing this on a laptop, and it works well without eating frames for breakfast.”
Steam review · 0.3 h played ↗
What players complain about
Cues too quiet, jumpscares deafeningly loud
Mentioned in ~1 in 4 negative reviews
“FNaF 4 just feels actively malicious with the tiny sound cues that you have to turn up the volume for, but then having the loudest ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥ jumpscares in the entire series”
Steam review · 3.7 h played ↗
Unfair, unclear or RNG-driven difficulty
Mentioned in ~1 in 10 negative reviews
“the majority of it is based on RNG (specifically what sort of monsters you face during the night)”
Steam review · 10.6 h played ↗
Repetitive, boring gameplay loop
Mentioned in ~1 in 11 negative reviews
“The lack of cameras makes it extremely monotonous (you just go back and fourth over and over again)”
Steam review · 1.7 h played ↗
Bugs and technical issues
Mentioned in ~1 in 13 negative reviews
“Chica or Bonnie will sometimes Randomly for No Reason still be at the Door after you close it”
Steam review · 11.5 h played ↗
Confusing, undercooked story
Mentioned in ~1 in 30 negative reviews
“The story in this entry is famously incomprehensible”
Steam review · 15.4 h played ↗
System requirements
From the Steam store page
Steam Deck: Unknown1 GB
Minimum
OSWin XP, 7, 8, Vista, 10
Processor2 GHz Intel Pentium 4 or AMD Athlon or equivalent
Memory2 GB RAM
Storage1 GB available space
OSWin XP, 7, 8, Vista, 10
Processor2 GHz Intel Pentium 4 or AMD Athlon or equivalent
Memory2 GB RAM
Storage1 GB available space
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