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Five Nights at Freddy's 3 cover art

Five Nights at Freddy's 3

Scott Cawthon · 2015-03-02

Steam

ActionIndieSimulation

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

Releases: Mar 02, 2015 (PC (Microsoft Windows))

Thirty years after Freddy Fazbear's Pizza closed it's doors, the events that took place there have become nothing more than a rumor and a childhood memory, but the owners of "Fazbear's Fright: The Horror Attraction" are determined to revive the legend and make the experience as authentic as possible for patrons, going to great l

19
playing now
90%
positive of 11k reviews
Very Positive
steam rating
500,000–1,000,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
75/100
critic score (1 outlets, IGDB)
66/100
IGDB user rating (98 ratings)
platinum
deck/linux tier (ProtonDB)
$7.99
steam price (US)

19 players in-game as of 2026-08-30 02:00 UTC (census sample)

Five Nights at Freddy's 3 is a 2015 point-and-click survival horror video game developed and published by Scott Cawthon. It is the third main installment in the Five Nights at Freddy's series, and takes place in a horror-themed attraction based on the restaurant chain featured in the first two games. The player takes on the role of an unnamed security guard who must defend themself from a decrepit animatronic called Springtrap that roams the attraction, while facing "phantom" hallucinations of other animatronics. In order to survive, the player must monitor the building's security cameras while maintaining systems that occasionally shut down. If the player encounters a phantom animatronic, they are jumpscared and one of these systems fails. If Springtrap reaches the office, the player experiences a game over.

Health check

Healthy
  • · 19 players in-game at the last census sample.
  • · 944 reviews in the last 8 weeks (~118/week).
  • · Review velocity up 42% vs the prior 8 weeks.
  • · Top 10% of 10,791 Action games in the census by review count.
Estimated sales: 283k–680k copies

Review-multiple estimate from 11,332 total reviews — how this is computed.

