Talk:Five Nights at Freddy's (video game)/Archive 1

There's already a draft of this same thing
This article has now been completely rewritten and suitably updated with more in depth information over the now much shorter draft version. It now includes characters and their attack patterns, the plot and hidden backstory as well as more information on sound and graphics. Benanderson89 17:32, 21 August 2014 (BST)

Draft:Five Nights at Freddy's Can't you keep track of these things instead of creating duplicates? Dogman15 ( talk ) 02:45, 20 August 2014 (UTC)

The draft is in much better shape as well, and is more in line with the accepted layout and content of a common video game-related article. I vote that this article is deleted. Alternatively, someone can take the hard work of merging the two and cutting them both to fit one another. I think the first option is the best. 202.74.169.57 (talk) 08:53, 20 August 2014 (UTC)

Reliable Sources?
Loving the game, guys, and the article is good, but could we get some reliable sources and references in here? It's a bit bare without them. JackALope044 (talk) 16:53, 21 August 2014 (UTC)

It's all in the game, how can you cite the game? all these citation tags are silly

How are we supposed to find citations? I am pretty sure most, if not all of the information comes from either the game or from Let's Plays on YouTube, so unless we constantly cite the game and videos (which would be deemed "unprofessional"), citations seem unnecessary and difficult to find. Killerwhale24680 (talk) 16:49, 23 August 2014 (UTC)
 * whatever you do write must be sourced beyond fans compiling data on Wikia. This article is a mess of large swathes of unsourced trivial information. It's not important that there is a hidden character to how the characters move about.— Ryūlóng ( 琉竜 ) 21:45, 24 August 2014 (UTC)

No more unreferenced information or unreliable sources
I've given you all a few days and all you've done is add more unreferenced information in and unreliable sources like Youtube videos. That's it. From now on, unless you follow the rules of Wikipedia and add reliably sourced information, I will just remove whatever is added, per policy. Please refresh yourself on WP:RS and WP:V. Silver seren C 06:07, 26 August 2014 (UTC)


 * Though, in return, i've edited the article with all the currently available reliable sources I could find. Silver  seren C 07:11, 26 August 2014 (UTC)
 * Although you should note that direct descriptions of gameplay are allowed as the game is a source for itself.— Ryūlóng ( 琉竜 ) 12:15, 26 August 2014 (UTC)
 * If it stuck to just statements of the plot, then sure. But the issue is a lot of the current plot section includes interpretation of things, which de facto needs sourcing. Here's a sample list of problematic statements that are interpretive and not descriptive:
 * "which resembles Chuck E. Cheese's."
 * "An excerpt of the Toreador Song from Carmen will then play"
 * "one of the pre-recorded messages left for Schmidt suggests that"
 * The first one at least can be referenced with the available sources. But the other two need to have sources saying them, otherwise the article is interpreting that the song is the Toreador Song and are interpreting that that is what the pre-recorded message suggests, both of which are original research. Silver  seren C 21:09, 26 August 2014 (UTC)
 * Dealing with said issues.— Ryūlóng ( 琉竜 ) 21:51, 26 August 2014 (UTC)

Do we have a source for the animals for the two that aren't obvious? Because I keep seeing "duck" get added for the Chica character and that name suggests chicken, as seen elsewhere online. I've mostly seen the article without a mention of the animals, as it is not in their full names as far as I can tell. Also because the fox has a longer appellation and it's never been added to the page by established editors.— Ryūlóng ( 琉竜 ) 04:59, 28 August 2014 (UTC)

Semi-protected edit request on 31 August 2014
There's some improper information about Chica, and some other things too.

