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PEGI 12 Video Game Age Rating for Five Nights at Freddys Series in UK and Europe

Fantasy Violence

Injury Depiction

2-10 min Rounds

In-Game Purchases

Fully Voiced (Or No Speech)

Minimal Reading

Play Overview

Five Nights at Freddy's (2014) (FNaF) is a series of puzzle horror games with jump scares rather than blood and gore. You play the night-guard at Freddy Fazbear's Pizza and have to survive the night while in your office, checking the cameras and closing the doors, or make repairs, all while being hunted by killer robot animatronics.

The games have a quirky sense of humour, which can help reduce the suspense. While the premise may sound goofy, beneath the surface is a mystery involving kidnappings, child-murders and revenge. As Nadia Oxford writes, it's "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".

This narrative, combined with the unique point and click gameplay, has made the franchise the success it is, with many communities on the internet devoted to solving its intertwining and complex story that now also spans books and, soon, a film.

The original FNaF game launched back in 2014 and since there have been many more:

Five Nights at Freddy's (August 2014) PC, Android, iOS, PS4, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch
Five Nights at Freddy's 2 (November 2014) PC, Android, iOS, PS4, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch
Five Nights at Freddy's 3 (March 2015) PC, Android, iOS, PS4, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch
Five Nights at Freddy's 4 (July 2015) PC, Android, iOS, PS4, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch
Five Nights at Freddy's: Sister Location (October 2016) PC, Android, iOS, PS4, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch
Freddy Fazbear's Pizzeria Simulator (December 2017) PC, Android, iOS, PS4, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch
Ultimate Custom Night (June 2018) PC, Android, iOS, PS4, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch
Five Nights at Freddy's: Help Wanted (May 2019) PC, Android, iOS, PS4, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch
Five Nights at Freddy's: Security Breach (2021) PS4, PS5 and PC

There have also been several spin off games:

FNaF World (January 2016) PC
Five Nights at Freddy's AR: Special Delivery (November 2019) iOS, Android
Freddy in Space 2 (December 2019) PC

In Five Nights at Freddy's Help Wanted, which is designed for VR but can be played without, you can play through all the best bits from the previous games, as well as some new mini-games, such as repairing vents and escaping from the pizzeria.

Our examiner, Ben Kendall, first checked Five Nights at Freddy's 2 years ago. It was re-examined by Jo Robertson and updated 9 months ago.

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Play Style

This is an Action and Stealth game with Adventure, Narrative, Point-and-Click, Puzzle and Simulation elements. This is a single-player game.

Duration

Play Time: It takes between 2 minutes and 10 minutes to play a round of this game. Unlike the older FNaF games, Help Wanted has mini-games where your reactions dictate how long the rounds take, with some lasting only a few minutes, while others may take much longer. In the original game, a night lasts almost 9 minutes, which was shortened to 4 and a half minutes. As the nights get harder, you will find yourself having to spend more and more attempts practicing, resulting in play sessions of over an hour.

Benefits

This game is good if you want to:

Age Ratings

Content Rating

PEGI 12 Video Game Age Rating for Five Nights at Freddys in UK and Europe

Rated PEGI 12 for Horror. The game is designed to imbue feelings of constant threat and dread accompanied by frequent jump scares, this is all underpinned by a childish disembodied voice which provides audio input using phrases such as "let’s see how many pieces I can cut you into". Eerie sound effects and footsteps can be heard making their way towards the player. The animatronic creatures which stalk you have disturbing designs meant to intimidate. These are made more pronounced by the darkness and dim lighting and their sudden appearance when the creatures lunge at the player. The characters primarily move locations when they are not being looked at and can only be tracked using the CCTV cameras. However, if the player starts to hallucinate, they will begin to see the animatronics walking through the map towards the them. If the player fails to stop the oncoming animatronics, then they will be caught by one of them. In this situation a loud jump scare where the creatures lunge at the player is triggered. The screen then cuts to black and the player is returned to the main menu.

Skill Level

10+ year-olds usually have the required skill to enjoy this game. Still, it's important for parents and guardians to consider the maturity required to process the game content. It's also important to ensure children understand in-game purchases and have spending limits set-up. Pre-teenagers are often keen on the mild horror stories around Five Nights at Freddy's. Along with considerations about content, you do need to be able to navigate the game quite quickly and solve puzzles.

Costs

Five Nights at Freddy's usually costs £3.99 to £28.99.

FIVE NIGHTS AT FREDDY'S: HELP WANTED

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Five Nights At Freddy's 2

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	PS4	£6.49	–	–
	Switch	£6.29	–	–

Five Nights At Freddy's 3

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	PS4	£6.49	–	–
	Switch	£6.29	–	–

Five Nights At Freddy's 4

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	PS4	£6.49	–	–
	Switch	£6.29	–	–

Five Nights At Freddy's: Help Wanted

	Xbox One	£24.99	–	–
	PS4	£24.99	–	–
	Switch	£26.99	–	–

Five Nights At Freddy's: Help Wanted: Bundle

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Five Nights At Freddy's: Original Series

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Five Nights At Freddy's: Sister Location

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Five Nights at Freddy's

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	PC	£3.99	–	–
	Switch	£6.29	–	–
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Five Nights at Freddy's 2

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Five Nights at Freddy's: Sister Location

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There are the following additional costs associated with this game:

In-Game Purchases: Additional in-game purchases are offered for items that enhance the experience.

Help Wanted has an £8.99/$9.99 halloween-themed content called "The Curse of Dreadbear", which adds new levels and mini-games to play through. No other games in the FNaF main series have in-game purchases.

It's important to set up your accounts and devices appropriately. More information is on our Financial Resources page.

Game Details

Release Date: 23/07/2014, updated in 2019

Out Now: Android, PC, PS4, PS5, Switch, Xbox One and iOS

Content Rating: PEGI 12

Skill Rating: 10+ year-olds

Players: 1

Genres: Action, Stealth (Adventure, Narrative, Point-and-Click, Puzzle and Simulation)

Accessibility: 2 features

Components: 3D First-Person

Developer: Steel Wool Studio (@SteelWoolStudio)

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