All-time low: $1.99 at Steam (2017-10-26) · bundled 1×via IsThereAnyDeal

Review momentum

PositiveNegative
44344320182026Week of 2018-01-01: 30 positiveWeek of 2018-01-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2018-02-01: 16 positiveWeek of 2018-02-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2018-03-01: 13 positiveWeek of 2018-03-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2018-04-01: 17 positiveWeek of 2018-04-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2018-05-01: 19 positiveWeek of 2018-05-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2018-06-01: 26 positiveWeek of 2018-06-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2018-07-01: 29 positiveWeek of 2018-07-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2018-08-01: 22 positiveWeek of 2018-08-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2018-09-01: 13 positiveWeek of 2018-09-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2018-10-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2018-10-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2018-11-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2018-11-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2018-12-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2018-12-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2019-01-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2019-01-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2019-02-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2019-02-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2019-03-01: 20 positiveWeek of 2019-03-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2019-04-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2019-04-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2019-05-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2019-05-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2019-06-01: 20 positiveWeek of 2019-06-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2019-07-01: 31 positiveWeek of 2019-07-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2019-08-01: 13 positiveWeek of 2019-08-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2019-09-01: 14 positiveWeek of 2019-09-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2019-10-01: 13 positiveWeek of 2019-10-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2019-11-01: 35 positiveWeek of 2019-11-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2019-12-01: 51 positiveWeek of 2019-12-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2020-01-01: 41 positiveWeek of 2020-01-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2020-02-01: 29 positiveWeek of 2020-02-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2020-03-01: 43 positiveWeek of 2020-03-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2020-04-01: 42 positiveWeek of 2020-04-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2020-05-01: 41 positiveWeek of 2020-05-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2020-06-01: 59 positiveWeek of 2020-06-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2020-07-01: 81 positiveWeek of 2020-07-01: 11 negativeWeek of 2020-08-01: 58 positiveWeek of 2020-08-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2020-09-01: 27 positiveWeek of 2020-09-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2020-10-01: 53 positiveWeek of 2020-10-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2020-11-01: 66 positiveWeek of 2020-11-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2020-12-01: 50 positiveWeek of 2020-12-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2021-01-01: 69 positiveWeek of 2021-01-01: 13 negativeWeek of 2021-02-01: 53 positiveWeek of 2021-02-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2021-03-01: 56 positiveWeek of 2021-03-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2021-04-01: 71 positiveWeek of 2021-04-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2021-05-01: 43 positiveWeek of 2021-05-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2021-06-01: 50 positiveWeek of 2021-06-01: 11 negativeWeek of 2021-07-01: 65 positiveWeek of 2021-07-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2021-08-01: 61 positiveWeek of 2021-08-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2021-09-01: 40 positiveWeek of 2021-09-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2021-10-01: 41 positiveWeek of 2021-10-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2021-11-01: 51 positiveWeek of 2021-11-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2021-12-01: 82 positiveWeek of 2021-12-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2022-01-01: 443 positiveWeek of 2022-01-01: 29 negativeWeek of 2022-02-01: 255 positiveWeek of 2022-02-01: 33 negativeWeek of 2022-03-01: 128 positiveWeek of 2022-03-01: 17 negativeWeek of 2022-04-01: 90 positiveWeek of 2022-04-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2022-05-01: 51 positiveWeek of 2022-05-01: 11 negativeWeek of 2022-06-01: 43 positiveWeek of 2022-06-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2022-07-01: 57 positiveWeek of 2022-07-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2022-08-01: 64 positiveWeek of 2022-08-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2022-09-01: 47 positiveWeek of 2022-09-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2022-10-01: 57 positiveWeek of 2022-10-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2022-11-01: 48 positiveWeek of 2022-11-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2022-12-01: 57 positiveWeek of 2022-12-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2023-01-01: 91 positiveWeek of 2023-01-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2023-02-01: 65 positiveWeek of 2023-02-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2023-03-01: 60 positiveWeek of 2023-03-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2023-04-01: 70 positiveWeek of 2023-04-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2023-05-01: 87 positiveWeek of 2023-05-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2023-06-01: 168 positiveWeek of 2023-06-01: 22 negativeWeek of 2023-07-01: 139 positiveWeek of 2023-07-01: 12 negativeWeek of 2023-08-01: 135 positiveWeek of 2023-08-01: 19 negativeWeek of 2023-09-01: 68 positiveWeek of 2023-09-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2023-10-01: 96 positiveWeek of 2023-10-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2023-11-01: 247 positiveWeek of 2023-11-01: 21 negativeWeek of 2023-12-01: 154 positiveWeek of 2023-12-01: 14 negativeWeek of 2024-01-01: 125 positiveWeek of 2024-01-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2024-02-01: 72 positiveWeek of 2024-02-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2024-03-01: 70 positiveWeek of 2024-03-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2024-04-01: 53 positiveWeek of 2024-04-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2024-05-01: 61 positiveWeek of 2024-05-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2024-06-01: 89 positiveWeek of 2024-06-01: 13 negativeWeek of 2024-07-01: 92 positiveWeek of 2024-07-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2024-08-01: 133 positiveWeek of 2024-08-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2024-09-01: 75 positiveWeek of 2024-09-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2024-10-01: 56 positiveWeek of 2024-10-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2024-11-01: 41 positiveWeek of 2024-11-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2024-12-01: 66 positiveWeek of 2024-12-01: 11 negativeWeek of 2025-01-01: 62 positiveWeek of 2025-01-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2025-02-01: 60 positiveWeek of 2025-02-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2025-03-01: 62 positiveWeek of 2025-03-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2025-04-01: 57 positiveWeek of 2025-04-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2025-05-01: 68 positiveWeek of 2025-05-01: 11 negativeWeek of 2025-06-01: 100 positiveWeek of 2025-06-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2025-07-01: 102 positiveWeek of 2025-07-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2025-08-01: 76 positiveWeek of 2025-08-01: 12 negativeWeek of 2025-09-01: 64 positiveWeek of 2025-09-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-10-01: 57 positiveWeek of 2025-10-01: 11 negativeWeek of 2025-11-01: 68 positiveWeek of 2025-11-01: 16 negativeWeek of 2025-12-01: 205 positiveWeek of 2025-12-01: 17 negativeWeek of 2026-01-01: 213 positiveWeek of 2026-01-01: 20 negativeWeek of 2026-02-01: 94 positiveWeek of 2026-02-01: 14 negativeWeek of 2026-03-01: 58 positiveWeek of 2026-03-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2026-04-01: 60 positiveWeek of 2026-04-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2026-05-01: 69 positiveWeek of 2026-05-01: 12 negativeWeek of 2026-06-01: 61 positiveWeek of 2026-06-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2026-07-01: 87 positiveWeek of 2026-07-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2026-08-01: 67 positiveWeek of 2026-08-01: 11 negative
Weekly review counts (Steam review histogram). Positive above the line, negative below.

