The recent release of the canon game 10 Scariest Moments In Five Nights At Freddy's Security BreachEver since the first Five Nights at Freddy's game, talented fans have developed some incredible (or satirical) fan-made games. Several popular Twitch and YouTube gamers have played and subsequently publicized some of the more beloved fan games that have been born from the series.
One Night At Flumpty's
One Night at Flumpty's was initially released in 2015, less than a year after the first release of the original Five Nights at Freddy's game. The game is a parody of the original game and follows an egg named Flumpty Bumpty. The game was developed by Jonochrome.
The goal of the game is similar to FNAF, where the player must survive by opening and closing security doors with limited supplies of power. ONAF grew in popularity due to its satirical commentary, and several more in the series have been developed since. It has also ed the Fazbear Fanverse, a group of fan-made FNAF games that Scott Cawthon (FNAF developer) has decided to fund and publish.
POPGOES
POPGOES is another member of the Fazbear Fanverse, ed by Scott Cawthon. The first game in the POPGOES series was published in 2016, initially developed by Kane Carter. This spin-off series also includes other titles like POPGOES Arcade and POPGOES Evergreen.
In the POPGOES game, the story only recognizes the canon of the first three Five Nights at Freddy's games. It is also a point-and-click game, where the player plays as an AI robot named Strings. The game calls back to the lore of the original games often, referencing characters such as Fritz, who was a night-time security guard in Custom Night of FNAF 2.
The Joy Of Creation: Reborn
Another popular FNAF fan game is The Joy of Creation: Reborn. This is a recreation of its predecessor, The Joy of Creation, and was originally created by developer Nikson and published in 2016. The popularity of this title also led to more sequels in the franchise, as well as a place in the Fazbear Fanverse.
The Joy of Creation: Reborn allowed for unique features that were not included in the original. An aspect that excited fans was the free-roam mode of the player and the animatronics. Players were filled with terror by the idea of being chased by characters such as Ignited Freddy and Ignited Chica, new versions of familiar animatronics found in the original series.
The Joy Of Creation: Story Mode
The following year, Nikson released another title in the TJOC series, called The Joy of Creation: Story Mode. Story Mode has ed the other games in the Fazbear Fanverse and was frequently played by popular YouTube gamers such as Markiplier.
The Joy of Creation: Story Mode takes a more meta approach to the original series, where the player must play as Scott Cawthon himself, as well as the developer's family. They must survive in their own home, using many different mechanics such as sight and sound, through a series of levels.
Five Nights At Candy's
Five Nights at Candy's was published in 2015, and this spin-off series is another Fazbear Fanverse endorsement. The game was developed by Emil Macko, and it has become one of the more prominent FNAF fan-game titles.
The game takes place at a restaurant called Candy's Burgers and Fries, which is meant to be a Freddy Fazbear's Pizza competitor. Candy's has its own original cast of animatronics, such as The Rat, Vinnie, and of course, Candy the Cat. This series is confirmed to occur in the same alternate universe as POPGOES, both with overall positive responses from FNAF fans.
Those Nights At Rachel's
Another ired Five Nights at Freddy's fan game is Those Nights at Rachel's. Those Nights at Rachel's was also created by The Joy of Creation developer Nikson. In another Fazbear rival restaurant, called Doug's n' Rachel's, a night-time security guard must survive and prevent The Thing from escaping.
Those Nights at Rachel's features Rachel, an animatronic rabbit that is comparable to the original Bonnie from Freddy Fazbear's Pizza. Much of the popularity of TNAR comes from some of the similar mechanics and enemies in the original series, such as Shadow Rachel, similar to Shadow Freddy and Shadow Bonnie. The Thing, the player's main enemy, is also similar to The Puppet from FNAF 2.
Five Nights At Candy's 2
The eagerly anticipated sequel to FNAC, Five Nights at Candy's 2, was released in 2016. Instead of playing as a security guard hired to work the night shift, one plays a 17-year-old who loses a bet and must survive the night at the factory where the old animatronics from the first game are stored.
Since it has been some time since these animatronics were in Candy's Burgers and Fries, they are now broken and worn out. For example, Candy the Cat is now Withered Candy, and many fans agree that the Withered Rat animatronic is still one of the more creepy characters in the game.
CASE: Animatronics
A truly more horrifying Five Nights at Freddy's fan game, CASE: Animatronics was published by Aleson in 2016. Similar to The Joy of Creation: Reborn, the aspect of free-roaming in an FNAF game creates a more intense atmosphere for the player, where the margin for error covers the entire map of the game.
The player is John Bishop, a police officer that has been trapped in a building with animatronics such as The Wolf, The Cat, and The Owl. This stealth horror game is demanding, with no electricity and much of the player's surroundings being manipulated by a bizarre hacker set on revenge. It is undoubtedly a different tone for an FNAF fan game.
Fredbear's Fright
Seemingly a direct fan game of FNAF 3, which features Fazbear's Fright, Fredbear's Fright takes place throughout multiple horror attractions based on the atrocities connected to Fazbear Entertainment. The game was released in 2017 and was developed by Garrett McKay.
Fredbear's Fright also has a cast of animatronics that are versions of original FNAF characters, such as Dismantled Fredbear, Dismantled Bonnie, Scrapped Fredbear, and more. Fredbear's Fright is definitely similar to a Halloween-themed FNAF game, and it even features an antagonist known as Fright that actually attacks the player as a part of the gameplay, something fans found especially difficult as they made it to the final nights.
Dayshift At Freddy's: Remastered
Created by DirectDoggo, Dayshift at Freddy's: Remastered takes a different approach to Five Nights at Freddy's, in contrast to other fan games. Instead of a point-and-click horror game, this fan game is more like a visual novel.
Instead of attempting to emulate the suspense and urgency of most FNAF games, Dayshift at Freddy's is a parody that focuses more on the humorous side of Fazbear Entertainment. It takes place during the day and is filled with satirical jokes meant to poke fun at the original franchise, such as existing in 1987 and the infamous Phone Guy.
