Release OrderRecommended
0 / 17 playedThe games in the order they came out. Play the classics before the Steel Wool era, since the newer games assume you know the old lore.
Classic era
- 1 Five Nights at Freddy's
- 2 Five Nights at Freddy's 2 A prequel to the first game, but play it second.
- 3 Five Nights at Freddy's 3
- 4 Five Nights at Freddy's 4
- 5 Five Nights at Freddy's: Sister Location
- 6 Freddy Fazbear's Pizzeria Simulator Billed as the sixth main game. Ends the Cawthon storyline.
- 7 Ultimate Custom Night Customizable mashup of 50 animatronics from across the series.
Steel Wool era
- 8 Five Nights at Freddy's: Help Wanted VR collection retelling earlier games. The Curse of Dreadbear DLC followed the same year.
- 9 Five Nights at Freddy's: Security Breach Free-roam entry set in the Pizzaplex. The Ruin DLC (2023) continues its story.
- 10 Five Nights at Freddy's: Help Wanted 2
- 11 Five Nights at Freddy's: Into the Pit Side-story adapting a Fazbear Frights tale. Optional for the main lore.
- 12 Five Nights at Freddy's: Secret of the Mimic Released June 13, 2025. Follows the Ruin storyline.
Major spinoffs
- 13 FNaF World RPG spinoff, non-canon. Play anytime after the fourth game.
- 14 Freddy in Space 2 Free charity side-scroller.
- 15 Five Nights at Freddy's: Special Delivery AR mobile game, delisted in March 2024.
- 16 Security Breach: Fury's Rage Free beat-em-up spinoff.
- 17 Freddy in Space 3: Chica in Space Free sequel to Freddy in Space 2.
Lore Chronological Order
0 / 12 playedOne widely cited story order based on in-game dates and lore. Fans dispute several placements, so play release order first.
- 1 Five Nights at Freddy's: Secret of the Mimic
- 2 Five Nights at Freddy's 4
- 3 Five Nights at Freddy's 2
- 4 Five Nights at Freddy's: Sister Location
- 5 Five Nights at Freddy's
- 6 Five Nights at Freddy's: Into the Pit
- 7 Five Nights at Freddy's 3
- 8 Freddy Fazbear's Pizzeria Simulator
- 9 Ultimate Custom Night
- 10 Five Nights at Freddy's: Help Wanted
- 11 Five Nights at Freddy's: Help Wanted 2
- 12 Five Nights at Freddy's: Security Breach
About Five Nights at Freddy's games
Five Nights at Freddy's spans Scott Cawthon's 2014-2018 classics and Steel Wool Studios' modern era, with a lore timeline fans still argue about.
This play order follows release order, which is how the story was designed to unfold, and the films have their own separate post.
Good to know
Secret of the Mimic released June 13, 2025. Five Laps at Freddy's still lists 2026 on Steam, but its composer stated in June 2026 that it was cancelled, with no official confirmation either way.
