Scott Cawthon

Scott Braden Cawthon born June 4 1978 is an American former video game developer and writer He came to prominence as the creator of the Five Nights at Freddys media franchise which began with the development of the eponymous survival horror game in 2014 Released independently the game achieved popularity and obtained a cult following Cawthon developed nine games in the main series from 2014 until his retirement in 2021 in addition to three spinoffs He also wrote several books based on Five Nights at Freddys like the novel trilogy The Silver Eyes Fazbear Frights series and Tales From The Pizzaplex series Hes also acredited as writer in the Five Nights at Freddys Film