Scott Braden Cawthon is an American video game developer, writer, and producer.
39 Facts About Scott Cawthon
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Scott Cawthon is best known for creating Five Nights at Freddy's, a series of survival horror video games which expanded into a media franchise.
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Scott Cawthon transitioned to horror with the first Five Nights at Freddy's game in 2014, which was a commercial success and gained a cult following.
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Scott Cawthon developed seven games in the main series and four spin-offs as of 2023.
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Outside of the games, Scott Cawthon wrote several stories for the franchise, including novels and the screenplay for the Five Nights at Freddy's film, which he produced.
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Scott Cawthon attended the Art Institute of Houston in 1996, where he learned how to create computer graphics, but taught himself to develop games using the engine Clickteam Fusion.
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Scott Cawthon reluctantly stopped making religious games and instead produced cheap computer games and free-to-play mobile titles which could provide him with a steady source of income.
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Scott Cawthon thought that he had squandered his life by becoming a game developer and attempted to pursue other professions.
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Scott Cawthon submitted Five Nights at Freddy's to Steam's Greenlight system in summer 2014, releasing a trailer and later a demo.
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Scott Cawthon then submitted it to IndieDB, where it gained popularity, and submitted the game a third time to Desura.
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FNaF World received mixed reviews due to glitches and other issues, and Scott Cawthon pulled it from Steam four days later.
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On May 21,2016, Scott Cawthon released a teaser trailer for Five Nights at Freddy's: Sister Location, featuring two new animatronics as well as circus-themed variations of the Foxy and Freddy characters from the series.
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On July 3,2017, Scott Cawthon announced the cancellation of a sixth main installment to Five Nights at Freddy's, after previously stating a month earlier that a sixth game was in development.
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Scott Cawthon opined that he had been neglecting other aspects of his life but said that he was not planning to abandon the series and was considering developing a FNaF World-styled spin-off game in the future.
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In Scott Cawthon's Upcoming Projects post on Steam, he noted that deals for console ports have been signed, as well as announcing virtual reality and augmented reality games.
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In early 2019, Scott Cawthon announced he had joined with video game studio Steel Wool Studios, with whom he intended to develop additional Five Nights at Freddy's games, and that he would primarily be responsible for storylines, character design, and gameplay.
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On May 28,2019, Scott Cawthon released the teased virtual reality game Five Nights at Freddy's: Help Wanted for both PC and PlayStation VR.
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On September 29,2019, Scott Cawthon's website was updated with a new teaser featuring the character Glamrock Freddy and was followed by an updated teaser featuring the character Vanny from Five Nights at Freddy's: Help Wanted as a shadow.
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Scott Cawthon announced that the game was scheduled to release in late 2020.
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One day later, Scott Cawthon revealed the characters Glamrock Chica and Roxanne Wolf through Reddit.
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In December 2020, Scott Cawthon posted that Five Nights at Freddy's: Security Breach was delayed to 2021, stating the game's scope was too great to be finished by the end of 2020.
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On June 16,2021, following a controversy where it was revealed that Scott Cawthon had donated money to Republican Party anti-LGBT conservative politicians, Scott Cawthon posted a message on his website announcing his retirement from public game development and expressing gratitude towards his followers for their ongoing support.
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Scott Cawthon stated that he wished to retire in order to spend more time with his children.
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Scott Cawthon intended to appoint a successor to ensure that the Five Nights at Freddy's franchise would continue, while he himself would continue to occupy a lesser role in its development.
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On October 18,2023, Scott Cawthon released his first video game since his retirement, Freddy in Space 3: Chica in Space which was released as a supposed tie-in game for the Five Nights at Freddy's film.
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In December 2015, Scott Cawthon released teasers for his first novel, Five Nights at Freddy's: The Untold Story, later renamed Five Nights at Freddy's: The Silver Eyes.
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On June 24,2016, Scott Cawthon announced that he had made a three-book deal with Scholastic Corporation and that the first book would be reprinted on paperback in October that year, with the second and third being released in 2017 and 2018.
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On December 26,2017, Scott Cawthon released the second guidebook for Five Nights at Freddy's called Survival Logbook.
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Grahame-Smith stated that they would collaborate with Scott Cawthon "to make an insane, terrifying and weirdly adorable movie".
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In March 2017, Scott Cawthon posted a picture to Twitter of himself at Blumhouse Productions, suggesting the film had a new production company.
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In November 2018, Scott Cawthon announced that the film's script had been scrapped and it would be further delayed.
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In November 2019, Scott Cawthon announced that he would be creating a game specifically for a fundraising event for St Jude Children's Research Hospital hosted by YouTuber MatPat, who would play the game with fellow YouTubers Dawko and Markiplier on a livestream.
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Scott Cawthon boasted that a total of US$500,000 was available to find but warned that it was difficult and that he doubted they would be able to find it all, as his playtester had taken five hours to complete the game.
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Scott Cawthon went on to donate the full US$500,000 to St Jude's.
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In June 2021, Scott Cawthon became a trending topic on Twitter when his publicly available political donations were shared on the website.
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Except for one donation to then-Democratic Party representative Tulsi Gabbard, all of Scott Cawthon's donations were to Republican Party politicians, including US President Donald Trump.
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Scott Cawthon posted on Reddit to confirm his support for the Republican Party, describing himself as pro-life.
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Scott Cawthon claimed that he had been doxed, and had received threats of violence and home invasion after his donations were publicized.
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Days later, Scott Cawthon announced his intention to step away from professional game development and appoint someone else to assume creative control of the franchise; Scott Cawthon nonetheless continued directing the Five Nights at Freddy's franchise and, as of 2024, still has exclusive rights over it.