Scott Cawthon, creator of the popular FIVE NIGHTS AT FREDDY’S videogame series – which spans multiple sequels, spin-offs, as well as novels, comics, toys, and even an upcoming feature film – just announced on Reddit that he’s starting something called The Fazbear Fanverse Initiative! Basically, he’ll be funding and promoting fan-made games set in his “Fazbear” universe, which is really cool!
Here’s the post in full:
Hey guys, I wanted to tell you all about a little project that I’ve been working on for a while now; it’s a giant collaboration involving several fangame creators who have made some of the most popular fangames over the years here in the community. It’s a project that’s designed to invest into those franchises, give back to the developers, and hopefully bring new entries to those franchises as well!
There have been some great fanmade spinoff universes created in this community, and I want to see them keep going; that’s why I’ve put some my own cash toward development of new games in those game series. However, I’m going to stay OUT of the development side of things so that these creators can do their thing. They’re going to develop these games and interact with the fanbase just as they would have normally, and when the games are done, they’ll be released on GameJolt for free, just like normal. The difference now is that they’ll also be bundled up with other games from the same series, such as the classic versions, or remakes, or minigames, and sold on most major consoles and mobile as well (at least that’s the plan). Did I mention there may be some toys and other merchandise of these fangames too?
So, what's in the initial lineup?
Emil will be bringing you Five Nights at Candy’s 4!
Nikson will be bringing you The Joy of Creation: Ignited Collection!
Kane will be bringing you Popgoes Evergreen!
Jonochrome will be bringing you One Night at Flumpty’s 3!
And finally, Phisnom will be bringing you a remake/re-imagining of the original FNaF!
Since some of the older fangames may have used copyrighted assets or assets created by other people, etc., some are getting remade in part, or remade entirely! Some are being remade completely from scratch with new character designs, new sound design and new artwork! It’s a big project on the part of all of these creators, so please show these developers some support! I want to see these games on consoles, and then maybe, if it goes well, I can add more fangames to this project in the future! So yeah, I’d really like to see this turn into something cool. What do you think?
Meanwhile, Chris Columbus is still attached to direct the FIVE NIGHT AT FREDDY’S live-action feature film written by Cawthon himself, though no official release date as of yet. Also there’s a new game – PIZZAPLEX – that’s also still in flux, release date wise. But we’ll keep you updated on any new information on either project!
So what do you guys think? Any FNaF fan games you’ve enjoyed? Either way, sound off below!