Games like Five Nights at Freddy's
If Five Nights at Freddy's is your kind of game, the closest matches are The ENDLESS BACKGATE, Five Nights at Freddy's 2 and Five Nights at Freddy's 3 — picked from the ranked list below. Reviewers single out its iconic characters, mystery and lore and nostalgia inducing sounds. Each pick is ranked by what players of this game also play, shared genres and tags, and review-mined similarity — not a generic popularity list.
Get personalized picks →Five Nights at Freddy's is a 2014 indie horror simulation game developed and published by Scott Cawthon. Players take on the role of a night-shift security guard at Freddy Fazbear's Pizza, a family entertainment venue featuring animatronic robots. The core gameplay revolves around camera-monitoring, survival-horror mechanics, and nightly-challenges that escalate in difficulty as the week progresses. Players must carefully manage limited resources while avoiding jump-scares from the animatronics. The game holds a 93% positive rating from over 32,000 Steam reviews and is verified for play on Steam Deck. Players describe the experience as anxious, dark, and stressful, and reviewers highlight the tense-atmosphere, iconic-characters, mystery-and-lore, and nostalgia-inducing-sounds as compelling hooks. The game is available for $4.99 USD.
About Five Nights at Freddy's: Welcome to your new summer job at Freddy Fazbear's Pizza, where kids and parents alike come for entertainment and food! The main attraction is Freddy Fazbear, of course; and his two friends. They are animatronic robots, programmed to please the crowds!
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The ENDLESS BACKGATE
WHY THIS
Top pick for Five Nights at Freddy's fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Simulation with Five Nights at Freddy's.
The ENDLESS BACKGATE is a Survival Horror Rogue-Lite where you face anomalies unfolding behind five doors. In this dark facility, your task is to recover every missing poster. Use the manual to identify the patterns of various Remnants and respond accordingly as you collect all the posters.
Five Nights at Freddy's 2
WHY THIS
Shares a stressful mood with Five Nights at Freddy's.
Second-strongest match for Five Nights at Freddy's fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie with Five Nights at Freddy's.
Welcome back to the new and improved Freddy Fazbear's Pizza! As always, Fazbear Entertainment is not responsible for death or dismemberment.
Five Nights at Freddy's 3
WHY THIS
Shares camera monitoring and an anxious mood with Five Nights at Freddy's.
Third-strongest match for Five Nights at Freddy's fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Simulation with Five Nights at Freddy's.
Thirty years after Freddy Fazbear's Pizza closed it's doors, the events that took place there have become nothing more than a rumor and a childhood memory, but the owners of "Fazbear's Fright: The Horror Attraction" are determined to revive the legend and make the experience as authentic as possible for patrons, going to great l
Stage Cleared
WHY THIS
Ranked #4 for Five Nights at Freddy's fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries.
Your home security system is powered by a game. Keep it running. Stay sharp. And whatever you do... make sure he doesn't reach you.
Decline
WHY THIS
Ranked #5 for Five Nights at Freddy's fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie with Five Nights at Freddy's.
Welcome to your new night shift inside an abandoned underground drainage facility, you should handle the power problems nobody else wants to deal with. Your main task is simple: monitor the security cameras, manage your limited electricity, and survive until dawn. But don't HIDE, they see you.
Five Nights at Freddy's 4
WHY THIS
Shares an anxious mood with Five Nights at Freddy's.
Ranked #6 for Five Nights at Freddy's fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie with Five Nights at Freddy's.
In this last chapter of the Five Nights at Freddy's original story, you must once again defend yourself against Freddy Fazbear, Chica, Bonnie, Foxy, and even worse things that lurk in the shadows.
Italian Brainrot: In Prison
WHY THIS
Ranked #7 for Five Nights at Freddy's fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie with Five Nights at Freddy's.
A horror survival game set in a prison corrupted by the madness of the Italian Brainrot movement. Watch the cameras, shut the doors, and save power to survive the monsters. Each night grows more terrifying and unpredictable.
Five Nights at Freddy's: Sister Location
WHY THIS
Shares a stressful mood with Five Nights at Freddy's.
Ranked #8 for Five Nights at Freddy's fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Simulation with Five Nights at Freddy's.
Welcome to Circus Baby's Pizza World, where family fun and interactivity go beyond anything you've seen at those *other* pizza places! Now hiring: Late night technician. Must enjoy cramped spaces and be comfortable around active machinery. Not responsible for death or dismemberment.
