Scott Cawthon is an animator, writer, philanthropist, and private game developer. He is an American. He is famous for his game franchise Five night at Freddy’s. Games like Desolate Hope &There is no pause button is also created by Scott. Christmas Journey &Pilgrim’s Progress are his animation series. He used 3Ds Max to make his 3D characters.

Early Life

Scott was born on 26 July 1971. Texas is his birthplace. Scott is a married person. He is a practising Christian. Scott is a member of Hope Animation, a church organization. They create animated films related to Christianity and moral education.

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Career

His career began in the 1990s.Doofas is his initial game. It was created during his childhood days. Doofas is now used as a demo for Custom Night.In the 2000s, he released games officially. One of his earliest gameis RPG Max. It was launched in 2002.

In 2007, he created the initial part of Pilgrim’s Progress. This series consists of eight parts. This animation is basedon Bunyan’s novel. After this series, he created several games such as Chipper &sons lumber Co., and Sit and Survive.Desolate Hope was a success. ButChipper & sons lumber Co. is criticized for its characters which resemble animatronic machines.

In 2014, Five Nights at Freddy’swas submitted to Steam’s system. It was a horror game. The trailerwas launched in June, and a demo was released in July. Cawthon submitted this game to IndeDB and Desura.The game became so popular, and its cost was $4.99.

Its sequel was released for $7.99 in 2014. It was released on Steam. In 2015, its third part was released. In July 2015 Scott released its fourth game.

In September 2015, he announced his new game FNaF World. It is an RPG, not a horror game.

In December 2015, he released his novel Silver Eyes. It is released as an e-book. This book is based on Five night at Freddy’s animation series. His second novel Twisted Ones was launched in 2017. It is the second part of Silver Eyes. Third novel Fourth Closet was released in 2018. He also announced that his new book Fazbear Frights would be released soon. His virtual games Help Wanted&Dreadbear was releasedin 2019.In December 2019, Cawthon announced that he would create a game for fundraising. This event was conducted for St. Jude’s Hospital. The game he created for this purpose is Freddy In Space.

The animation series Five Nights at Freddy’s is being adapted into a film. Roy Lee will be the producer. Chris Columbus is the director of the film. In 2017, Scott confirmed that Blumhouse would be the producer of the company.

Achievements

Scott Cawthon was nominated for iHorror Awards in 2015. This nomination was for Horror game category for FiveNights at Freddy’s.

Net Worth

His net worth is $70 million. Video games are the source of his revenue. Scott also created games for other entertainment groups. Producers have acquired rights to adapt Five nights at Freddy’s to film. This series is his main source of income.