Scott Cawthon

Five Nights at Freddy's 4

Game First reported release

Game details

First release year
2015

Platforms

Genres

Play modes

  • single-player video game

Engines

  • Clickteam Fusion 2.5

Localized titles

  • Five Nights at Freddy's 4

Steam version platforms

  • Windows*
    Supported
    Yes*
  • macOS*
    Supported
    No*
  • Linux*
    Supported
    No*

Store genres

  • Action*
  • Indie*
  • Strategy*

Game features

  • Single-player*
  • Family Sharing*

Interface languages

  • English*

Community tags · historical

  • Horror*
    Votes · historical
    1,637*
  • Survival Horror*
    Votes · historical
    1,221*
  • Singleplayer*
    Votes · historical
    1,139*
  • First-Person*
    Votes · historical
    1,055*
  • Robots*
    Votes · historical
    1,050*
  • Dark*
    Votes · historical
    1,030*
  • Difficult*
    Votes · historical
    998*
  • Point & Click*
    Votes · historical
    806*
  • Psychological Horror*
    Votes · historical
    786*
  • Survival*
    Votes · historical
    783*
  • Strategy*
    Votes · historical
    757*
  • Indie*
    Votes · historical
    654*
  • Story Rich*
    Votes · historical
    592*
  • Atmospheric*
    Votes · historical
    504*
  • Action*
    Votes · historical
    368*
  • Family Friendly*
    Votes · historical
    206*
  • Jump Scare*
    Votes · historical
    175*
  • Simulation*
    Votes · historical
    159*
  • Animation & Modeling*
    Votes · historical
    129*
  • Memes*
    Votes · historical
    120*

System requirements

  • Windows · Minimum*
    Operating system
    Win XP, 7, 8, Vista, 10*
    Processor alternatives
    2 GHz Intel Pentium 4 or AMD Athlon or equivalent*
    Memory
    2 GB RAM*
    Storage
    1 GB available space*

Compatibility and community reports

  • Steam Deck · 2026-06-27*
    Compatibility category
    Verified*
  • Linux · Community reports · 2026-06-27*
    Community Linux compatibility tier
    Platinum*
    Reports
    13*
    Community confidence
    moderate*

