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Five Nights at Freddy's: Sister Location

Scott Cawthon · 2016-10-07

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ActionIndieSimulation

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

Releases: Oct 07, 2016 (PC (Microsoft Windows))

Welcome to Circus Baby's Pizza World, where family fun and interactivity go beyond anything you've seen at those *other* pizza places! Now hiring: Late night technician. Must enjoy cramped spaces and be comfortable around active machinery. Not responsible for death or dismemberment.

30
playing now
90%
positive of 13k reviews
Very Positive
steam rating
500,000–1,000,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
75/100
critic score (2 outlets, IGDB)
71/100
IGDB user rating (69 ratings)
gold
deck/linux tier (ProtonDB)
$7.99
steam price (US)

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

Mike is hired by Circus Baby's Entertainment and Rental, an underground facility storing animatronics from the closed Circus Baby's Pizza World. The facility's AI, HandUnit, greets Mike each night and assigns him maintenance tasks. On the first night, everything runs smoothly: using elevated control pads, Mike checks on and, if necessary, administers electric shocks to the three animatronics—Ballora, Funtime Foxy, and Circus Baby—to ensure they remain active, before leaving. On the second night, the power goes out, the animatronics come to life, and Circus Baby warns Mike of the danger posed b(Storyline via IGDB)

Health check

Healthy
  • · 30 players in-game at the last census sample.
  • · 842 reviews in the last 8 weeks (~105/week).
  • · Review velocity up 66% vs the prior 8 weeks.
  • · Top 10% of 10,791 Action games in the census by review count.
Estimated sales: 316k–758k copies

Review-multiple estimate from 12,641 total reviews — how this is computed.

Current store prices

Microsoft Store$7.99

Deal snapshots via CheapShark, refreshed daily.

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

12-month high $7.99 · on sale 0 of 1 observed days · $6.00 above the all-time low (census price snapshots)

Review momentum

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48748720182026Week of 2018-01-01: 42 positiveWeek of 2018-01-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2018-02-01: 40 positiveWeek of 2018-02-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2018-03-01: 28 positiveWeek of 2018-03-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2018-04-01: 24 positiveWeek of 2018-04-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2018-05-01: 31 positiveWeek of 2018-05-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2018-06-01: 44 positiveWeek of 2018-06-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2018-07-01: 41 positiveWeek of 2018-07-01: 14 negativeWeek of 2018-08-01: 37 positiveWeek of 2018-08-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2018-09-01: 15 positiveWeek of 2018-09-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2018-10-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2018-10-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2018-11-01: 33 positiveWeek of 2018-12-01: 15 positiveWeek of 2018-12-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2019-01-01: 18 positiveWeek of 2019-01-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2019-02-01: 16 positiveWeek of 2019-02-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2019-03-01: 19 positiveWeek of 2019-03-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2019-04-01: 18 positiveWeek of 2019-04-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2019-05-01: 27 positiveWeek of 2019-05-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2019-06-01: 51 positiveWeek of 2019-06-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2019-07-01: 36 positiveWeek of 2019-07-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2019-08-01: 23 positiveWeek of 2019-08-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2019-09-01: 15 positiveWeek of 2019-09-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2019-10-01: 21 positiveWeek of 2019-10-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2019-11-01: 54 positiveWeek of 2019-11-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2019-12-01: 106 positiveWeek of 2019-12-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2020-01-01: 86 positiveWeek of 2020-01-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2020-02-01: 77 positiveWeek of 2020-02-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2020-03-01: 79 positiveWeek of 2020-03-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2020-04-01: 119 positiveWeek of 2020-04-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2020-05-01: 133 positiveWeek of 2020-05-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2020-06-01: 112 positiveWeek of 2020-06-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2020-07-01: 177 positiveWeek of 2020-07-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2020-08-01: 122 positiveWeek of 2020-08-01: 13 negativeWeek of 2020-09-01: 74 positiveWeek of 2020-09-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2020-10-01: 100 positiveWeek of 2020-10-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2020-11-01: 109 positiveWeek of 2020-11-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2020-12-01: 121 positiveWeek of 2020-12-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2021-01-01: 137 positiveWeek of 2021-01-01: 17 negativeWeek of 2021-02-01: 117 positiveWeek of 2021-02-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2021-03-01: 110 positiveWeek of 2021-03-01: 11 negativeWeek of 2021-04-01: 110 positiveWeek of 2021-04-01: 12 negativeWeek of 2021-05-01: 101 positiveWeek of 2021-05-01: 11 negativeWeek of 2021-06-01: 108 positiveWeek of 2021-06-01: 11 negativeWeek of 2021-07-01: 110 positiveWeek of 2021-07-01: 15 negativeWeek of 2021-08-01: 98 positiveWeek of 2021-08-01: 12 negativeWeek of 2021-09-01: 65 positiveWeek of 2021-09-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2021-10-01: 61 positiveWeek of 2021-10-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2021-11-01: 78 positiveWeek of 2021-11-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2021-12-01: 148 positiveWeek of 2021-12-01: 20 negativeWeek of 2022-01-01: 487 positiveWeek of 2022-01-01: 51 negativeWeek of 2022-02-01: 309 positiveWeek of 2022-02-01: 33 negativeWeek of 2022-03-01: 171 positiveWeek of 2022-03-01: 18 negativeWeek of 2022-04-01: 119 positiveWeek of 2022-04-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2022-05-01: 69 positiveWeek of 2022-05-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2022-06-01: 66 positiveWeek of 2022-06-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2022-07-01: 88 positiveWeek of 2022-07-01: 11 negativeWeek of 2022-08-01: 83 positiveWeek of 2022-08-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2022-09-01: 57 positiveWeek of 2022-09-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2022-10-01: 66 positiveWeek of 2022-10-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2022-11-01: 53 positiveWeek of 2022-11-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2022-12-01: 71 positiveWeek of 2022-12-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2023-01-01: 88 positiveWeek of 2023-01-01: 16 negativeWeek of 2023-02-01: 61 positiveWeek of 2023-02-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2023-03-01: 86 positiveWeek of 2023-03-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2023-04-01: 60 positiveWeek of 2023-04-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2023-05-01: 75 positiveWeek of 2023-05-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2023-06-01: 158 positiveWeek of 2023-06-01: 13 negativeWeek of 2023-07-01: 134 positiveWeek of 2023-07-01: 20 negativeWeek of 2023-08-01: 125 positiveWeek of 2023-08-01: 24 negativeWeek of 2023-09-01: 79 positiveWeek of 2023-09-01: 11 negativeWeek of 2023-10-01: 101 positiveWeek of 2023-10-01: 11 negativeWeek of 2023-11-01: 254 positiveWeek of 2023-11-01: 28 negativeWeek of 2023-12-01: 149 positiveWeek of 2023-12-01: 14 negativeWeek of 2024-01-01: 114 positiveWeek of 2024-01-01: 12 negativeWeek of 2024-02-01: 62 positiveWeek of 2024-02-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2024-03-01: 58 positiveWeek of 2024-03-01: 11 negativeWeek of 2024-04-01: 49 positiveWeek of 2024-04-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2024-05-01: 44 positiveWeek of 2024-05-01: 16 negativeWeek of 2024-06-01: 92 positiveWeek of 2024-06-01: 11 negativeWeek of 2024-07-01: 81 positiveWeek of 2024-07-01: 11 negativeWeek of 2024-08-01: 91 positiveWeek of 2024-08-01: 12 negativeWeek of 2024-09-01: 42 positiveWeek of 2024-09-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2024-10-01: 52 positiveWeek of 2024-10-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2024-11-01: 34 positiveWeek of 2024-11-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2024-12-01: 64 positiveWeek of 2024-12-01: 13 negativeWeek of 2025-01-01: 50 positiveWeek of 2025-01-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2025-02-01: 55 positiveWeek of 2025-02-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2025-03-01: 46 positiveWeek of 2025-03-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2025-04-01: 38 positiveWeek of 2025-04-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2025-05-01: 54 positiveWeek of 2025-05-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2025-06-01: 53 positiveWeek of 2025-06-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2025-07-01: 69 positiveWeek of 2025-07-01: 21 negativeWeek of 2025-08-01: 67 positiveWeek of 2025-08-01: 13 negativeWeek of 2025-09-01: 44 positiveWeek of 2025-09-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2025-10-01: 47 positiveWeek of 2025-10-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2025-11-01: 55 positiveWeek of 2025-11-01: 11 negativeWeek of 2025-12-01: 187 positiveWeek of 2025-12-01: 30 negativeWeek of 2026-01-01: 174 positiveWeek of 2026-01-01: 33 negativeWeek of 2026-02-01: 77 positiveWeek of 2026-02-01: 12 negativeWeek of 2026-03-01: 43 positiveWeek of 2026-03-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2026-04-01: 66 positiveWeek of 2026-04-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2026-05-01: 67 positiveWeek of 2026-05-01: 11 negativeWeek of 2026-06-01: 46 positiveWeek of 2026-06-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2026-07-01: 61 positiveWeek of 2026-07-01: 13 negativeWeek of 2026-08-01: 69 positiveWeek of 2026-08-01: 17 negative
Weekly review counts (Steam review histogram). Positive above the line, negative below.

