Scott Cawthon

Scott Cawthon
Born	Scott Cawthon July 26, 1971
Nationality	American
Alma mater	Art Institution of Houston
Occupation	Video game designer
Known for	Video game design
Notable work	Five NIghts at Freddy's Five Nights at Freddy's 2 Five Nights at Freddy's 3
Children	2
Website	www.scottcawthon.com

Scott Cawthon is an American video game designer who is most notable for his development of the game Five Nights at Freddy's.

History

Scott Cawthon developed other games long before Five Nights at Freddy's. In 2007, he uploaded video gameplay footage of a game called The Pilgrim's Progress to YouTube. Unfortunately, the game was criticized for some characters looking like animatronics, which would also be an issue with Scott's later games.

After releasing The Pilgrim's Progress, Cawthon created other games, including The Desolate Hope, Sit 'N Survive, and Chipper and Son's Lumber Co.. Some of these were submitted to Steam Greenlight. However, these games were heavily criticized by prominent reviewers for having characters that looked like animatronics. While initially discouraged, almost to the point of quitting game development entirely, Cawthon eventually decided to use the robotic character designs to his advantage, sparking the development of Five Nights at Freddy's.

On June 13, 2014, Cawthon submitted Five Nights at Freddy's to Steam Greenlight. A trailer for the game was released on July 14, 2014, with the demo released shortly aftwerards on July 24, 2014 on IndieDB. On August 20, Steam Greenlight accepted Five Nights at Freddy's for release via Steam for $4.99. The game was well received by critics and became the subject of a number of popular "Let's Play" videos on YouTube.

Cawthon has gone on to develop multiple sequels to Five Nights at Freddy's, all of which have enjoyed a similar degree of popularity, while the original game will be receiving a film adaptation.

Personal life

Cawthon is the father of two children and currently lives in Texas. He is also part of Hope Animations, a "project of Christian animators" aiming to spread the teachings of Jesus Christ. He is a graduate of the Art Institution of Houston, Texas and also has released several independent films, such as Noah's Ark, A Christmas Journey, and Jesus Kids Club.