Scott Cawthon

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## Biographical information

### Date of birth

July 26, 1971

**Scott Cawthon** is a retired indie video game developer who is best known for creating the *Five Nights at Freddy's* series. He is the creator of The Fazbear Fanverse project.

## About

**Scott Cawthon** (born July 26, 1971) is a 49-year old American independent video game developer, animator and writer who's best known for his creation & evolution of the *Five Nights at Freddy's* franchise. He has created other games and animations such as *Chipper & Son's Lumber Co.*, *There is No Pause Button!*, *Rage Quit*, *The Pilgrim's Progress*, and many more.

While he is a game designer by "trade", he is first and foremost a storyteller at heart. He was a graduate of The Art Institute of Houston and now lives in Texas with his wife and four (maybe five?) sons.

On June 16, 2021, Scott announced his retirement from game development on his website, in order to spend more time with his family. He also noted that he would be selecting a successor to in order continue the franchise.

## Games Developed

### Five Nights at Freddy's Franchise

* *Five Nights at Freddy's*
* *Five Nights at Freddy's 2*
* *Five Nights at Freddy's 3*
* *Five Nights at Freddy's 4*
* *FNaF World*
* *Five Nights at Freddy's: Sister Location*
* *Freddy Fazbear's Pizzeria Simulator*
* *Ultimate Custom Night*
* *Five Nights at Freddy's VR: Help Wanted* (With the assistance of Steel Wool Studios)
* *Five Nights at Freddy's AR: Special Delivery* (With the assistance of Illumix)
* *Freddy In Space 2*
* *Five Nights at Freddy's: Security Breach* (With the assistance of Steel Wool Studios)
* Five Nights at Freddy's AAA Game (Planned, with the assistance of Universal)
* *Five Nights at Freddy's: Into Madness* (Upcoming)

### Other Games

* *Rage Quit*
* *Chipper & Sons Lumber Co.*
* *There is no Pause Button!*
* *Sit n' Survive*
* *The Desolate Room*
* *The Desolate Hope*
* *Fart Hotel*
* *Golden Galaxy*
* *Use Holy Water!*
* *Pogoduck*
* *Shell Shatter*
* *Forever Quester*
* *Gemsa*
* *Kitty in the Crowd*
* *Spooky Scan*
* *20 Useless Apps*
* *Elemage*
* *Stellar Gun*
* *Gunball*
* *Ships of Chaos*
* *Legacy of Flan 1*
* *Legacy of Flan 2*
* *Legacy of Flan 3*
* *Flanville*

## Books Written

With the help of Kira Breed-Wrisley and other authors and illustrators, Scott has written a few novels and stories for the *Five Nights at Freddy's* series.

* *Five Nights at Freddy's: The Silver Eyes* (Original & graphic novel)
* *Five Nights at Freddy's: The Twisted Ones* (Original & graphic novel)
* *Five Nights at Freddy's: The Fourth Closet*
* *Five Nights at Freddy's: Fazbear Frights* series (In progress, at least 9 books)

* *Fazbear Frights #2: Fetch*
* *Fazbear Frights #3: 1:35 A.M.*
* *Fazbear Frights #4: Step Closer*
* *Fazbear Frights #5: Bunny Call*
* *Fazbear Frights #7: The Cliffs*
* *Fazbear Frights #8: Gumdrop Angel*
* *Fazbear Frights #9: The Puppet Carver*

Scott has also written a few non-fictional books in collaboration with Scholastic. These includes:

* *Five Nights at Freddy's: The Freddy Files* (Original, Updated, and Ultimate Edition)
* *Five Nights at Freddy's: Survival Logbook*

## Trivia

* The first game he worked with someone other than Leon Riskin was *FNaF World*.
	+ The second was *Sister Location*, the third was *Freddy Fazbear's Pizzeria Simulator*, and so on.
* Scott is the voice actor for both Phone Guy and Phone Dude in the FNaF games.

## External Links

* Scott Cawthon on Reddit
* Scott Cawthon on Game Jolt
* Scott Cawthon on YouTube