Five Nights At Freddy's isn't that scary. I've seen much gorier things on Scratch than FNaF. Whoever banned it it must've never played it, it's just jumpscares.

The game has gore and jump-scares, and since Scratch is intended for 8+, it is banned. You can make non-scary projects about FNAF, like a dress up game, but games that break the CG are marked as NFE or taken down.
Also, if you see other projects that have gore or are scary, report them to the ST can take care of them.
I hope this helped!

MinnowClaw567 wrote:

Five Nights At Freddy's isn't that scary. I've seen much gorier things on Scratch than FNaF. Whoever banned it it must've never played it, it's just jumpscares.

Although it may not seem scary to you, it could be terrifying to little kids, due to the animatronics and the jumpscares, etc. They'll more than likely get nightmares, and this site is for all ages. Although FNAF is allowed, it is rated NFE, so if you search for it in the search, nothing should pop up, but if you search FANF or something like that, you'll get more results. The site doesn't ban the game completely, but if there is a lot of blood and scary jumpscares, it will probably get reported. Some schools banned this site because of the situation, sorry if I was wrong.
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MinnowClaw567 wrote:

Five Nights At Freddy's isn't that scary. I've seen much gorier things on Scratch than FNaF. Whoever banned it it must've never played it, it's just jumpscares.

its way to violent

I couldn't sleep in a night after just reading the Wikipedia page and I was 11 years old back then. Sure, there much more scarier things (I'm generally easily scared.) but the jumpscares and other things aren't appropriate for 8 year olds.

>“Why isn't FNaF allowed on Scratch? It's a kids game.”

>FNAF
>kids game
pick one

Remember when the first FNAF game came out, and basically every youtuber said it was the scariest game they've ever played? Yeah, not a kids game now is it

Five Nights At Freddy's and all of its sequels are, although not officially rated, generally considered T-rated by ESRB, or PEGI 12, due to its horror nature and various frightening images and/or scenes. Sister Location, the 5th game in the franchise, is an exception, as it has been officially rated with the aforementioned ratings.

I'd like to add that I had nightmares about this game when I was 15 years old.

I can't imagine a Scratch user half that age would be able to experience Five Nights at Freddy's completely scare-free.

I'm a little different to most kids, as I like FNaF, despite being 11. I even have SL. But these people have good points. A lot of kids would have nightmares if they saw a scary FNaF project, so the scary ones are banned.

It's not a kids' game. Just because there's lots of merchandise about it that's marketed towards kids (such as toys, kids' clothes, backpacks, etc.) doesn't necessarily mean it's for kids. I don't even know why that's a thing - I almost understand toys, kids' clothes, backpacks, etc. themed off of Marvel/DC movies and Star Wars even though those movies tend to be rated PG-13, though, since they're mostly rated that way for some action/violence and slight swearing and don't have a disturbing backstory. Additionally, when the first few Star Wars films were released I believe they were PG instead since the PG-13 rating didn't exist then and were therefore considered family films. I believe the comic books that inspired movies from Marvel/DC Comics were for kids too.
I also get that you think it's a kids' game because a lot of kids like it. I've seen elementary school kids who like this game. Not every kid can handle it, though. I can also understand why you think it's a kids' game because it's somewhat milder than, say.. something like Until Dawn or some other M17+ rated horror game.
Additionally, my mom was kind of uneasy just reading about the backstory of the game, and she just turned 50. I'll admit occasionally I flinch a little when I see a jumpscare these days - I'm almost 14 and I'm not easily scared.
Of course, you are right; there are way scarier things. FNAF, from what I know, doesn't have any real blood/gore in it aside from what's in the minigames (tbh, the only “scary” thing about it is the backstory). However, some people with anxiety and/or paranoia might be very scared by the jumpscares.
I'd like to correct you on another thing - it is not “banned”. Sometime ago they decided to put some restrictions on it because apparently schools were blocking Scratch, parents didn't want their kids using Scratch, and some users were just wary of using the site because of how many scary FNAF-related projects there were. You can still make FNAF-related projects as long as they're not too scary. The whole reason FNAF was restricted is because of how popular it got and how many inappropriate projects based on it were being created. This is why they have not put restrictions on (or “banned”) franchises that were much scarier - because there have not been a large amount of inappropriate projects based on said franchise.

