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Play Overview
Five Nights at Freddy's 4 (2015) is a simulation survival game where you guard your bedroom against nightmarish monsters. You run between doors to stop the monsters from getting in, but rather than looking for them, you can only listen out for their breathing to decide whether to shut the door. It stands out for the unnerving tension of making every decision based on sound alone, and the risk of staying at one entrance for too long.
You play a young boy in the week leading up to his birthday. You watch as he is bullied by his friends and family, before being haunted by nightmarish creatures trying to get into his bedroom each night. Play involves moving between four locations in the room - two doors, a closet, and the bed. At each door, you must listen carefully to what's beyond in the darkness. If there's nothing, you must flash your torch to keep things away, but if you hear a quiet breathing you must quickly shut the door until the monster leaves. At the same time, you must continually check and clear your bed of accumulating little creatures, and keep a monster in the closet content by shutting its door periodically.
It's a lot to keep track of, and you can never remain in one location too long and leave the other locations unchecked. As the week progresses you must learn the meanings of all the different sounds which inform you of what's going on. By mastering these, you gain a mental image of the current situation and can prioritise the most pressing challenges. Once you beat all five main nights, additional nights are unlocked, featuring new animatronic monsters to learn the mechanics of and even a mode where the entire screen is pitch black.
The result is a game where your success is dependent on interpreting and acting on the quiet sounds of danger in the darkness. With every choice a gamble between life and death, it's a frightening and tense challenge, yet one you can learn to master.
Our examiner, Andy Robertson, first checked Five Nights at Freddy's 4 5 weeks ago. It was re-examined by Jo Robertson and updated 4 weeks ago.
You play a young boy in the week leading up to his birthday. You watch as he is bullied by his friends and family, before being haunted by nightmarish creatures trying to get into his bedroom each night. Play involves moving between four locations in the room - two doors, a closet, and the bed. At each door, you must listen carefully to what's beyond in the darkness. If there's nothing, you must flash your torch to keep things away, but if you hear a quiet breathing you must quickly shut the door until the monster leaves. At the same time, you must continually check and clear your bed of accumulating little creatures, and keep a monster in the closet content by shutting its door periodically.
It's a lot to keep track of, and you can never remain in one location too long and leave the other locations unchecked. As the week progresses you must learn the meanings of all the different sounds which inform you of what's going on. By mastering these, you gain a mental image of the current situation and can prioritise the most pressing challenges. Once you beat all five main nights, additional nights are unlocked, featuring new animatronic monsters to learn the mechanics of and even a mode where the entire screen is pitch black.
The result is a game where your success is dependent on interpreting and acting on the quiet sounds of danger in the darkness. With every choice a gamble between life and death, it's a frightening and tense challenge, yet one you can learn to master.
Our examiner, Andy Robertson, first checked Five Nights at Freddy's 4 5 weeks ago. It was re-examined by Jo Robertson and updated 4 weeks ago.
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Play Style
This is a Brain Game, Simulation and Stealth game with Narrative, Point-and-Click, Sequencing, Strategy and Traversal elements. This is a single-player game.
You can play this game in the following styles:
Duration
Play Time: This game will take between 2 hours and 4 and a half hours to complete. Depending on how many times you die, the game can take longer to beat. Completing the additional challenge nights also adds play time.
Benefits
Age Ratings
Content Rating
Rates 12+ on the Apple App Store for Frequent/Intense Horror/Fear Themes and Frequent/Intense Cartoon or Fantasy Violence.
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. 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 quickly identify where the monsters are with subtle audio cues and move around to stop them from killing you.
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Game Details
Release Date: 23/07/2015, updated in 2019
Out Now: Android, PC, PS4, Switch, Xbox One and iOS
Skill Rating: 10+ year-olds
Players: 1
Genres: Brain Game, Simulation, Stealth (Narrative, Point-and-Click, Sequencing, Strategy and Traversal)
Accessibility: 14 features
Components: 3D First-Person
Developer: FNAF Scott Games (@FNAF_ScottGames)
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