fnaf

When I was a lot younger I had a highly elaborate explanation as to why it took place in 1992 I think, but I've completely forgotten what it was.

I think fnaf 5 was the inciting incident on why we play as Michael in the rest of the games so maybe right before 87

Depends on what exactly about fnaf5 you're talking about. The place where we work, Circus Baby Pizza World, was built quite early in the timeline, around the same time as the First Freddy Fazbear's Pizza, the one not in the games, and only a bit after Fredbear's Family Diner, the restaurant from the fourth game, so maybe between 1983 and 1986. But, the events that happen in the game happened long after it was built and likely after the last Freddy Fazbear's Pizza, the one from the first game, but before Fazbear's Frights, the place from the third game, so it could be at any time from 1994 to 2023.