Five Nights at Freddy's, released in 2014, made the animatronic jumpscare a defining horror-game moment, with a loud scream signalling that the night shift had ended badly. Clips of players reacting to that sudden attack spread widely on YouTube and later in short-form memes, where the sound became shorthand for an unexpected fright. It remains popular because it is instantly recognisable, only a few seconds long, and works without any visual context, much like the related FNAF jumpscare scream.