FNAF - Games

FNAF represents a minimalist horror design paradigm where players manage limited resources in a static environment, facing escalating threats from animatronic antagonists. Its core tension arises from surveillance mechanics and audio cues, forcing strategic attention allocation under time pressure. The franchise popularized the 'night shift survival' subgenre, emphasizing psychological dread over graphic violence. Its legacy includes influencing indie horror through constrained gameplay loops and environmental storytelling, where mundane settings become stages for uncanny terror.