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{{Infobox video game
| title = FNaF World
| title = FNaF World
| image = FNAFWorldlogo.jpg
| image = FNAFWorldlogo.jpg
| caption = [[Steam (software)|Steam]] storefront header
| caption = [[Steam (service)|Steam]] storefront header
| developer = [[Scott Cawthon]]
| developer = [[Scott Cawthon]]
| publisher = Scott Cawthon
| publisher = Scott Cawthon
| composer = Leon Riskin
| composer = Leon Riskin
| series = ''[[Five Nights at Freddy's (series)|Five Nights at Freddy's]]''
| series = ''[[Five Nights at Freddy's]]''
| engine = [[Clickteam Fusion 2.5]]
| engine = [[Clickteam Fusion 2.5]]
| platforms = [[Microsoft Windows]], [[Android (operating system)|Android]], [[iOS]]
| platforms = {{ubl|[[Windows]]|[[Android (operating system)|Android]]{{efn|name=Android}}}}
| released = '''Microsoft Windows'''{{Video game release|WW=January 21, 2016}}'''Android''', '''iOS'''{{Video game release|WW=}} Scott- Unknown
| released = {{ubl|'''Windows'''|January 21, 2016|'''Android'''|January 12, 2017{{efn|name=Android|The Android release of the game was removed on January 13, 2017, and is no longer available.<ref name="Nerdvana Goodbye"/>}}}}
| genre = [[Role-playing video game|Role-playing]]
| genre = [[Role-playing video game|Role-playing]]
| modes = [[Single-player video game|Single-player]]
| modes = [[Single-player]]
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'''''FNaF World''''' (also known as '''''Five Nights at Freddy's World''''') is an [[Indie game|indie]] [[Role-playing video game|role-playing]] [[video game]] created by [[Scott Cawthon]]. It is an official [[Spin-off (media)|spin]]-off to the ''[[Five Nights at Freddy's (series)|Five Nights at Freddy's]]'' series. The game was released for [[Microsoft Windows]] on January 21, 2016, but came with unfinished gameplay and a large amount of bugs, leading to bad reception and ultimately the game's takedown from digital storefronts. On February 8, 2016, the game was updated and re-released as [[freeware]] on Game Jolt.
'''''FNaF World''''' is a 2016 [[Indie game|indie]] [[Adventure game|adventure]] [[Role-playing video game|role-playing]] video game created by [[Scott Cawthon]]. It is the first official [[Spin-off (media)|spin-off]] to the ''[[Five Nights at Freddy's]]'' series and the fifth game overall. The game was initially released for [[Windows]] via [[Steam (service)|Steam]] on January 21, 2016, and for [[Android (operating system)|Android]] on January 12, 2017,{{efn|name=Android}} but has since been taken down from those two platforms and re-released as [[freeware]] on [[Game Jolt]].


The original Steam release was met with negative reviews and backlash because of the game's unfinished state and technical issues, leading Cawthon to temporarily remove it from the platform in order to address these issues. An updated version of the game was released on February 8, 2016, on [[Game Jolt]] free of charge. It was later re-released on Steam, but removed again in 2017, this time permanently. Ultimately, the game received mixed reviews and is considered to be the weakest title in the series, despite it gaining a small [[cult following]] in the years following its release.
== Gameplay ==
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The player has two modes to play in: Adventure and Fixed Party (the latter being slightly harder). The game has two difficulty levels to choose from, Normal and Hard Mode. The player starts by choosing two parties consisting of four characters each. The starter characters are Freddy, Bonnie, Chica, Foxy, Toy Freddy, Toy Chica, Toy Bonnie and Mangle, and can all be swapped in and out of the party. As the player continues, they collect more characters to place in their party, including the originals (FNaF), Toys (FNaF 2), Withered (FNaF 2), Shadows (FNaF 2 and 3), Phantoms (FNaF 3), Nightmares (FNaF 4), and characters that never made an appearance in the main series yet, such as Funtime Foxy, who will be one of the starring characters in the upcoming fifth installment of the series, [[Five Nights at Freddy's: Sister Location|Five Nights At Freddy's: Sister Location]]. Initially there were 40 characters (including the eight starters), but as of Update 1.2, eight more secret characters have been added, including Halloweens (FNaF 4: Halloween Update), more Nightmares (FNaF 4), a character from one of Scott Cawthon's earlier works, The Desolate Hope, a character from another earlier game, Chipper and Sons Lumber Co., and much more. Along the way, a character known as Fredbear will give the player tips on what to do next. These tips frequently [[break the fourth wall]] due to Fredbear's seeming awareness of the situation he is placed in.