Cheaper alternatives
Games in the same vein priced at least 40% below Five Nights at Freddy's at current Steam store prices.
POSTAL 2
WHY THIS
Priced ~80% under Five Nights at Freddy's on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Five Nights at Freddy's.
Live a week in the life of "The POSTAL Dude"; a hapless everyman just trying to check off some chores. Buying milk, returning an overdue library book, getting Gary Coleman's autograph, what could possibly go wrong?
The Test
WHY THIS
Priced ~60% under Five Nights at Freddy's on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Simulation with Five Nights at Freddy's.
You will answer a series of questions that will reveal truths from deep within. These questions may make you uncomfortable, but with great knowledge comes great sacrifice. Can you make it all the way through The Test, and if you do, are you sure you want the answers you seek?
Milk inside a bag of milk inside a bag of milk
WHY THIS
Priced ~70% under Five Nights at Freddy's on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Five Nights at Freddy's.
A short story about what sort of challenges everyday little things can be. Help the girl buy milk, be the first not to disappoint her.
Placid Plastic Duck Simulator
WHY THIS
Priced ~60% under Five Nights at Freddy's on Steam right now. Shares Simulation with Five Nights at Freddy's.
The ultimate high-tech rubber duck simulation, Placid Plastic Duck brings you dangerous levels of relaxation. With chill music, dreamy 3D graphics, and many different happy ducks, your only priority is to float around. Zero Ducks given.
shapez
WHY THIS
Priced ~80% under Five Nights at Freddy's on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Simulation with Five Nights at Freddy's.
shapez is an easy-going, minimalistic factory building game about the automation of shapes through extraction and satisfying production lines. Adapt to increasingly complex shapes and grow your factory across an infinitely expanding map. Your only limitation is your creativity!
The Test: Hypothesis Rising
WHY THIS
Priced ~60% under Five Nights at Freddy's on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Simulation with Five Nights at Freddy's.
The second chapter in The Test trilogy. Answer a series of in-depth questions to reveal hidden truths about yourself and unlock secrets to discover how your life can change drastically with just a few, slight modifications. ...But are you sure you want the answers you seek?
The Test: Final Revelation
WHY THIS
Priced ~60% under Five Nights at Freddy's on Steam right now. Shares Simulation with Five Nights at Freddy's.
The third chapter in The Test Trilogy. Answer a series of in-depth questions to reveal hidden truths about yourself and unlock secrets to discover who you really are as a person. The Final Revelation is upon us... but are you sure you TRULY want the answers you seek?
The NOexistenceN of you AND me
WHY THIS
Priced ~60% under Five Nights at Freddy's on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Five Nights at Freddy's.
Use "game" as a medium to showcase the world of "you/girl". Explore the truth of "you/girl/world" through the form of a "visual novel".
Free alternatives
Free-to-play games that recommended players of this title also tend to enjoy.
Doki Doki Literature Club!
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with Five Nights at Freddy's.
The Literature Club is full of cute girls! Will you write the way into their heart? This game is not suitable for children or those who are easily disturbed.
Life is Strange - Episode 1
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it.
Episode 1 now FREE! Life is Strange is an award-winning and critically acclaimed episodic adventure game that allows the player to rewind time and affect the past, present and future.
Ultimate Custom Night
WHY THIS
Shares a stressful mood with Five Nights at Freddy's.
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with Five Nights at Freddy's.
Welcome to the ultimate FNAF mashup, featuring 50 selectable characters and custom difficulties!
The Murder of Sonic the Hedgehog
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and Simulation with Five Nights at Freddy's.
Sonic the Hedgehog...was murdered!? Get to the bottom of the mystery in this brand-new adventure!
Indigo Park: Chapter 1
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with Five Nights at Freddy's.
Explore the abandoned childhood wonder of Indigo Park! Guided by Rambley the Raccoon, help restore power to the destroyed amusement park while you run from the reason it shut down.
missed messages.
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and Simulation with Five Nights at Freddy's.
‘goth gf’s iPhone’ airdrops you - accept or decline? A love/horror story about life, death, & memes.
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More from Scott Cawthon
Other recommendable Steam games by Scott Cawthon, ranked by review count so the studio's hits land first.
Five Nights at Freddy's 2
WHY THIS
Shares a stressful mood with Five Nights at Freddy's.
Another title from Scott Cawthon, the studio behind Five Nights at Freddy's. Shares Indie with Five Nights at Freddy's.
Welcome back to the new and improved Freddy Fazbear's Pizza! As always, Fazbear Entertainment is not responsible for death or dismemberment.
