Scott Cawthon

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Scott Braden Cawthon, also known as "Animdude", is an American video game developer, author, and philanthropist best known for developing the 2014 survival horror video game Five Nights at Freddy's, which has since expanded into one of the best-selling media franchises in history, and for founding the video game development company ScottGames in 2019.

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Awards
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Known for

Five Nights at Freddy's

7.3

Video Game

Writer

2014

Five Nights at Freddy's

5.4

Writer

2023

Five Nights at Freddy's 2

7.3

Video Game

Writer

2014

Five Nights at Freddy's 3

6.5

Video Game

Writer

2015

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Writer

Roblox Fnaf
7.3
TV Series
- based on characters created by
- 2024–2025
Fredbear's Family Diner
8.0
TV Mini Series
- original story
- 2023–2024
Five Nights at Freddy's: Into the Pit
7.8
Video Game
- Writer
- 2024
Juniors' Archive
8.2
TV Series
- based on the video game "Five Nights at Freddy's"
- 2023–2024
SML's Five Nights at Freddy's
TV Series
- original idea
- 2023–2024
Five Nights at Freddy's: Fazbear Frights: Out of Stock
Short
- Writer
- 2024
Five Nights at Freddy's: Help Wanted 2
7.8
Video Game
- created by (creator)
- 2023
Scooby Doo, Where Are You? In... SPRINGTRAPPED!
8.3
Short
- based on
- 2023
Are We Being Watched?
Short
- original creator: Five Nights at Freddy's
- 2023
Five Nights at Freddy's
5.4
- screen story
- screenplay
- video game series "Five Nights at Freddy's"
- 2023
Freddy in Space 3: Chica in Space
8.1
Video Game
- Writer
- 2023
The FNAF Trilogy Supercut
9.1
- novel
- 2023
Five Nights at Freddy's: Security Breach
6.4
Video Game
- Writer
- 2021
Josh the Octoling Shorts
8.2
TV Series
- based on characters by
- 2021
Freddy & Friends: On Tour!
5.9
TV Mini Series
- Writer
- 2021

Producer

Five Nights at Freddy's: Into the Pit
7.8
Video Game
- producer
- 2024
Five Nights at Freddy's
5.4
- producer
- 2023
Freddy in Space 3: Chica in Space
8.1
Video Game
- executive producer
- 2023
myPOPGOES
6.9
Video Game
- supervising producer
- 2023
Five Nights at Freddy's: Security Breach
6.4
Video Game
- producer
- 2021
Freddy & Friends: On Tour!
5.9
TV Mini Series
- producer
- 2021
Security Breach: Fury's Rage
6.6
Video Game
- producer
- 2021
Five Nights at Aidan's: Among Us
Video
- executive producer
- 2020
Five Nights at Freddy's Plus
7.9
TV Mini Series
- supervising producer
- 2020–2021
POPGOES Arcade
7.4
Video Game
- supervising producer
- 2020
Freddy in Space 2
6.7
Video Game
- producer
- 2019
Five Nights at Freddy's AR: Special Delivery
5.2
Video Game
- producer
- 2019
Freddy Fazbear's Pizzeria Simulator
7.1
Video Game
- producer
- 2017
Five Nights at Freddy's: Sister Location
7.3
Video Game
- producer
- 2016
Five Nights at Freddy's 4
7.0
Video Game
- producer
- 2015

Official sites
- FNaF World
- IndieDB
Alternative name
- Cawthon
Height
- 5′ 9″ (1.75 m)
Born
- June 4, 1978
- Texas, United States
Spouse
- Miriam Cawthon? - present
Children

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His inspiration for Five Night's at Freddy's came from one of his older games, Chipper & Sons Lumber Co.. The game's visuals were criticized for the characters looking like "scary animatronic animals." Scott was heartbroken by the criticism and almost gave up game-making entirely. Then he thought about making a game that was all about scary animatronic animals.