==Gameplay==
The gameplay consists of exploring through the game world and accessing new areas. Once new areas are revealed, the player can use "Jumping" to teleport between each area through an overworld map. Initially, the world is depicted in a 2D 8-bit style, but as of Version 1.2 released in May 2016, the world has been redesigned into that of a fully animated 3D style. Many enemy characters can be found throughout the game, each exclusive to their own area, which can be battled with. Upon defeating an enemy, the player will gain experience points and "Faz tokens", which are used to buy upgrades such as chips and bytes to aid the player during the game.
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[[File:FNaF World Gameplay.jpg|left|thumb|229x229px|A gameplay screenshot showing one of the various in game battles the player can engage in]]
''FNaF World'' is a role-playing game featuring two modes: Adventure and Fixed Party. It also has two difficulty levels to choose from, Normal and Hard. The player starts by choosing two parties consisting of four characters each. The starter characters can all be swapped in and out of the party. As the player continues, they collect more characters to place in their party, with there being 40 characters available in total from across the first four games. Along the way, a character known as Fredbear will give the player tips on what to do next. These tips frequently [[break the fourth wall]] due to Fredbear's seeming awareness of the situation he is placed in.


The gameplay consists of exploring the game world and accessing new areas. Once new areas are revealed and a special button is pressed in them, the player can teleport between each area through an overworld map. Many enemy characters can be found throughout the game, each exclusive to their own area, which can be battled with. Upon defeating an enemy, the player will gain [[Experience point|experience points]] and "Faz Tokens", which are used to buy upgrades such as "bytes" to aid the player during the game.
Meanwhile, the battles against enemies, which are [[Random encounter|completely random]], are conducted in a separate 3D playing field. In battles, the player characters are on the right-hand side, while the enemies are on the left-hand side. Each character has a [[Hit points|HP]] meter located at the top right corner; by sustaining damages, the meter decreases until it reaches zero, which induces a [[Knock out|KO]] (represented by a gravestone replacing the knocked out character) unless the player selects a resurrection command available only on select characters. The player is given choices to pick a character and one of their three commands, which differ depending on the characters. The commands have different color tags and have different impacts, including healing the team (pink), providing status buffs (white), single-target attacks (orange), area attacks (red), poisonous attacks (green), and instant-death attacks (black), among others. Once a move is selected, the player has to wait for some time until the next command can be selected. The player can also swap the current party with the reserve anytime. After each battle, all characters, including the knocked out ones, are restored to full health.


The battles consist of [[Turns, rounds and time-keeping systems in games|turn-based]] [[Random encounter|random encounters]], with several [[Boss (video gaming)|boss battles]]. For each turn, the player is given choices for each character and must choose one of their three commands, which differ depending on the characters. The commands have different color tags and have different impacts, including healing the team (pink), providing status buffs (white), single-target attacks (orange), area attacks (red), poisonous attacks (green), and possible instant-kill attacks (black), among others. Once a turn is used, the player has to wait for some time until the next turn begins. The player can also swap the current party with the reserve at any time. After each battle, all characters, including those who may have been knocked out, are restored to full health.
== Synopsis ==


=== Setting ===
== Development ==
''FNaF World'' was first announced on September 15, 2015, in a [[Steam (service)|Steam]] post by Cawthon.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://steamcommunity.com/gid/103582791439004273/announcements/detail/124202807772796833|title=Steam Community :: Group Announcements :: Five Nights at Freddy's 4|website=steamcommunity.com|language=en|access-date=March 19, 2017|date=September 15, 2015|archive-date=September 1, 2024|archive-url=https://archive.today/20240901133917/https://steamcommunity.com/games/388090/announcements/detail/124202807772796833|url-status=live}}</ref> Later, a trailer was uploaded to [[YouTube]].<ref>{{cite web | url = http://kotaku.com/five-nights-at-freddy-s-creator-is-making-an-rpg-1730892115 | title = Five Nights At Freddy's Creator Is Making An RPG | last = Klepek | first = Patrick | date = September 16, 2015 | website = [[Kotaku]] | publisher = [[Gawker Media]] | access-date = September 16, 2015 | archive-date = September 16, 2015 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20150916235645/http://kotaku.com/five-nights-at-freddy-s-creator-is-making-an-rpg-1730892115 | url-status = live }}</ref> The announcement was considered to be a hoax due to similar [[Public relations|PR]] actions taken by Cawthon, however, it was not disproven until its release. Cawthon noted that the game is a spin-off, considering the main plotline of ''[[Five Nights at Freddy's (series)|Five Nights at Freddy's]]'' completed with the fourth game. Originally planned for release on February 2, 2016, Cawthon later changed the date to January 22, 2016, only to end up releasing the game one day earlier, on January 21, via Steam.<ref>{{cite web | url = http://www.pcgamer.com/five-nights-at-freddys-world-has-released-early/ | title = Five Nights At Freddy's World has released early | first = Shaun | last = Prescott | date = January 21, 2016 | website = [[PC Gamer]] | publisher = [[Future US]] | access-date = January 22, 2016 | archive-date = June 9, 2017 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20170609084735/http://www.pcgamer.com//five-nights-at-freddys-world-has-released-early/ | url-status = live }}</ref>
''FNaF World'' takes place in a world inhabited by the animatronics featured in the original series. The world is divided into several locales, including the starting location, Fazbear Hills, the home of the animatronics. The other locales include a snowy plain, deep forests, a graveyard, a lake, a maze carnival, and caves. There also exists an inner dimension known as the "Flipside", the world's game code, in which there are several glitches that enable travel to otherwise unreachable places. The Flipside has four layers in total, although going beyond the third level is a [[point of no return]].


