However, the fanbase in geneal felt it was a mistake. The earlier releases were in 8-bit with the overworld graphics (which I thankfully saved), which people complained about because of course a bunch of Zoomers would complain about 8-bit graphics. Meanwhile, folks from my demographic LOVED this concept. Hardcore horror fans found it too cutesy, hardcore Freddy's fans found the lore behind it confusing, and me I just thought "eh, whatever, Freddyd's RPG, that's fine by me". Scott considered it a failure and eventually made it free on GameJolt, refunding everyone who bought it on Steam in the process.

I did rather like the 8-bit overworld version as well (and kept a copy of it on my hard drive). It really captured a "lost 2600 game" vibe, kind of like you went to a dollar store in 1988 and bought this for $1 and now you are greeted with a complex and elaborate RPG that somehow failed to chart. This sort of "lost game" thing FNaF had as a franchies was something that made it cool, but also something lost over the years as they tried to cater to younger audiences.