Freddy Fazbear's Pizzeria Simulator facts for kids

Quick facts for kids Freddy Fazbear's Pizzeria Simulator
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Developer(s)	Scott Cawthon
Publisher(s)	Scott Cawthon
Composer(s)	Leon Riskin
Series	Five Nights at Freddy's
Engine	Clickteam Fusion 2.5
Platform(s)	Windows Android iOS Nintendo Switch Xbox One PlayStation 4
Release date(s)	Windows December 4, 2017 Android, iOS August 13, 2019 Nintendo Switch, Xbox One October 31, 2020 PlayStation 4 March 31, 2021
Genre(s)	Survival horror, point-and-click, business simulation
Mode(s)	Single-player

Freddy Fazbear's Pizzeria Simulator is a point-and-click business simulation survival horror video game developed and published by Scott Cawthon. The game is free on Steam and Game Jolt for the Windows platform. Released on December 4, 2017, it is the sixth main installment of the Five Nights at Freddy's video game series, the seventh game overall, and is chronologically set after the events of the third game. Initially marketed as a simulation game where the player manages their own franchised pizzeria, the game is gradually revealed to continue its predecessors' concept of surviving against hostile animatronic characters for multiple nights in a row.

The game did not receive many reviews from critics, although most praised it for its hybrid gameplay and for tying up loose ends regarding the franchise's lore. A mobile version for iOS and Android titled FNaF 6: Pizzeria Simulator was released on August 13, 2019. Unlike the PC version, the mobile release, which is developed and published by Clickteam LLC USA, is pay-to-play. A Nintendo Switch and Xbox One port was released on October 31, 2020, with a PlayStation 4 port released on March 31, 2021. A planned add-on, Ultimate Custom Night, was released as a standalone game on June 27, 2018 while a main game sequel, Five Nights at Freddy's: Help Wanted, was released on May 28, 2019.

Gameplay

Freddy Fazbear's Pizzeria Simulator begins as an 8-bit minigame where the player must control the titular Freddy Fazbear and distribute pizzas to several children. This minigame eventually ends in a scripted glitch.

The game then switches to a dark room where the player faces a broken version of the animatronic Circus Baby from Five Nights at Freddy's: Sister Location (now known as "Scrap Baby"). A voice from a cassette tape instructs the player to observe the animatronic and document their responses to various audio simulations. A checklist must be filled containing the options "no", "yes" and "unsure". At the third audio stimulation, Scrap Baby speaks to the player, with the game suddenly jumping to the game's start menu.

Build a pizzeria mode

The game then turns into a business simulation, where the player buys decorations for their fictional restaurant and places them around the restaurant. Buying these items can increase the atmosphere, health/safety and entertainment standards, with the possibility of also giving them extra revenue. However, many of these items can also increase liability risk and lead to lawsuits which can be fought or settled, both at the cost of money. Sponsorship offers can be accepted for money but can cause audio and visual distractions for the player later in the game. Arcade games placed in the restaurant can also be interacted with to play minigames, increasing their "Faz-Points". Faz-Points are the in-game points earned whenever the player plays the minigames or buys a new item and places it in the pizzeria. For every 1000 points increased, the player gets $100. Some minigames such as, "Fruity Maze", "Midnight Motorist", and "Security Puppet" have their own story inside the main game that all connect to Fazbear Entertainment's co-founder and series antagonist, William Afton.

The next portion of the game sees the player using a computer to complete various tasks to maintain the restaurant. However, any hostile animatronics loose in the establishment will try to attack the player. They can be stopped by shining the player's flashlight into the ventilation openings or by using audio to lure animatronics away. The player can use a network of motion detectors to track the animatronics' movements from one location to another. The player can also use the silent ventilation to reduce the noise, but only one of the systems from the motion detector, audio lure and silent ventilation can be used. Unlike the previous games in the series, all four animatronics in the game (Scrap Baby, Molten Freddy, Scraptrap, and Lefty) share the same behavior as opposed to having different mechanics. The player may upgrade the office equipment in order to increase efficiency and reduce the noise level. The player may also temporarily shut off the computer or switch to a secondary ventilation system that runs more quietly, but is not as effective in controlling the ambient temperature. Any sponsorships accepted will cause loud advertisements to be played randomly on the computer, attracting the animatronics and making the player unable to hear them or do anything for several seconds, until the ads are skipped. This portion ends when the daily tasks are done and the computer is logged off.

