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Scott Braden Cawthon (born 1978) is an American former video game developer and writer. He is the creator of the Five Nights at Freddy's media franchise, which began with the development of the eponymous survival horror game in 2014. Released independently, the game achieved popularity and obtained a cult following. Cawthon developed 10 games in the main series from 2014 until his 2021 retirement, in addition to three spin-offs. He also wrote several stories based on Five Nights at Freddy's, including the novel The Silver Eyes in 2015.

Cawthon was born in Houston, Texas in 1978. He is a devout Christian. He currently lives in Salado, Texas, with his wife and five sons.

Cawthon's career in game design and animation began in the 1990s. Cawthon revealed his first game (titled Doofas) during a live stream; he made the game when he was a child. This game later became a troll game as the "demo" of Ultimate Custom Night. His first official games were released in the early 2000s, one of the earliest known being RPG Max, released in 2002. He later joined Hope Animation, where he created animations for children based on Christian values.