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Five Nights at Freddy's 2 cover art

Five Nights at Freddy's 2

Scott Cawthon · 2014-11-10

Steam

Indie

Franchise: Five Nights at Freddy's · Modes: Single player

Releases: Nov 10, 2014 (PC (Microsoft Windows))

Welcome back to the new and improved Freddy Fazbear's Pizza! As always, Fazbear Entertainment is not responsible for death or dismemberment.

64
playing now
94%
positive of 26k reviews
Very Positive
steam rating
1,000,000–2,000,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
25,097
twitch viewers (latest)
70/100
critic score (1 outlets, IGDB)
75/100
IGDB user rating (124 ratings)
gold
deck/linux tier (ProtonDB)
$7.99
steam price (US)

64 players in-game as of 2026-08-30 17:00 UTC (census sample)

Five Nights at Freddy's 2 is a 2014 point-and-click survival horror game developed and published by Scott Cawthon. It is the second main installment in the Five Nights at Freddy's series. Set in a fictional pizzeria, the player takes on the role of night security guards Jeremy Fitzgerald and Fritz Smith, who must defend themselves from the restaurant's hostile animatronic mascots. The player cannot leave their office, but has access to a flashlight and security cameras throughout the restaurant to monitor animatronic activity. Wearing a mask that looks like one of the animatronics allows the player to avoid being detected in most cases, though some animatronics are repelled via other methods. If the player is detected, they will be jumpscared and experience a game over. As the game progresses, Atari-styled minigames and phone calls provide insight into the history of the restaurant.

Health check

Healthy
  • · 64 players in-game at the last census sample.
  • · 2,732 reviews in the last 8 weeks (~342/week).
  • · Review velocity up 78% vs the prior 8 weeks.
  • · Top 2% of 18,216 Indie games in the census by review count.
Estimated sales: 653k–1.6M copies

Review-multiple estimate from 26,112 total reviews — how this is computed.

