Five Nights at Freddy's (English Wikipedia)

Analysis of information sources in references of the Wikipedia article "Five Nights at Freddy's" in English language version.

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avclub.com (Global: 136^th place; English: 93^rd place)

Hughes, William (October 21, 2019). "Five years of Five Nights at Freddy's". The A.V. Club. Archived from the original on October 27, 2023.

bloody-disgusting.com (Global: 199^th place; English: 139^th place)

Bolt, Neil (May 28, 2019). "[Review] 'Five Nights At Freddy's VR: Help Wanted' Revitalizes Tried and Trusted Scares". Bloody Disgusting. Archived from the original on November 7, 2020. Retrieved November 12, 2020.

clickteam.com (Global: low place; English: low place)

Lionet, François (November 14, 2014). "Interview of the author of a top paid game in AppStore". Clickteam. Archived from the original on November 6, 2014. Retrieved March 19, 2017.

deadline.com (Global: 10^th place; English: 9^th place)

D'Alessandro, Anthony (December 16, 2022). "Blumhouse's 'Five Nights At Freddy's' Sets Josh Hutcherson & Matthew Lillard". Deadline Hollywood. Archived from the original on December 16, 2022. Retrieved February 4, 2023.
Grobar, Matt (May 16, 2024). "Universal Dates 'Five Nights At Freddy's' 'Woman In The Yard' & 'Drop'; 'The Black Phone', 'M3GAN' Sequels Pushed". Deadline Hollywood. Archived from the original on May 19, 2024. Retrieved April 3, 2025.

destructoid.com (Global: 875^th place; English: 574^th place)

Moyse, Chris (November 29, 2019). "Five Nights at Freddy's quadrilogy scaring up a storm on consoles today". Destructoid. Archived from the original on October 26, 2020. Retrieved January 14, 2020.
"Review: Five Nights at Freddy's 4". Destructoid. Archived from the original on June 26, 2021. Retrieved December 16, 2023.
Rowen, Nic (November 17, 2014). "Review: Five Nights at Freddy's 2". Destructoid. Archived from the original on March 27, 2021. Retrieved November 12, 2020.
Rowen, Nic (March 8, 2015). "Review: Five Nights at Freddy's 3". Destructoid. Archived from the original on March 9, 2015. Retrieved March 31, 2015.
Rowen, Nic (October 10, 2016). "Review: Five Nights at Freddy's: Sister Location". Destructoid. Archived from the original on February 9, 2017.
Devore, Jordan (May 28, 2019). "Review: Five Nights at Freddy's VR: Help Wanted". Destructoid. Archived from the original on November 8, 2020. Retrieved March 21, 2022.

doi.org (Global: 2^nd place; English: 2^nd place)

Paklons, Ana; Tratsaert, An-Sofie (November 25, 2021), "The cryptographic narrative in video games", in Masschelein, Anneleen; Mussgnug, Florian; Rushworth, Jennifer (eds.), Mediating Vulnerability, Comparative Literature and Culture, UCL Press, pp. 182–183, doi:10.2307/j.ctv1nnwhjt.14, ISBN 978-1-80008-114-7, JSTOR j.ctv1nnwhjt.14, S2CID 244676592, archived from the original on July 19, 2023, retrieved June 11, 2024

dotesports.com (Global: 1,813^th place; English: 1,055^th place)

Vincent, Hadley (December 15, 2023). "Can You Play FNAF Help Wanted 2 Without VR?". Dot Esports. Archived from the original on December 17, 2023. Retrieved February 21, 2024.

escapistmagazine.com (Global: 2,126^th place; English: 1,297^th place)

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.
Galloway, Ryan (August 8, 2024). "When Does Five Laps at Freddy's Release?". The Escapist. Archived from the original on January 20, 2025. Retrieved June 11, 2025.
D'Argenio, Angelo (July 27, 2015). "Five Nights at Freddy's 4 Review – Change, Improve, Jumpscare". The Escapist. Defy Media. Archived from the original on August 14, 2015. Retrieved December 23, 2021.
Croshaw, Ben (February 2, 2022). "Five Nights at Freddy's: Security Breach – Zero Punctuation". The Escapist. Archived from the original on February 2, 2022. Retrieved February 2, 2022.

eurogamer.it (Global: low place; English: low place)

Mucchi, Alessandro (October 21, 2014). "I brividi e il disagio di Five Nights at Freddy's - review". Eurogamer (in Italian). Archived from the original on April 13, 2023. Retrieved July 2, 2023.

eurogamer.net (Global: 288^th place; English: 218^th place)

