For almost a decade,Five Nights at Freddy’shas been giving gamers nightmares with its animatronic jump scares across multiple sequels and spin-off titles. Now, there’s even aFive Nights at Freddy’sfeature film in theaters and onPeacockout this weekend. Even though the film has been met with less than enthusiastic reviews, it’s hard for a franchise to get much bigger than that.
Those who are itching to get more of the game’s universe can do so whenFive Nights at Freddy’s: Help Wanted 2hits consoles and PC this December, but that’s a long way away if you’re simply looking for a good Halloween fright. If you can’t wait that long for some fresh scares from Freddy and his fiendish friends but still want to grab some similar scary vibes before the month is up, these five games are the perfect way to follow upFive Nights at Freddy’s. And if none of these are your speed, you can always just replay the FNAF series.
Alien: Isolation
You may have someFive Nights at Freddy’sflashbacks when you playAlien: Isolation, especially when you’re hiding from Xenomorphs. Compared to those aliens, Freddy and his friends are pretty tame! The survival horror classic puts players in control of Amanda Ripley, the daughter of Ellen Ripley from the movies. And unlike the protagonist inFive Nights at Freddy’s, Amanda is never helpless. But it’s still not a good idea to take on the Xenomorphs one-on-one, because they will kill you far more often than you can turn the tables on them. This is a perfect choice for anyone looking for jump scares, as it delivers those in abundance.
Emily Wants To Play
SinceEmily Wants to Playcame out a year afterFive Nights at Freddy’s, it’s pretty safe to assume that the makers of the game were inspired by its predecessor. Whereas the player inFive Nights at Freddy’shas to make it through multiple nights, the main character inEmily Wants to Playis a hapless pizza delivery guy who has to survive a single night in a haunted house. The titular ghost is Emily Withers, a girl who died at a young age, and she clearly wants to play with her prey. The problem is that her evil dolls also want to play … and by play, we mean tear you apart. In this case, death isn’t the end for Emily, but it will be for your character if you can’t figure out a way to stay alive.
If you want some real scares, thenOutlastis the game for you. This first-person horror title puts players in the role of a journalist named Miles Upshur as he investigates a mental hospital. Miles gets way more than he bargained for when he discovers that the facility has already been overrun by murderous inmates. The thing that makes this game such a horror classic is that you’re able to’t fight back. Miles is simply not that kind of video game hero. Thankfully, hecanrun and hide, and you’ll need to use your best stealth tactics to stay alive. That arguably makes getting through this game an even bigger challenge than most of the others on this list. Tackle it if you dare.
Until Dawn: Rush of Blood
AfterOutlast, you may feel some relief to know that you won’t go through the first-person horrors ofUntil Dawn: Rush of Bloodunarmed. However, you are pretty much stuck on hellish carnival rides until you make your way through the entire game. There is actually a direct connection to the originalUntil Dawn, one of our favorite horror games from the Playstation 4 era. But it’s something that doesn’t come up until late in the game. All you need to know going in is that your life is in your own hands, and you’d better be prepared to fight for it.
Silent Hill 3
If the Hideo Kojima and Guillermo del Toro-producedSilent Hillshad come to fruition, it would have been the perfect way to end this list. Even the lone Playable Teaser is a classic in the genre.Silent Hill 4: The Roomdoes have some first-person view elements in the game, but the installment that reminds us the most ofFive Nights at Freddy’sisSilent Hill 3. The Lakeside Amusement Park is a prominent location within the sequel, as Heather Mason is forced to go through locations that are so creepy that even the animatronics fromFive Guys at Freddy’swould be scared of them. This isn’t a first-person game, but it is one of the best survival horror titles from the Playstation 2 era. And it’s long overdue for a remake, much like theone thatSilent Hill 2is already getting.
Five Nights at Freddy’s, the movie, is in theaters and streaming on Peacock now.
