Joy of Creation (2015)

The Joy of Creation" is a fan-game inspired by both the fourth installment of Five Nights at Freddy's and The Boogeyman video game. Players take on the role of Scott Cawthon, the creator of FNAF, as well as his wife and son. Armed with only a flashlight with limited batteries, players must use their sharp senses to defend themselves against the Ignited Animatronics lurking in their house. Each animatronic has its own starting location, and players must rely on hearing and sight to evade them and survive for as long as possible in this point-and-click survival horror experience. Special thanks to user SoulziesArt on Twitter for compiling some of the below information.

• Release date: 11-30-2015
• Developer: Nikson
• Publisher: Nikson
• Platforms: Windows PC
• Not rated by: PEGI

Triggers for this game

Animals & Wildlife

• Insects

  Dormant endoskeletons

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Crime

• Being Held Against Will

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  In one scene, the main character is shown strapped to a chair.

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• Torture

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Death & Loss

• Death of Child

  Lore

• Death of Parent

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  Scott

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• Suicide

  Self-sacrifice, Implied

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  Self-sacrifice — Scott sacrifices himself so his family can live. END GAME SPOILERS (implied): In the ending a paper shows a headline reading “man found dead in his own home.” This is implied to be Nick and that he either killed himself or Michael Afton/The ghosts killed him

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Disturbing Sounds & Sound Design

• Misc. Eerie Noises

  Knocking, heartbeat

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• Screams

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  Jump scares

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Gore

• Blood

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  When you lose sanity playing as the child, you see blood ooze from the ceiling.

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• Misc. Gore

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  Michael;s face which is charred black flesh

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Hate & Discrimination

• Ableism

  Sanism

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  When you play as the child, you lose sanity and eventually start hallucinating and can die from “going insane”. Michael Afton is implied to be mentally ill in the FNAF universe, in this game the lore is somewhat different and Michael is the mentally ill villain.

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Horror Themes

• Ghosts & Hauntings

  Mention & lore

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  Mentions of ghosts/ghost sightings

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• Jump Scares

  Audio & visual

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  Some stun and/or kill you

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• Monsters

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  Possessed animatronics

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• Possession

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  Possessed animatronics

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Mental Health

• Hallucinations

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  Nick can lose sanity and start hallucinating

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• Mental Illness

  Mentally ill villain

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  Michael Afton is implied to be mentally ill in the FNAF universe, in this game the lore is somewhat different and Michael is the mentally ill villain.

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• Misc. Mental Health

  Derealization

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• Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder

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  The story is told by Nick, an adult recounting an event in his youth. He shows signs of PTSD from losing his dad and being traumatized by the animatronics.

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Non-Sexual Abuse & Violence

• Child Abuse

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• Child Endangerment

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• Stalking

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Phobias

• Automatonophobia

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  Animatronics with mannequin appearances

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• Claustrophobia

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  In one scene, the character has the POV of inside of a furnace for a few seconds.

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• Hemophobia

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  When you lose sanity playing as the child, you see blood ooze from the ceiling.

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• Merinthophobia

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  In one scene, the main character is shown strapped to a chair.

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• Misc. Phobias

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  Scopophobia (fear of being stared at — in the basement area)

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• Necrophobia

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  Death

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• Ommetaphobia

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  Ignited Freddy has a hollow eye socket and when he catches and attacks the player, his eye sockets will be shown to lighten up a little.

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• Traumatophobia

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  The story is a retelling of a child’s trauma

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Physical Health & Body Issues

• Hospitalization

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  In the story mode, you play as a child in a hospital having to fight off various animatronics.

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• Pain & Physical Suffering

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Traumatic Events

• Misc. Traumatic Events

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  The story is a retelling of a child’s trauma

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• Structure Fire

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  Shown multiple times throughout the game, and is a main theme

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