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Scott Cawthon
File:Scott Cawthon.png
Born (1971-07-26) July 26, 1971 (age 53)
United States
NationalityAmerican
Alma materThe Art Institute of Houston
Occupation(s)Video game designer, animator, writer
Years active2002-present
Notable workFive Nights at Freddy's
Websitescottgames.com

Scott Cawthon (born July 26, 1971) is an American independent video game designer, developer, animator and writer, and is best known for creating the Five Nights at Freddy's franchise.[1] Cawthon has also created other games, such as Chipper & Son's Lumber Co., The Desolate Hope, and There is No Pause Button!, along with Christian-based animations such as A Christmas Journey and The Pilgrim's Progress. Scott used Autodesk 3ds Max and Clickteam Fusion 2.5 to develop Five Nights at Freddy's and most of his other games.

Personal life

Scott Cawthon was born and raised in the United States. He lives in Salado, Texas with his wife and children. He is of Christian faith, previously being part of Hope Animation, an organization creating animated films based on Christian beliefs and values.[2]

Career

It is unknown at what point Cawthon began his career in game design and animating, although it can be dated back to somewhere in the 1990s. His first games began to sprout in the early 2000s, one of the earliest known being RPG Max, released in 2002. He later joined Hope Animation, in which he created animations for children based on Christian values.

On March 19, 2007, Cawthon uploaded the first part of an 8-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.[3] After releasing The Pilgrim's Progress, Cawthon developed several 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.[4]

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 June 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,[5] and became the subject of a number of popular Let's Play videos on YouTube. Scott Cawthon then went on to develop multiple follow-up games.

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 fourth game of the Five Nights at Freddy's horror series, along with an additional "Halloween" update that was released on October 31, 2015.

In December, 2015, Scott Cawthon released teasers for his first novel, "Five Nights at Freddy's: The Untold Story", soon to be renamed Five Nights at Freddy's: The Silver Eyes. The book was released on December 17, 2015 as an e-book for Amazon Kindle, paperback also available for ordering. According to Cawthon, the book was released earlier than its planned release date due to a mistake on Amazon's part.[6]

On June 24, 2016, Cawthon announced that he had made a 3-book deal with Scholastic and that the first book would be released in October that year, with the second being released June 28th 2017, and a third book being released sometime during 2018.[7]

On September 15, 2015, Cawthon announced the development of a new role-playing video game (RPG), titled FNaF World. The game is not a horror game; rather, a stylized RPG. It was released on January 21, 2016.[8] 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.[9]

On May 21, Cawthon released a teaser trailer for Five Nights at Freddy's: Sister Location, featuring a clown-like animatronic, a dancer animatronic and variations of Foxy and Freddy from the original series. The game was released on October 7, 2016, and was generally well received. Cawthon then released a free custom night update on December 2, with "Golden Freddy mode" being added to the update soon after.[10]

Filmography

  • Birdvillage (2003)
  • A Mushsnail Tale (2003)
  • Return To Mushsnail: The Legend of The Snowmill (2003)
  • Chiristmas Symbols (2003)
  • Noah's Ark: Story of The Biblical Flood (2004)
  • A Christmas Journey: About the Blessings God Gives (2006)
  • The Pilgrim's Progress (2007)
  • A Christmas Journey: About the Blessings God Gives (2006)
  • Bible Plays (series) (2010)
  • The Jesus Kids' Club (series) (2010)
  • unnamed Five Nights at Freddy's Film (TBA)

Gameography

2002

  • RPG Max

2003

  • Lost Island
  • Elemage
  • Gunball
  • Stellar Gun
  • Ships of Chaos
  • Legacy of Flan
  • Legacy of Flan 2: Flans Online
  • Legacy of Flan 3: Storm of Hades
  • RPG Max 2

2004

  • Flanville
  • Junkyard Apocalypse
  • Moon Minions

2005

  • Flanville 2
  • Metroid: Ripped Worlds
  • Legend of White Whale
  • Chup's Quest

2006

  • The Misadventures of Sigfreid The Dark Elf on Tuesday Night
  • Bogart
  • Bogart 2: Return of Bogart

2007

  • Weird Colony
  • M.O.O.N.
  • Legacy of Flan 4: Flan Rising
  • The Desolate Room

2008

  • Iffermoon

2011

  • The Powermon Adventure!
  • Doomsday Picnic
  • Slumberfish!
  • Slumberfish!: Catching Z's

2012

  • The Desolate Hope

2013

  • Chipper and Sons Lumber Co.
  • Cropple
  • Forever Quester
  • Golden Galaxy
  • 20 Useless Apps
  • Slumberfish!
  • Aquatic Critters Slots
  • Bad Waiter Tip Calculator
  • Mafia! Slot Machine
  • Pimp My Dungeon
  • Platinum Slots Collection
  • Rage Quit
  • Scott's Fantasy Slots
  • Spooky Scan
  • Vegas Fantasy Jackpot
  • Vegas Fantasy Slots
  • Vegas Wild Slots

2014

  • Fart Hotel
  • Pogoduck
  • Gemsa
  • 8-Bit RPG Creator
  • Shell Shatter
  • Chubby Hurdles
  • Sit 'N Survive
  • Kitty in the Crowd
  • Bible Story Slots
  • Dark Prisms
  • Hawaiian Jackpots
  • Jumbo Slots Collection
  • Magnum Slots Collection
  • V.I.P. Woodland Casino
  • Figther Mage Bard
  • Use Holy Water!
  • There Is No Pause Button!

2015

2016

TBA

  • The Desolate Abandoned
  • unnamed FNAF vr Title

Books

References

  1. ^ "Official website of Scott Cawthon".
  2. ^ "Who we are | Hope Animation". hopeanimation.com. Retrieved January 17, 2017.
  3. ^ "The Pilgrim's Progress - Christian Movie/Film DVD". Christian Movies All in One Place, Easy to Find! CFDb!. Retrieved May 28, 2017.
  4. ^ Scott Cawthon (March 2, 2015). Five Nights at Freddy's 3 (PC). Scene: Ending (Nightmare).
  5. ^ "Five Nights at Freddy's on Metacritic". metacritic.com. Retrieved September 7, 2014.
  6. ^ Design&Trend (December 17, 2015). "'Five Nights At Freddy's: The Silver Eyes' Novel Released Early In Kindle And Paperback [LINK]". Design & Trend. Retrieved May 28, 2017.
  7. ^ "Steam Community :: Group Announcements :: Five Nights at Freddy's 4". steamcommunity.com. Retrieved January 17, 2017.
  8. ^ "Steam Community :: Group Announcements :: Five Nights at Freddy's 4". steamcommunity.com. Retrieved October 22, 2015.
  9. ^ "Steam Community :: Group Announcements :: Five Nights at Freddy's 4". steamcommunity.com. Retrieved January 17, 2017.
  10. ^ "Steam Community :: Group Announcements :: Five Nights at Freddy's: Sister Location". steamcommunity.com. Retrieved January 17, 2017.
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