Scott Cawthon · Steel Wool Studios*

Five Nights at Freddy's: Help Wanted

2019 survival horror

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At a glance

Genres

Play modes

  • single-player video game

Game facts

Developers

  • Scott Cawthon
  • Steel Wool Studios*

Publishers

  • Scott Cawthon
  • Starz Entertainment
  • ScottGames*

Engines

  • Unreal Engine 4
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Platforms

Compatibility and community reports

  • Steam Deck · 2026-06-27*
    Compatibility category
    Verified*
  • Linux · Community reports · 2026-06-27*
    Community Linux compatibility tier
    Gold*
    Reports
    21*
    Community confidence
    good*
  • Controller support · 2026-06-27*
    Controller support
    Partial*

System requirements

  • Windows · Minimum*
    Operating system
    Windows 8*
    Processor alternatives
    Intel i5-4590 or greater / AMD FX 8350 or greater*
    Memory
    8 GB RAM*
    Graphics alternatives
    NVIDIA GeForce GTX 970 / AMD R9 390*
    Storage
    11 GB available space VR Support: SteamVR*

Steam version platforms

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

Interface languages

  • English*
    Full audio
    Yes*
  • French*
  • Spanish - Spain*
  • Japanese*
  • Korean*
  • Polish*
  • Portuguese - Brazil*
  • Russian*
  • Simplified Chinese*
  • Spanish - Latin America*
  • Traditional Chinese*

Audio languages

  • English*
  • Traditional Chinese*

Game features

  • Single-player*
  • Steam Achievements*
  • Tracked Controller Support*
  • VR Supported*
  • Partial Controller Support*
  • Family Sharing*

Store genres

  • Action*
  • Casual*

Screenshots

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* Provisional data