FNAF 3, or Five Nights at Freddy’s 3, is the third entry in the famous horror FNAF series by Scott Cawthon. Unlike its predecessors, this point-and-click survival horror game introduces Springtrap, a single animatronic, alongside phantom hallucinations from FNAF 1 and 2. As a night guard, your mission is to survive 5 nights in the office without getting caught by Springtrap.

Overview

• Game genre: Horror, point-and-click
• Developer: Scott Cawthon
• Release date: March 2, 2015
• Mode: Single-player only
• Difficulty: Ramps up through nights

Gameplay and Story

Set 30 years after the closure of the Freddy Fazbear’s Pizza original restaurant, players play as a night guard in the horror attraction called Fazbear’s Fright: The Horror Attraction. Instead of the cast of animatronics, FNAF 3 has one real threat that can end your game: Springtrap. Freddy, Chica, Foxy, Balloon Boy, etc. just act as phantom animatronics that cause system malfunctions and jumpscares, not directly kill your character. If systems fail, it’s harder to track Springtrap’s position, and you may lose the game quickly.

Like the two prequels, the game has 5 nights (from 12:00 PM to 6:00 AM), each getting progressively harder. To survive, you have to track Springtrap’s movements across rooms and the ventilation system and draw him away using audio lures and sealing vents. Once he reaches your FNAF 3 office, the game ends immediately.