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=== Plot ===
| quote = "I know there may be people who will say that I should have kept working on it. The reality is that some of the mistakes made in development of this game were done very early. "Fixing" certain things would basically be remaking the game from scratch. At what point do you stop trying to fix a project that didn't go well and start working on something new? At some point you have to walk away and stop trying to fix it."
The player is told by Fredbear that glitches have happened in the Flipside, causing unrest among the animatronics. The player has to fix the problem affecting the source of the world. At the same time, however, Fredbear also reveals a potential hidden goal of collecting clocks and ignoring the present problem if the player leaves him idle for too long during a conversation. The player faces off against several game bosses, including an owl-shaped guardian of the source, until they meet with the problem, revealed to be the action of [[Scott Cawthon]], represented as a light blue humanoid figure from ''There Is No Pause Button!'' game, who have grown frustrated by his fans' rabid and constant unsatisfied demands to him.
| source = — Scott Cawthon on [[Steam (service)|Steam]], regarding the discontinuation of ''FNaF World''
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}}Upon release, the game received very strong criticism for missing key features and its unstable and generally unfinished state, which Cawthon later apologized for, stating that "[he] got too eager to show the things that were finished, that [he] neglected to pay attention to the things that weren't."<ref>{{cite web | url = http://www.pcgamer.com/five-nights-at-freddys-creator-apologizes-for-ugly-fnaf-world-launch/ | title = Five Nights at Freddy's creator apologizes for ugly FNAF World launch | first = Andy | last = Chalk | date = January 22, 2016 | website = [[PC Gamer]] | publisher = [[Future US]] | access-date = January 23, 2016 | archive-date = September 6, 2017 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20170906124308/http://www.pcgamer.com/five-nights-at-freddys-creator-apologizes-for-ugly-fnaf-world-launch/ | url-status = live }}</ref> He agreed with the community that he had rushed the release, and that the game's rough state was unacceptable.<ref>{{cite web | url = http://www.polygon.com/2016/1/22/10815892/five-nights-at-freddys-world-release-rushed-scott-cawthon | title = Five Nights at Freddy's World launched 'too early,' missing key features | last = Frank | first = Allegra | date = January 22, 2016 | website = [[Polygon (website)|Polygon]] | publisher = [[Vox Media]] | access-date = January 25, 2016 | archive-date = February 7, 2023 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20230207095129/https://www.polygon.com/2016/1/22/10815892/five-nights-at-freddys-world-release-rushed-scott-cawthon | url-status = live }}</ref> Cawthon stated that he would be working hard to get the game in order, but this eventually led to Cawthon temporarily taking the game off Steam, offering refunds to everyone who bought it.<ref>{{cite web | url = http://www.destructoid.com/fnaf-world-pulled-from-steam-refunds-being-made-available-for-all-336590.phtml | title = FNaF World pulled from Steam, refunds being made available for all | last = Rowen | first = Nic | date = January 25, 2016 | website = [[Destructoid]] | publisher = [[ModernMethod]] | access-date = January 25, 2016 | archive-date = November 8, 2020 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20201108114359/https://www.destructoid.com/fnaf-world-pulled-from-steam-refunds-being-made-available-for-all-336590.phtml | url-status = dead }}</ref> It was later announced that, once the game would be patched further, it would be released as [[freeware]], first to [[Game Jolt]], and stay free from that point on.<ref>{{cite web | url = http://www.gamespot.com/articles/five-nights-at-freddys-rpg-pulled-from-sale-will-b/1100-6434130/ | title = Five Nights at Freddy's RPG Pulled From Sale, Will Be Free Upon Return | last = Pereira | first = Christ | date = January 27, 2016 | website = [[GameSpot]] | publisher = [[CBS Interactive]] | access-date = January 27, 2016 | archive-date = September 28, 2022 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20220928163543/https://www.gamespot.com/articles/five-nights-at-freddys-rpg-pulled-from-sale-will-b/1100-6434130/ | url-status = live }}</ref> The Game Jolt version was released on February 8, 2016, and includes a new overworld and other features absent from the original release.<ref>{{cite web | url = https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/2016/02/12/fnaf-world-free-download/ | title = Five Nights At Freddy's World Re-Released For Free | last = O'Connor | first = Alice | date = February 12, 2016 | website = [[Rock, Paper, Shotgun]] | access-date = February 12, 2016 | archive-date = April 18, 2019 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20190418092127/https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/2016/02/12/fnaf-world-free-download/ | url-status = live }}</ref>


