
Fans of the adventure genre will find plenty to enjoy in Fran Bow.
89
Verdict
97%
Steam
75
IGDB
Verdict score based on confidence-adjusted Steam reviews?
Overwhelmingly Positive on Steam (97% positive from 22K reviews)
Compelling narrative and story
Outstanding soundtrack
Standout indie gem
No significant drawbacks reported
Fran Bow is a 2015 graphic adventure game with psychological horror elements developed and produced by Killmonday Games, a Swedish indie game studio. The game was released in 2015 for PC and in 2016 for mobile. In 2023, it was ported to the Xbox Series X/S, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch and PlayStation 4.

Runs well on modern hardware.
Last updated 7d ago
A powerful game that mixes reality with Fran's imagination, tainted by her mental struggles. As someone who played Little Misfortune by the same dev, this game was a lot darker and had much more depth to its story. Plenty of puzzle solving and quirky characters too. Itward is definitely my favourite. Anyone who is a threat to a cat, is an enemy of mine too, Fran. I cherish my cats just as much as she does with hers.
I love the art style of the game and the darker themes it has throughout the story. The puzzles are fun to figure out aswell. 10/10
Oh man its SO late to do a review on this game but im on a roll. I got this game back in 2018 and I still replay it every now and then. first of all, this handmade art is to DIE for. Its got a creepy, grainy vibe to it that I'm all here for and even after all these years it still looks amazing and so stylized. second, the music is heavenly on the ears and honestly? Really comforting to me despite the horror aspect of the whole game. this game has been with me through my life and really comforted me and was there for me in times when I needed it. Its not a short game but its not the kind of game with quests or paths. its more like the story is on rails, if you get what i mean. its super gory and creepy (if you couldn't already tell) and I definitely should warn that there are mentions and visuals of some really serious topics in this game. its all in a warning at the beginning so maybe take a good look at the description if your triggered easily. I definitely recommend this game to anyone who thinks they can stomach it!
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