Five Nights at Freddy's Game Removed from Roblox

The Premature Release

A Five Nights at Freddy's game called Survival Crew was removed from Roblox right after its creator accidentally released it. The incident left Roblox players puzzled, and the game's developer scrambling to explain what was really going on.

Roblox is an online gaming platform where users not only play games but also have the power to create their own. The platform hosts a plethora of user-generated content, offering a wide array of games across different genres.

On the other hand, Five Nights at Freddy's is a popular indie horror game series created by Scott Cawthon. Launched in 2014, the game gained widespread attention for its suspenseful gameplay, becoming a highly popular media franchise, with even a Five Nights at Freddy's movie released in October 2023. It appears that both things crossed over, but fans found out a little bit ahead of time.

The Roblox community was puzzled after a game called Five Nights at Freddy's: Survival Crew briefly surfaced on the platform, only to be promptly removed by its creator. The premature release garnered fans' attention, but their excitement was short-lived. Players who briefly experienced the game realized that it was incomplete, with unfinished gameplay and a broken state.

Scott Cawthon, the creator of Five Nights at Freddy's, addressed the situation on Reddit, expressing his bewilderment and offering an explanation for the unexpected release.

Cawthon confirmed to the community that there is actually an official Five Nights at Freddy's game for Roblox being worked on, but also mentioned that the accidental release of the game was one of the craziest things that happened to him.

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The Creator's Response

Cawthon confirmed to the community that there is actually an official Five Nights at Freddy's game for Roblox being worked on, but also mentioned that the accidental release of the game was one of the craziest things that happened to him. 'The fact that this was released today is one of the most baffling, insane things to ever happen in my ten years of working on FNAF,' Cawthon wrote.

He went on to explain that the game was far from ready for public consumption, still in its testing phases with placeholder assets and incomplete features. The inadvertent release occurred due to a significant misunderstanding when approving a skin, which was wrongly interpreted as a signal to release the entire game.

Adding some context, Cawthon mentioned that he is also a fan of Roblox's video games, as he frequently plays them with his kids. He then apologized to fans for the confusion, emphasizing that the released version was not representative of the final product. He assured them that the game was so premature that he hadn't even played it yet, prompting him to immediately take the game down.

Anticipated Release in 2024

Although Cawthon didn’t mention any specific date for the game's release, he did state, “I will fix in 2024.” As this unforeseen event resolves, those fans who like Roblox horror video games can anticipate a possible official adaptation of Five Nights at Freddy's to make a more polished debut on the platform in 2024.