Scott Cawthon

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Scott Cawthon
Born (1971-07-26) July 26, 1971 (age 52)
Houston, Texas, United States
Residence Salado, Texas, United States
Nationality United States
Alma mater The Art Institute of Houston
Occupation Video game designer
Notable work Five Nights at Freddy's
Website scottgames.com

Scott Cawthon (born (1971-07-26)July 26, 1971 in Houston, Texas) is an American independent video game developer and animator, who is most notable for his creation of the Five Nights at Freddy's series.[1] Cawthon has also created other games and animations, such as Chipper & Son's Lumber Co., and There Is No Pause Button.

History

Cawthon has been developing independent video games long before he created Five Nights at Freddy's. On March 19, 2007, he uploaded the first part of an eight 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 July 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. Cawthon then went on to develop multiple followup games, and the original game, Five Nights at Freddy's, will be getting a movie adaptation.[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 final 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, it is 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, and a possibility of a free-roam game.

Games

Personal life

Scott Cawthon is a husband and a father of three children and currently lives in Salado, Texas.[6]

References

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