"Scott Cawthon is working with fans to bring the best Five Nights at Freddy's fan games to life". Eurogamer. August 23, 2020. Archived from the original on April 21, 2022. Retrieved April 23, 2023.
Matulef, Jeffrey (December 18, 2015). "Five Nights at Freddy's creator releases spin-off novel". Eurogamer. Archived from the original on July 6, 2018. Retrieved September 8, 2018.
Matulef, Jeffrey (December 17, 2015). "Five Nights at Freddy's creator releases spin-off novel". Eurogamer. Archived from the original on August 10, 2017. Retrieved December 17, 2015.

ew.com (Global: 35^th place; English: 31^st place)

Serrao, Nivea (June 26, 2017). "Read an Excerpt From Scott Cawthon's Second 'Five Nights At Freddy's' Novel". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved June 25, 2025.

gamecrate.com (Global: low place; English: low place)

D'Argenio, Angelo M. (October 11, 2016). "Review: Sister Location isn't FNAF...but it is terrifying". GameCrate. Archived from the original on February 25, 2021.
D'Argenio, Angelo M. (December 7, 2021). "Freddy Fazbear's Pizzeria Simulator is a must-play game for Five Nights At Freddy's Fans". GameCrate. Archived from the original on March 9, 2021. Retrieved March 21, 2022.

gameinformer.com (Global: 499^th place; English: 347^th place)

Cork, Jeff (May 13, 2015). "YouTube Marks Let's Play Day With All-Time Site Top 10 List". Game Informer. Archived from the original on September 29, 2017. Retrieved May 17, 2015.

gamerant.com (Global: 1,655^th place; English: 1,004^th place)

Wilken, Shawn (March 16, 2024). "A Five Nights at Freddy's Game Has Shut Down Forever". Game Rant. Retrieved April 30, 2025.
Hoban, Brie (August 19, 2024). "After Into the Pit, Another FNAF Story Deserves the Spin-Off Treatment". Game Rant. Retrieved June 25, 2025.
Mansfield, Taylor (June 19, 2024). "August 2024 is Going to Be Massive for Five Nights at Freddy's Fans". Game Rant. Archived from the original on June 19, 2024. Retrieved August 6, 2024.
Hoban, Brie (March 19, 2023). "Five Nights at Freddy's: Security Breach Solves a Mystery Surrounding One Character's True Nature". Game Rant. Retrieved June 25, 2025.
Hoban, Brie (August 14, 2024). "Five Nights at Freddy's: Into the Pit Review". Game Rant. Archived from the original on August 28, 2024. Retrieved September 3, 2024.

gamerevolution.com (Global: 1,767^th place; English: 1,087^th place)

Bates, Ryan (August 27, 2024). "Five Nights at Freddy's Review". GameRevolution. Archived from the original on January 14, 2018. Retrieved July 2, 2023.

gamespot.com (Global: 125^th place; English: 104^th place)

Maiberg, Emanuel (September 13, 2014). "Horror Game Five Nights at Freddy's Teases Sequel". GameSpot. Archived from the original on May 19, 2017. Retrieved April 25, 2017.
"Five Nights at Freddy's 3 Teased – Report". GameSpot. CBS Interactive. January 3, 2015. Archived from the original on February 7, 2017. Retrieved January 3, 2015.
Williams, Hayley (August 24, 2020). "Five Nights At Freddy's Creator Announces Funding For Fan Games And Merch". GameSpot. Archived from the original on June 7, 2024. Retrieved June 6, 2024.
Makuch, Eddie (January 22, 2016). "Look at All This Creepy Five Nights at Freddy's Merch". GameSpot. Archived from the original on March 29, 2016. Retrieved June 9, 2025.

gamesradar.com (Global: 376^th place; English: 257^th place)

Vikki, Blake (August 23, 2020). "Five Nights at Freddy's creator launches a new project to release the "most popular fangames"". gamesradar+. Archived from the original on June 7, 2024. Retrieved June 7, 2024.
Cherry, Serena (June 6, 2025). "Fallout and Five Nights at Freddy's attractions set for Universal Studios' Halloween Horror Nights 2025". GamesRadar. Archived from the original on June 7, 2025. Retrieved June 9, 2025.

gamezebo.com (Global: 8,180^th place; English: 5,377^th place)

Oxford, Nadia (October 22, 2014). "Five Nights at Freddy's 2 Trailer: The Party's Not Over Yet". Gamezebo. Archived from the original on September 28, 2017. Retrieved April 28, 2017.
Oxford, Nadia (March 9, 2015). "Five Nights at Freddy's 3 Review: Playing Cat-and-Mouse With a Rabbit". Gamezebo. Archived from the original on October 22, 2023. Retrieved October 20, 2023.
Squires, Jim (July 25, 2015). "Five Nights at Freddy's 4 Is Now on Android". Gamezebo. Archived from the original on November 16, 2023. Retrieved November 21, 2023.
Oxford, Nadia (November 22, 2014). "Five Nights at Freddy's 2 Tips, Cheats, and Strategies". Gamezebo. Archived from the original on June 2, 2021. Retrieved May 31, 2021.
Oxford, Nadia (July 30, 2015). "Five Nights at Freddy's 4 Review: Hey! Listen!". Gamezebo. Archived from the original on September 7, 2017. Retrieved August 1, 2015.