On May 13, 2016, a second update to ''FNaF World'' was released, featuring new characters and a new map, as well as [[voice acting]].<ref>{{cite web | url = http://www.designntrend.com/articles/73009/20160330/fnaf-world-update-2-new-teaser-planes-five-nights-at-freddys-character.htm | title = 'FNaF World' Update 2: New Teaser Shows Planes, 'Five Nights At Freddy's' Character Sprites | last = Groux | first = Christopher | date = March 30, 2016 | website = Design & Trend | publisher = [[IBT Media]] | access-date = May 22, 2016 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20160520075654/http://www.designntrend.com/articles/73009/20160330/fnaf-world-update-2-new-teaser-planes-five-nights-at-freddys-character.htm | archive-date = May 20, 2016 | url-status = dead }}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url = http://www.designntrend.com/articles/75403/20160504/fnaf-world-update-2-release-date-new-character-reveal-five-nights-at-freddys.htm | title = 'FNaF World' Update 2 Release Date And New Character Revealed By 'Five Nights At Freddy's' Dev | last = Groux | first = Christopher | date = May 4, 2016 | website = Design & Trend | publisher = [[IBT Media]] | access-date = May 22, 2016 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20160517213245/http://www.designntrend.com/articles/75403/20160504/fnaf-world-update-2-release-date-new-character-reveal-five-nights-at-freddys.htm | archive-date = May 17, 2016 | url-status = dead }}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url = http://www.designntrend.com/articles/75916/20160513/fnaf-world-update-2-release-free-five-nights-at-freddys-rpg-characters.htm | title = 'FNaF World' Update 2 Released: The Free 'Five Nights At Freddy's' RPG Gets More Characters! | last = Groux | first = Christopher | date = May 13, 2016 | website = Design & Trend | publisher = [[IBT Media]] | access-date = May 22, 2016 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20170113153457/http://www.designntrend.com/articles/75916/20160513/fnaf-world-update-2-release-free-five-nights-at-freddys-rpg-characters.htm | archive-date = January 13, 2017 | url-status = dead }}</ref>
The game has multiple endings depending on the actions of the player. The first ending, acquired after defeating the owl guardian in Normal Mode, has Scott thanking the player for trying the game, albeit also mocking them for choosing the easiest difficulty. The second, played after defeating Scott in Hard Mode, has Scott accusing the player of killing the creator and declares that the game ends because no one is able to continue writing it. The third is played when the player chooses Fredbear as party leader and bringing up a conversation with Fredbear, which destroys the universe. The fourth, played when the player enters the fourth layer of the Flipside, has the player encounter a figure who that they have entered the point of no return. The same area also has a pond that the player can enter, which plays up the fifth ending. The sixth ending is played once the player collects the hidden clocks throughout the game. The seventh ending is Chipper's Revenge, where you fight one of Scott's older creations that he didn't finish.


On January 12, 2017, ''FNaF World'' was released on Android, but was removed the next day. On January 31, 2017, Cawthon dispelled any rumors of the highly speculated "Update 3", saying that no further updates will be made to the game. He expressed his dissatisfaction of the game, stating that most mistakes in development were made "very early", and that attempting to better the game would "be remaking the game from scratch". He later removed the game from Steam.<ref name="Nerdvana Goodbye">{{Cite news|url=https://nerdvanamedia.com/gaming/pc/fnaf-world-end/117847/|title=Game over: Saying goodbye to FNAF World|date=January 31, 2017|work=Nerdvana|access-date=March 25, 2017|language=en-US|archive-date=March 27, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190327085848/https://nerdvanamedia.com/gaming/pc/fnaf-world-end/117847/|url-status=live}}</ref>
The Version 1.2 adds a new storyline involving a [[Halloween]] world, in which the player is tasked to investigate something that impedes several animatronics, causing them to be discarded. The player has to beat four different minigames, each one of them having one of the four main animatronics form the original FNaF as the protagonist, in order to retrieve the code of the eight discarded characters. The minigames are: ''FOXY.EXE'' (a second-rate horror game, parody to the famous creepypasta and game, SONIC.EXE), ''Foxy Fighters'' (A space shooter, parody to StarFox), ''Chica's Magic Rainbow'' (a rage platforming game featuring an evil rainbow) and ''FNaF 57: Freddy in Space'' (a [[Metroid]]/[[Castlevania]] style platformer which originally started as an April's Fool joke). The problem is revealed to be caused by the profane rainbow before mentioned, whose defeat nets the player with the game's eighth ending, a teaser for ''[[Five Nights at Freddy's: Sister Location]]''.


