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Five Nights at Freddy's 3

Scott Cawthon · 2015 · $7.99 · Action · deal grade A

  • Estimated net residual revenue: $2.8k to $4.2k per month
  • Opportunity: $7.3k per month at x2.10 dormancy
  • Estimated lifetime owners: 671.3k
  • 90%% positive across 11306 reviews · 81.5 reviews/month

Why it's flagged

  • Developer silent for 11.5 years
  • Studio inactive: no public activity across 5 tracked titles
  • Last build shipped 9.3 years ago
  • Store page localized in only 1 language(s)

Analyst notes (AI-assisted)

Five Nights at Freddy's 3 is a 2015 survival-horror title where players defend a security office against animatronic threats, centered on the antagonist Springtrap.

FNAF3 remains a steady earner at $3,499/mo residual revenue on a $7.99 price point, with 90% positive reviews and 81.5 reviews/mo showing sustained community engagement. The game occupies a unique position in the franchise as a divisive but lore-critical installment; its 111-month age and zero recent discounts suggest pricing power and stable demand. For a publisher or revival-focused acquirer, this represents low-risk catalog revenue with potential upside from bundle placement, ports, or franchise-wide licensing leverage, though the creator's inactive status and polarized reception limit major expansion play. Most realistic play: publishing.

  • Risk: Developer Scott Cawthon has been publicly inactive (138+ months since last platform post) and studio is flagged 'inactive'; rights succession and update capacity are unclear.
  • Risk: Community sentiment is mixed: core players praise lore depth and Springtrap design, but recurring complaints center on RNG-heavy difficulty spikes, trivial AI exploits, and franchise positioning as 'worst pre-Security Breach,' limiting mainstream appeal.
  • Risk: No recorded sales or discounting in 12+ months and 111+ months since last build update; technical debt, platform compatibility, and long-term maintenance unknown.

This case as Markdown · Estimates carry ±30-50%% error per title.