Aquaticdesert (talk) 00:09, 31 August 2014 (UTC)
 * What's incorrect? If it's any of this Duck/Chicken garbage then you can go back to where you came from.— Ryūlóng ( 琉竜 ) 00:32, 31 August 2014 (UTC)
 * Red question icon with gradient background.svg Not done: it's not clear what changes you want to be made. Please mention the specific changes in a "change X to Y" format. Jackmcbarn (talk) 03:34, 31 August 2014 (UTC)

Semi-protected edit request on 12 September 2014
On An Unknown date, an image was posted on the official developer website for Five Night's At Freddy's (http://www.scottgames.com/) that announced a possible sequel to the game that is set to release Sometime in 2015

2001:558:6031:24:5D89:6B16:417:4888 (talk) 17:20, 12 September 2014 (UTC)
 * ❌ Stated in lead already. --M ASEM (t) 17:25, 12 September 2014 (UTC)

Semi-protected edit request on 12 September 2014
Date For Sequel Teaser Image Is Wrong and hasn't even occurred yet.

2001:558:6031:24:5D89:6B16:417:4888 (talk) 18:22, 12 September 2014 (UTC)
 * It's September 12 according to when the article was posted and it's now September 14.— Ryūlóng ( 琉竜 ) 00:16, 14 September 2014 (UTC)

Semi-protected edit request on 22 September 2014
Add Apple iPhone to the list of platforms.

Mknippen (talk) 17:28, 22 September 2014 (UTC)


 * Red information icon with gradient background.svg Not done: as you have not cited reliable sources to back up your request, without which no information should be added to any article. - Arjayay (talk) 18:19, 22 September 2014 (UTC)

Additional Distributor?
It looks like the game is also being distributed on the ClickStore: http://clickstore.clickteam.com/games/five-nights-at-freddys 99.164.78.31 (talk) 21:35, 4 October 2014 (UTC)

Semi-protected edit request on 10 October 2014
Edit release date to | 18 August 2014. Aneugen (talk) 20:36, 9 October 2014 (UTC)
 * The release date in the article is the original indie release and not the steam greenlit release.— Ryūlóng ( 琉竜 ) 20:37, 9 October 2014 (UTC)

Semi-protected edit request on 24 October 2014
At platforms, add Desura.

ScaredSmiley (talk) 15:09, 24 October 2014 (UTC)


 * ❌ Actually, that distributor field was being used wrong - steam, app store, and google play are storefronts, not distributors, so as such I've removed that line too. Desura would have fallen into that. (Desura is not a platform) --M ASEM (t) 15:14, 24 October 2014 (UTC)

Sequel page?
So, uh... a page for the sequel, please? - 89.70.239.244 (talk) 20:58, 11 November 2014 (UTC)

Semi-protected edit request on 11 November 2014
In the sequel section, there is talk of release in December, 2014. It was released on November 11th, 2014.

Dangorollerball (talk) 21:16, 11 November 2014 (UTC)
 * Yes check.svg Done Stickee (talk) 00:31, 12 November 2014 (UTC)

Five Nights at Freddy's 2 is a Prequel?
I heard Five Nights at Freddy's 2 is actually a prequel, not a sequel? 24.165.15.122 (talk) 00:35, 12 November 2014 (UTC)
 * Rumors. Plus, Five Nights at Freddy's 2 should have its own page, not a revision, as its already released. 24.41.226.211 (talk) 03:55, 12 November 2014 (UTC)
 * It hasn't even been out for a day. It is not notable on its own yet.— Ryūlóng ( 琉竜 ) 04:39, 12 November 2014 (UTC)
 * It has been released yesterday. Have you checked on the Steam site yet? 24.41.226.211 (talk) 05:42, 12 November 2014 (UTC)
 * It's been less than or close to 24 hours. Give it time. It can just be a section here if it doesn't get press.— Ryūlóng ( 琉竜 ) 05:44, 12 November 2014 (UTC)


 * Sure it's a rumor? There's lots of elements in FNaF2 that imply its a prequel. 24.165.15.122 (talk) 04:32, 13 November 2014 (UTC)

The game specifically says 1987 as the year, as revealed in the ending of the fifth night. Whether it's a prequel or not is speculation, but the game itself is in 1987, so we can state that in the article without citations since it's from the primary source. BloodmoonIvy (talk) 15:25, 14 November 2014 (UTC)

