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Five Nights at Freddy’sis one of the most popular indie horror games out there and has been loved by fans since the franchise’s first game launched in 2014. As Blumhouse’s newFive Nights at Freddy’sfilm has hit the theatres this week, there is no better time to play the games for non-movie buffs.
The franchise has garnered a massive fan base with its several installments and spinoffs. There are 9 mainlineFive Nights at Freddy’sgames and 4 additional spinoff titles. The gamers looking to enjoy the games instead of the film can play these 5 bestFive Nights at Freddygames.
5Five Nights At Freddy’s 4
Five Nights At Freddy’s 4was released in 2015 and is the game for players to start if they want to play it in the order of story events. The game has a different setting than its predecessors and follows a young child in a bedroom instead of the security guard in an office. Players need to go from their bedrooms to their closets to check for enemies who might be lurking in the shadows.
Players must also check underneath their beds for several terrifying enemies and main animatronics Freddy, Bonnie, Chica, and Foxy to keep them away. The game, unlike the previous games in the franchise, asks players to wait and listen for the animatronics and keep the flashlight handy to scare them. When an animatronic is outside of the players’ bedroom when they turn on their flashlight, they are treated with jumpscares.
While other in the franchise asks players to keep an eye on animatronics via security cameras,Five Nights At Freddy’s 4focuses on listening for the scary enemy’s whereabouts. The game is available on Nintendo Switch, PC, PlayStation 4, Xbox One, and even Android and iOS mobile devices.
4Five Nights at Freddy’s: Sister Location
Five Nights at Freddy’s: Sister Locationwas launched in 2016 and was set in Circus Baby’s Entertainment and Rental which has its own animatronics. The fifth installment in the series brought something different to the franchise that has had the same gameplay over the years since its inception. The game allowed players to leave the place where they were and roam around the place where they were stuck till 6 a.m.
Players play as a technician who is working a night shift at the storage facility and presents players with several challenging and scary tasks to complete as well as survive the animatronics through the night.Five Nights at Freddy’s: Sister Locationis available to play on Nintendo Switch, PC, PlayStation 4, Xbox One, and Android/iOS mobile devices.
3Five Nights at Freddy’s 3
Five Nights At Freddy’s 3was the third main installment in the series that was launched in 2015. The game brought something to players that the previous two games in the franchise did not have. The previousFNaFtitles ramped up the number of animatronics butFive Nights at Freddy’s 3brought one animatronic called Springtrap that could kill the players.
Five Nights at Freddy’s 3is set thirty years after Freddy Fazbear’s Pizza closed inFNaF1. The game features a new location called Fazbear’s Fright: The Horror Attraction which is based on events in Freddy Fazbear’s Pizza and also brings old animatronics from the location. Players play as the security guards and watch over the attractions at the relics at the place.
Players monitor security cameras and also get to reboot offline systems with a maintenance panel and shut vents to keep the scary animatronics away from coming towards their office. The game also has several mini-games and secrets hidden all through the game that players need to uncover.
All the hidden secrets unlock new things about theFNaFlore and alternate endings.Five Nights at Freddy’s 3is available on Nintendo Switch, PC, PlayStation 4, Xbox One, and Android/iOS devices.
2Five Nights at Freddy’s: Help Wanted
Five Nights at Freddy’s: Help Wantedis the eighth mainline installment and the only VR game in theFNaFfranchise. The game was also later released on PC and Consoles. The game was released in 2019 and will soon get a sequel, Help Wanted 2 this December. The game has one of the most interesting gameplay mechanics in the series and as the game is VR, players get to access the in-game areas that they couldn’t in previous titles.
Players play through various mini-games based on previous titles in the franchise and have to evade the attacks coming from sentinel animatronics. There are a total of 40 mini-games that recreate the game’s five nights or levels. These mini-games feature familiar experiences from previous titles and keep increasing in difficulty, and upon losing players are treated with jumpscares.
There are various collectible coins and cassette tapes scattered throughout the location in the game and listening to these tapes unlocks a secret ending where players get to know about Glitchtrap and Vanny.Five Nights at Freddy’s: Help Wantedis available on Nintendo Switch, Oculus Quest, PSVR, PC, PlayStation 4 and Xbox One.
1Five Nights at Freddy’s
The originalFive Nights at Freddy’sgame was released in 2014 and was a point-and-click horror game that left players horrified and thrilled at every other turn. The game received positive reviews from fans and critics alike and is still loved by the fans, therefore many entries and spinoffs were released. Players played as Mike Schmidt who works as a night security guard at a family pizzeria called Freddy Fazbear’s Pizza.
Players must spend five nights at the pizzeria and keep track of animatronics Chica, Bonnie, Foxy, and Freddy Fazbear who like to roam around at night and keep them away from their office. Players are also able to close the security door to keep them away if the animatronics come too close but remember that there is limited power for players to use to keep the security door and cameras running.
A new animatronic appears every night, eventually increasing the difficulty. Players must consume power to keep the lights on until the end of their night shift. The game is divided into five levels or nights lasting around ten minutes and one extra sixth night that sees animatronics become more hostile.Five Nights at Freddy’sis available on Nintendo Switch, PC, PlayStation 4, and Xbox One.
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Rohit Tiwari
Gaming Editor
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Rohit Tiwari is a Gaming Journalist and Editor at FandomWire. With a Master’s degree in Mass Communication, Rohit combines academic insight with a passion for the games and the stories they tell. When he’s not busy playing games, you’ll find him reading or catching a football game.
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