Which FNAF game is the best?

Five Nights At Freddy's is one of the biggest horror game series. What originally started as a standalone indie game with a unique concept quickly spawned an entire series, including spinoffs and even fan content. You'd think it would be hard to keep a series based on one simple gameplay element without becoming too repetitive, but creator Scott Cawthon has found a way to bring viewers back.

While there are plenty of animatronics with different functions and plenty of terrifying jump scares to endure, each Five Nights At Freddy's game has its quirks. But they're all important to the overarching tradition that ties all the games together and keeps fans coming back for more. Here is the ranking of all the games.

Updated January 10, 2025 by Ben Jessey: Our review of the Five Nights At Freddy's games was incomplete. So in this update we have added two latest games to the collection.

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Five Nights At Freddy's AR: Special Delivery

Five Nights at Freddy's AR: Special Delivery was an augmented reality game that launched on November 23, 2019 and ran until March 14, 2024. The game introduced a new service by Fazbear Entertainment that allows customers to order their favorite animatronics to their home. However, in typical Fazbear Entertainment style, the animatronics failed and turned what was supposed to be fun into terrifying attacks on customers.

The game mechanics were similar to Pokemon Go or Jurassic World Alive, but with a distinct FNAF twist. You had to fend off malfunctioning animatronics using their mobile devices in real-world environments. Unfortunately, FNAF AR suffered from significant technical issues, including frequent glitches that caused phones to overheat and the game to freeze or shut down mid-session.

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Five Nights at Freddy's World

It's hard to forget the massive dumpster fire that was FNAF World. It's a departure from the series, trading the usual horror gameplay for a cute tone and RPG turn-based combat. The game was heavily criticized when it was released for many bugs and an 8-bit art style that differed from the 3D graphics shown in the trailer.

While the game saw a huge update that improved the graphics and fixed many issues, it failed to fix the problem at the core of the game. The adventure lacks story beyond minor lore implications and the world is simplistic and forgettable. Unfortunately, it falls short of everything you'd expect from an RPG or a Five Nights At Freddy's game.

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Five Nights At Freddy's: Help Wanted

Help Wanted is the first Five Nights At Freddy's game to bring a unique aspect to the horror franchise: virtual reality. While this makes the game feel different and often scarier than other entries, it doesn't have much original content.

The game's biggest feature is allowing you to experience the first three games in VR. Even though it has a few minigames and the DLC is mostly new, it's not really a full game by itself, so it's far from the best FNAF game.

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Five Nights At Freddy's 4

FNAF 4 is the hardest Five Nights At Freddy's game because it relies heavily on sound. Instead of the usual security office, this game takes place in a child's room. If you hope to survive, you must constantly look back and forth between the two bedroom doors, the closet, and the bed.

Unlike other FNAF games, if you flash the light in the hallway and the animatronic is too close to the door, it's game over. You have to rely solely on hearing to determine if the animatronics are nearby, which means playing the game can be impossible if you have hearing problems or don't own a good pair of headphones.

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Five Nights at Freddy's: Security Breach

Security Breach brought an open world environment to the series – the first game to do so. You run around as a kid named Gregory, and Freddy himself helps you survive the other animatronics and explore the hidden secrets of the Pizzaplex. There are even six possible endings, giving the game great replay value.

Unfortunately, numerous bugs at launch caused many people to find it unplayable, while others found the game fun instead of scary. Fortunately, the tit was updated a few months after its launch and most of the bugs were fixed. Now it is in a much better condition and easier for you to enjoy.

Steelwool released Ruin, the Security Breach DLC, in July 2023. This addition to the story follows the adventures of Cassie as she explores Pizzaplex after the events of Security Breach. The DLC, which was free for players who owned the base game, was a fantastic experience with a well-rounded story, tight gameplay and of course multiple endings. This added to the attractiveness of the whole game.

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Five Nights At Freddy's: Ultimate Custom Night

Imagine an average Five Nights At Freddy's game, only with five times the animatronics, and they'll all come for you. Welcome to Ultimate Custom Night. This game is like the Avengers of FNAF, with almost all the animatronics from the previous games teamed up against you to create a terrifying survival horror experience.

Ultimate Custom Night feels like a celebration of the FNAF series. You have to juggle mechanics from previous games like tracking cameras, fixing vents, conserving energy, keeping the room temperature constant and many more. You can take on preset challenges with a few select animatronics, or take on all 50 enemies at once in the nearly impossible 50-20 mode.

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Five Nights At Freddy's: Secret Of The Mimic

Secret of the Mimic has you exploring an abandoned workshop called Murray's Costume Manor. Along the way, you will learn a lot about the former owner of the place, Edwin Murray. Edwin's story unfolds throughout the game, and it's actually quite a compelling story.

Another good aspect of the game is how disturbing and creepy it is wandering around the workshop. You always feel like one of the disintegrating animatronics will suddenly wake up and attack you. So the game excels in terms of story and creepiness. Unfortunately, some uninspired puzzles and pacing issues hurt the game's overall appeal.

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Five Nights At Freddy's: Help Wanted 2

VR games in horror series are usually scarier than other entries because you are more immersed in what is happening. Still, Help Wanted 2 goes against that trend as it's a VR game that's generally less scary than other entries in the FNAF series. It's still creepy and there are some scary moments, but it's not scary.

This is mainly because the game isn't about chasing or being chased. Instead, it's about you completing a series of different minigames. Many of these minigames are really well designed and fun to play in VR. This somewhat makes up for the lack of scares, making this a solid game overall.

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Freddy Fazbear's Pizzeria Simulator

Freddy Fazbear's Pizzeria Simulator is a free-to-play game in the series that had everyone wondering if it was just another spin-off. After all, the game doesn't seem to connect with others as you go through the tutorials on how to build your own Freddy Fazbear Pizzeria.

The game becomes more interesting when you are placed in your office trying to balance work and keep your sanity. You'll see some familiar faces at night when you find them left for scrap in a back alley. Sadly, there is very little advice to nudge you in the right direction. If you don't do exactly what the game wants, you'll miss the right ending and get one of the six basic endings instead.

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Five Nights At Freddy's 3

After the first two Five Nights At Freddy's games, Freddy Fazbear's becomes something of a legend in the gaming universe, culminating in FNAF 3 trying to replicate the supposed horror experience. The first night everything seems fine, but the second night your employer finds a real Fazbear animatronic to make the attraction more realistic. He has no idea she's still alive.

While Springtrap haunts the halls for the rest of the night, you have to worry about the building's imperfect systems, like faulty camera cables that need to be reset and vents that cause hallucinations if they stop working. Springtrap is menacing enough to scare you by himself, which is one of the best FNAF games.