FNAF World is a role-playing spin-off of Five Nights at Freddy's created by Scott Cawthon and released in 2016, swapping the horror setting for a colourful adventure with animatronic characters. Its death sound became a familiar game over cue for players, then spread into fan videos, memes and soundboards alongside clips like the Fortnite death sound. Because the effect is so short and instantly signals defeat, creators still reach for it as a recognisable shorthand for failure, long after the game's original release on PC.