Players online

3782026-08-06 22:00 — 26 players2026-08-07 06:00 — 12 players2026-08-07 14:00 — 17 players2026-08-07 22:00 — 30 players2026-08-08 06:00 — 11 players2026-08-08 14:00 — 22 players2026-08-08 22:00 — 29 players2026-08-09 06:00 — 18 players2026-08-09 14:00 — 24 players2026-08-09 22:00 — 26 players2026-08-10 06:00 — 14 players2026-08-10 14:00 — 11 players2026-08-10 22:00 — 24 players2026-08-11 06:00 — 17 players2026-08-11 14:00 — 16 players2026-08-12 22:00 — 18 players2026-08-14 05:00 — 10 players2026-08-15 13:00 — 21 players2026-08-16 21:00 — 20 players2026-08-18 05:00 — 15 players2026-08-19 12:00 — 20 players2026-08-20 20:00 — 24 players2026-08-22 03:00 — 22 players2026-08-23 11:00 — 15 players2026-08-24 18:00 — 18 players2026-08-26 02:00 — 14 players2026-08-27 11:00 — 12 players2026-08-28 18:00 — 18 players2026-08-30 02:00 — 19 players
Concurrent players, hourly average, last 30 days (census samples).

Price history

$7.99$1.992015-03-032020-10-202015-03-03 — best price $7.992015-06-11 — best price $6.392015-06-15 — best price $5.352015-06-17 — best price $6.392015-06-22 — best price $7.992015-10-29 — 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

4521722026-06-01 — 270 pageviews2026-06-04 — 269 pageviews2026-06-07 — 209 pageviews2026-06-10 — 232 pageviews2026-06-13 — 223 pageviews2026-06-16 — 231 pageviews2026-06-19 — 207 pageviews2026-06-22 — 184 pageviews2026-06-25 — 273 pageviews2026-06-28 — 271 pageviews2026-07-01 — 221 pageviews2026-07-04 — 197 pageviews2026-07-07 — 213 pageviews2026-07-10 — 236 pageviews2026-07-13 — 218 pageviews2026-07-16 — 253 pageviews2026-07-19 — 226 pageviews2026-07-22 — 216 pageviews2026-07-25 — 203 pageviews2026-07-28 — 217 pageviews2026-07-31 — 192 pageviews2026-08-03 — 271 pageviews2026-08-06 — 331 pageviews2026-08-09 — 428 pageviews2026-08-12 — 278 pageviews2026-08-15 — 278 pageviews2026-08-18 — 227 pageviews2026-08-21 — 323 pageviews2026-08-24 — 246 pageviews2026-08-27 — 218 pageviews2026-08-29 — 280 pageviews
Daily Wikipedia pageviews (attention proxy, census-recorded).

Details

WindowsSingle-playerFamily Sharing

Console footprint

PlatformPlayers trackedCompletionTrophies/achievements
Xbox One, Windows (Xbox)10,0072%10
PS4 (PlayStation)2,3206%10
PS4 (PlayStation)2,1767%10
Switch (Nintendo)2210%0

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

Player tags

DarkIndieActionHorrorRobotsMysteryStrategySurvivalDifficultAtmospheric

Census log

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

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