Scott Cawthon

About

Scott Cawthon is a video game designer who is most notable for his development of the games Five Nights at Freddy's and Five Nights at Freddy's 2.

Origin

Scott Cawthon developed other games long before Five Nights at Freddy's. In 2007, he uploaded YouTube video gameplay footage of "The Pilgrim's Progress", a game developed by Scott. Unfortunately, the game was criticized for some characters looking like animatronics, which would also be a problem in Scott's later games.

Spread

After "The Pilgrim's Progress", Scott created games like "The Desolate Hope", "Sit 'N Survive", "Chipper & Son's Lumber Co.", and various other games. Some of these were submitted to the Steam Greenlight. However, the game was torn apart by prominent reviewers saying the characters looked like animatronics, similar to criticism that The Pilgrim's Progress received. Scott stated he was heartbroken and ready to quit the game industry. However, one night, he thought of these critic's reviews and decided to use it to his own advantage. This actually got him to develop Five Nights at Freddy's.
On June 13th, 2014, Scott submitted "Five Nights at Freddy's" to the Steam Greenlight. A trailer for the game was released on July 14th, 2014. The demo of the game was released on July 24, 2014 on IndieDB. On August 18th, with the full game released, the Steam Greenlight accepted Five Nights at Freddy's and was released on Steam for $4.99. The game was praised and was well rated, such as Omni Petite for PC Gamer giving it an 80/100 score saying the game took a "less-is-more" approach.

Personal Life

Not much is known about Scott's personal life, however he is the father of two children and currently lives in Texas. He is also part of Hope Animations, a "project of Christian animators" aiming to spread the teachings of Jesus Christ. He is a graduate of the Art Institution of Houston, Texas and also has released several independent films, such as "Noah's Ark", "A Christmas Journey", and "Jesus Kids Club".

Search Interest

External References
fn1. Scott Cawthon's Website
fn2. Five Nights at Freddy's Trailer 6-14-2014
fn3. Five Nights at Freddy's 2 Trailer 10-21-2014
fn4. Five Nights at Freddy's Wikia