After completing the management, the player will be directed to the salvage segment, where the animatronics will be presented in the same setting as Scrap Baby. Each day, one of the four animatronics will be offered to be salvaged at their own prices. Just like the earlier setting, the player has to tick the checklist. Unlike the previous setting, the animatronic only moves when the player is looking down at the checklist. If the player feels the animatronic is about to jumpscare them, they are able to subdue it by using a taser. However, the animatronic loses value if it is tasered more than three times, lowering the amount of profit that could be obtained from it. If the player is successful in this portion of the game, they earn a cash reward. If unsuccessful, no cash reward will be obtained. Regardless of their success, the animatronic will immediately serve as a threat in the management section. On the other hand, the player can refuse to salvage the animatronic and discard it, which leads to alternate ending. If the animatronic has already entered through marked down items before its salvage segment, then a cutout will be present, with the only option being to throw it out.

In order to finish the game, the player must survive six full days and nights. Several different endings are possible, depending on factors such as the degree of improvement made to the pizzeria, the number of lawsuits brought against the pizzeria by customers, and whether or not the player salvaged every animatronic, among other conditions.

Common elements

Security cameras

In the first, second, third, seventh, eighth, and ninth games, the player has a security-camera system, which observes the animatronic characters. One location can be viewed at a time, and some areas are not visible on the cameras. Most camera feeds are dull, sometimes almost black and white in color, and full of video noise. In the third game, the cameras stop working if their associated system fails. Cameras are used in the fifth game as a mechanic in the fake ending and custom night update, but not in the main game.

Lights

In all games except for the third, lights are used to ward off animatronics or warn the player. Lights in the first, second, fifth, and eighth games are activated with buttons on the walls and illuminate the player's blind spots: the doorway or vent exit, respectively. The lights are similar in the fifth game, but are mounted on a control pad and illuminate the animatronics' rooms. The fifth game also introduced a flash beacon, which is used to orient the player in the third and fifth nights' pitch-black rooms.

Several games include use of a flashlight. In the second game, the flashlight has a finite battery life and cannot be recharged, while in the fourth and seventh games, the battery life is infinite. In the eighth game, the flashlight battery varies depending on the game segment being played. Flashlight battery life is again finite in the ninth game, but can be recharged at various recharge stations throughout the game.

Doors and vents

In the first, fourth, seventh, eighth, and ninth games, doors are a means of defense for the player, and can be closed when an animatronic is near. Vents are featured in the second, third, sixth, and eighth games, as a medium through which animatronics can get to the player. Both doors and vents are again present in the fake ending and custom night update of the fifth game with the same function. Vents are also present in the fifth and ninth games as means for the player to travel through, rather than the animatronics.

Jump scares

Every game in the main series contains jump scares, which end a game in defeat as the animatronics are implied to attack the player off-screen. In most jump scares, an animatronic character suddenly appears in the player's view, followed by a loud screaming or roaring noise. Some jump scares, including those by Golden Freddy (in the first and seventh games), Nightmare, and Nightmarionette (in the fourth game), consist of a single screen with shrill, distorted audio; these jump scares usually crash (or restart) the game. The player must use various tools to prevent being attacked via jump scares and advance through each game.

Minigames

In the second, third, fourth, fifth, sixth, eighth, and ninth games, the player gains access to a series of (predominantly eight-bit) minigames randomly after death, or after completing a specific task. The minigames usually relate to a story or event relevant to the game, in a cryptic manner. The minigames in the second game portray homicides mentioned by another worker of the restaurant, and the reason of the animatronics gaining life. The minigames in the third game show the story behind Springtrap's creation. Minigames in the fourth game tell the story of a character who dies in a tragic accident.

There is only one minigame in the fifth game, which depicts the death of animatronic engineer William Afton's daughter. The minigames in the sixth game depict various events in the series, all connected to Afton. In the mobile version of the eighth game, the player can access a minigame called "Princess Quest", which depicts the origins of a character called Vanny; a recreation of these minigames is also featured in the ninth game, with some significant additions.

Endings

A total of seven endings exist for the game, with all but one granting the player a certificate on the title screen.