I hate to be one of those guys, but that check alone isn't really enough to prove the game was set in 1987, as there is lots of evidence for it to be either a prequel or a sequel in the game itself and some of the things contradict that date. I propose that, until we get official confirmation from Scott Cawthon or more information from some other source or something, perhaps the article should use a more ambiguous term for the second game just in case.98.250.137.177 (talk) 05:49, 17 November 2014 (UTC)
 * Then we should write it as a sequel/prequel to the first game. Seriously, what other evidence that it might be a sequel? AdamMZ (talk) 10:21, 26 November 2014 (UTC)
 * It is the second game in the series. Whether it is set before or after the original game is not wholly important in the end.— Ryūlóng ( 琉竜 ) 14:47, 26 November 2014 (UTC)

It's the second part of the game brah!. And there's talk about it coming out on ps4 and Xbox One.

Semi-protected edit request on 27 November 2014
Please edit in a sentence on the fifth character of the game, Golden Freddy. Golden Freddy, supposedly a glitch is a character in the game who appears in your room after the Freddy Fazbear poster turns into a full-screen photo of Golden Freddy's upper face. He appears in your room, attacks, then crashes and closes your game.

Jmaclachlan7 (talk) 18:13, 27 November 2014 (UTC) Information from Desura website
 * there is no source for this.— Ryūlóng ( 琉竜 ) 19:05, 27 November 2014 (UTC)

Semi-protected edit request on 27 November 2014
In the "Sequel" section, link the first words "Five Night's at Freddy's 2" to the orphan article.

BooCookie (talk) 17:52, 27 November 2014 (UTC)
 * There should not be an "orphan articl".— Ryūlóng ( 琉竜 ) 19:06, 27 November 2014 (UTC)

System requirements
System Requirements OS: XP,Vista,Windows7, 8/8.1 Processor: 2 GHz Intel Pentium 4 or AMD Athlon or equivalent Memory: 1 GB RAM Graphics: 1 GB DirectX: Version 9.0 Hard Drive: 250 MB available space

This information should be seen because some computers might not meet requirements. And some users may buy it but not be able to play it. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 64.134.149.12 (talk) 12:25, 1 December 2014 (UTC)
 * We do not include reqs as that is too much info for an encyclopedia, unless for some reason the reqs are the subject of significant discussion. --M ASEM (t) 14:38, 1 December 2014 (UTC)

Semi-protected edit request on 5 December 2014
I would like to edit the page please because i know some really good info players need to know about the game plz let me edit it thanks michael.

❌ This is not the right page to request additional user rights. If you want to suggest a change, please request this in the form "Please replace XXX with YYY" or "Please add ZZZ between PPP and QQQ". Please also cite reliable sources to back up your request. - Arjayay (talk) 17:54, 5 December 2014 (UTC)

Semi-protected edit request on 19 December 2014
five nights at freddys is a game about a little boy trying to stop the illuminti when they ar dressed up in furry costumes blinding him and he is trapped in theyre and ha to wait until the illuminati furries burn in the daylight because theyre secretly vampire nerds

204.111.204.153 (talk) 13:20, 19 December 2014 (UTC)

If you want to suggest a change, please request this in the form "Please replace XXX with YYY" or "Please add ZZZ between PPP and QQQ". Please also cite reliable sources to back up your request, without which no information should be added to, or changed in, any article. - Arjayay (talk) 15:32, 19 December 2014 (UTC)
 * Red information icon with gradient background.svg Not done: that is not a Semi-protected edit request.

Semi-protected edit request on 3 January 2015
Append the following sentence to the "Sequel" section:

In January 2015, Cawthon uploaded an image to his website teasing a third entry in the series.