In a 2018 interview, Cawthon revealed that after making the first ''Five Nights at Freddy's'' games that were horror in nature, he wanted to do something lighthearted with ''FNaF World.'' It was originally designed to be a mobile game but halfway into development, it became a PC game, which was something Cawthon later regretted. In hindsight, he felt the game should have been developed in later years as he felt it disrupted the series' canon and fans' expectations at the time. He described ''FNaF World'' as the least profitable game he has ever made and as such, it served as the "gemstone" of quality control to the franchise. Despite the major setback, Cawthon was grateful for the fanbase it had created.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Dawko |title=An Interview with Scott Cawthon - The Creator of Five Nights at Freddy's |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=03E_hZdXqBE |website=YouTube |access-date=9 September 2022}}</ref>
== Development ==
''FNaF World'' was first announced on September 15, 2015, with a trailer uploaded to [[YouTube]], depicting the characters of the four previous games that haunted the player are now cute.<ref>{{cite web | url = http://kotaku.com/five-nights-at-freddy-s-creator-is-making-an-rpg-1730892115 | title = Five Nights At Freddy’s Creator Is Making An RPG | last = Klepek | first = Patrick | date = September 16, 2015 | website = [[Kotaku]] | publisher = [[Gawker Media]] | accessdate = September 16, 2015}}</ref> The announcement was considered to be a hoax due to similar [[Public relations|PR]] actions taken by Cawthon, however, it was not disproven until its release. Cawthon noted that the game is a spin-off, considering the main arc of ''[[Five Nights at Freddy's (series)|Five Nights at Freddy's]]'' completed with the fourth game. Though originally planned for release on February 2, 2016, Cawthon rescheduled the release to January 22, 2016, but eventually launched yet another day earlier, on January 21, 2016, respectively, releasing it digitally through [[Steam (software)|Steam]].<ref>{{cite web | url = http://www.pcgamer.com/five-nights-at-freddys-world-has-released-early/ | title = Five Nights At Freddy's World has released early | first = Shaun | last = Prescott | date = January 21, 2016 | website = [[PC Gamer]] | publisher = [[Future US]] | accessdate = January 22, 2016}}</ref>


== Reception ==
Upon release, community and critics criticized the game for missing key features, being unstable and generally unfinished, which Cawthon later apologized for, stating that "[he] got too eager to show the things that were finished, that [he] neglected to pay attention to the things that weren't."<ref>{{cite web | url = http://www.pcgamer.com/five-nights-at-freddys-creator-apologizes-for-ugly-fnaf-world-launch/ | title = Five Nights at Freddy's creator apologizes for ugly FNAF World launch | first = Andy | last = Chalk | date = January 22, 2016 | website = [[PC Gamer]] | publisher = [[Future US]] | accessdate = January 23, 2016}}</ref> He agreed with the community that he had rushed the release, and that the game's rough state was unacceptable.<ref>{{cite web | url = http://www.polygon.com/2016/1/22/10815892/five-nights-at-freddys-world-release-rushed-scott-cawthon | title = Five Nights at Freddy’s World launched 'too early,' missing key features | last = Frank | first = Allegra | date = January 22, 2016 | website = [[Polygon (website)|Polygon]] | publisher = [[Vox Media]] | accessdate = January 25, 2016}}</ref> Cawthon stated that he would be working hard to get the game in order, but this eventually led to Cawthon temporarily taking the game off [[Steam (software)|Steam]], offering refunds to everyone who bought it.<ref>{{cite web | url = http://www.destructoid.com/fnaf-world-pulled-from-steam-refunds-being-made-available-for-all-336590.phtml | title = FNaF World pulled from Steam, refunds being made available for all | last = Rowen | first = Nic | date = January 25, 2016 | website = [[Destructoid]] | publisher = [[ModernMethod]] | accessdate = January 25, 2016}}</ref> It was later announced that, once the game would be patched further, it would be released for free, first to Game Jolt, and stay free from that point on.<ref>{{cite web | url = http://www.gamespot.com/articles/five-nights-at-freddys-rpg-pulled-from-sale-will-b/1100-6434130/ | title = Five Nights at Freddy's RPG Pulled From Sale, Will Be Free Upon Return | last = Pereira | first = Christ | date = January 27, 2016 | website = [[GameSpot]] | publisher = [[CBS Interactive]] | accessdate = January 27, 2016}}</ref>
''FNaF World'' had a generally mixed reception among critics and fans of the series, with many [[YouTuber|YouTubers]] responsible for launching ''Five Nights at Freddy's'' to mainstream popularity expressing their disappointment with the game. [[Markiplier]], often regarded as one of the most popular and influential content creators to have covered the series, opted not to play ''FNaF World'', likely influencing how many players responded to the spin-off.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.kotaku.com.au/2016/01/five-nights-at-freddys-rpgpulled-off-steam-due-to-bad-reviews/|title=Five Nights At Freddy's RPG Pulled Off Steam Due To Bad Reviews|last=Hernandez|first=Patricia|date=January 26, 2016|work=[[Kotaku Australia]]|publisher=[[Allure Media]]|access-date=February 8, 2016|archive-date=September 28, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220928233021/https://www.kotaku.com.au/2016/01/five-nights-at-freddys-rpgpulled-off-steam-due-to-bad-reviews/|url-status=dead}}</ref> However, Angelo M. D'Argenio from ''[[The Escapist (magazine)|The Escapist]]'' gave the game a decent review, stating that "''Five Nights at Freddy's World'' is a retro parody [[JRPG]] that feels incomplete now, but is steadily getting better as patches come out", ultimately giving it a score of 3 out of 5 stars.<ref name="Escapist">{{Cite web|url=http://www.escapistmagazine.com/articles/view/video-games/editorials/reviews/15332-Five-Nights-at-Freddys-World-Review.2|title=''Five Nights at Freddy's World'' - Broken Animatronic Mascots|last=D'Argenio|first=Angelo M.|date=January 25, 2016|work=[[The Escapist (magazine)|The Escapist]]|publisher=[[Defy Media]]|access-date=January 25, 2016|archive-date=January 28, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160128021453/http://www.escapistmagazine.com/articles/view/video-games/editorials/reviews/15332-Five-Nights-at-Freddys-World-Review.2|url-status=dead}}</ref> The game ultimately failed to reach the level of success that other ''Five Nights at Freddy's'' titles did.<ref name="Escapist"/>


