The series appeared in the Guinness Book of Records: Gamer's Editionsetting a record for the largest number of sequels released in a year. A horror attraction based on the series was featured in the Adventuredome for Halloween A film adaptation is planned. The series has been popular since the release of the first game. The upcoming eighth game will feature a modernized shopping mall. The seventh game, Help Wantedfeatures virtual reality gameplay, and focuses on a series of minigames based on previous entries in the franchise.
In the sixth game, Freddy Fazbear's Pizzeria Simulatorthe player assumes the role of a new owner of the pizzeria. The fifth game, Sister Locationis set in a maintenance facility owned by a sister company of Freddy Fazbear's Pizza, and sees the player character as a technician who must complete different tasks each night. The fourth game in the series takes place in the house of a child who must defend against nightmarish versions of the animatronics. In the first three games in the series, the player controls a nighttime security guard at Freddy Fazbear's Pizza, who must utilize security cameras and other tools to survive against animatronic characters which become mobile and homicidal after hours. The video game series began with the eponymous game developed and published by Cawthon for Microsoft Windows in The series is centered on the fictional Freddy Fazbear's Pizza, a pastiche of pizza restaurants such as Chuck E.