• If the player has invested in the restaurant but does not have all four salvageable animatronics in the pizzeria by Saturday, they will be fired from the job by the Cassette Man. This is the only ending that does not earn the player a certificate.
• Mediocrity – If the player does not buy anything or salvage any animatronic by Saturday, they will be fired and berated by the Tutorial Unit for their laziness. This earns the player the "Certificate of Mediocrity".
• Insanity – If the player purchases the Egg Baby data archive, they can discover blueprints on their computer and an audio file recorded by the Cassette Man, who is implied to be Henry Emily, a co-founder of Fazbear Entertainment alongside Afton. He laments Afton's actions and his own complacency in them, before discussing his plan to free all the lost souls trapped in the animatronics. To cover up their discovery, the player is then deemed insane by Tutorial Unit and fired. This earns the player the "Certificate of Insanity".
• Blacklisted – If the player's restaurant has a liability risk of 50 or higher by Saturday, they will be reprimanded by Tutorial Unit for their negligence and fired. This earns the player the "You Have Been Blacklisted" certificate.
• Bankruptcy – If the player ends up in debt while fighting or settling a lawsuit, they will be fired by Tutorial Unit for being a "lost cause". This earns the player the "Certificate of Bankruptcy".
• Completion – If the player has salvaged all the animatronics and reached the final night, Scrap Baby tells the player that they have been deceived into giving her a "gift" by gathering all the souls in one place and that she will make her father (Afton) proud. However, the Cassette Man / Henry interrupts her and reveals that he had constructed the restaurant to trap all the animatronics inside. He begins burning it down to both end the murderous legacy of Afton and Freddy Fazbear's Pizza, and to free the spirits inside the animatronics, including Afton's daughter Elizabeth inside Scrap Baby, his own daughter inside the Puppet (from Five Nights at Freddy's 2) that was captured by Lefty, and the spirits of Afton's other victims inside Molten Freddy. After taunting his "old friend" Afton, Henry remains in the burning building to die alongside the animatronics. He also acknowledges that the player has also decided to stay and die in the fire, implying that the player character is William's son and Elizabeth's brother Michael, who had previously survived his encounter with Ennard. Upon achieving this ending, the player is congratulated by Tutorial Unit for finishing the work week and informed that Fazbear will no longer be a corporate entity. This earns the player the "Certificate of Completion".
  • Lorekeeper – If the player has discovered the secret endings within the "Fruity Maze", "Midnight Motorist", and "Security Puppet" minigames, an illustration of a peaceful graveyard will appear at the end of the game, which has six gravestones with the names of Afton's victims. Any playthrough where all three secret minigame endings will earn the player the "You Are the Lorekeeper" certificate.

Development and release

In June 2017, Cawthon hinted towards the development of a sixth main game in the series, with a teaser on scottgames.com showing a picture that appeared to be Circus Baby from Five Nights at Freddy's: Sister Location, but later announced his decision to cancel the game and instead develop a separate installment similar to FNaF World such as a "pizzeria tycoon". Teasers for a new game began appearing on Cawthon's website in late 2017. On December 4, 2017, Cawthon released Freddy Fazbear's Pizzeria Simulator on Steam as freeware, which fans presumed to be the game he had referred to previously. In February 2018, Cawthon announced he would be developing an update for the game which would feature over fifty animatronics: this later became a separate game named Ultimate Custom Night (2018).

On August 13, 2019, paid iOS and Android ports were published by Clickteam under the title FNaF 6: Pizzeria Simulator. Clickteam later released ports for the Nintendo Switch, Xbox One and PlayStation 4.

Games

Books and comics

Novel trilogy

Five Nights at Freddy's: The Silver Eyes (2015)

Five Nights at Freddy's: The Silver Eyes is the first novel by Scott Cawthon and Kira Breed-Wrisley. It was published ahead of schedule on Kindle on December 17, 2015, and a paperback release followed on September 27, 2016. The novel follows a group of childhood friends who meet in their hometown and discover unnerving secrets about the once-beloved Freddy Fazbear's Pizza.

Five Nights at Freddy's: The Twisted Ones (2017)

Five Nights at Freddy's: The Twisted Ones, the second novel by Cawthon and Breed-Wrisley, is a sequel to Five Nights at Freddy's: The Silver Eyes. The novel, published on June 27, 2017, involves Charlie, the main character from The Silver Eyes, who is "drawn back into the world of her father's frightening creations" while trying to move on.

Five Nights at Freddy's: The Fourth Closet (2018)

Five Nights at Freddy's: The Fourth Closet, the third novel by Cawthon and Breed-Wrisley, was published on June 26, 2018. The novel focuses on Charlie's friends, who are searching for the truth behind what happened to Charlie in The Twisted Ones while mysterious events unfold after a new restaurant opens.

Film adaptation

Five Nights at Freddy's, a film adaptation based on the game released in the United States on October 27, 2023, by Universal Pictures. Directed by Emma Tammi, who co-wrote the screenplay with Cawthon and Seth Cuddeback, the film stars Josh Hutcherson with Elizabeth Lail, Piper Rubio, Mary Stuart Masterson, and Matthew Lillard appearing in supporting roles. The film received generally negative reviews from critics but was a commercial success, becoming Blumhouse Productions' highest-grossing film worldwide with over $294 million. A sequel is in development.

Merchandise

Five Nights at Freddy's merchandise is primarily produced by two companies: Sanshee and Funko. Products include stuffed toys, action figures, posters, clothing, keychains, and stationery, among other things. McFarlane Toys also has a line of Five Nights at Freddy's merchandise, consisting mainly of construction sets; Todd McFarlane called the line "the single largest-selling product, bar none, by a lot that [he's] done in 20-plus years." The merchandise, available internationally, has been a factor in the franchise's success.

See also

In Spanish: Freddy Fazbear's Pizzeria Simulator para niños