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Five Nights at Freddy's in Order

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Five Nights at Freddy's spans twelve mainline games (2014-2025) and two hit movies (2023, 2025) in a separate film continuity. Play the games in release order: the lore is famously contested, and later games are built to recontextualize earlier ones.

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  1. Five Nights at Freddy's 2014

    The original night shift; in-universe around 1993

  2. Five Nights at Freddy's 2 2014

    Released second, set earlier: the 1987 location

  3. Five Nights at Freddy's 3 2015

    Fazbear's Fright, decades after the original; Springtrap's debut

  4. Five Nights at Freddy's 4 2015

    The bedroom nightmares of 1983; the lore's deepest rabbit hole

  5. FNAF: Sister Location 2016

    Circus Baby's rental facility; the series goes story-first

  6. Freddy Fazbear's Pizzeria Simulator 2017

    The tycoon facade hiding the saga's original ending

  7. Ultimate Custom Night 2018

    The kitchen-sink challenge roster; canon placement debated

  8. FNAF: Help Wanted 2019

    The VR anthology that rebooted the mythology for the modern era

  9. FNAF: Security Breach 2021

    The free-roam Mega Pizzaplex, at the timeline's modern end

  10. Five Nights at Freddy's (film) 2023

    The blockbuster adaptation; its own continuity, separate from game canon

  11. FNAF: Help Wanted 2 2023

    The VR sequel, threading back toward Security Breach

  12. FNAF: Into the Pit 2024

    2D adaptation of the Fazbear Frights story; placement debated

  13. Five Nights at Freddy's 2 (film) 2025

    The hit sequel (December 2025), openly setting up a third film

  14. FNAF: Secret of the Mimic 2025

    June 2025; in-universe the earliest chapter, set in 1979

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Why this order?

Release order is the only honest recommendation for FNAF, and not as a cop-out: the series is deliberately built as a mystery box, where later games recontextualize earlier ones and the community reverse-engineers the timeline from minigames, newspapers and easter eggs. Playing in release order means experiencing the puzzle the way it was designed: FNAF (2014), FNAF 2 (2014), FNAF 3 (2015), FNAF 4 (2015), Sister Location (2016), Pizzeria Simulator (2017), Ultimate Custom Night (2018), Help Wanted (2019), Security Breach (2021), Help Wanted 2 (2023), Into the Pit (2024) and Secret of the Mimic (2025).

The in-universe anchors, for orientation rather than as a playing order: Secret of the Mimic sits earliest (1979), FNAF 4 around 1983, FNAF 2 in 1987, the original around 1993, FNAF 3 decades later, and Security Breach at the modern end. Where everything else lands, especially Ultimate Custom Night and Into the Pit, is actively debated by the community, which is exactly why we do not ship a chronological toggle here: any single answer would be somebody's headcanon.

The movies are their own thing: the 2023 film and its 2025 sequel adapt the mythology into a separate continuity that does not slot into game canon. Watch them in release order whenever you like. A third film is widely reported to be in development following the sequel's ending, but nothing is officially confirmed or dated, so it stays out of the list until it is.

Timeline 2014-2025

Every entry by release year: rows that share a year are a cluster, and the long droughts are called out on the rail.

  1. 2014 Five Nights at Freddy's2
  2. 2015 34
  3. 2016 FNAF: Sister Location
  4. 2017 Freddy Fazbear's Pizzeria Simulator
  5. 2018 Ultimate Custom Night
  6. 2019 FNAF: Help Wanted
  7. 2021 FNAF: Security Breach
  8. 2023 (film)FNAF: Help Wanted 2
  9. 2024 FNAF: Into the Pit
  10. 2025 2 (film)FNAF: Secret of the Mimic

Where to play it today

  • The games are on PC (Steam), PlayStation, Xbox, Switch and mobile; Help Wanted 1-2 also in VR
  • The films released theatrically via Universal/Blumhouse and stream on their current platform rotation
  • Check current storefronts; the classic games are frequently bundled

Availability changes often and varies by region - links search each platform for Five Nights at Freddy's.

Frequently asked questions

How many FNAF games are there?

Twelve mainline: FNAF 1-4 (2014-2015), Sister Location (2016), Pizzeria Simulator (2017), Ultimate Custom Night (2018), Help Wanted (2019), Security Breach (2021), Help Wanted 2 (2023), Into the Pit (2024) and Secret of the Mimic (2025). A handful of non-horror spinoffs (FNAF World, Special Delivery, the kart racer Five Laps at Freddy's) sit outside the core list.

What order should I play the FNAF games in?

Release order. The series is a designed mystery: later games recontextualize earlier ones, and the community assembles the timeline from clues. Playing by release date experiences the puzzle as intended.

What is the FNAF chronological timeline?

The anchors: Secret of the Mimic earliest (1979), FNAF 4 around 1983, FNAF 2 in 1987, FNAF 1 around 1993, FNAF 3 decades later, Security Breach at the modern end. Everything else, notably Ultimate Custom Night and Into the Pit, is actively debated, which is why we do not publish a single chronological order as fact.

Are the FNAF movies canon to the games?

No: the 2023 film and its 2025 sequel are a separate continuity that adapts the mythology rather than slotting into game canon. Watch them in release order as their own story.

Is a third FNAF movie coming?

Widely reported to be in development after the second film's ending and box office, but as of mid-2026 nothing is officially confirmed or dated. We will add it when a studio announcement exists.

Where do I start if twelve games is too many?

The original FNAF (2014) for the pure night-shift experience, or Security Breach if you want a modern free-roam game. Story-hunters should still take release order; the lore only lands in sequence.

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