50.4.170.176 (talk) 20:55, 3 January 2015 (UTC)


 * Done/doing.— Ryūlóng ( 琉竜 ) 21:02, 3 January 2015 (UTC)

five    nights   at    feddys

 * 1) Numbered list item  — Preceding unsigned comment added by 108.185.75.75 (talk) 04:27, 9 January 2015 (UTC)

Semi-protected edit request on 28 January 2015
9plus1021 (talk) 00:44, 28 January 2015 (UTC)
 * There's no requested change. Please re-request in the form "Please add X to this part of the page".— Ryūlóng ( 琉竜 ) 00:56, 28 January 2015 (UTC)

Five Nights At Freddy's 2
There's enough reliable sources to make an article on Five Nights at Freddy's 2

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EDJmEZlHBOg — Preceding unsigned comment added by 68.105.170.145 (talk) 05:25, 24 February 2015 (UTC)

http://www.pcgamer.com/five-nights-at-freddys-2-review/

http://www.siliconera.com/2014/11/20/five-nights-freddys-2-now-scaring-android-players/

http://www.torontosun.com/2014/11/25/dumb-ways-to-die-2-five-nights-at-freddys-2-the-top-downloads

http://bloody-disgusting.com/news/3322330/five-nights-freddys-get-even-scarier/

http://gamesided.com/2014/11/18/five-nights-freddys-2-review-nightmare-perfected/

http://www.pocketgamer.co.uk/r/Android/Five+Nights+at+Freddy%27s+2/review.asp?c=62658

http://kotaku.com/five-nights-at-freddys-2-as-told-by-steam-reviews-1657964228

http://www.polygon.com/2014/11/13/7217503/five-nights-at-freddys-2-horror-streaming-indie

http://www.polygon.com/2014/11/12/7204725/five-nights-at-freddys-2-overview-gameplay

I might start the article in a few days, currently adding a red link for people to help Loganmac (talk) 06:38, 30 November 2014 (UTC)
 * Oh it redirects to this article welp Loganmac (talk) 06:48, 30 November 2014 (UTC)
 * Oh I just noticed Ryulong is here lol, and he reverted everyone trying to make an article on it, not getting into this, goodbye, good luck to other editors even trying to write a comma that he doesn't like Loganmac (talk) 06:51, 30 November 2014 (UTC)
 * The article should be titled Five Nights at Freddy's 2 where someone attempted to make a page but all attempts at making a page were to fill it with useless trivia relating to the game rather than reviews or gameplay. That is why there is no article at this time. Because no one has used any of those links you've brought up to make a page.— Ryūlóng ( 琉竜 ) 08:08, 30 November 2014 (UTC)

The joke version of FNAF3
Someone a few days back put in a section about the joke side scroller rail game that was released, but had no source for the info. I found the creator's message about the game on the Steam page, but does that count as a reliable source? Here's the link: http://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/updates/381852545/1424033708 74.128.43.180 (talk) 20:00, 1 March 2015 (UTC)
 * That'd be a primary source. Care should be taken and a secondary source, like an news article, would be better. For example, if we used this as a primary source before the updates the article would've said someone had hacked the author even though that is not the case. Also, if no news articles have written about it then chances are it doesn't need to be in an encyclopedia. — Strongjam (talk) 20:15, 1 March 2015 (UTC)

The Animatronic section needs work
I am not familiar enough with this game to know what to sort out and what not to sort out, but apart from changing first person to second person, I worry that it's getting too much into strategy territory (Telling readers how to avoid dying at the hands of a paticular character) I also have no idea what some of the descriptions actually are trying to say. --Deathawk (talk) 11:50, 10 March 2015 (UTC)
 * I actually removed the whole section, it's not necessary information (WP:GAMEGUIDE) and it was presented in an un-encyclopedic manner. If somebody wants to overrule me, fine, but I really don't think it needs to be there. — NekoKatsun (talk) 15:58, 10 March 2015 (UTC)
 * I know nothing about the game myself and agree that section seemed to be bordering on WP:GAMEGUIDE, but as there seems to be a limited number of characters in the game and they all appear to be unique in their own way, it may not hurt to have a "Characters" section, so long as it avoids being too in-game in description. &#160; Discant X  04:18, 11 March 2015 (UTC)

