Scott Cawthon
| Scott Cawthon | |
|---|---|
| Born |
July 26, 1971 United States |
| Residence | Salado, Texas, United States. |
| Nationality | American |
| Alma mater | The Art Institute of Houston |
| Occupation | Video game designer, animator, writer |
| Notable work | Five Nights at Freddy's |
| Religion | Christian |
| Website |
scottgames |
Scott Cawthon (born July 26, 1971) is an American independent video game developer, animator, and writer, best known for his creation of the Five Nights at Freddy's franchise.[1] Cawthon has also created other games and animations, such as Chipper & Son's Lumber Co., The Desolate Hope, and There is No Pause Button.
Early life
Scott Cawthon was born on July 26, 1971 and raised in the United States.
Career
On March 19, 2007, he uploaded the first part of an 8-part series named The Pilgrim's Progress to his YouTube channel. The animation is a retelling of John Bunyan's novel of the same name.
After releasing The Pilgrim's Progress, Cawthon created several other games, including Sit N' Survive, Chipper and Sons Lumber Co. and The Desolate Hope. Some of these were submitted to Steam Greenlight. While The Desolate Hope made it through the process, some games, most notably Chipper and Sons Lumber Co., were heavily criticized by prominent reviewers for having characters that moved and interacted with each other like animatronic machines. While initially discouraged, almost to the point of stopping game development completely, Cawthon eventually decided to use the animatronic-like characters to his advantage, sparking the development of Five Nights at Freddy's.[2]
On July 24, 2014, Cawthon submitted Five Nights at Freddy's to IndieDB, where it gained massive popularity. He then submitted it to Desura on August 13, 2014, and also submitted it to Steam Greenlight on June 13, 2014, where it was accepted August 18, 2014. A trailer was shortly released on June 14, 2014, with a demo following on July 24, 2014. On August 8, when the game was accepted, the game was released for $4.99 on Steam. The game was well received by critics,[3] and became the subject of a number of popular Let's Play videos on YouTube. Scott Cawthon then went on to develop multiple followup games. In April 2015, Warner Bros. announced that they had acquired the rights to adapt the Five Nights at Freddy's game to film.[4]
Soon after the release of Five Nights at Freddy's 2, Cawthon removed all information from his official site and replaced it with an image of the word "offline". The website soon began to show teasers of Five Nights at Freddy's 3, which was released on March 2, 2015. In July 2015, Cawthon released the fourth game of the Five Nights at Freddy's horror series, along with an additional automatic update that was released on October 31, 2015.
On September 15, 2015, Cawthon announced the development of a new RPG, titled FNaF World. The game is not a horror game; rather, a stylized RPG. It was released on January 21, 2016.[5] Four days later, Cawthon pulled it from the store, not satisfied with the results and released an improved version on GameJolt for free on February 8.
On May 21, Cawthon released a teaser trailer for Five Nights at Freddy's: Sister Location, featuring a clown-like animatronic and a dancer animatronic. The first trailer shows four animatronics never seen before and a lot of secrets. The game was released on 7th October 2016 and was not fully free roam but some parts allow you to crawl or walk. Custom night mode was released on Friday 2nd December and Golden Freddy mode unlocked soon after.
Movies
- Birdvillage (2003)
- A Mushsnail Tale (2003)
- Return To Mushsnail (2003)
- Five Nights at Freddy's (2017/2018)
Games
- The Misadventures of Sigfreid The Dark Elf (2003)
- Bogart (2003)
- Bogart 2 (2003)
- Elemage/Rpg Max 2 And Clipart (3d Cornerstore) (2003)
- Stellar gun (2003)
- Ships of Chaos (2003)
- M.o.o.n Robot (2003)
- Legacy of Flan (2003)
- Legacy of Flan 2 (2003)
- Legacy of Flan 3 (2003)
- Flanville (2004)
- Flanville 2 (2005)
- Legacy of White Whale (2005)
- Chup's Quest (2005)
- Legacy of Flan 4: Flan Rising (2007)
- The Desolate Room (2007)
- Iffermoon (2008)
- Angry Birds (2009)
- The Pilgrim's Progress (2011)
- The Desolate Hope (2012)
- Use Holy Water! (2013)
- Chipper and Sons Lumber Co. (2013)
- Cropple (2013)
- Forever Quester (2013)
- Slumberfish (2013)
- Golden Galaxy (2013)
- Fighter Mage Bard (2014)
- Fart Hotel (2014)
- Pogoduck (2014)
- Gemsa (2014)
- 8-Bit RPG Creator (2014)
- Shell Shatter (2014)
- Chubby Hurdles (2014)
- Sit N' Survive (2014)
- Kitty in the Crowd (2014)
- There Is No Pause Button! (2014)
- Rage Quit (2014)
- Five Nights At Freddy's (2014)
Five Nights at Freddy's Games Series
- Five Nights at Freddy's (2014)
- Five Nights at Freddy's 2 (2014)
- Five Nights at Freddy's 3 (2015)
- Five Nights at Freddy's 4 (2015)
- FNaF World (2016)
- Five Nights at Freddy's: Sister Location (2016)
Novels
References
- ↑ "Official website of Scott Cawthon".
- ↑ Scott Cawthon (March 2, 2015). Five Nights at Freddy's 3. PC. Scene: Ending (Nightmare).
- ↑ "Five Nights at Freddy's on Metacritic". metacritic.com. Retrieved September 7, 2014.
- ↑ "Video Game 'Five Nights at Freddy's' Getting Movie Treatment (Exclusive)". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 2016-10-14.
- ↑ "Steam Community :: Group Announcements :: Five Nights at Freddy's 4". steamcommunity.com. Retrieved October 22, 2015.
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