gamezone.com (Global: 2,024^th place; English: 1,177^th place)

Liebl, Lance (October 26, 2014). "Five Nights at Freddy's review". GameZone. Archived from the original on February 25, 2023. Retrieved July 17, 2023.

gematsu.com (Global: 779^th place; English: 489^th place)

Romano, Sal (March 25, 2019). "Five Nights at Freddy's VR: Help Wanted announced for PlayStation VR, PC". Gematsu. Archived from the original on June 3, 2023. Retrieved January 21, 2024.
"Five Nights at Freddy's: Secret of the Mimic launches June 13 for PS5, PC". Gematsu. February 12, 2025. Archived from the original on February 13, 2025. Retrieved February 18, 2025.
Romano, Sal (September 13, 2024). "Five Nights at Freddy's: Into the Pit for PS5, Xbox Series, PS4, and Xbox One launches September 27". Gematsu. Archived from the original on September 14, 2024. Retrieved September 13, 2024.

gry-online.pl (Global: 4,059^th place; English: low place)

"Five Nights at Freddy's". Gry-Online (in Polish). Archived from the original on July 24, 2023. Retrieved July 24, 2023.
"Five Nights at Freddy's 2". Gry-Online (in Polish). Archived from the original on April 7, 2023. Retrieved October 17, 2023.

hardcoregamer.com (Global: 2,764^th place; English: 1,644^th place)

Murphy, Matthew (August 19, 2024). "Ranking All Mainline Five Nights At Freddy's Games From Worst To Best". Hardcore Gamer. Archived from the original on January 18, 2025. Retrieved May 14, 2025.
Carlson, Alex (February 1, 2015). "How Many Nights at Freddy's Are Too Many?". Hardcore Gamer. Archived from the original on August 6, 2017. Retrieved April 20, 2017.

hollywoodreporter.com (Global: 15^th place; English: 16^th place)

Kit, Borys (October 5, 2022). "'Five Nights At Freddy's' Movie Finds Its Director in Emma Tammi". The Hollywood Reporter. Archived from the original on December 28, 2022. Retrieved February 4, 2023.

ign.com (Global: 53^rd place; English: 44^th place)

ign.com

Pitcher, Jenna (March 3, 2015). "Five Nights at Freddy's 3 Arrives on Steam". IGN. Archived from the original on June 7, 2023. Retrieved June 14, 2024.
Pitcher, Jenna (July 14, 2015). "Five Nights at Freddy's 4 Release Date Pushed Forward". IGN. Archived from the original on February 20, 2023. Retrieved November 21, 2023.
Macy, Seth G. (July 23, 2015). "Five Nights at Freddy's 4 Jump-Scares a Surprise Early Release". IGN. Archived from the original on June 4, 2023. Retrieved November 21, 2023.
Kim, Matt (October 27, 2021). "Five Nights at Freddy's Security Breach Release Date Announced - State of Play October 2021". IGN. Archived from the original on November 2, 2021. Retrieved November 13, 2021.
Valentine, Rebekah (May 24, 2023). "Five Nights at Freddy's Help Wanted 2 Announced for Release This Year". IGN. Archived from the original on May 24, 2023. Retrieved May 24, 2023.
Valentine, Rebekah (April 28, 2021). "Five Nights at Freddy's Security Breach Delayed Again; Creator Apologizes With Free Beat-Em-Up". IGN. Archived from the original on January 19, 2024. Retrieved June 11, 2025.
Yin-Poole, Wesley (December 21, 2023). "Five Nights at Freddy's Creator Scott Cawthon Pulls Accidentally Released Roblox Game: 'It Was a Huge Blunder'". IGN. Archived from the original on December 21, 2023. Retrieved June 8, 2024.
Hoolihan, Hannah (October 24, 2023). "How to Play the Five Nights at Freddy's Games in Chronological Order". IGN. Archived from the original on November 19, 2023. Retrieved November 16, 2023.

