If there’s an indie saga that mixes point-and-click with fluffy horror like no other out there, that’s Five Nights at Freddy’s. These games typically put you in the shoes of someone trying to dodge the killing instincts of weird animatronic characters. Ever since the release of the first game in 2014, they have been receiving good reviews from critics and players alike. But unfortunately, and for the despair of hardcore fans, creator Scott Cawthon confirmed a few days ago that Five Nights at Freddy’s 6 is not happening.
Cawthon said on Steam that he actually started working on the game but that he put it aside shortly after. “After forcing myself to keep working on it day after day, I realized something – I just don’t want to work on this,” he indicated. One of the main reasons for this withdrawal seems to be the pressure that comes with high expectations. “Each game SHOULD be better than the last! But that pressure starts to mount, and I fear that I’ve been neglecting other things in my life for the sake of trying to keep up with those mounting expectations.” A very understandable point, on the other hand, having in mind that Cawthon is a one-man army.
This does not mean goodbye to making videogames though. On the contrary, Cawthon is opening other posibilities here. “Maybe I’ll try my hand at a pizzeria tycoon game, who knows. The point is that it would be something for fun, and something for the fans”. We will need to wait and see what crazy project comes out of this particular, creative mind. Whatever that is, we’ll be waiting.
Five Nights at Freddy’s in a Nutshell
You may not have heard about these games but they certainly have a history of their own. The original Five Night at Freddy title (aka as FNaF) was conceived as an answer to all the criticism that Cawthon received with his first game, Chipper & Sons Lumber Co. This family friendly game had a beaver protagonist that some critics described as unintentionally terryfing. Cawthon turned that criticism into something more complex but above all, scarier.
Since then, the saga has received four more games for Android, iOS and PC, one spin-off, two novels and a film adaptation currently in production. While all titles follow similar gameplay elements (there’re security cameras, flashlights, minigames and… creepy animatronics stalking non-stop) you’re guaranteed tons of jumpscares with each one.
Have you played any installment of Five Nights at Freddy’s? If so, what’s your opinion on them? What other horror games are you playing lately? Let us know!