Players online

45132026-08-06 22:00 — 31 players2026-08-07 06:00 — 22 players2026-08-07 14:00 — 29 players2026-08-07 22:00 — 29 players2026-08-08 06:00 — 14 players2026-08-08 14:00 — 25 players2026-08-08 22:00 — 43 players2026-08-09 06:00 — 26 players2026-08-09 14:00 — 20 players2026-08-09 22:00 — 45 players2026-08-10 06:00 — 17 players2026-08-10 14:00 — 27 players2026-08-10 22:00 — 29 players2026-08-11 06:00 — 19 players2026-08-11 14:00 — 32 players2026-08-12 22:00 — 27 players2026-08-14 05:00 — 16 players2026-08-15 13:00 — 22 players2026-08-16 21:00 — 33 players2026-08-18 05:00 — 16 players2026-08-19 12:00 — 13 players2026-08-20 20:00 — 36 players2026-08-22 03:00 — 28 players2026-08-23 11:00 — 21 players2026-08-24 19:00 — 30 players2026-08-26 03:00 — 30 players2026-08-27 11:00 — 25 players2026-08-28 18:00 — 31 players2026-08-30 02:00 — 30 players
Concurrent players, hourly average, last 30 days (census samples).

Price history

$7.99$1.992016-10-082026-08-302016-10-08 — best price $6.792016-10-14 — best price $7.992016-11-23 — best price $6.392016-11-29 — best price $7.992016-12-22 — best price $5.592017-01-02 — 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 $7.992018-06-22 — 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 $7.992020-11-20 — best price $7.992026-08-30 — best price $7.99
Lowest recorded price across tracked stores, per day (census snapshots).

Details

WindowsSingle-playerFamily Sharing

Console footprint

PlatformPlayers trackedCompletionTrophies/achievements
Xbox One, Windows (Xbox)1,8813%10
Switch (Nintendo)2090%0

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

Player tags

DarkIndieHorrorRobotsMysteryStrategySurvivalDifficultSimulationStory Rich

Census log

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

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