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FIVE NIGHTS AT FREDDY'S: HELP WANTED

Steel Wool Studios · ScottGames · 2019-05-28

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ActionCasual

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

Releases: TBD (PlayStation VR2), Jul 16, 2020 (Meta Quest 2), Jul 16, 2020 (Oculus Quest), Dec 17, 2019 (PC (Microsoft Windows)), May 28, 2019 (SteamVR), May 21, 2020 (Nintendo Switch)

Five Nights at Freddy’s: Help Wanted is a collection of classic and original mini-games set in the Five Nights universe. Experience the horror in flat (non-VR) mode or VR. Oculus Rift and HTC Vive are supported. A VR Headset is NOT required to play.

31
playing now
96%
positive of 13k reviews
Overwhelmingly Positive
steam rating
500,000–1,000,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
90/100
critic score (1 outlets, IGDB)
80/100
IGDB user rating (27 ratings)
gold
deck/linux tier (ProtonDB)
$29.99
steam price (US)

31 players in-game as of 2026-08-30 01:00 UTC (census sample)

Five Nights at Freddy's: Help Wanted is a 2019 virtual reality (VR) survival horror game developed by Steel Wool Studios and Scott Cawthon. It is the eighth main installment in the Five Nights at Freddy's series, and is an anthology of minigames where the player must complete tasks without being attacked and killed by homicidal animatronic characters. These minigames include VR adaptations of the main Five Nights at Freddy's games, from the original game to Sister Location, and several new experiences. Hidden inside the levels are coins that unlock collectible objects and cassette tapes that provide insight into a metafictional narrative.

Health check

Healthy
  • · 31 players in-game at the last census sample.
  • · 666 reviews in the last 8 weeks (~83/week).
  • · Review velocity up 29% vs the prior 8 weeks.
  • · Top 10% of 10,791 Action games in the census by review count.

Health tier since 2026-08-30

Estimated sales: 328k–787k copies

Review-multiple estimate from 13,119 total reviews — how this is computed.

Current store prices

Microsoft Store$29.99

Deal snapshots via CheapShark, refreshed daily.

All-time low: $14.99 at Steam (2020-12-22)via IsThereAnyDeal

12-month high $29.99 · on sale 2 of 5 observed days · $15.00 above the all-time low (census price snapshots)

Review momentum

PositiveNegative
1.0k1.0k20192026Week of 2019-05-01: 239 positiveWeek of 2019-05-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2019-06-01: 262 positiveWeek of 2019-06-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2019-07-01: 121 positiveWeek of 2019-07-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2019-08-01: 35 positiveWeek of 2019-08-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2019-09-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2019-09-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2019-10-01: 99 positiveWeek of 2019-10-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2019-11-01: 195 positiveWeek of 2019-11-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2019-12-01: 304 positiveWeek of 2019-12-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2020-01-01: 243 positiveWeek of 2020-01-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2020-02-01: 173 positiveWeek of 2020-02-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2020-03-01: 153 positiveWeek of 2020-03-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2020-04-01: 196 positiveWeek of 2020-04-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2020-05-01: 189 positiveWeek of 2020-05-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2020-06-01: 198 positiveWeek of 2020-06-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2020-07-01: 278 positiveWeek of 2020-07-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2020-08-01: 171 positiveWeek of 2020-08-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2020-09-01: 139 positiveWeek of 2020-09-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2020-10-01: 133 positiveWeek of 2020-10-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2020-11-01: 175 positiveWeek of 2020-11-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2020-12-01: 227 positiveWeek of 2020-12-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2021-01-01: 277 positiveWeek of 2021-01-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2021-02-01: 152 positiveWeek of 2021-02-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2021-03-01: 173 positiveWeek of 2021-03-01: 12 negativeWeek of 2021-04-01: 178 positiveWeek of 2021-04-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2021-05-01: 148 positiveWeek of 2021-05-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2021-06-01: 149 positiveWeek of 2021-06-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2021-07-01: 141 positiveWeek of 2021-07-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2021-08-01: 133 positiveWeek of 2021-08-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2021-09-01: 96 positiveWeek of 2021-09-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2021-10-01: 108 positiveWeek of 2021-10-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2021-11-01: 128 positiveWeek of 2021-11-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2021-12-01: 364 positiveWeek of 2021-12-01: 26 negativeWeek of 2022-01-01: 1,043 positiveWeek of 2022-01-01: 33 negativeWeek of 2022-02-01: 566 positiveWeek of 2022-02-01: 12 negativeWeek of 2022-03-01: 203 positiveWeek of 2022-03-01: 11 negativeWeek of 2022-04-01: 138 positiveWeek of 2022-04-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2022-05-01: 98 positiveWeek of 2022-05-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2022-06-01: 116 positiveWeek of 2022-06-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2022-07-01: 151 positiveWeek of 2022-07-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2022-08-01: 133 positiveWeek of 2022-08-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2022-09-01: 76 positiveWeek of 2022-09-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2022-10-01: 111 positiveWeek of 2022-10-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2022-11-01: 140 positiveWeek of 2022-11-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2022-12-01: 141 positiveWeek of 2022-12-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2023-01-01: 165 positiveWeek of 2023-01-01: 13 negativeWeek of 2023-02-01: 106 positiveWeek of 2023-02-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2023-03-01: 99 positiveWeek of 2023-03-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2023-04-01: 92 positiveWeek of 2023-04-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2023-05-01: 146 positiveWeek of 2023-05-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2023-06-01: 209 positiveWeek of 2023-06-01: 12 negativeWeek of 2023-07-01: 336 positiveWeek of 2023-07-01: 13 negativeWeek of 2023-08-01: 194 positiveWeek of 2023-08-01: 17 negativeWeek of 2023-09-01: 118 positiveWeek of 2023-09-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2023-10-01: 146 positiveWeek of 2023-10-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2023-11-01: 370 positiveWeek of 2023-11-01: 23 negativeWeek of 2023-12-01: 339 positiveWeek of 2023-12-01: 26 negativeWeek of 2024-01-01: 195 positiveWeek of 2024-01-01: 16 negativeWeek of 2024-02-01: 84 positiveWeek of 2024-02-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2024-03-01: 65 positiveWeek of 2024-03-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2024-04-01: 66 positiveWeek of 2024-04-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2024-05-01: 67 positiveWeek of 2024-05-01: 12 negativeWeek of 2024-06-01: 107 positiveWeek of 2024-06-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2024-07-01: 150 positiveWeek of 2024-07-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2024-08-01: 128 positiveWeek of 2024-08-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2024-09-01: 79 positiveWeek of 2024-09-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2024-10-01: 64 positiveWeek of 2024-10-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2024-11-01: 59 positiveWeek of 2024-11-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2024-12-01: 83 positiveWeek of 2024-12-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2025-01-01: 85 positiveWeek of 2025-01-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2025-02-01: 56 positiveWeek of 2025-02-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-03-01: 67 positiveWeek of 2025-03-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2025-04-01: 46 positiveWeek of 2025-04-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2025-05-01: 61 positiveWeek of 2025-05-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2025-06-01: 85 positiveWeek of 2025-06-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2025-07-01: 57 positiveWeek of 2025-07-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2025-08-01: 62 positiveWeek of 2025-08-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2025-09-01: 54 positiveWeek of 2025-09-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2025-10-01: 60 positiveWeek of 2025-10-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2025-11-01: 45 positiveWeek of 2025-11-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2025-12-01: 111 positiveWeek of 2025-12-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2026-01-01: 126 positiveWeek of 2026-01-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2026-02-01: 60 positiveWeek of 2026-02-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2026-03-01: 74 positiveWeek of 2026-03-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2026-04-01: 57 positiveWeek of 2026-04-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2026-05-01: 47 positiveWeek of 2026-05-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2026-06-01: 49 positiveWeek of 2026-06-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2026-07-01: 93 positiveWeek of 2026-07-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2026-08-01: 51 positiveWeek of 2026-08-01: 5 negative
Weekly review counts (Steam review histogram). Positive above the line, negative below.