Semi-protected edit request on 20 March 2015
Jaden.crump328 (talk) 17:05, 20 March 2015 (UTC)
 * You need to actually request something there, Jaden. NekoKatsun (talk) 18:05, 20 March 2015 (UTC)

Use of the term "jumpscare"
I don't really think "jumpscare" should be used as a word in the article without explanation. Not everyone who has played the game or will read this article is a follower of memes, and it's not exactly up to the standard of words we should want in Wikipedia's acceptable lexicon of terms. Aside from that, it's an insufficient description- if the player were to be unaffected by the "jump scare," the term becomes senseless. Please describe this in another way, preferably without more slang. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 205.156.136.229 (talk) 16:19, 24 March 2015 (UTC)

Semi-protected edit request on 24 March 2015
70.51.112.123 (talk) 21:28, 24 March 2015 (UTC) aaronjamesj1989Άά
 * You need to actually request something there, IP. NekoKatsun (talk) 22:23, 24 March 2015 (UTC)

Total Revenue
I think it's common practice to include estimated total revenue for game series which are as popular as this one. Does anyone know what the numbers are? I did some Google searches but could only find estimated daily revenue for recent days. Ryn78 (talk) 17:30, 27 March 2015 (UTC)

Fan Speculation
Another issue that this article should probably cover is the enormous amount of plot / endgame speculation generated by the game series, similar to the endless speculation about "Dear Esther". Right now, the article doesn't even mention the hidden plot of the game: the five or six murdered children who apparently haunt the building, and who have to be helped in order to avoid the "bad ending" at the end. As a couple examples of what I'm referring to, here are two YouTube videos (one showing players how to uncover several secret mini-games which allow you to help the "crying ghost children" and (evidently) free their souls); and one which speculates about the game's backstory, the murders that occurred, and the identity of the killer: Markiplier's guide to achieving the good ending "Game Theory" investigation into the backstory

Now, I don't claim to be an expert on FNaF; but I've come across so much fan chatter about this - it's almost larger than the amount of stuff about Slenderman - that it's clear we've got a cultural phenomenon on our hands. I think it would be fitting to have at least a small section about the "hidden plot" and the rampant speculation about it. Ryn78 (talk) 17:48, 27 March 2015 (UTC)
 * We would need this documented in reliable sources to include; vidoes posted to YouTube don't work. --M ASEM (t) 17:50, 27 March 2015 (UTC)
 * Well, the rule is different if we are quoting someone directly, in which case we merely need to prove that the person made the statement and can therefore use their own writings / video / blog (etc) as the source even if that source wouldn't normally be allowed in other cases. See: Reliable Sources:Quotations. So if we said "Markiplier says X", we can use his video in the citation. In fact the above page actually encourages the use of the original source itself rather than a third-party source when quoting statements directly.  Ryn78 (talk) 18:01, 27 March 2015 (UTC)
 * However, fans are not expert sources here. It would be reasonable if, say, Kotaku posted an article that enumerated all the fan theories or highlighted major points, but we can't include the fan theories if they haven't been noticed by reliable sources. --M ASEM (t) 18:07, 27 March 2015 (UTC)
 * They don't need to be experts since we'd just be giving examples of the fan-based discussion, by quoting the fans directly. You think we need a peer-reviewed academic journal to report on gaming culture? In any event, the videos I posted were just examples of the fan discussion, not necessarily examples of sources we should cite : there are plenty of published articles in reliable sources which we could use instead. My only interest here stems from the fact that in the last few days I became aware of the widespread impact this game has seemingly had on internet pop culture, and I thought it was kind of an intriguing thing in the same way I thought "Dear Esther" had an interesting effect on internet culture. The article doesn't even discuss this subject, so I thought it should be added. But I'll leave it up to the people who have worked on this article.  Ryn78 (talk) 20:57, 27 March 2015 (UTC)