Five Nights at Freddy's 4
WHY THIS
Shares an anxious mood with Five Nights at Freddy's.
Another title from Scott Cawthon, the studio behind Five Nights at Freddy's. Shares Indie with Five Nights at Freddy's.
In this last chapter of the Five Nights at Freddy's original story, you must once again defend yourself against Freddy Fazbear, Chica, Bonnie, Foxy, and even worse things that lurk in the shadows.
Five Nights at Freddy's: Sister Location
WHY THIS
Shares a stressful mood with Five Nights at Freddy's.
Another title from Scott Cawthon, the studio behind Five Nights at Freddy's. Shares Indie and Simulation with Five Nights at Freddy's.
Welcome to Circus Baby's Pizza World, where family fun and interactivity go beyond anything you've seen at those *other* pizza places! Now hiring: Late night technician. Must enjoy cramped spaces and be comfortable around active machinery. Not responsible for death or dismemberment.
Five Nights at Freddy's 3
WHY THIS
Shares camera monitoring and an anxious mood with Five Nights at Freddy's.
Another title from Scott Cawthon, the studio behind Five Nights at Freddy's. Shares Indie and Simulation with Five Nights at Freddy's.
Thirty years after Freddy Fazbear's Pizza closed it's doors, the events that took place there have become nothing more than a rumor and a childhood memory, but the owners of "Fazbear's Fright: The Horror Attraction" are determined to revive the legend and make the experience as authentic as possible for patrons, going to great l
The Desolate Hope
WHY THIS
Another title from Scott Cawthon, the studio behind Five Nights at Freddy's. Shares Indie with Five Nights at Freddy's.
On a distant edge of an unknown planet, an abandoned structure sits in silence. Constructed by an unmanned research vessel sent from Earth, the Lun Infinus station was designed to run simulations for a five year period, exploring possibilities of human colonization in the case that Earth became uninhabitable.
Freddy Fazbear's Pizzeria Simulator
WHY THIS
Shares survival horror with Five Nights at Freddy's.
Another title from Scott Cawthon, the studio behind Five Nights at Freddy's. Shares Indie and Simulation with Five Nights at Freddy's.
Start your own Freddy Fazbear's Pizzeria with Freddy Fazbear Pizzeria Simulator!
Ultimate Custom Night
WHY THIS
Shares a stressful mood with Five Nights at Freddy's.
Another title from Scott Cawthon, the studio behind Five Nights at Freddy's. Shares Indie with Five Nights at Freddy's.
Welcome to the ultimate FNAF mashup, featuring 50 selectable characters and custom difficulties!
Plays great on Steam Deck
Valve-Verified or Playable picks from the similar pool — ready to go on Deck out of the box.
Five Nights at Freddy's 2
WHY THIS
Shares a stressful mood with Five Nights at Freddy's.
Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Indie with Five Nights at Freddy's.
Welcome back to the new and improved Freddy Fazbear's Pizza! As always, Fazbear Entertainment is not responsible for death or dismemberment.
Five Nights at Freddy's 3
WHY THIS
Shares camera monitoring and an anxious mood with Five Nights at Freddy's.
Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Indie and Simulation with Five Nights at Freddy's.
Thirty years after Freddy Fazbear's Pizza closed it's doors, the events that took place there have become nothing more than a rumor and a childhood memory, but the owners of "Fazbear's Fright: The Horror Attraction" are determined to revive the legend and make the experience as authentic as possible for patrons, going to great l
Five Nights at Freddy's 4
WHY THIS
Shares an anxious mood with Five Nights at Freddy's.
Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Indie with Five Nights at Freddy's.
In this last chapter of the Five Nights at Freddy's original story, you must once again defend yourself against Freddy Fazbear, Chica, Bonnie, Foxy, and even worse things that lurk in the shadows.
Frequently asked about Five Nights at Freddy's
- Is Five Nights at Freddy's verified for Steam Deck?
- Yes — Five Nights at Freddy's is Steam Deck Verified, meaning Valve has confirmed it runs well on the Deck with full controller, text legibility, and default configuration support.
- How much does Five Nights at Freddy's cost?
- Five Nights at Freddy's is listed on Steam at 4.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
- What games are most similar to Five Nights at Freddy's?
- Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Five Nights at Freddy's are The ENDLESS BACKGATE, Five Nights at Freddy's 2, Five Nights at Freddy's 3.
- Who developed Five Nights at Freddy's?
- Five Nights at Freddy's was developed by Scott Cawthon.
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