== Notes ==
On February 8, 2016, an updated version was released to Game Jolt as [[freeware]], also featuring a new overworld and other new features.<ref>{{cite web | url = https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/2016/02/12/fnaf-world-free-download/ | title = Five Nights At Freddy’s World Re-Released For Free | last = O'Connor | first = Alice | date = February 12, 2016 | website = [[Rock, Paper, Shotgun]] | accessdate = February 12, 2016}}</ref>
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On May 13, 2016, a second update to ''FNaF World'' was released, featuring new characters and a new map, as well as voice acting.<ref>{{cite web | url = http://www.designntrend.com/articles/73009/20160330/fnaf-world-update-2-new-teaser-planes-five-nights-at-freddys-character.htm | title = 'FNaF World' Update 2: New Teaser Shows Planes, 'Five Nights At Freddy's' Character Sprites | last = Groux | first = Christopher | date = March 30, 2016 | website = [[Design & Trend]] | publisher = [[IBT Media]] | accessdate = May 22, 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url = http://www.designntrend.com/articles/75403/20160504/fnaf-world-update-2-release-date-new-character-reveal-five-nights-at-freddys.htm | title = 'FNaF World' Update 2 Release Date And New Character Revealed By 'Five Nights At Freddy's' Dev | last = Groux | first = Christopher | date = May 4, 2016 | website = [[Design & Trend]] | publisher = [[IBT Media]] | accessdate = May 22, 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url = http://www.designntrend.com/articles/75916/20160513/fnaf-world-update-2-release-free-five-nights-at-freddys-rpg-characters.htm | title = 'FNaF World' Update 2 Released: The Free 'Five Nights At Freddy's' RPG Gets More Characters! | last = Groux | first = Christopher | date = May 13, 2016 | website = [[Design & Trend]] | publisher = [[IBT Media]] | accessdate = May 22, 2016}}</ref>

== Reception ==
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''FNaF World'' was heavily panned among critics and community, mostly due to a broken launch. However, Angelo M. D'Argenio from ''[[The Escapist (magazine)|The Escapist]]'' gave the game a mixed review, stating that "''Five Nights at Freddy's World'' is a retro parody [[JRPG]] that feels incomplete now, but is steadily getting better as patches come out", giving ''FNaF World'' a score of 3/5.<ref>{{cite web | url = http://www.escapistmagazine.com/articles/view/video-games/editorials/reviews/15332-Five-Nights-at-Freddys-World-Review.2 | title = ''Five Nights at Freddy's World'' - Broken Animatronic Mascots | last = D'Argenio | first = Angelo M. | date = January 25, 2016 | website = [[The Escapist (magazine)|The Escapist]] | publisher = [[Defy Media]] | accessdate = January 25, 2016}}</ref>


