Since its inception, Five Nights At Freddy's (FNAF), has spawned 13 games, 12 books, a movie, and popularized an entire genre. Mascot horror is a type of horror that's defined by having a recognizable mascot, often associated with children's media, who's either corrupted and scary or associated with a scary context. After the initial success of FNAF, the indie scene saw an entire crop of mascot horror games spring up to capitalize on the wave of popularity.
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PostsIf you're one of the many people who love FNAF and everything about the genre of mascot horror, it might be difficult to sort through all these newcomers to find the best match for your next fix between FNAF releases. With that in mind, this list seeks to help you find games inspired by FNAF that you might also enjoy.
10 Garten Of Banban
Game Mode
Single-player
Age Rating
9+
Release Date
Jan 6, 2023
Platforms
PC
Garten of BanBan, by Euphoric Brothers, is a ridiculous game about Banban's Kintergarten, a place that was populated with children until the day they all vanished. You play as a parent looking to find your missing kid, instead finding horrors as you delve deeper and deeper into the conspiracies around the Kintergarten.
Like FNAF, this game has a cast of stylized mascots you can interact with and discover lore about. It also embodies the sillier side of the spin-off games. So, if you're in it to make fun of the genre while still playing it, you might enjoy it. And the first one is free-to-play.
9 Rainbow Friends
Game Mode
Online Multiplayer
Age Rating
10+
Release Date
June 30, 2022
Platforms
PC, Xbox One, PS4, PS5, IOS, Android, Meta Quest 2, Meta Quest Pro
For fans of Roblox, Rainbow Friends, developed by Fragment Games, is a game about a school trip to an amusement park named Oddworld Park that goes completely awry. You play as a kid who was kidnapped and must now survive five nights while dodging mascots.
Other than the clear connection between the five nights, this game also introduces the players to a cast of, literally, colorful mascots. The game is both free-to-play and re-playable as many times as you want to try your hand at solving the puzzles.
8 Duck Season, VR
Game Mode
Single-player
Age Rating
13+
Release Date
Sep 14, 2017
Platforms
HTC Vive, Oculus Rift, Valve Index, and Windows Mixed Reality.
A dark take on an old, originally family-friendly game, Stress Level Zero's Duck Season captures the spirit of the genre but with pre-existing media. You play as a kid who's just rented Duck Season, which is clearly inspired by the real-life Duck Hunt.
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PostsThe twist? You guess it: this game's mascot is not all he seems to be. This game is for fans of FNAF that liked the build-up of increasing danger, and who really, really liked the mini-game within a bigger game feature.
7 Hello, Puppets! VR
Game Mode
Single-player
Age Rating
17+
Release Date
Dec 12, 2019
Platforms
Rift S, Rift
Hello, Puppets, by Otherworld Interactive, describes itself as a horror-comedy, and it takes place in the ruins of a warehouse where a canceled Sesame Street spin-off, Mortimer’s Handeemen, was filmed. You're a college reporter, and you're investigating if the place is haunted.
Well, haunted isn't exactly the right word for having a living puppet fused to your hand, is it? The art style of the game is like the cartoony horror of FNAF, and they're both about franchises for children gone horribly, horribly wrong.
6 Choo-Choo Charles
Game Mode
Single-player
Age Rating
17+
Release Date
Dec 9, 2022
Platforms
PC, Xbox One, Xbox Series X, PS4, PS5, Nintendo Switch
There is a self-awareness in the genre of mascot horror that has many of the games in it poking fun at both themselves and the trend of dark theories about kid's media. Two Star Game's Choo-Choo Charles is no exception. The titular character is an evil spider train that's spoofing Thomas the Tank Engine.
This game is for any of you who played through FNAF wishing you had a gun. It's a much darker, violent version of the corrupted kids' media idea but without losing any of the silliness you might have enjoyed in other, similar titles.
5 Andy's Apple Farm
Game Mode
Single-player
Age Rating
17+
Release Date
Nov 26, 2021
Platforms
PC
Developed by M36 Games, Andy's Apple Farm is a game where you play as a beta tester, playing a beta game of the same name. In this game, there are a number of cute, themed characters who help you with the various simple quests.
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PostsThings quickly get spooky, however, and you're left untangling the mystery of what all those glitches and dark images mean. While this game doesn't match with FNAF aesthetically, it also has a complex lore that needs careful, detail-oriented care to figure out, hidden just under the cute characters.
4 Bendy And The Ink Machine
Game Mode
Single-player
Age Rating
13+
Release Date
Nov 20, 2018
Platforms
PC, Xbox One, PS4, IOS, Nintendo Switch
Inspired by old-fashioned characters like Steamboat Willie, Bendy and the Ink Machine, developed by Joey Drew Studios (a fun, in-game joke), is all about corrupted toons. You play as animator Henry, invited back to the abandoned Joey Drew studio by your former boss for what are pretty quickly revealed to be nefarious reasons.
With a serious tone, this game leans more into the horror side of things than the mascot side. This game is for fans of later FNAF games like Security Breach, who liked the action and puzzle-solving.
3 Amanda The Adventurer
Game Mode
Single-player
Age Rating
13+
Release Date
Apr 7, 2022
Platforms
PC, Nintendo Switch
Amanda the Adventurer, developed by Mangledmaw Games, is drawing inspiration from creepypastas where someone finds a piece of playable media that's home to a malevolent entity. You play as a Riley, someone who's just inherited their aunt's house and all the weird, definitely haunted, VHS tapes in the attic of it.
Like many installments in the FNAF series, Amanda the Adventurer features multiple endings and a whole host of clues ready to be found. If you've only played it once, you've probably missed something.
2 My Friendly Neighborhood
Game Mode
Single-player
Age Rating
10+
Release Date
Jul 18, 2023
Platforms
PC, Xbox Series X, PS5
What's to be done when the puppets of a popular morning TV program start acting strangely? Send a repairman in! In My Friendly Neighborhood, developed by John and Evan Szymanski, you play repairman Gordon, who has been tasked with returning order to the suddenly chaotic cast of puppets.
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PostsThe game not only features a large cast of puppets, multiple endings, hidden details, and a variety of puzzles, it also lets you have a weapon that ragdolls your opponents. Like FNAF, it's a game where the fun-looking characters' antics actually unravel into a much deeper story.
1 Poppy Playtime
Game Mode
Single-player
Age Rating
12+
Release Date
Mar 11, 2022
Platforms
PC, PS4, PS5, IOS, Nintendo Switch
These horror mascots revolve around toys, which explains why their designs are so perfect for the genre. That's developer's Mob Entertainment's greatest strength. The antagonist of part one, Huggy Wuggy might be as close as an individual mascot has come to reaching the heights of Freddy Fazbear.
In this game, you're in a not-so-abandoned toy factory, trying to survive the attention of various toys. The replay value isn't as high as the initial FNAF games, which prioritized that skill loop, but there are multiple chapters to play.
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