Five Nights at Freddy’s World, the latest game from the Five Nights At Freddy’s series creator Scott Cawthon, has been taken down from the Steam store (via PC Gamer).
Cawthon posted a message to the Steam Community explaining his decision:
“Hi everyone, I wanted to make a post about the fate of FNaF World. Even though the game had a ‘Very Positive’ rating with 87%, I was not satisfied with the reviews and ratings it was getting.
For that reason, I've decided to remove the game from Steam. I've also asked Valve to make it so that the game can be refunded regardless of the amount of the time it has been owned, meaning that anyone can get a refund at any time. It may take them a while to set that up, but it will be in place soon.
I'm still going to work on FNaF World and polish it up. I'm busy creating a fully 3D overworld for the game. When I'm ready to update the game, I will replace the demo currently on GameJolt with the full game. From this point forward, the game will always be free.”
The game, which is a stylistic departure from the original popular series that launched last year, released a few days ago in a broken state, well over a month before its announced launch date. It contained no working character stats page and other glaring issues.
Many have accused Cawthon of rushing his games in the past, and he admitted Five Nights at Freddy’s World launched too quickly. The game, which will be free from here on out, originally cost $9.99.