== References ==
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* ''[https://www.indiedb.com/games/fnaf-world FNaF World]'' on [[IndieDB]]
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FNaF World
Steam storefront header
Developer(s)Scott Cawthon
Publisher(s)Scott Cawthon
Composer(s)Leon Riskin
SeriesFive Nights at Freddy's
EngineClickteam Fusion 2.5
Platform(s)
Release
  • Windows
  • January 21, 2016
  • Android
  • January 12, 2017[a]
Genre(s)Role-playing
Mode(s)Single-player

FNaF World is a 2016 indie adventure role-playing video game created by Scott Cawthon. It is the first official spin-off to the Five Nights at Freddy's series and the fifth game overall. The game was initially released for Windows via Steam on January 21, 2016, and for Android on January 12, 2017,[a] but has since been taken down from those two platforms and re-released as freeware on Game Jolt.

The original Steam release was met with negative reviews and backlash because of the game's unfinished state and technical issues, leading Cawthon to temporarily remove it from the platform in order to address these issues. An updated version of the game was released on February 8, 2016, on Game Jolt free of charge. It was later re-released on Steam, but removed again in 2017, this time permanently. Ultimately, the game received mixed reviews and is considered to be the weakest title in the series, despite it gaining a small cult following in the years following its release.

Gameplay

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A gameplay screenshot showing one of the various in game battles the player can engage in

FNaF World is a role-playing game featuring two modes: Adventure and Fixed Party. It also has two difficulty levels to choose from, Normal and Hard. The player starts by choosing two parties consisting of four characters each. The starter characters can all be swapped in and out of the party. As the player continues, they collect more characters to place in their party, with there being 40 characters available in total from across the first four games. Along the way, a character known as Fredbear will give the player tips on what to do next. These tips frequently break the fourth wall due to Fredbear's seeming awareness of the situation he is placed in.

The gameplay consists of exploring the game world and accessing new areas. Once new areas are revealed and a special button is pressed in them, the player can teleport between each area through an overworld map. Many enemy characters can be found throughout the game, each exclusive to their own area, which can be battled with. Upon defeating an enemy, the player will gain experience points and "Faz Tokens", which are used to buy upgrades such as "bytes" to aid the player during the game.

The battles consist of turn-based random encounters, with several boss battles. For each turn, the player is given choices for each character and must choose one of their three commands, which differ depending on the characters. The commands have different color tags and have different impacts, including healing the team (pink), providing status buffs (white), single-target attacks (orange), area attacks (red), poisonous attacks (green), and possible instant-kill attacks (black), among others. Once a turn is used, the player has to wait for some time until the next turn begins. The player can also swap the current party with the reserve at any time. After each battle, all characters, including those who may have been knocked out, are restored to full health.

Development

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FNaF World was first announced on September 15, 2015, in a Steam post by Cawthon.[2] Later, a trailer was uploaded to YouTube.[3] The announcement was considered to be a hoax due to similar PR actions taken by Cawthon, however, it was not disproven until its release. Cawthon noted that the game is a spin-off, considering the main plotline of Five Nights at Freddy's completed with the fourth game. Originally planned for release on February 2, 2016, Cawthon later changed the date to January 22, 2016, only to end up releasing the game one day earlier, on January 21, via Steam.[4]

"I know there may be people who will say that I should have kept working on it. The reality is that some of the mistakes made in development of this game were done very early. "Fixing" certain things would basically be remaking the game from scratch. At what point do you stop trying to fix a project that didn't go well and start working on something new? At some point you have to walk away and stop trying to fix it."

— Scott Cawthon on Steam, regarding the discontinuation of FNaF World

Upon release, the game received very strong criticism for missing key features and its unstable and generally unfinished state, which Cawthon later apologized for, stating that "[he] got too eager to show the things that were finished, that [he] neglected to pay attention to the things that weren't."[5] He agreed with the community that he had rushed the release, and that the game's rough state was unacceptable.[6] Cawthon stated that he would be working hard to get the game in order, but this eventually led to Cawthon temporarily taking the game off Steam, offering refunds to everyone who bought it.[7] It was later announced that, once the game would be patched further, it would be released as freeware, first to Game Jolt, and stay free from that point on.[8] The Game Jolt version was released on February 8, 2016, and includes a new overworld and other features absent from the original release.[9]

On May 13, 2016, a second update to FNaF World was released, featuring new characters and a new map, as well as voice acting.[10][11][12]

On January 12, 2017, FNaF World was released on Android, but was removed the next day. On January 31, 2017, Cawthon dispelled any rumors of the highly speculated "Update 3", saying that no further updates will be made to the game. He expressed his dissatisfaction of the game, stating that most mistakes in development were made "very early", and that attempting to better the game would "be remaking the game from scratch". He later removed the game from Steam.[1]

