Face up against all FNaF horrors
Ultimate Custom Night is a point-and-click survival horror video game that lets you choose which enemies you have to watch out for. Developed by Scott Cawthon and published by Clickteam USA for mobile, this is the second spin-off of the popular Five Nights at Freddy’s series. In this game, you can fully customize your rounds and challenges against classic FNaF monsters. In addition to Android, this game is freely available for PC.
A deadly mashup
Five Nights at Freddy’s started as an indie action game. The story focused on a night security guard working at Freddy Fazbear’s Pizza. In the game, he discovers that the restaurant’s animatronics become alive and homicidal at night. He then must avoid running into these manic animatronics and survive his shift. Since the game’s release in 2014, the game has gained popularity and eventually spawned dozens of sequels and other media.
In this spin-off, you can design your own Custom Night stage. You immediately have access to the 50 animatronics from all FNaF games and can set their difficulty from 0 to 20. The FNaF series’ overall gameplay mechanics consist of checking cameras and battery-powered doors to keep an eye on the animatronics. It’s still the same here, but there are more items you can control, such as vents, fans, and a music box, amongst others.
You can also earn power-ups after each round and find Faz-Coins to buy special warding items. There are 16 themed challenges available, as well as unlockable office designs and cutscenes. However, this mobile port has some drawbacks. For one, lagging is a common issue. You can adjust the settings, but it still happens often. The size of some buttons isn’t intuitive to use, either—sometimes making them hard to tap.
Not great on some platforms
Overall, Ultimate Custom Night is a great addition to the FNaF franchise and is perfect for any Custom Night challengers who want easy access to the series’ iconic enemies. However, this mobile version isn’t too optimized with its controls and may sometimes lag your playthrough, costing you the win. Compared to the PC version, its button placements had to be relocated for smaller screens and making it difficult to activate them.
