Five Nights at Freddy's is an American horror multimedia franchise created by Scott Cawthon, which began with the eponymous 2014 video game.
The original game (Five Nights at Freddy's), was followed by the sequels Five Nights at Freddy's 2 (2014), Five Nights at Freddy's 3 (2015), Five Nights at Freddy's 4 (2015), Sister Location (2016), Freddy Fazbear's Pizzeria Simulator (2017), Ultimate Custom Night (2018), Help Wanted (2019), Security Breach (2021).
The franchise has been expanded into four spin-off series, Five Nights at Candy's, One Night at Flumpty's, The Joy of Creation, Popgoes, an upcoming spin-off game; Into Madness, an upcoming AAA game, an upcoming remake of the first game; Five Nights at Freddy's Plus, a mobile game; Special Delivery, novels, comic books, short films, a television series; Freddy & Friends: On Tour!, and an upcoming film of the same name, comprising an all-encompassing fictional universe. The franchise maintains an active fanbase, known for its production of fan art and fangames, and merchandise for the games is available internationally. A horror attraction based on the franchise was featured in The Fright Dome for Halloween in 2016, and it also appeared in Guinness World Records 2017: Gamer's Edition, where it set a record for the largest amount of sequels released in a year.