FNAF is not a kids' game, it's more of a T-rated game. If the jumpscares don't startle you, keep in mind that the backstory and lore of the games are gory.

okay i personally find fnaf hilarious (even the lore, though that probably definitely makes me a horrible person) but the RESTRICTIONS (not ban) were placed because not everyone can handle it. My mom watched me play night one and she almost screamed when Foxy got me. It depends on tolerance to horror themes. However, games without jumpscares, gory backstories, possibly frightening easter eggs, and an abundance of darkness would get NFE'd at most.

FNaF is definitely more geared towards the early-to-late-teens community, but grew immensely in popularity with the younger crowd due to YouTube and… Negligent parents? So even though a lot of its community are young, the game itself isn't intended for said audiences, nor appropriate for Scratch's younger part of the demographic - 8-year-olds.

MinnowClaw56 wrote:

it's just jumpscares.

Do you think that jumpscares are for kids?

WolfCat67 wrote:

FNaF is definitely more geared towards the early-to-late-teens community, but grew immensely in popularity with the younger crowd due to YouTube and… Negligent parents? So even though a lot of its community are young, the game itself isn't intended for said audiences, nor appropriate for Scratch's younger part of the demographic - 8-year-olds.

It's probably also popular among younger kids because for some reason there's lots of FNAF-related merchandise that's for kids (such as toys, clothing in kids' sizes, etc.). I actually noticed this with quite a few other indie horror games, I suppose it's also because they tend to be pretty mild (T-rated, usually) compared to some other horror games out there that are rated M. I can't really see any kids getting into the M-rated horror games - my dad is in his late 40s to early 50s and was playing a M-rated horror game, he said it occasionally scared him so badly he threw his controller.

MinnowClaw567 wrote:

Five Nights At Freddy's isn't that scary. I've seen much gorier things on Scratch than FNaF. Whoever banned it it must've never played it, it's just jumpscares.

what is your problem. It's MA-15+ meaning if you aren't 15 it's against the law to play it.

Za-Chary wrote:

I'd like to add that I had nightmares about this game when I was 15 years old.

I can't imagine a Scratch user half that age would be able to experience Five Nights at Freddy's completely scare-free.

yup. I'm 11 and it scared me for life. I still shudder thinking about it. *shudder*

PrincessFlowerTV wrote:

The game has gore and jump-scares, and since Scratch is intended for 8+, it is banned. You can make non-scary projects about FNAF, like a dress up game, but games that break the CG are marked as NFE or taken down.
Also, if you see other projects that have gore or are scary, report them to the ST can take care of them.
I hope this helped!

A DRESS UP GAME?? THE BACKSTORY KILLS YOU.

lucastue400 wrote:

MinnowClaw567 wrote:

Five Nights At Freddy's isn't that scary. I've seen much gorier things on Scratch than FNaF. Whoever banned it it must've never played it, it's just jumpscares.

what is your problem. It's MA-15+ meaning if you aren't 15 it's against the law to play it.

it's. rated. pegi. 12.

lucastue400 wrote:

PrincessFlowerTV wrote:

The game has gore and jump-scares, and since Scratch is intended for 8+, it is banned. You can make non-scary projects about FNAF, like a dress up game, but games that break the CG are marked as NFE or taken down.
Also, if you see other projects that have gore or are scary, report them to the ST can take care of them.
I hope this helped!

A DRESS UP GAME?? THE BACKSTORY KILLS YOU.

and if you make a dress-up game you don't know anything about the backstory, plus the backstory itself isn't what takes FNAF down as the theories topic is still up and most of us on it have mentioned some of the gorier events (not in detail, of course rip michael press f to pay respects) and i think the st's decided it's relatively fine as long as it's not too descriptive. the thing that takes fnaf down is usually the horror themes, not a bloody backstory. don't mention [the end of sl] in more detail than icecream scoopers and robot spaghetti and you're probably good

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lucastue400 wrote:

MinnowClaw567 wrote:

Five Nights At Freddy's isn't that scary. I've seen much gorier things on Scratch than FNaF. Whoever banned it it must've never played it, it's just jumpscares.

what is your problem. It's MA-15+ meaning if you aren't 15 it's against the law to play it.

it's. rated. pegi. 12.

Australia has different rating systems.

MinnowClaw567 wrote:

Five Nights At Freddy's isn't that scary. I've seen much gorier things on Scratch than FNaF. Whoever banned it it must've never played it, it's just jumpscares.

There's your answer.