
While I touch on some of the points MatPat makes in his extremely popular Five Nights at Freddy's videos (specifically his "Final Theory" videos ), most of what's here is based on fact-or at least widely-accepted fan theories.Ĭawthon has a very dry sense of humor, and he enjoys stringing his fanbase along. You won't find irrelevant information about the characters, nor will you find much in the way of fan speculation and theories. That's by design: I try to keep things simple here. Hardcore fans will certainly notice I omit certain plot threads and side-facts, like Michael Afton's possession by Ennard. With a little effort and tenacity, you'll uncover a twisted tale that not only involves murder and deceit, but also a broken family that tries to project itself as normal with depressingly limited success. The lore behind Five Nights at Freddy's is dense and intimidating stuff at first glance, but when you focus, it isn't too hard to follow. I talk about the kids who were killed, who killed them, and the killer's motivations. Here, I use all available information to summarize the Five Nights at Freddy's storyline as simply and plainly as possible. Others have flown out the window entirely. In other words, some of the story points I talked about previously have been expanded upon. Since then, we've had a fourth, fifth, and sixth game (including DLC), three novels, a strategy guide that doubles as a lore premier, and an RPG.

When I first published this guide to Scott Cawthon's wildly popular horror-adventure series in 2015, Five Nights at Freddy's 3 had only just been announced. This guide to the lore behind the Five Nights at Freddy's games aims to make the over-arching story as digestible as possible. Welcome, Freddy Fans (and a special welcome to parents who are trying to figure out what the heck their kids are raving about). Some content, such as this article, has been migrated to VG247 for posterity after USgamer's closure - but it has not been edited or further vetted by the VG247 team. This article first appeared on USgamer, a partner publication of VG247.
