Five Nights at Freddy's 4 vs Five Nights at Freddy's: Security Breach
Five Nights at Freddy's 4 is a horror simulation game from Scott Cawthon (2015) while Five Nights at Freddy's: Security Breach is an action-adventure horror game (2021).
What each one is
Five Nights at Freddy's 4 is filed under Horror and Simulation. In contrast, Five Nights at Freddy's: Security Breach under Action-Adventure and Horror.
In this last chapter of the Five Nights at Freddy's original story, you must once again defend yourself against Freddy Fazbear, Chica, Bonnie, Foxy, and even worse things that lurk in the shadows.
In Five Nights at Freddy’s: Security Breach, play as Gregory, a young boy who’s been trapped overnight inside of Freddy Fazbear’s Mega Pizzaplex. With the help of Freddy himself, Gregory must uncover the secrets of the Pizzaplex, learn the truth, and survive until dawn.
Story, characters and reception
Plot
Playable minigames in between nights tell the story of a young boy in 1983, presumed to be the player character . In the first minigame, he is locked in a bedroom with plush toys that he considers to be his "friends". Throughout the minigame, a plush based on the animatronic Fredbear talks to him, strengthening his fear of the animatronics from a family restaurant near his home. (Wikipedia)
Reception
Reception Five Nights at Freddy's 4 received "mixed or average" reviews according to review aggregator website Metacritic , assigning the Windows version a score of 51 out of 100, based on six critic reviews. The gameplay of Five Nights at Freddy's 4 received a mixed response. Some reviewers felt that the franchise and its gameplay were becoming stale, such as Nic Rowen of Destructoid and Omri Petitte of PC Gamer . (Wikipedia)
Plot
Five Nights at Freddy's: Security Breach takes place in a massive entertainment complex known as Freddy Fazbear's Mega Pizzaplex, which has animatronic mascots , Glamrock Freddy, Glamrock Chica, Montgomery "Monty" Gator, and Roxanne "Roxy" Wolf. As the animatronics perform for an audience at the complex, Freddy suddenly suffers a malfunction and breaks down on stage, ending the performance. Afterwards, he is taken to Rockstar Row and discovers that a… (Wikipedia)
Reception
Reception Five Nights at Freddy's: Security Breach received "mixed or average" reviews, according to review aggregator website Metacritic . Fellow review aggregator OpenCritic assessed that the game received fair approval, being recommended by 55% of critics. The atmosphere and visual design of the Pizzaplex were viewed positively. (Wikipedia)
At a glance
| Five Nights at Freddy's 4 | Five Nights at Freddy's: Security Breach | |
|---|---|---|
| GamingPickz Score | 7.2/10 | 7.3/10 |
| Steam rating | Very Positive (93%, 16,924) | Very Positive (86%, 69,950) |
| Critic aggregate | 51/100 | 64/100 |
| Price | $7.99 | $39.99 |
| Install size | 1 GB | 80 GB |
| Steam Deck | verified | verified |
| Released | 2015 | 2021 |
| Developer | Scott Cawthon | — |
Prices and Steam ratings are read live and move over time.
Five Nights at Freddy's 4 vs Five Nights at Freddy's: Security Breach, 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 4Horror simulation gameFive Nights at Freddy's: Security BreachAction-adventure horror 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 4Horror, Survival Horror, First-PersonFive Nights at Freddy's: Security BreachHorror, Survival Horror, RobotsThe tags players apply most, in order of votes. A read on feel, not a verdict.
Reception
Five Nights at Freddy's 4Score 7.2 · 93% on Steam · 51 criticFive Nights at Freddy's: Security Breach ✓Score 7.3 · 86% on Steam · 64 criticThe 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 416,924 reviews · 1 GBFive Nights at Freddy's: Security Breach69,950 reviews · 1 add-on · 80 GBReach and footprint, not quality: more reviews or a bigger install is not a better game.
Price
Five Nights at Freddy's 4 ✓$7.99Five Nights at Freddy's: Security Breach$39.99Read live from Steam and subject to change.
On a Steam Deck
Five Nights at Freddy's 4VerifiedFive Nights at Freddy's: Security BreachVerifiedValve's own Deck compatibility rating.
Across the rounds a number can settle, it is level at 1 each. Which one is "better" is the part no figure decides, so we leave it to what you want from the two.
The two on the grid
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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 cheaper right now: Five Nights at Freddy's 4 ($7.99)
- Lighter on storage: Five Nights at Freddy's 4 (1 GB)
- The safer bet by weight of reviews: Five Nights at Freddy's: Security Breach (69,950 reviews)
What they have in common
Both are tagged by Steam players with:
HorrorSurvival HorrorSingleplayerFirst-PersonRobotsIndieStory RichAtmospheric
Where they differ
DarkDifficultPoint & ClickPsychological HorrorSurvivalStrategy
Multiple EndingsStealthExploration3DAdventureArtificial Intelligence
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 4 is demanding, for players who want a challenge. Five Nights at Freddy's: Security Breach is family-friendly and approachable.
System requirements, side by side
| Five Nights at Freddy's 4 | Five Nights at Freddy's: Security Breach | |
|---|---|---|
| Minimum GPU | — | Nvidia GeForce GTX 1050 Ti |
| Minimum CPU | 2 GHz Intel Pentium 4 | AMD Ryzen 5 3600, Core i5 6600K |
| Minimum RAM | 2 GB | 8 GB |
| Install size | 1 GB | 80 GB |
Can your PC run them? Check each against your own kit: Five Nights at Freddy's 4 · Five Nights at Freddy's: Security Breach.
Accessibility features
Steam store pages declare 0 accessibility features for Five Nights at Freddy's 4 and 1 for Five Nights at Freddy's: Security Breach. A declaration is a floor, not a review.
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Common questions
How different are Five Nights at Freddy's 4 and Five Nights at Freddy's: Security Breach in scope?
Five Nights at Freddy's 4 has drawn 16,924 Steam reviews and installs in 1 GB. Five Nights at Freddy's: Security Breach has drawn 69,950 Steam reviews, ships 1 add-on and installs in 80 GB.
Is Five Nights at Freddy's 4 or Five Nights at Freddy's: Security Breach better?
By the GamingPickz Score, Five Nights at Freddy's: Security Breach rates higher (7.3 to 7.2). 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 4 or Five Nights at Freddy's: Security Breach?
Five Nights at Freddy's 4 is cheaper right now at $7.99, against $39.99. 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.