In a 2018 interview, Cawthon revealed that after making the first Five Nights at Freddy's games that were horror in nature, he wanted to do something lighthearted with FNaF World. It was originally designed to be a mobile game but halfway into development, it became a PC game, which was something Cawthon later regretted. In hindsight, he felt the game should have been developed in later years as he felt it disrupted the series' canon and fans' expectations at the time. He described FNaF World as the least profitable game he has ever made and as such, it served as the "gemstone" of quality control to the franchise. Despite the major setback, Cawthon was grateful for the fanbase it had created.[13]

Reception

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FNaF World had a generally mixed reception among critics and fans of the series, with many YouTubers responsible for launching Five Nights at Freddy's to mainstream popularity expressing their disappointment with the game. Markiplier, often regarded as one of the most popular and influential content creators to have covered the series, opted not to play FNaF World, likely influencing how many players responded to the spin-off.[14] However, Angelo M. D'Argenio from The Escapist gave the game a decent review, stating that "Five Nights at Freddy's World is a retro parody JRPG that feels incomplete now, but is steadily getting better as patches come out", ultimately giving it a score of 3 out of 5 stars.[15] The game ultimately failed to reach the level of success that other Five Nights at Freddy's titles did.[15]

Notes

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  1. ^ a b c The Android release of the game was removed on January 13, 2017, and is no longer available.[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b "Game over: Saying goodbye to FNAF World". Nerdvana. January 31, 2017. Archived from the original on March 27, 2019. Retrieved March 25, 2017.
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  3. ^ Klepek, Patrick (September 16, 2015). "Five Nights At Freddy's Creator Is Making An RPG". Kotaku. Gawker Media. Archived from the original on September 16, 2015. Retrieved September 16, 2015.
  4. ^ Prescott, Shaun (January 21, 2016). "Five Nights At Freddy's World has released early". PC Gamer. Future US. Archived from the original on June 9, 2017. Retrieved January 22, 2016.
  5. ^ Chalk, Andy (January 22, 2016). "Five Nights at Freddy's creator apologizes for ugly FNAF World launch". PC Gamer. Future US. Archived from the original on September 6, 2017. Retrieved January 23, 2016.
  6. ^ Frank, Allegra (January 22, 2016). "Five Nights at Freddy's World launched 'too early,' missing key features". Polygon. Vox Media. Archived from the original on February 7, 2023. Retrieved January 25, 2016.
  7. ^ Rowen, Nic (January 25, 2016). "FNaF World pulled from Steam, refunds being made available for all". Destructoid. ModernMethod. Archived from the original on November 8, 2020. Retrieved January 25, 2016.
  8. ^ Pereira, Christ (January 27, 2016). "Five Nights at Freddy's RPG Pulled From Sale, Will Be Free Upon Return". GameSpot. CBS Interactive. Archived from the original on September 28, 2022. Retrieved January 27, 2016.
  9. ^ O'Connor, Alice (February 12, 2016). "Five Nights At Freddy's World Re-Released For Free". Rock, Paper, Shotgun. Archived from the original on April 18, 2019. Retrieved February 12, 2016.
  10. ^ Groux, Christopher (March 30, 2016). "'FNaF World' Update 2: New Teaser Shows Planes, 'Five Nights At Freddy's' Character Sprites". Design & Trend. IBT Media. Archived from the original on May 20, 2016. Retrieved May 22, 2016.
  11. ^ Groux, Christopher (May 4, 2016). "'FNaF World' Update 2 Release Date And New Character Revealed By 'Five Nights At Freddy's' Dev". Design & Trend. IBT Media. Archived from the original on May 17, 2016. Retrieved May 22, 2016.
  12. ^ Groux, Christopher (May 13, 2016). "'FNaF World' Update 2 Released: The Free 'Five Nights At Freddy's' RPG Gets More Characters!". Design & Trend. IBT Media. Archived from the original on January 13, 2017. Retrieved May 22, 2016.
  13. ^ Dawko. "An Interview with Scott Cawthon - The Creator of Five Nights at Freddy's". YouTube. Retrieved September 9, 2022.
  14. ^ Hernandez, Patricia (January 26, 2016). "Five Nights At Freddy's RPG Pulled Off Steam Due To Bad Reviews". Kotaku Australia. Allure Media. Archived from the original on September 28, 2022. Retrieved February 8, 2016.
  15. ^ a b D'Argenio, Angelo M. (January 25, 2016). "Five Nights at Freddy's World - Broken Animatronic Mascots". The Escapist. Defy Media. Archived from the original on January 28, 2016. Retrieved January 25, 2016.
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