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Perišić, Aleksandar (August 18, 2024). "Five Nights at Freddy's: Into The Pit recenzija" [Five Nights at Freddy's: Into The Pit review]. IGN Adria (in Serbian (Latin script)). Retrieved July 8, 2025.

jeuxvideo.com (Global: 1,635^th place; English: 3,522^nd place)

"Test Five Nights at Freddy's Security Breach : L'horreur pour Noël ?". Jeuxvideo.com (in French). December 24, 2021. Archived from the original on January 11, 2022. Retrieved January 26, 2022.

joystiq.com (Global: 1,728^th place; English: 1,213^th place)

Conditt, Jessica (August 20, 2014). "All of the nightmares live in Five Nights at Freddy's". Joystiq. AOL. Archived from the original on August 26, 2014. Retrieved August 26, 2014.

jstor.org (Global: 26^th place; English: 20^th place)

Paklons, Ana; Tratsaert, An-Sofie (November 25, 2021), "The cryptographic narrative in video games", in Masschelein, Anneleen; Mussgnug, Florian; Rushworth, Jennifer (eds.), Mediating Vulnerability, Comparative Literature and Culture, UCL Press, pp. 182–183, doi:10.2307/j.ctv1nnwhjt.14, ISBN 978-1-80008-114-7, JSTOR j.ctv1nnwhjt.14, S2CID 244676592, archived from the original on July 19, 2023, retrieved June 11, 2024

kotaku.com (Global: 401^st place; English: 271^st place)

Hernandez, Patricia (February 6, 2015). "Why Five Nights at Freddy's Is So Popular". Kotaku. Archived from the original on January 24, 2018. Retrieved May 17, 2015.
Nguyen, Keoni (June 29, 2018). "Ultimate Custom Night Will Keep Five Nights At Freddy's Fans On Their Toes". Kotaku. Archived from the original on June 30, 2018. Retrieved June 11, 2025.
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.
Fahey, Mike (December 18, 2021). "A Couple Of Hours With The First Big Five Nights At Freddy's Since Scott Cawthon's Retirement". Kotaku. Archived from the original on December 25, 2021. Retrieved December 26, 2021.
"Ultimate Custom Night Will Keep Five Nights At Freddy's Fans On Their Toes". Kotaku. June 29, 2018. Archived from the original on June 30, 2018. Retrieved May 19, 2025.
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metacritic.com (Global: 37^th place; English: 37^th place)

"Five Nights at Freddy's for PC Reviews". Metacritic. August 8, 2014. Archived from the original on May 2, 2019. Retrieved March 18, 2022.
"Five Nights at Freddy's 2 for PC Reviews". Metacritic. November 11, 2014. Archived from the original on May 18, 2016. Retrieved March 18, 2022.
"Five Nights at Freddy's 3 for PC Reviews". Metacritic. March 2, 2015. Archived from the original on March 8, 2015. Retrieved July 17, 2018.
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"Five Nights at Freddy's: Help Wanted for PlayStation 4 Reviews". Metacritic. May 28, 2019. Archived from the original on November 23, 2019. Retrieved July 13, 2020.
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newsweek.com (Global: 269^th place; English: 201^st place)

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nintendolife.com (Global: 1,120^th place; English: 655^th place)

Gipp, Stuart (May 26, 2020). "Review: Five Nights At Freddy's: Help Wanted (Switch) – A Largely Pointless Cash-Grab". Nintendo Life. Archived from the original on June 23, 2020. Retrieved June 23, 2024.
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pcgamer.com (Global: 428^th place; English: 286^th place)

Prescott, Shaun (November 10, 2014). "Five Nights at Freddy's 2 is now available on Steam". PC Gamer. Archived from the original on January 13, 2016. Retrieved February 3, 2015.
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pcgamesn.com (Global: 1,748^th place; English: 1,058^th place)

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playstation.com (Global: 773^rd place; English: 630^th place)

blog.playstation.com

Dayton, Andrew (September 16, 2020). "Five Nights at Freddy's: Security Breach revealed for PS5". PlayStation Blog. Archived from the original on September 18, 2020. Retrieved November 13, 2021.
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pocketgamer.biz (Global: 7,291^st place; English: 4,579^th place)

Judge, Alysia (April 8, 2015). "Warner Bros. to bring Five Nights at Freddy's to the big screen". Pocketgamer.biz. Retrieved June 12, 2025.

pocketgamer.com (Global: 5,686^th place; English: 3,457^th place)

Priestman, Chris (November 20, 2014). "Horror game sequel Five Nights At Freddy's 2 is out now on iOS". Pocket Gamer. Archived from the original on October 6, 2022. Retrieved October 17, 2023.
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pockettactics.com (Global: low place; English: low place)

Partleton, Kayleigh (November 1, 2024). "FNAF: Into the Pit release date and trailer". Pocket Tactics. Retrieved December 11, 2024.

polygon.com (Global: 180^th place; English: 133^rd place)

McWhertor, Michael (June 17, 2021). "Five Nights at Freddy's creator says he's retiring, handing off franchise". Polygon. Retrieved June 23, 2025.
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