Five Nights at Freddy's 2 vs Ultimate Custom Night
Five Nights at Freddy's 2 is a horror strategy game from Scott Cawthon (2014) while Ultimate Custom Night is a horror simulation game from Scott Cawthon (2018).
What each one is
Steam files Five Nights at Freddy's 2 under Horror and Strategy. In contrast, it files Ultimate Custom Night under Horror and Simulation.
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At a glance
| Five Nights at Freddy's 2 | Ultimate Custom Night | |
|---|---|---|
| GamingPickz Score | 7.5/10 | 8.3/10 |
| Steam rating | Very Positive (94%, 26,115) | Overwhelmingly Positive (95%, 62,777) |
| Critic aggregate | 62/100 | No aggregate |
| Price | $7.99 | Free |
| Install size | 0.24 GB | 0.49 GB |
| Steam Deck | verified | unsupported |
| Released | 2014 | 2018 |
| Developer | Scott Cawthon | Scott Cawthon |
Prices and Steam ratings are read live and move over time.
Five Nights at Freddy's 2 vs Ultimate Custom Night, point by point
Each facet side by side. A round is marked won only where a figure settles it; feel and "which is better" carry no mark, because no number we hold decides them.
Genre and premise
Five Nights at Freddy's 2Horror strategy gameUltimate Custom NightHorror simulation gameWhat each is filed as. Each game describes itself in full above; we do not judge a premise.
How it plays
Five Nights at Freddy's 2Horror, Survival Horror, RobotsUltimate Custom NightFree to Play, Horror, Survival HorrorThe tags players apply most, in order of votes. A read on feel, not a verdict.
Reception
Five Nights at Freddy's 2Score 7.5 · 94% on Steam · 62 criticUltimate Custom Night ✓Score 8.3 · 95% on SteamThe GamingPickz Score is a composite of player sentiment, critics and popularity, computed the same way for every game.
Content and scale
Five Nights at Freddy's 226,115 reviews · 0.24 GBUltimate Custom Night62,777 reviews · 0.49 GBReach and footprint, not quality: more reviews or a bigger install is not a better game.
Price
Five Nights at Freddy's 2$7.99Ultimate Custom Night ✓FreeRead live from Steam and subject to change.
On a Steam Deck
Five Nights at Freddy's 2 ✓VerifiedUltimate Custom NightUnsupportedValve's own Deck compatibility rating.
Ultimate Custom Night takes 2 of the marked rounds to 1. That is only what a number can decide, not which you will enjoy more.
The two on the grid
Compare the whole catalogueFive Nights at Freddy's 2 and Ultimate Custom Night on the axes the GamingPickz Score is built from, on the full 0 to 100 scale so each dot is its real position. Change either axis to compare them on any measure.
2 games have both
Players. The share of Steam reviews marked positive, pulled toward the catalogue average in proportion to how few reviews stand behind it. A game with 200 reviews moves a long way toward the average; one with 200,000 barely moves at all. Without this a title sitting at 100 percent on nine reviews outranks Half-Life 2 at 98 percent on 278,000.
Popularity. A blend of two things that are not the same. Audience is how many people wrote a Steam review, which is a floor on how many played it. Reach is how many language editions of Wikipedia document the game, which is cultural footprint rather than sales. A game can score high on one and low on the other: a huge free-to-play title has audience without reach, and a landmark console exclusive has reach without a Steam audience at all. Where both exist they are averaged; where only one does, that one carries it.
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How positions are decided
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Which to pick, by what you want
- The higher-rated of the two: Ultimate Custom Night (GamingPickz Score 8.3)
- The cheaper right now: Ultimate Custom Night (Free)
- Better on a Steam Deck: Five Nights at Freddy's 2 (verified)
- The safer bet by weight of reviews: Ultimate Custom Night (62,777 reviews)
What they have in common
Both are tagged by Steam players with:
HorrorSingleplayerSurvival HorrorRobotsPsychological HorrorDifficultFirst-PersonIndie
Where they differ
MysteryFast-PacedJump ScareResource ManagementHistoricalPerma Death
Free to PlayActionMemesFunnyCharacter CustomizationSimulation
Tags players apply to one game and not the other.
Difficulty and who each is for
By the tags players apply, Five Nights at Freddy's 2 is demanding, for players who want a challenge. Ultimate Custom Night is demanding, for players who want a challenge.
Accessibility features
Steam store pages declare 0 accessibility features for Five Nights at Freddy's 2 and 0 for Ultimate Custom Night. A declaration is a floor, not a review.
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Common questions
How different are Five Nights at Freddy's 2 and Ultimate Custom Night in scope?
Five Nights at Freddy's 2 has drawn 26,115 Steam reviews and installs in 0.24 GB. Ultimate Custom Night has drawn 62,777 Steam reviews and installs in 0.49 GB.
Is Five Nights at Freddy's 2 or Ultimate Custom Night better?
By the GamingPickz Score, Ultimate Custom Night rates higher (8.3 to 7.5). That is a composite of player sentiment, the critic aggregate and popularity, not our taste. "Better" also depends on price, length and platform, which the table above lays out.
Which is cheaper, Five Nights at Freddy's 2 or Ultimate Custom Night?
Ultimate Custom Night is cheaper right now at Free, against $7.99. Prices move, so this is read live from Steam and can change.
Do you rank one above the other for a fee?
No. Neither game, nor anyone else, pays for placement or a verdict here. The order and every figure come out of the same public data the rest of the site uses.
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How we compare, and what we will not do
The GamingPickz Score is a composite of player sentiment (adjusted for sample size), the critic aggregate and popularity, computed by the same code every ranked list on this site uses. The Steam rating label is Valve's own, reconstructed from the positive percentage and review count. Prices are read live. We do not write an opinion of which game is "better": we report the numbers and say which wins each measurable question above.