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Fran Bow

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About the game

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.

Gameplay

Story driven creepy psychological horror adventure game.

Unique and peculiar hand drawn 2D Art-Style and 2D animation.

Self administer medication to open the terrible hidden world that will help solve puzzles and find objects.

A big variety of puzzles designed with different levels of difficulty and specifically based on the story.

Three arcade inspired mini-games all with different art style to be part of the transitions in the story.

Interactive and occasionally playable pet cat, Mr Midnight.

Background

After witnessing the gruesome and mysterious loss of her parents, found dismembered at their home, Fran rushes into the woods, together with her only friend, Mr. Midnight, a black cat that Fran had previously received as a present from her parents.

In the forest, Fran goes into shock over the loss of her parents and when she recovers, she’s at Oswald Asylum, an oppressive mental institution for children, and Mr. Midnight is nowhere to be found.

After having a dream about her beloved cat, Fran decides to escape from the mental institution to find him and go back home to Aunt Grace, her only living relative.

Complete official description

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.

After witnessing the gruesome and mysterious loss of her parents, found dismembered at their home, Fran rushes into the woods, together with her only friend, Mr. Midnight, a black cat that Fran had previously received as a present from her parents.

In the forest, Fran goes into shock over the loss of her parents and when she recovers, she’s at Oswald Asylum, an oppressive mental institution for children, and Mr. Midnight is nowhere to be found.

After having a dream about her beloved cat, Fran decides to escape from the mental institution to find him and go back home to Aunt Grace, her only living relative.

Features

Story driven creepy psychological horror adventure game.

Unique and peculiar hand drawn 2D Art-Style and 2D animation.

Self administer medication to open the terrible hidden world that will help solve puzzles and find objects.

A big variety of puzzles designed with different levels of difficulty and specifically based on the story.

Three arcade inspired mini-games all with different art style to be part of the transitions in the story.

Interactive and occasionally playable pet cat, Mr Midnight.

50+ interactive unique characters with unique personalities.

Original Soundtrack.

Official videos

PlayStation 官方宣传视频

System requirements

Windows

Minimum requirements

最低配置: 操作系统: 7+ 处理器: 1.7 GHz Dual Core 内存: 2 GB RAM 显卡: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 260, ATI Radeon 4870 HD, or equivalent card with at least 512 MB VRAM 存储空间: 需要 5 GB 可用空间 声卡: DirectX Compatible Sound Card

macOS

Minimum requirements

最低配置: 操作系统: Game Maker Legacy: 10.11 through 10.14 only - Fran Bow: 10.15 (MacOS Catalina) and above 64-bit OS 处理器: Intel Core Duo 内存: 2 GB RAM 显卡: ATI Radeon HD 4850, NVIDIA GeForce GT 120, or equivalent card with at least 512 MB VRAM 存储空间: 需要 5 GB 可用空间 附注事项: 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

Minimum requirements

最低配置: 操作系统: Ubuntu 12.04 LTS 处理器: 1.7 GHz Dual Core 内存: 2 GB RAM 显卡: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 260, ATI Radeon 4870 HD, or equivalent card with at least 512 MB VRAM 存储空间: 需要 5 GB 可用空间

Console support

Offline play only Vibration function supported (DualSense wireless controller) 1 players DUALSHOCK 4 vibration

Supported languages

英语, 德语, 西班牙语 - 西班牙, 俄语, 法语, 葡萄牙语 - 巴西

* Indicates full audio as listed by the store. Interface, subtitle or audio support is not inferred when unspecified.

de-DE, en-US, es-ES, fr-FR, pt-BR, ru-RU

* Indicates full audio as listed by the store. Interface, subtitle or audio support is not inferred when unspecified.

Regional age ratings

ESRB · US · ESRB Mature

Steam required age · store · 13+

Official store rating · store · ESRB MATURE 17+

Other editions

Demo · Steam

See the official store for the demo content and differences from the full game.

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