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Five Nights at Freddy's 4 cover art

Five Nights at Freddy's 4

Scott Cawthon · 2015-07-23

Steam

ActionIndieStrategy

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

Releases: Jul 23, 2015 (PC (Microsoft Windows))

In this last chapter of the Five Nights at Freddy's original story, you must once again defend yourself against Freddy Fazbear, Chica, Bonnie, Foxy, and even worse things that lurk in the shadows.

Five Nights at Freddy's 4 is an Action, Indie, and Strategy game released in 2015, priced at $7.99, with an estimated 500,000 to 1,000,000 owners and a Very Positive review sentiment (93% of 16,971 reviews).

12
playing now
93%
positive of 17k reviews
Very Positive
steam's rating (official)
500,000–1,000,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
2,755
twitch viewers (latest)
2755.0
viewers/channel (concentration)
55/100
critic score (2 outlets, IGDB)
65/100
IGDB user rating (85 ratings)
platinum
deck/linux tier (ProtonDB)
$7.99
steam price (US)

12 players in-game as of 2026-10-14 11:00 UTC (census sample)

Five Nights at Freddy's 4 is a 2015 point-and-click survival horror game developed by Scott Cawthon. The game is set in a child's bedroom, where the player must avoid attacks from nightmarish animatronics stalking them. In contrast to previous games in the Five Nights at Freddy's series, there is no series of security cameras to monitor animatronic progression, and instead must rely on audio cues to find them and use their flashlight to fend them off. In-between nights, the player can play Atari-styled minigames which tell the story of a young boy who is consistently tormented by his older brother.

Health check

Healthy
  • · 12 players in-game at the last census sample.
  • · 1,583 reviews in the last 8 weeks (~198/week).
  • · Review velocity up 48% vs the prior 8 weeks.
  • · Top 4% of 27,649 Action games in the census by review count.
Estimated sales: 424k–1.0M copies

Review-multiple estimate from 16,971 total reviews — how this is computed.

