Fran Bow

Fran Bow is a creepy adventure game that tells the story of Fran, a young girl struggling with a mental disorder and an unfair destiny.

Fran Bow is a psychological horror, story rich and point & click game developed and published by Killmonday Games AB.
Released on August 27th 2015 is available on Windows, MacOS and Linux in 6 languages: English, German, Spanish - Spain, Russian, French and Portuguese - Brazil.

It has received 17,838 reviews of which 17,347 were positive and 491 were negative resulting in an impressive rating of 9.5 out of 10. 😍

The game is currently priced at 4.49€ on Steam and has a 70% discount.

The Steam community has classified Fran Bow into these genres:

Psychological Horror Story Rich Point & Click Puzzle Horror Adventure Indie Dark Singleplayer Atmospheric Female Protagonist Gore Psychological Surreal Dark Fantasy 2D Fantasy Hand-drawn Great Soundtrack Hidden Object

Media & Screenshots

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Requirements

These are the minimum specifications needed to play the game. For the best experience, we recommend that you verify them.

Windows

OS: 7+
Processor: 1.7 GHz Dual Core
Memory: 2 GB RAM
Graphics: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 260, ATI Radeon 4870 HD, or equivalent card with at least 512 MB VRAM
Storage: 5 GB available space
Sound Card: DirectX Compatible Sound Card

MacOS

OS: Game Maker Legacy: 10.11 through 10.14 only - Fran Bow: 10.15 (MacOS Catalina) and above 64-bit OS
Processor: Intel Core Duo
Memory: 2 GB RAM
Graphics: ATI Radeon HD 4850, NVIDIA GeForce GT 120, or equivalent card with at least 512 MB VRAM
Storage: 5 GB available space
Additional Notes: For Macs still running the 32-bit MacOS (MacOS 10.11 through 10.14), select the Legacy Fran Bow choice when running the game. For Macs running a 64-bit OS (MacOS 10.15 Catalina and above), select the Fran Bow choice to run the game.

Linux

OS: Ubuntu 12.04 LTS
Processor: 1.7 GHz Dual Core
Memory: 2 GB RAM
Graphics: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 260, ATI Radeon 4870 HD, or equivalent card with at least 512 MB VRAM
Storage: 5 GB available space

Reviews

Explore reviews from Steam users sharing their experiences and what they love about the game.

Oct. 2024

This game has been in the corner of my mind since 2015, when I first watched a YouTuber play it. I love this game and it holds a special place in my heart and has been one of my biggest inspirations. Thank you to the developers for making this amazing game. I really do recommend this game if you are thinking of getting it.

July 2024

fran is just like me fr. i would also do absolutely anything to find my cat, even if it meant losing my mind in the process

May 2024

Pros: + The art style is different, in a nice way. + It has a good balance of cute and dark themes. + The sound design is great. + The puzzles aren't hard; I didn't have to look anything up. + I loved being able to switch between realities. Switching between the seasons was my favorite. + As a bonus, it references many old games. (Frogger, Space Invaders, etc.) Cons: + You can only have one save file, which makes going back for missed achievements tedious. + Some of the puzzles were annoying in that I would figure them out before the game let me do them, and then I would get "stuck" until I gave up and tried to do what didn't work before. + The plot was a bit disappointing. By the end it felt rushed. A "We don't know how to end this, so here you go!" sort of thing. + Again, that ending????????????? Overall, I enjoyed playing this. I would not recommend it for plot, though.

April 2024

Story seems really making sense at some point and then you just notice that you cannot be sure of anything anymore and it's just really sad delusions masked with hopeful optimism. Really unsettling, but in very creeping way. It was fine until you just notice that what the heck just actually happened. There's no way to know what happens next. Quite traumatizing in its own way. I really love it. I don't know how to describe how bad it messes with your head and feelings.

Dec. 2023

---{ Graphics }--- ☐ You forget what reality is ☐ Beautiful ☑ Good ☐ Decent ☐ Bad ☐ Don‘t look too long at it ☐ MS-DOS ---{ Gameplay }--- ☐ Very good ☑ Good ☐ It's just gameplay ☐ Mehh ☐ Watch paint dry instead ☐ Just don't ---{ Audio }--- ☐ Eargasm ☑ Very good ☐ Good ☐ Not too bad ☐ Bad ☐ I'm now deaf ---{ Audience }--- ☐ Kids ☑ Teens ☑ Adults ☐ Grandma ---{ PC Requirements }--- ☐ Check if you can run paint ☑ Potato ☐ Decent ☐ Fast ☐ Rich boi ☐ Ask NASA if they have a spare computer ---{ Difficulty }--- ☐ Just press 'W' ☑ Easy ☐ Easy to learn / Hard to master ☐ Significant brain usage ☐ Difficult ☐ Dark Souls ---{ Grind }--- ☑ Nothing to grind ☐ Only if u care about leaderboards/ranks ☐ Isn't necessary to progress ☐ Average grind level ☐ Too much grind ☐ You'll need a second life for grinding ---{ Story }--- ☐ No Story ☐ Some lore ☐ Average ☑ Good ☐ Lovely ☐ It'll replace your life ---{ Game Time }--- ☐ Long enough for a cup of coffee ☑ Short ☐ Average ☐ Long ☐ To infinity and beyond ---{ Price }--- ☐ It's free! ☑ Worth the price ☐ If it's on sale ☐ If u have some spare money left ☐ Not recommended ☐ You could also just burn your money ---{ Bugs }--- ☑ Never heard of ☐ Minor bugs ☐ Can get annoying ☐ ARK: Survival Evolved ☐ The game itself is a big terrarium for bugs ---{ ? / 10 }--- ☐ 1 ☐ 2 ☐ 3 ☐ 4 ☐ 5 ☐ 6 ☑ 7 ☐ 8 ☐ 9 ☐ 10 It was fun. Cute, dark, twisted, and fun! Recommended for those who enjoy a twisted story with plenty of ambiguity.

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Steam data	19 November 2024 19:02
SteamSpy data	19 December 2024 14:38
Steam price	23 December 2024 20:47
Steam reviews	23 December 2024 08:03

-70% 14.99€ 4.49€

9.5

17,347

491

Online players

174

Developer

Killmonday Games AB

Publisher

Killmonday Games AB

Release 27 Aug 2015

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