Date of the First game
The date of the first game was never confirmed, so it's possible, that Five Nights at Freddy's could have taken place before the 2nd game. But given the increased paycheck, it would be more likely that Five Nights at Freddy's 2 is a prequel. Maybe Scott just added 1987 to the paycheck to mess with us. —Vacuumfan7072 (talk) 6:45, 16 November 2014 (UTC)

The first game is set in 1991 for definite. If you work out the minimum wage ($4:25 for anyone interested!) for the five nights it gives you what you earn. It cannot be 1992 as the minimum wage increased by $0.80 that year. And, between April 1st 1990 and April 1st 1991, the minimum wage was $3.80... so it can't be 1990 either.86.164.161.72 (talk) 10:20, 4 April 2015 (UTC)

Semi-protected edit request on 6 April 2015
I would like to state that it is not in fact "Freddy Fazbear's Pizza", for it is a pizzeria. I know some people would not bother to even reply or continue reading this request for change, but it would make me and some others glad if you fixed this mistake. CollierG3 (talk) 17:10, 6 April 2015 (UTC)
 * ❌ Wouldn't the fact that it's a pizzeria be implied by the fact that it's called 'Freddy Fazbear's Pizza'? Also I can't find any source that calls it 'Freddy Fazbear's Pizzeria.' If you can, please give me a link and I'll check it out. NekoKatsun (talk) 17:28, 6 April 2015 (UTC)

Semi-protected edit request on 10 April 2015
The plot section, compared to the other game's descriptions of the stories of their games, appears to not have much detail. I would like to see some information about the man on the phone's death and how Mike gets fired. Please have someone add that information.

76.118.87.121 (talk) 17:45, 10 April 2015 (UTC)
 * Red information icon with gradient background.svg Not done: Edit requests are intended for specific requests of changes to be made to the article. If you'd like to suggest specific wording to be added to the plot section, feel free to reopen the request. -- El Hef  ( Meep? ) 18:17, 10 April 2015 (UTC)

Semi-protected edit request on 27 April 2015
Use this to source the FNAF4 tease.

136.181.195.25 (talk) 20:33, 27 April 2015 (UTC)
 * Yes check.svg Done Stickee (talk) 22:56, 27 April 2015 (UTC)

Semi-protected edit request on 27 April 2015
Category:Science fiction Category:Dark fantasy

24.165.80.219 (talk) 22:42, 27 April 2015 (UTC)
 * Red question icon with gradient background.svg Not done: it's not clear what changes you want to be made. Please mention the specific changes in a "change X to Y" format. Do you mean that you want those categories added? Esquivalience  t 23:24, 27 April 2015 (UTC)

Semi-protected edit request on 17 May 2015
Chica is hot

68.192.80.228 (talk) 20:08, 17 May 2015 (UTC)
 * Nothing actionable. --M ASEM (t) 21:17, 17 May 2015 (UTC)

Please stop move-warring
If there's question of whether the first game or the series as a whole should be the primary topic, please discuss before doing any more moves.

There is no need for a "Five Nights at Freddy's" disambiguation page, since all topics involve games in the series, no one is going to get confused with other possible topics, so either the first game or the series should be at the non-disambiguated title. I personally will suggest it is the series that is the more appropriate common name, since there's the film coming into play, as opposed to the fist video game, however, please discuss before warring over page movies. --M ASEM (t) 21:20, 17 May 2015 (UTC)


 * Well, the video game page is the primary topic so it should be renamed into just "Five Nights At Freddy's", at least until the movie is released. --TL22 (talk) 22:12, 17 May 2015 (UTC)

Semi-protected edit request on 29 June 2015
20/20/20/20 Mode Sometimes known as 4/20 mode or 4x20 mode, it has become one of the most iconic aspects of the series, with both sequels having an equivalent of sorts. The mode is triggered by raising the A.I. of all four animatronics to the highest difficulty, 20. Originally, one star would be earned by beating night 5 and a second one for night 6. Scott decided to add a third one after witnessing several Youtubers, including Markiplier, accomplish something Scott himself deemed "impossible". Scott himself has gone on record stating that he never thought anyone would be actually able to beat this mode. The earliest known case happened at the hands of Twitch user BigBug, but it was Markiplier's playthrough which brought this mode to fame. At the time of Markiplier's playthrough only a few hundred people had achieved the honor.