All-time low: $1.99 at Steam (2017-10-26) · bundled 2×via IsThereAnyDeal

Review momentum

PositiveNegative
1.3k1.3k20182026Week of 2018-01-01: 42 positiveWeek of 2018-01-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2018-02-01: 31 positiveWeek of 2018-02-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2018-03-01: 25 positiveWeek of 2018-03-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2018-04-01: 34 positiveWeek of 2018-04-01: 11 negativeWeek of 2018-05-01: 28 positiveWeek of 2018-05-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2018-06-01: 44 positiveWeek of 2018-06-01: 12 negativeWeek of 2018-07-01: 49 positiveWeek of 2018-07-01: 11 negativeWeek of 2018-08-01: 34 positiveWeek of 2018-08-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2018-09-01: 25 positiveWeek of 2018-09-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2018-10-01: 14 positiveWeek of 2018-10-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2018-11-01: 30 positiveWeek of 2018-11-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2018-12-01: 19 positiveWeek of 2018-12-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2019-01-01: 33 positiveWeek of 2019-01-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2019-02-01: 22 positiveWeek of 2019-02-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2019-03-01: 28 positiveWeek of 2019-03-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2019-04-01: 21 positiveWeek of 2019-04-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2019-05-01: 25 positiveWeek of 2019-05-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2019-06-01: 42 positiveWeek of 2019-06-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2019-07-01: 44 positiveWeek of 2019-07-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2019-08-01: 25 positiveWeek of 2019-08-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2019-09-01: 18 positiveWeek of 2019-09-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2019-10-01: 25 positiveWeek of 2019-10-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2019-11-01: 103 positiveWeek of 2019-11-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2019-12-01: 133 positiveWeek of 2019-12-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2020-01-01: 111 positiveWeek of 2020-01-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2020-02-01: 107 positiveWeek of 2020-02-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2020-03-01: 103 positiveWeek of 2020-03-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2020-04-01: 155 positiveWeek of 2020-04-01: 16 negativeWeek of 2020-05-01: 165 positiveWeek of 2020-05-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2020-06-01: 163 positiveWeek of 2020-06-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2020-07-01: 228 positiveWeek of 2020-07-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2020-08-01: 163 positiveWeek of 2020-08-01: 17 negativeWeek of 2020-09-01: 137 positiveWeek of 2020-09-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2020-10-01: 147 positiveWeek of 2020-10-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2020-11-01: 158 positiveWeek of 2020-11-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2020-12-01: 171 positiveWeek of 2020-12-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2021-01-01: 175 positiveWeek of 2021-01-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2021-02-01: 161 positiveWeek of 2021-02-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2021-03-01: 160 positiveWeek of 2021-03-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2021-04-01: 172 positiveWeek of 2021-04-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2021-05-01: 149 positiveWeek of 2021-05-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2021-06-01: 179 positiveWeek of 2021-06-01: 13 negativeWeek of 2021-07-01: 176 positiveWeek of 2021-07-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2021-08-01: 142 positiveWeek of 2021-08-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2021-09-01: 104 positiveWeek of 2021-09-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2021-10-01: 126 positiveWeek of 2021-10-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2021-11-01: 131 positiveWeek of 2021-11-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2021-12-01: 244 positiveWeek of 2021-12-01: 15 negativeWeek of 2022-01-01: 1,307 positiveWeek of 2022-01-01: 42 negativeWeek of 2022-02-01: 864 positiveWeek of 2022-02-01: 30 negativeWeek of 2022-03-01: 428 positiveWeek of 2022-03-01: 18 negativeWeek of 2022-04-01: 234 positiveWeek of 2022-04-01: 11 negativeWeek of 2022-05-01: 164 positiveWeek of 2022-05-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2022-06-01: 142 positiveWeek of 2022-06-01: 12 negativeWeek of 2022-07-01: 150 positiveWeek of 2022-07-01: 15 negativeWeek of 2022-08-01: 161 positiveWeek of 2022-08-01: 15 negativeWeek of 2022-09-01: 118 positiveWeek of 2022-09-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2022-10-01: 124 positiveWeek of 2022-10-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2022-11-01: 145 positiveWeek of 2022-11-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2022-12-01: 171 positiveWeek of 2022-12-01: 17 negativeWeek of 2023-01-01: 252 positiveWeek of 2023-01-01: 15 negativeWeek of 2023-02-01: 181 positiveWeek of 2023-02-01: 14 negativeWeek of 2023-03-01: 158 positiveWeek of 2023-03-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2023-04-01: 160 positiveWeek of 2023-04-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2023-05-01: 240 positiveWeek of 2023-05-01: 14 negativeWeek of 2023-06-01: 503 positiveWeek of 2023-06-01: 26 negativeWeek of 2023-07-01: 433 positiveWeek of 2023-07-01: 30 negativeWeek of 2023-08-01: 350 positiveWeek of 2023-08-01: 20 negativeWeek of 2023-09-01: 201 positiveWeek of 2023-09-01: 15 negativeWeek of 2023-10-01: 264 positiveWeek of 2023-10-01: 15 negativeWeek of 2023-11-01: 1,039 positiveWeek of 2023-11-01: 54 negativeWeek of 2023-12-01: 460 positiveWeek of 2023-12-01: 24 negativeWeek of 2024-01-01: 312 positiveWeek of 2024-01-01: 25 negativeWeek of 2024-02-01: 165 positiveWeek of 2024-02-01: 16 negativeWeek of 2024-03-01: 177 positiveWeek of 2024-03-01: 14 negativeWeek of 2024-04-01: 139 positiveWeek of 2024-04-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2024-05-01: 142 positiveWeek of 2024-05-01: 14 negativeWeek of 2024-06-01: 179 positiveWeek of 2024-06-01: 18 negativeWeek of 2024-07-01: 217 positiveWeek of 2024-07-01: 13 negativeWeek of 2024-08-01: 266 positiveWeek of 2024-08-01: 17 negativeWeek of 2024-09-01: 134 positiveWeek of 2024-09-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2024-10-01: 113 positiveWeek of 2024-10-01: 19 negativeWeek of 2024-11-01: 123 positiveWeek of 2024-11-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2024-12-01: 141 positiveWeek of 2024-12-01: 13 negativeWeek of 2025-01-01: 175 positiveWeek of 2025-01-01: 15 negativeWeek of 2025-02-01: 133 positiveWeek of 2025-02-01: 12 negativeWeek of 2025-03-01: 143 positiveWeek of 2025-03-01: 11 negativeWeek of 2025-04-01: 145 positiveWeek of 2025-04-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2025-05-01: 136 positiveWeek of 2025-05-01: 15 negativeWeek of 2025-06-01: 213 positiveWeek of 2025-06-01: 13 negativeWeek of 2025-07-01: 236 positiveWeek of 2025-07-01: 30 negativeWeek of 2025-08-01: 181 positiveWeek of 2025-08-01: 17 negativeWeek of 2025-09-01: 123 positiveWeek of 2025-09-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2025-10-01: 147 positiveWeek of 2025-10-01: 14 negativeWeek of 2025-11-01: 235 positiveWeek of 2025-11-01: 13 negativeWeek of 2025-12-01: 812 positiveWeek of 2025-12-01: 53 negativeWeek of 2026-01-01: 642 positiveWeek of 2026-01-01: 42 negativeWeek of 2026-02-01: 250 positiveWeek of 2026-02-01: 18 negativeWeek of 2026-03-01: 180 positiveWeek of 2026-03-01: 19 negativeWeek of 2026-04-01: 153 positiveWeek of 2026-04-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2026-05-01: 162 positiveWeek of 2026-05-01: 16 negativeWeek of 2026-06-01: 155 positiveWeek of 2026-06-01: 12 negativeWeek of 2026-07-01: 196 positiveWeek of 2026-07-01: 13 negativeWeek of 2026-08-01: 185 positiveWeek of 2026-08-01: 13 negative
Weekly review counts (Steam review histogram). Positive above the line, negative below.