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

Review momentum

PositiveNegative
73873820182026Week of 2018-01-01: 37 positiveWeek of 2018-01-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2018-02-01: 23 positiveWeek of 2018-02-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2018-03-01: 20 positiveWeek of 2018-03-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2018-04-01: 16 positiveWeek of 2018-04-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2018-05-01: 20 positiveWeek of 2018-05-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2018-06-01: 24 positiveWeek of 2018-06-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2018-07-01: 37 positiveWeek of 2018-07-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2018-08-01: 21 positiveWeek of 2018-08-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2018-09-01: 13 positiveWeek of 2018-09-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2018-10-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2018-11-01: 15 positiveWeek of 2018-11-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2018-12-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2018-12-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2019-01-01: 18 positiveWeek of 2019-01-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2019-02-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2019-02-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2019-03-01: 18 positiveWeek of 2019-03-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2019-04-01: 19 positiveWeek of 2019-04-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2019-05-01: 17 positiveWeek of 2019-05-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2019-06-01: 37 positiveWeek of 2019-06-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2019-07-01: 35 positiveWeek of 2019-07-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2019-08-01: 15 positiveWeek of 2019-08-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2019-09-01: 14 positiveWeek of 2019-10-01: 19 positiveWeek of 2019-10-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2019-11-01: 36 positiveWeek of 2019-11-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2019-12-01: 53 positiveWeek of 2019-12-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2020-01-01: 43 positiveWeek of 2020-01-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2020-02-01: 48 positiveWeek of 2020-02-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2020-03-01: 54 positiveWeek of 2020-03-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2020-04-01: 72 positiveWeek of 2020-04-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2020-05-01: 65 positiveWeek of 2020-05-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2020-06-01: 68 positiveWeek of 2020-06-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2020-07-01: 111 positiveWeek of 2020-07-01: 12 negativeWeek of 2020-08-01: 83 positiveWeek of 2020-08-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2020-09-01: 41 positiveWeek of 2020-09-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2020-10-01: 63 positiveWeek of 2020-10-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2020-11-01: 74 positiveWeek of 2020-11-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2020-12-01: 71 positiveWeek of 2020-12-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2021-01-01: 104 positiveWeek of 2021-01-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2021-02-01: 86 positiveWeek of 2021-02-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2021-03-01: 74 positiveWeek of 2021-03-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2021-04-01: 78 positiveWeek of 2021-04-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2021-05-01: 73 positiveWeek of 2021-05-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2021-06-01: 85 positiveWeek of 2021-06-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2021-07-01: 65 positiveWeek of 2021-07-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2021-08-01: 68 positiveWeek of 2021-08-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2021-09-01: 59 positiveWeek of 2021-09-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2021-10-01: 62 positiveWeek of 2021-10-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2021-11-01: 71 positiveWeek of 2021-11-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2021-12-01: 118 positiveWeek of 2021-12-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2022-01-01: 738 positiveWeek of 2022-01-01: 59 negativeWeek of 2022-02-01: 553 positiveWeek of 2022-02-01: 32 negativeWeek of 2022-03-01: 229 positiveWeek of 2022-03-01: 17 negativeWeek of 2022-04-01: 151 positiveWeek of 2022-04-01: 12 negativeWeek of 2022-05-01: 75 positiveWeek of 2022-05-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2022-06-01: 111 positiveWeek of 2022-06-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2022-07-01: 90 positiveWeek of 2022-07-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2022-08-01: 98 positiveWeek of 2022-08-01: 12 negativeWeek of 2022-09-01: 71 positiveWeek of 2022-09-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2022-10-01: 100 positiveWeek of 2022-10-01: 11 negativeWeek of 2022-11-01: 79 positiveWeek of 2022-11-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2022-12-01: 92 positiveWeek of 2022-12-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2023-01-01: 117 positiveWeek of 2023-01-01: 13 negativeWeek of 2023-02-01: 97 positiveWeek of 2023-02-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2023-03-01: 92 positiveWeek of 2023-03-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2023-04-01: 98 positiveWeek of 2023-04-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2023-05-01: 150 positiveWeek of 2023-05-01: 12 negativeWeek of 2023-06-01: 334 positiveWeek of 2023-06-01: 29 negativeWeek of 2023-07-01: 272 positiveWeek of 2023-07-01: 17 negativeWeek of 2023-08-01: 186 positiveWeek of 2023-08-01: 11 negativeWeek of 2023-09-01: 112 positiveWeek of 2023-09-01: 12 negativeWeek of 2023-10-01: 162 positiveWeek of 2023-10-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2023-11-01: 526 positiveWeek of 2023-11-01: 41 negativeWeek of 2023-12-01: 269 positiveWeek of 2023-12-01: 16 negativeWeek of 2024-01-01: 173 positiveWeek of 2024-01-01: 18 negativeWeek of 2024-02-01: 99 positiveWeek of 2024-02-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2024-03-01: 108 positiveWeek of 2024-03-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2024-04-01: 88 positiveWeek of 2024-04-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2024-05-01: 86 positiveWeek of 2024-05-01: 12 negativeWeek of 2024-06-01: 125 positiveWeek of 2024-06-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2024-07-01: 158 positiveWeek of 2024-07-01: 14 negativeWeek of 2024-08-01: 156 positiveWeek of 2024-08-01: 17 negativeWeek of 2024-09-01: 89 positiveWeek of 2024-09-01: 14 negativeWeek of 2024-10-01: 99 positiveWeek of 2024-10-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2024-11-01: 84 positiveWeek of 2024-11-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2024-12-01: 93 positiveWeek of 2024-12-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2025-01-01: 112 positiveWeek of 2025-01-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2025-02-01: 105 positiveWeek of 2025-02-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2025-03-01: 91 positiveWeek of 2025-03-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2025-04-01: 85 positiveWeek of 2025-04-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-05-01: 94 positiveWeek of 2025-05-01: 12 negativeWeek of 2025-06-01: 145 positiveWeek of 2025-06-01: 12 negativeWeek of 2025-07-01: 148 positiveWeek of 2025-07-01: 14 negativeWeek of 2025-08-01: 150 positiveWeek of 2025-08-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2025-09-01: 100 positiveWeek of 2025-09-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2025-10-01: 122 positiveWeek of 2025-10-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2025-11-01: 151 positiveWeek of 2025-11-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2025-12-01: 401 positiveWeek of 2025-12-01: 26 negativeWeek of 2026-01-01: 356 positiveWeek of 2026-01-01: 29 negativeWeek of 2026-02-01: 150 positiveWeek of 2026-02-01: 14 negativeWeek of 2026-03-01: 112 positiveWeek of 2026-03-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2026-04-01: 107 positiveWeek of 2026-04-01: 13 negativeWeek of 2026-05-01: 115 positiveWeek of 2026-05-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2026-06-01: 102 positiveWeek of 2026-06-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2026-07-01: 122 positiveWeek of 2026-07-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2026-08-01: 146 positiveWeek of 2026-08-01: 11 negative
Weekly review counts (Steam review histogram). Positive above the line, negative below.