Players online

5392026-08-06 22:00 — 38 players2026-08-07 06:00 — 9 players2026-08-07 14:00 — 34 players2026-08-07 22:00 — 26 players2026-08-08 06:00 — 13 players2026-08-08 14:00 — 43 players2026-08-08 22:00 — 42 players2026-08-09 06:00 — 27 players2026-08-09 14:00 — 34 players2026-08-09 22:00 — 49 players2026-08-10 06:00 — 15 players2026-08-10 14:00 — 53 players2026-08-10 22:00 — 43 players2026-08-11 06:00 — 21 players2026-08-11 14:00 — 44 players2026-08-12 22:00 — 33 players2026-08-14 06:00 — 13 players2026-08-15 13:00 — 32 players2026-08-16 21:00 — 30 players2026-08-18 05:00 — 18 players2026-08-19 12:00 — 27 players2026-08-20 20:00 — 34 players2026-08-22 03:00 — 25 players2026-08-23 11:00 — 20 players2026-08-24 19:00 — 38 players2026-08-26 03:00 — 21 players2026-08-27 11:00 — 27 players2026-08-28 18:00 — 38 players2026-08-30 01:00 — 31 players
Concurrent players, hourly average, last 30 days (census samples).

Price history

$29.99$14.992019-05-282026-08-302019-05-28 — best price $29.992019-11-01 — best price $29.992020-01-27 — best price $29.992020-04-15 — best price $29.992020-07-09 — best price $29.992020-11-02 — best price $29.992021-01-05 — best price $29.992021-11-01 — best price $29.992021-12-01 — best price $29.992022-01-05 — best price $29.992022-02-03 — best price $29.992022-07-07 — best price $29.992022-11-01 — best price $29.992022-11-29 — best price $29.992023-01-05 — best price $29.992023-07-13 — best price $29.992023-11-02 — best price $29.992024-01-04 — best price $29.992024-07-11 — best price $29.992024-09-25 — best price $29.992025-01-02 — best price $29.992026-03-26 — best price $29.992026-07-09 — best price $29.992026-08-30 — best price $29.99
Lowest recorded price across tracked stores, per day (census snapshots).

Completion

15
achievements tracked
88.1%
earned "I scream. You scream..."
34.4%
median achievement earned by

Global achievement rates from Steam.

Details

WindowsSingle-playerSteam AchievementsTracked Controller SupportVR SupportedPartial Controller SupportFamily Sharing1 DLC

10 supported languages: English, French, Spanish - Spain, Japanese, Korean, Polish, Portuguese - Brazil, Russian, Simplified Chinese, Spanish - Latin America

Console footprint

PlatformPlayers trackedCompletionTrophies/achievements
Steam (Steam)7,5717%15
Xbox One (Xbox)1,33913%15
Switch (Nintendo)1770%0

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

Player tags

VRDarkActionCasualHorrorPuzzleRobotsSurvivalDifficultStory Rich

Census log

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

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