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Five Nights at Freddy's: Into the Pit

Jump into the pit and immerse yourself in a new chapter in the Five Nights at Freddy’s universe. Oswald wishes his town, and his life, weren’t so boring. That all changes when he explores the ball pit in a…

95 7 August 2024

Five Nights at Freddy's: Into the Pit is an adventure developed by Mega Cat Studios, released 7 August 2024 on PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S, Nintendo Switch and PlayStation 4.

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What Five Nights at Freddy's: Into the Pit is

Five Nights at Freddy's: Into the Pit is an adventure game developed by Mega Cat Studios and released in 2024. It is available on PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S, Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4, Xbox One and PC (Microsoft Windows).

The premise, in the publisher's words

Jump into the pit and immerse yourself in a new chapter in the Five Nights at Freddy’s universe. Oswald wishes his town, and his life, weren’t so boring. That all changes when he explores the ball pit in a rundown pizzeria and finds himself in the past. However, Oswald’s deepest desire will have an unexpected cost… Survive five nights of terror in this chilling adventure game. Travel between time periods, gather clues, and outrun the threat relentlessly pursuing you. Move swiftly and stay hidden, and you may just survive. But be careful—it’s not just your own life that’s on the line. Oswald’s father and children from the past could all meet their end if you don’t save them.
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How it plays

It is played from a side view perspective. Its themes are action and horror. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component. There are 38 achievements to unlock.

Where it sits in the Five Nights at Freddy's series

Five Nights at Freddy's: Into the Pit is the 54th of 60 entries we hold in the Five Nights at Freddy's series. The next entry was MyPopgoes: New and Improved! in 2025. Its critic score of 95 is 19 points above the series average of 76. That makes it the highest-rated entry in the series.

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How it was received

Five Nights at Freddy's: Into the Pit holds a critic score of 95 out of 100. That places it above 98% of the 7,527 rated adventure games in our database, which average 72. Games released in 2024 averaged 76, so it scored 19 points above the year average.

What you need to run it

The minimum specification calls for Intel i5 750 or equivalent, 8 GB RAM and NVIDIA GeForce GTX 670 or equivalent. An 8GB memory requirement is modest by current standards; most machines sold in the last five years clear it. Install size is roughly 3GB.

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What it launched against

Five Nights at Freddy's: Into the Pit launched on 7 August 2024, within three weeks of Black Myth: Wukong, Nobody Wants to Die, Thank Goodness You're Here! and Halls of Torment. It reviewed better than all of them. It arrived 4 years into the PlayStation 5's life, so it was built for hardware developers already knew well.

Released around the same time: Black Myth: Wukong, Nobody Wants to Die, Thank Goodness You're Here!, Halls of Torment.

Cheats and codes

We have not confirmed any working cheat codes for Five Nights at Freddy's: Into the Pit yet. Rather than reprint a list we have not tested, this section stays empty until one is verified.

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Official trailer

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Quick answers

Five Nights at Freddy's: Into the Pit — frequently asked questions

When did Five Nights at Freddy's: Into the Pit come out?
Five Nights at Freddy's: Into the Pit was released on 7 August 2024 for PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S, Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4, Xbox One and PC (Microsoft Windows).
What are the minimum PC requirements for Five Nights at Freddy's: Into the Pit?
At minimum, Five Nights at Freddy's: Into the Pit needs Intel i5 750 or equivalent, 8 GB RAM, NVIDIA GeForce GTX 670 or equivalent graphics, 3 GB available space of storage.
How many GB is Five Nights at Freddy's: Into the Pit?
The PC version needs about 3 GB of storage, going by the storage line in the system requirements ("3 GB available space"). Updates can add to that, and console versions have their own sizes, which are not listed here.
Does Five Nights at Freddy's: Into the Pit have controller support?
Yes. Steam lists full controller support for Five Nights at Freddy's: Into the Pit, including PlayStation controllers.
Can you play Five Nights at Freddy's: Into the Pit on Mac?
Steam does not sell a macOS version of Five Nights at Freddy's: Into the Pit; the Steam release is for Windows.
Is Five Nights at Freddy's: Into the Pit on Linux?
Steam does not list a native Linux version of Five Nights at Freddy's: Into the Pit. Windows games can often run on Linux and Steam Deck through Proton, but that is a different question from native support.

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