All of this HAS to be added somewhere. It's one of the most famous aspects of the entire series.

190.242.8.2 (talk) 15:25, 29 June 2015 (UTC)
 * Red information icon with gradient background.svg Not done: please provide reliable sources that support the change you want to be made. Unless you provide reliable sources for the content you want added, it can fall as original research. --TL<b style= "color:#FF7400">2</b><b style= "color:#FFA700">2</b> (<i style= "color:green">talk</i>) 14:52, 4 July 2015 (UTC)

Semi-protected edit request on 5 July 2015
FNaF 4 Oct 31 Halloween

Mittens (Lilith) (talk) 23:46, 5 July 2015 (UTC)
 * ❌ You need to actually state a change in the "change X to Y" format. NekoKatsun (talk) 17:54, 6 July 2015 (UTC)
 * I think he means the release date of FNAF 4. In any case that belongs better in Five Nights at Freddy's (series). --<b style= "color:red">T</b><b style= "color:#FF4200">L</b><b style= "color:#FF7400">2</b><b style= "color:#FFA700">2</b> (<i style= "color:green">talk</i>) 21:55, 7 July 2015 (UTC)

"received positive reviews from critics."
Actually, depending on which source you pick and how you choose to phrase it, it received, "generally positive reviews", "mostly positive reviews", "more positive than negative reviews" or some other wording you feel accurately combines all of the material here. Yes, from the sources here there are more positive than negatives. This one, though a 3.5 out of 5 is pretty humdrum if you read it. The article cites numbers from review aggregators. They do not all say the same thing. As a result, any attempt to aggregate the sources results in us saying that the multiple sources say something that they do not all say. As an alternative, I think citing what the sources do explicitly say is sufficient. If it is plainly obvious that all of them are "positive", saying they are positive is redundant. If it is not plainly obvious, where did it come from? - Sum mer PhD v2.0 00:43, 6 October 2015 (UTC)

Genre reclassification?
The game is indisputably a point-and-click, but the list of video game genres cites survival horror as a subgenre of the action-adventure genre; "Action-adventure games tend to focus on exploration and usually involve item gathering, simple puzzle solving, and combat." The gameplay of Five Nights at Freddy's, however, does not seem to have any exploration, item gathering, puzzle solving, or combat elements-- but it is clearly inspired by horror fiction, and there doesn't seem to be any other horror fiction game genre listed on the page.

Additionally, Five Nights at Freddy's 3 indeed has item gathering and puzzle solving elements as a part of the good ending route, but it is the only entry in the series to do so.
 * From the Survival horror page itself: "Survival horror is different from typical game genres in that it is not defined strictly by specific mechanics, but subject matter, tone, pacing, and design philosophy." I would suggest that while FNaF may not be action-adventure, it undoubtedly qualifies as survival horror. It hits virtually all of the marks - limited resources, total lack of combat ability, highly atmospheric, near-complete solitude... NekoKatsun (talk) 02:38, 31 October 2015 (UTC)
 * Then, there seems to be some kind of confusion between action horror and survival horror here. KeeblerPie (talk) 04:09, 31 October 2015 (UTC)

Semi-protected edit request on 10 December 2015
49.148.38.140 (talk) 06:49, 10 December 2015 (UTC)
 * Red question icon with gradient background.svg Not done: it's not clear what changes you want to be made. Please mention the specific changes in a "change X to Y" format. Cannolis (talk) 07:15, 10 December 2015 (UTC)

Golden freddy
they need to tell what you have to do to get golden f. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 71.94.65.51 (talk) 23:10, 28 December 2015 (UTC)

