Summary

  • Scott Cawthon is cautious about collaborations since he wants to protect the Five Nights at Freddy's brand from misrepresentation by third parties.
  • Fans are eager for characters to appear in Fortnite, but Cawthon's recent comments suggest some games may not be good fits for crossovers.
  • The franchise continues to expand with a Funko Fusion collaboration and plans for a film sequel, though, showing no signs of slowing down. It will be interesting to see what collabs do happen in the future.

The creator of the Five Nights at Freddy's franchise, Scott Cawthon, shed some light on his process of choosing which properties to collaborate with for crossovers and outside use of his characters. According to him, he is careful about which games to loan his characters and property to, because he is careful about how the Five Nights at Freddy's brand is represented by third parties.

Despite massive popularity and a multitude of entries, the viral horror game series Five Nights at Freddy's has had very few official appearances in anything that isn't part of the franchise at large. However, that has not stopped fans from clamoring for the characters to appear as an official collaboration event in Fortnite, which is known for doing major pop culture crossovers as part of every season.

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A recent quote from Cawthon appeared on Twitter that may sow some doubt about potential crossovers, however, as the Five Nights at Freddy's creator said that some games do not feel like a good match for a collaboration. While he did not specifically state which games he may be referring to, many fans hoping for a Fortnite collaboration were seemingly worried, as they replied to the news with disappointment.

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As of right now, the only major collaboration the series has participated in is for the upcoming crossover adventure game Funko Fusion in which Freddy Fazbear appears as a Funko Pop figure. The game is set to release later this year, and it remains to be seen how players and critics will receive it, but it may give hope to some fans that Cawthon has not written off the idea of a crossover entirely.

There is still no way of knowing whether Cawthon's comments imply a desire to keep the characters away from Fortnite, however, though adding them would likely be a hit with fans. Fortnite is not the only game in which fans hope to see the characters appear, either, as discussions have also abounded about the potential for Five Nights at Freddy's characters to appear in Dead by Daylight.

In the meantime, the franchise has shown no signs of slowing down as it comes off the financial success of the Five Nights at Freddy's film adaptation, which is already set to receive a sequel by next year. The games have also continued to expand, having taken things into virtual reality with Five Nights at Freddy's: Help Wanted and its recent follow-up, Help Wanted 2.

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Five Nights at Freddy's
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Created by
Scott Cawthon
Creation Year
2014
Developer(s)
Scott Games, Mega Cat Studios, Steel Wool Studios, Illumix
Publisher(s)
Scott Games, Clickteam LLC USA, Illumix
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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.

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