Players online

103282026-08-06 21:00 — 56 players2026-08-07 05:00 — 39 players2026-08-07 13:00 — 60 players2026-08-07 21:00 — 79 players2026-08-08 05:00 — 56 players2026-08-08 13:00 — 49 players2026-08-08 21:00 — 86 players2026-08-09 05:00 — 55 players2026-08-09 13:00 — 50 players2026-08-09 21:00 — 91 players2026-08-10 05:00 — 56 players2026-08-10 13:00 — 47 players2026-08-10 21:00 — 83 players2026-08-11 05:00 — 30 players2026-08-11 13:00 — 53 players2026-08-12 21:00 — 87 players2026-08-14 05:00 — 52 players2026-08-15 12:00 — 51 players2026-08-16 20:00 — 91 players2026-08-18 04:00 — 57 players2026-08-19 11:00 — 45 players2026-08-20 19:00 — 64 players2026-08-22 02:00 — 62 players2026-08-23 10:00 — 29 players2026-08-24 18:00 — 72 players2026-08-26 02:00 — 61 players2026-08-27 10:00 — 31 players2026-08-28 17:00 — 60 players2026-08-30 01:00 — 69 players2026-08-30 17:00 — 64 players
Concurrent players, hourly average, last 30 days (census samples).

Price history

$19.99$1.992015-01-012020-10-202015-01-01 — best price $6.392015-03-06 — best price $3.992015-03-08 — best price $7.992015-06-11 — best price $3.992015-06-15 — best price $3.192015-06-17 — best price $3.992015-06-22 — best price $7.992015-06-27 — best price $19.992015-10-29 — best price $3.992015-11-02 — best price $7.992015-11-25 — best price $5.992015-12-01 — best price $7.992015-12-22 — best price $3.992016-01-04 — best price $7.992016-02-05 — best price $3.992016-02-12 — best price $7.992016-07-12 — best price $2.712016-07-15 — best price $7.992016-10-04 — best price $3.992016-10-07 — best price $7.992016-10-28 — best price $3.992016-11-01 — best price $7.992016-11-23 — best price $3.992016-11-29 — best price $7.992016-12-22 — best price $3.992017-01-02 — best price $7.992017-06-22 — best price $3.992017-07-05 — best price $7.992017-10-26 — best price $1.992017-11-01 — best price $7.992017-12-21 — best price $1.992018-01-04 — best price $7.992018-06-21 — best price $1.992018-07-05 — best price $7.992019-12-23 — best price $1.992020-01-02 — best price $7.992020-06-27 — best price $1.992020-07-09 — best price $7.992020-10-20 — best price $7.99
Lowest recorded price across tracked stores, per day (census snapshots).

Attention

5181862026-06-01 — 332 pageviews2026-06-04 — 303 pageviews2026-06-07 — 236 pageviews2026-06-10 — 255 pageviews2026-06-13 — 226 pageviews2026-06-16 — 228 pageviews2026-06-19 — 265 pageviews2026-06-22 — 222 pageviews2026-06-25 — 260 pageviews2026-06-28 — 260 pageviews2026-07-01 — 186 pageviews2026-07-04 — 269 pageviews2026-07-07 — 199 pageviews2026-07-10 — 241 pageviews2026-07-13 — 256 pageviews2026-07-16 — 319 pageviews2026-07-19 — 323 pageviews2026-07-22 — 307 pageviews2026-07-25 — 219 pageviews2026-07-28 — 260 pageviews2026-07-31 — 288 pageviews2026-08-03 — 381 pageviews2026-08-06 — 365 pageviews2026-08-09 — 518 pageviews2026-08-12 — 340 pageviews2026-08-15 — 295 pageviews2026-08-18 — 359 pageviews2026-08-21 — 336 pageviews2026-08-24 — 290 pageviews2026-08-27 — 257 pageviews2026-08-29 — 315 pageviews
Daily Wikipedia pageviews (attention proxy, census-recorded).

Details

WindowsSingle-playerFamily Sharing

Console footprint

PlatformPlayers trackedCompletionTrophies/achievements
Xbox One, Windows (Xbox)17,79316%10
PS4 (PlayStation)7,1131%10
PS4 (PlayStation)4,8952%10
Switch (Nintendo)3870%0

Players tracked by Exophase (achievement/trophy trackers) — a sample of the player base, not total sales.

Player tags

DarkIndieHorrorRobotsMysteryStrategySurvivalDifficultStory RichAtmospheric

Census log

Computed from census-recorded observations only — dates are observation dates.

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