Developer field
According to the infobox documentation, the developer field is for "The popular name or names of the video game developers. This field is for the game development company (e.g., Nintendo) or, if confirmed by primary sources, the name of the team that developed the game (e.g., Nintendo EAD). In the case of a game made entirely by one person, use the designer field instead.". I know we've had this discussion before, but that was for the series infobox, which didn't have as clear as guidelines as the normal video game one. Is there a "Scott Cawthon Games" or something similar credited? If so, we can use that to popular the two fields, but a single person should never go into them. ~ Dissident93  (talk)  00:52, 14 February 2016 (UTC)
 * This was in discussion at Template talk:Infobox video game and is stil set to be implemented as no counter-arguments were spoken. In case Hellknowz or Czar (or maybe you, ?) gets onto phrasing that properly, we would revert the changes you made to the five FNaFs. Lordtobi  ( &#9993; ) 08:58, 14 February 2016 (UTC)

Where is the specific place sister location is in
In the trailer I saw a fans Fredfaz123 (talk) 01:03, 19 September 2016 (UTC)

Semi-protected edit request on 20 October 2016
four sequels have been released: Five Nights at Freddy's 2 on November 10, 2014, Five Nights at Freddy's 3 on March 2, 2015, Five Nights at Freddy's 4 on July 23, 2015 and Five Nights at Freddy's sister location. 101.184.121.200 (talk) 11:10, 20 October 2016 (UTC)
 * ✅ thanks for the suggestion - Arjayay (talk) 12:14, 20 October 2016 (UTC)

Misnaming an antagonist
Chica is NOT a yellow chicken. She is a duck. Also, she doesn't make masculine groaning noises. She quacks. Please let me edit this. Bonnie is NOT male, she is female. Stop changing her gender to male. --50.158.207.70 (talk) 19:53, 23 August 2014 (UTC)

Where did you that idea from? Despite how old this topic is, please check your information before posting. Potatoboy23 (talk) 00:26, 5 January 2017 (UTC)

Plot Section
I think the plot section needs to be rewritten. There is absolutely no information of the death of the phone guy or any mention of Mike being fired. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 98.217.212.111 (talk) 00:48, 8 July 2015 (UTC)

The plot needs an expasion, as it looks as if it wasn't completed — Preceding unsigned comment added by Drumerwritter (talk • contribs) 02:42, 17 August 2015 (UTC)


 * Why does the plot section start with "Following the events of Five Nights at Freddy's 2"? THis is stating that the first game comes after the second one.  — Preceding unsigned comment added by 74.197.144.134 (talk) 21:11, 4 January 2017 (UTC)

That is because FNAF 2 is a prequel, not a sequel. Potatoboy23 (talk) 00:28, 5 January 2017 (UTC)

Sources and incorrect Dev
Why are we citing Youtube let's play videos as references? Also, the game was developed and published by Scott Cawthon and no one else. GB games doesn't even seem to exist, and this Gerard character had nothing do do with the game. Please add actual sources for where the supposed sequel is announced, and take off anything referring to youtubers playing a game, as it has nothing to do with the game itself. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 71.89.22.201 (talk • contribs) 21:22, 21 August 2014 (UTC)

How else are you going to cite it, point to a specific line of a specific file? it's a video game not a book. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 111.240.179.172 (talk • contribs) 11:12, 23 August 2014 (UTC)

No, you dipshit. I was talking about needing a source for when and where the dev said there would be a sequel. Would that be in the game? No. It would come from another actual source, like a gaming news site or the developer's website. As it turns out, someone researched that he never said there would be a sequel, and edited the page accordingly. Learn to read things completely, retard. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 71.89.22.201 (talk • contribs) 17:23, 24 August 2014 (UTC)

Yes I didn't read the whole thing, but you seriously need to chill, jesus. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 123.240.155.147 (talk • contribs) 05:48, 25 August 2014 (UTC)

This game was created by Scott Cawthon and NOT some company called GB Games, so whoever keeps making that edit please do your research. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 184.79.249.116 (talk • contribs) 13:46, 25 August 2014 (UTC)