Five Nights at Freddy’s

Five Nights at Freddy's takes place at Freddy Fazbear's Pizza, a restaurant and family entertainment center that bears strong resemblance to Chuck E. Cheese's. The player takes the role of the night security guard, who finds himself having to evade the animatronic monsters lurking the hallways. They can't move when he's looking at them, but he has limited batteries, and can't keep the lights on perpetually.

You cannot save the game, but each session takes less than nine minutes (less than five on mobile devices).

Five Nights at Freddy's isn't difficult mechanically, but it takes quite a bit of patience to successfully get through the night.

• What about animatronic characters is so scary? Why do so many horror themed media use childish elements to frighten people?