Players online

5892026-09-15 12:00 — 17 players2026-09-16 20:00 — 30 players2026-09-18 04:00 — 17 players2026-09-19 11:00 — 17 players2026-09-20 19:00 — 50 players2026-09-22 03:00 — 36 players2026-09-23 10:00 — 12 players2026-09-24 18:00 — 32 players2026-09-26 01:00 — 40 players2026-09-27 09:00 — 20 players2026-09-28 16:00 — 18 players2026-09-30 00:00 — 25 players2026-10-01 07:00 — 9 players2026-10-02 15:00 — 32 players2026-10-03 22:00 — 51 players2026-10-05 06:00 — 14 players2026-10-06 14:00 — 24 players2026-10-07 21:00 — 34 players2026-10-09 05:00 — 29 players2026-10-10 12:00 — 37 players2026-10-11 20:00 — 56 players2026-10-13 04:00 — 36 players2026-10-14 11:00 — 12 players
Concurrent players, hourly average, last 30 days (census samples).
5165Jul 2015Aug 2026Jul 2015 — avg 516 · peak 1,637Nov 2015 — avg 64 · peak 466Mar 2016 — avg 18 · peak 46Jul 2016 — avg 21 · peak 64Nov 2016 — avg 13 · peak 47Mar 2017 — avg 8 · peak 28Jul 2017 — avg 12 · peak 27Nov 2017 — avg 8 · peak 39Mar 2018 — avg 9 · peak 24Jul 2018 — avg 17 · peak 41Nov 2018 — avg 6 · peak 20Mar 2019 — avg 7 · peak 18Jul 2019 — avg 9 · peak 21Nov 2019 — avg 7 · peak 26Mar 2020 — avg 11 · peak 27Jul 2020 — avg 23 · peak 47Nov 2020 — avg 13 · peak 51Mar 2021 — avg 14 · peak 38Jul 2021 — avg 14 · peak 29Nov 2021 — avg 13 · peak 38Mar 2022 — avg 41 · peak 123Jul 2022 — avg 15 · peak 32Nov 2022 — avg 14 · peak 45Mar 2023 — avg 17 · peak 46Jul 2023 — avg 52 · peak 103Nov 2023 — avg 138 · peak 367Mar 2024 — avg 18 · peak 49Jul 2024 — avg 27 · peak 53Nov 2024 — avg 19 · peak 73Mar 2025 — avg 20 · peak 52Jul 2025 — avg 42 · peak 86Nov 2025 — avg 39 · peak 125Mar 2026 — avg 28 · peak 75Jul 2026 — avg 29 · peak 56Aug 2026 — avg 36 · peak 83
Monthly average players (source: steamcharts.com) — history via steamcharts.com; live census sampling since Aug 2026.

Price history

$7.99$1.992015-07-242020-10-202015-07-24 — 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

3151332026-06-01 — 288 pageviews2026-06-05 — 251 pageviews2026-06-09 — 170 pageviews2026-06-13 — 163 pageviews2026-06-17 — 209 pageviews2026-06-21 — 177 pageviews2026-06-25 — 195 pageviews2026-06-29 — 182 pageviews2026-07-03 — 194 pageviews2026-07-07 — 228 pageviews2026-07-11 — 187 pageviews2026-07-15 — 271 pageviews2026-07-19 — 194 pageviews2026-07-23 — 229 pageviews2026-07-27 — 210 pageviews2026-07-31 — 165 pageviews2026-08-04 — 276 pageviews2026-08-08 — 315 pageviews2026-08-12 — 193 pageviews2026-08-16 — 229 pageviews2026-08-20 — 206 pageviews2026-08-24 — 186 pageviews2026-08-28 — 181 pageviews2026-09-01 — 174 pageviews2026-09-05 — 169 pageviews2026-09-09 — 187 pageviews2026-09-13 — 159 pageviews2026-09-17 — 133 pageviews2026-09-21 — 145 pageviews2026-09-25 — 170 pageviews2026-09-29 — 186 pageviews2026-10-03 — 242 pageviews2026-10-07 — 252 pageviews2026-10-11 — 249 pageviews
Daily Wikipedia pageviews (attention proxy, census-recorded).

Details

WindowsSingle-playerFamily Sharing

1 supported languages: English

Console footprint

PlatformPlayers trackedCompletionTrophies/achievements
Xbox One, Windows (Xbox)7,3522%10
PS4 (PlayStation)5,2462%10
PS4 (PlayStation)5,0345%10
Switch (Nintendo)2870%0

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

Where its players are

Share of Steam reviews by language (top languages measured) — a proxy for where the player base lives.

Player tags

DarkIndieActionHorrorRobotsStrategySurvivalDifficultStory RichAtmospheric

Census log

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

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Similarity via IGDB.

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