10 Unbelievable Ways Creators Hid Themselves In Video Games

10. Scott Cawthon - Five Nights At Freddy's

Creating a game about evil animatronics running rampant and stuffing humans into deadly furry suits, you’ve got to give Scott Cawthon originality at least. The main mind behind survival CCTV horror Five Nights at Freddy’s managed to worm his way into the franchise as ‘Phone Guy’ - that nonchalant voice you hear as an answering machine message at the start of the game warning you about how other security guards have died or other such nonsense, and that you’re next on the ‘try not to get peeled like a human banana’ list.

Honestly, why anyone takes this job is the biggest mystery, apart from maybe the murderous robots that entertain at children’s parties. That’s a whole different kettle of fish.

But yes, Scott Cawthon appears in the first three games as the Phone Guy, and crops up in the fourth with his recording playing backwards as ambient sound. Which isn’t creepy at all, of course. Considering Cawthon got eight games released, the most recent being this year, as well as three companion books and a number of other media under the title, his little voice cameo is one of the most permeating of an indie franchise.