1. Five Nights at Freddy's 4 (1983): The game's events take place in 1983. Players assume the role of a child who experiences nightmares featuring nightmare versions of animatronics, following the traumatic "Bite of '83" incident at Fredbear's Family Diner, where bullies caused harm to the child, leading to the closure of the diner.

2. Five Nights at Freddy's: Sister Location (Unknown Date, After FNAF4): The game follows Michael Afton, the son of the series' antagonist William Afton. He works at Circus Baby's Entertainment and Rental, a sister location to Freddy Fazbear's Pizza, where he encounters unique animatronics like Circus Baby and Ballora. Michael is eventually killed by Ennard, an amalgamation of animatronic endoskeletons, who uses his body as a disguise to escape.

3. Five Nights at Freddy's 2 (1987): Set in November 1987, players become Jeremy Fitzgerald, a security guard at a reopened Freddy Fazbear's Pizza location. The game introduces "Toy" animatronics along with the old ones from the previous diner. The infamous "Bite of '87" is mentioned, and the game involves mini-games that reveal "The Purple Man," suspected of killing children.

4. Five Nights at Freddy's (1993): Players control Mike Schmidt, who is secretly Michael Afton under the alias "Fritz Smith." Mike takes on a security guard job at Freddy Fazbear's Pizza, encountering animatronics that may mistake him for an endoskeleton and try to stuff him into a suit. The game features newspaper clippings and stories revealing the backstory of child murders and the animatronics' possession.

5. Five Nights at Freddy's 3 (2023): Set around 30 years after the first game, players work as a security guard at Fazbear's Fright, a horror attraction based on the events of Freddy Fazbear's Pizza. The attraction houses one physical animatronic, Springtrap, believed to be possessed by William Afton. The spirits of the murdered children appear and ultimately defeat William Afton.

6. Freddy Fazbear's Pizzeria Simulator (2023): Players become franchise owners and prepare a new Fazbear Entertainment restaurant. The game features elements of management and security simulation. Ultimately, the location is revealed to be a trap to gather and destroy the remaining animatronics, leading to a fire that consumes the pizzeria.

7. Five Nights at Freddy's: Security Breach (Post-2023): The exact date is uncertain, but the game is set after the events of Freddy Fazbear's Pizzeria Simulator. Players control Gregory, a young boy trapped in Freddy Fazbear's Mega Pizzaplex, trying to avoid roaming animatronics. One ending confirms the connection to the events of Pizzeria Simulator.

The FNAF series has grown significantly over the years, and fans have speculated on various versions of the timeline, including side games and novels. However, as of now, only the seven main games and a few related materials are considered part of the official canon.