Summary
A newFive Nights at Freddy’sgame was prematurely announced after its trailer leaked earlier this week.Five Nights at Freddy’screator Scott Cawthon offered his thoughts on the pixel-art side scroller’s future release.
Over the last decade,Five Nights at Freddy’sbecame one of the horror genre’s biggest franchises. 2023’sFive Nights at Freddy’smovie performed exceptionally wellat the box office, earning over $300 million on a reported budget of only $20 million. The series took major steps to evolve from its roots, which lie in survival horror point-and-click games. Since 2014’s introductoryFive Nights at Freddy’s, the franchise released games with elements from other genres like first-person survival horror, business simulation, role-playing, and more. Following the reveal of the series' newest game, it seems thatFive Nights at Freddy’swill continue that trend.
Following the trailer’s leak, Cawthon officially announcedFive Nights at Freddy’s: Into the Pit, which is a pixel-art side scroller set in Jeff’s Pizza. The game’s plot appears to be based on aFazbear Frightsstory and stars Oswald as the protagonist. Cawthon explained that the game has been in development for a long time and will celebrate the franchise’s 10th anniversary, which occurs in August. A release date is not yet confirmed, but it seems likely that it will be released sometime around that date.Into the Pitis developed by Mega Cat Studios, which has made otherpixel-art games likeWrestleQuestandBite the Bullet. The trailer makes it clear that Mega Cat’s title will implement plenty of the scares thatFive Nights at Freddy’sfans have come to love.
Details of Five Nights at Freddy’s: Into the Pit
Fans are probably hopeful thatInto the Pitcan join thebestFive Nights at Freddy’sgames. However, it’s still hard to tell given that the trailer didn’t reveal much gameplay.Into the Pitwas meant to be revealed at a later date, but its presumed August release, along with Cawthon’s comments, seem to suggest that Mega Cat is well into development on the new game.
Into the Pitis especially tantalizing for fans who enjoy bothFive Nights at Freddy’sand thebest pixel-art games. Mega Cat hasn’t been able to break into that list yet, but could leverage its pixel-art experience and the massive popularity of the franchise to create a big hit. The genre’s endearing art style makes for an interesting combination withFive Nights at Freddy’sunsettling approach, but only time will tell if Mega Cat can manage to follow in the franchise’s massive footsteps.
Five Nights at Freddy’s
Five Nights at Freddy’s is a first-person survival horror and resource management game from Scott Cawthorn that raced to popularity thanks to its creepy animatronic enemies and its array of panic-inducing jumpscares. Bringing life to a cavalcade of well-known characters like Freddy Fazbear, Chica, Foxy, Bonnie, and more, Five Nights at Freddy’s has seen immense success, spinoffs, and fan games.
