Choose Five Nights at Freddy's 2
Choose Five Nights at Freddy's 2 if it's Steam Deck Verified, so handheld play works out of the box. 13,974 Steam reviews back the pick.
Five Nights at Freddy's 2 vs Ultimate Custom Night
Five Nights at Freddy's 2 and Ultimate Custom Night both land in Indie on Steam, which is why they keep getting compared. The comparison below is built from each game's Steam metadata — release year, genres, categories, Steam Deck status, price, and review score — refreshed daily by imho.run's scraper. Headline differences: Both are Indie games on Steam. Five Nights at Freddy's 2 (2014) is 4 years older than Ultimate Custom Night (2018). Ultimate Custom Night scores higher on Steam reviews (95% positive) than Five Nights at Freddy's 2 (93.1% positive). No login or purchase needed — scroll for the full table, the verdict FAQ, and links to ranked similar games for both titles.
Which should you pick?
Choose Ultimate Custom Night
Choose Ultimate Custom Night if you want an Action and Free To Play experience. On Steam, it's free to play, so the barrier to trying it is zero. 31,537 Steam reviews back the pick.
Both Five Nights at Freddy's 2 and Ultimate Custom Night sit in Indie on Steam, so either pick lands in the same broad neighborhood. Steam reviews are nearly tied (93.1% vs 95% positive), so genre fit is the cleanest tiebreaker — scroll the table for the feature-by-feature view.
Side-by-side comparison
 Five Nights at Freddy's 2 |  Ultimate Custom Night | |
|---|---|---|
| Released | 2014 | 2018 |
| Genres | Indie | Action, Indie, Free To Play |
| Platforms | Windows | Windows |
| Steam Deck | Deck Verified | Deck Unsupported |
| Price | 7.99 USD | Free to play |
| Steam reviews | 93.1% positive (13,974 reviews) | 95% positive (31,537 reviews) |
| Multiplayer | Single-player only | Single-player only |
| Developers | Scott Cawthon | Scott Cawthon |
Side by side
- Both are Indie games on Steam.
- Five Nights at Freddy's 2 (2014) is 4 years older than Ultimate Custom Night (2018).
- Ultimate Custom Night scores higher on Steam reviews (95% positive) than Five Nights at Freddy's 2 (93.1% positive).
- Ultimate Custom Night is free; Five Nights at Freddy's 2 is paid (7.99 USD).
- Steam Deck: Five Nights at Freddy's 2 is Deck Verified, Ultimate Custom Night is Deck Unsupported.
Five Nights at Freddy's 2 vs Ultimate Custom Night — FAQ
- Which is better, Five Nights at Freddy's 2 or Ultimate Custom Night?
- On Steam reviews the two are nearly tied: Five Nights at Freddy's 2 sits at 93.1% positive (13,974 reviews), Ultimate Custom Night at 95% (31,537). The choice usually comes down to genre fit and the platform features each one supports — see the comparison table above.
- Should I play Five Nights at Freddy's 2 or Ultimate Custom Night first?
- If you want chronology, Five Nights at Freddy's 2 (2014) came out before Ultimate Custom Night (2018). If neither is a sequel to the other, order doesn't really matter — start with whichever fits your current mood, since both share enough on Steam to make either a reasonable opener.
- Are Five Nights at Freddy's 2 and Ultimate Custom Night similar?
- They overlap on Indie on Steam, so the catalogue groups them together — but "similar" depends on the specific mechanics. Use the genre + category rows above to decide whether the overlap matches what drew you to the one you've already played.
- Is Ultimate Custom Night free?
- Yes — Ultimate Custom Night is a free-to-play Steam title. Five Nights at Freddy's 2 is paid (7.99 USD).