Studios & publishers

Developers

  • Scott Metcalfe
  • Scott Cawthon

Publishers

  • Scott Cawthon

Release history

  • 2015-07-23
    Date precision
    Exact date

Store release history

  • Steam*
    Release date
    Jul 23, 2015*

System configuration

Detailed specifications

Specifications 1 · 2 fields
Name
Five Nights at Freddy's 4*
Release year
2,015*
Specifications 2 · 32 fields
Achievements · historical
0*
Mean playtime over the reported two-week window (historical)
199* min
Mean playtime since March 2009 (historical)
75* min
Features
  • Single-player*
  • Family Sharing*
Developers
  • Scott Cawthon*
DLC count · historical
0*
Estimated ownership range (historical)
500000 - 1000000*
Store genres
  • Action*
  • Indie*
  • Strategy*
Linux support · historical
No*
macOS support · historical
No*
Median playtime over the reported two-week window (historical)
199* min
Median playtime since March 2009 (historical)
42* min
Metacritic score
51*
Name
Five Nights at Freddy's 4*
Negative reviews · historical
1,065*
Peak ccu
22*
Positive reviews · historical
13,686*
Price (historical; currency unreported)
7.99*
Publishers
  • Scott Cawthon*
Recommendations
14,218*
Store release date · historical
Jul 23, 2015*
Interface languages
  • English*
Windows support · historical
Yes*
Features
Single-player
Single-player*
Family Sharing
Family Sharing*
Developers
Scott Cawthon
Scott Cawthon*
Store genres
Action
Action*
Indie
Indie*
Strategy
Strategy*
Linux support · historical
Linux
Supported
No*
macOS support · historical
macOS
Supported
No*
Publishers
Scott Cawthon
Scott Cawthon*
Store release date · historical
Steam
Release date
Jul 23, 2015*
Interface languages
  • English*
Windows support · historical
Windows
Supported
Yes*
Specifications 3 · 21 fields
Mean playtime over the reported two-week window (historical)
0* min
Mean playtime since March 2009 (historical)
133* min
Ccu
22*
Developer
Scott Cawthon*
Historical discount
0* %
Store genres
  • Action*
  • Indie*
  • Strategy*
Historical US original list price
799* US cents
Languages
  • English*
Median playtime over the reported two-week window (historical)
0* min
Median playtime since March 2009 (historical)
59* min
Name
Five Nights at Freddy's 4*
Negative reviews · historical
1,065*
Estimated ownership range (historical)
500,000 .. 1,000,000*
Positive reviews · historical
13,686*
Historical US price
799* US cents
Publisher
Scott Cawthon*
Community tags · historical
  • Horror*
  • Survival Horror*
  • Singleplayer*
  • First-Person*
  • Robots*
  • Dark*
  • Difficult*
  • Point & Click*
  • Psychological Horror*
  • Survival*
  • Strategy*
  • Indie*
  • Story Rich*
  • Atmospheric*
  • Action*
  • Family Friendly*
  • Jump Scare*
  • Simulation*
  • Animation & Modeling*
  • Memes*
Store genres
Action
Action*
Indie
Indie*
Strategy
Strategy*
Languages
  • English*
Community tags · historical
Horror
Horror*
Survival Horror
Survival Horror*
Singleplayer
Singleplayer*
First-Person
First-Person*
Robots
Robots*
Dark
Dark*
Difficult
Difficult*
Point & Click
Point & Click*
Psychological Horror
Psychological Horror*
Survival
Survival*
Strategy
Strategy*
Indie
Indie*
Story Rich
Story Rich*
Atmospheric
Atmospheric*
Action
Action*
Family Friendly
Family Friendly*
Jump Scare
Jump Scare*
Simulation
Simulation*
Animation & Modeling
Animation & Modeling*
Memes
Memes*
Tags votes
Horror
Votes · historical
1,637*
Survival Horror
Votes · historical
1,221*
Singleplayer
Votes · historical
1,139*
First-Person
Votes · historical
1,055*
Robots
Votes · historical
1,050*
Dark
Votes · historical
1,030*
Difficult
Votes · historical
998*
Point & Click
Votes · historical
806*
Psychological Horror
Votes · historical
786*
Survival
Votes · historical
783*
Strategy
Votes · historical
757*
Indie
Votes · historical
654*
Story Rich
Votes · historical
592*
Atmospheric
Votes · historical
504*
Action
Votes · historical
368*
Family Friendly
Votes · historical
206*
Jump Scare
Votes · historical
175*
Simulation
Votes · historical
159*
Animation & Modeling
Votes · historical
129*
Memes
Votes · historical
120*
Specifications 4 · 25 fields
Features
  • Single-player*
  • Family Sharing*
Developers
  • Scott Cawthon*
Store genres
  • Action*
  • Indie*
  • Strategy*
Free to play · historical
No*
Metacritic score
51*
Name
Five Nights at Freddy's 4*
Windows requirements
Minimum: OS *: Win XP, 7, 8, Vista, 10 Processor: 2 GHz Intel Pentium 4 or AMD Athlon or equivalent Memory: 2 GB RAM Storage: 1 GB available space *
Platforms
  • windows*
Historical price currency
USD*
Discount percentage (historical)
0*
Historical store price
$7.99*
Publishers
  • Scott Cawthon*
Recommendations total
13,970*
Coming soon · historical store status
No*
Store release date · historical
Jul 23, 2015*
Interface languages
English*
Type
game*
Features
Single-player
Single-player*
Family Sharing
Family Sharing*
Developers
Scott Cawthon
Scott Cawthon*
Store genres
Action
Action*
Indie
Indie*
Strategy
Strategy*
Windows requirements
Windows · Minimum
Operating system
Win XP, 7, 8, Vista, 10*
Processor alternatives
2 GHz Intel Pentium 4 or AMD Athlon or equivalent*
Memory
2 GB RAM*
Storage
1 GB available space*
Platforms
Windows
Supported
Yes*
Publishers
Scott Cawthon
Scott Cawthon*
Store release date · historical
Steam
Release date
Jul 23, 2015*
Interface languages
  • English*
Specifications 5 · 15 fields
Co-op listed on Steam · 2026-06-27
No*
Steam Deck compatibility · 2026-06-27
verified*
Store genres
Action|Indie|Strategy*
Local co-op listed on Steam · 2026-06-27
No*
Owners-based popularity rank · 2026-06-27
1,380*
Community Linux rating confidence · 2026-06-27
moderate*
Community Linux report count · 2026-06-27
13*
Community Linux compatibility tier · 2026-06-27
platinum*
PvP listed on Steam · 2026-06-27
No*
Steam release year · historical
2,015*
Title
Five Nights at Freddy's 4*
Coming soon · historical Steam listing
No*
Steam Deck compatibility · 2026-06-27
Steam Deck · 2026-06-27
Compatibility category
Verified*
Store genres
Action
Action*
Indie
Indie*
Strategy
Strategy*
Community Linux compatibility tier · 2026-06-27
Linux · Community reports · 2026-06-27
Community Linux compatibility tier
Platinum*
Reports
13*
Community confidence
moderate*

* Provisional data