Please help improve this section if you can. The specific problem is: This is effectively just a list and should be improved with organization. This section may require cleanup to meet Wikipedia's quality standards. While initially discouraged, almost to the point of stopping game development completely, Cawthon eventually decided to use the animatronic-like characters to his advantage, sparking the development of Five Nights at Freddy's. While The Desolate Hope made it through the process, some games, most notably Chipper and Sons Lumber Co., were heavily criticized by prominent reviewers for having characters that moved and interacted with each other like animatronic machines. Some of these were submitted to Steam Greenlight. After releasing The Pilgrim's Progress, Cawthon developed several games, including Sit N' Survive, Chipper and Sons Lumber Co., and The Desolate Hope. The animation is a retelling of John Bunyan's novel of the same name. On March 19, 2007, Cawthon uploaded the first part of an eight-part series titled The Pilgrim's Progress to his YouTube channel, which was released as a full-length film on DVD two years prior. He later joined Hope Animation, where he created animations for children based on Christian values.

His first official games were released in the early 2000s, one of the earliest known being RPG Max, released in 2002. This game later became a troll game as the 'demo' of Ultimate Custom Night. Cawthon revealed his first game (titled Doofas) during a live stream he made the game when he was a child. He currently lives in Salado, Texas, with his wife and five sons.Ĭawthon's career in game design and animation began in the 1990s.

2.1.2 2019–2021: Eighth to tenth installments, virtual reality, and retirementĬawthon was born in Houston, Texas on June 4, 1978.

2.1.1 2014–2018: First seven installments and first spin-off.

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