Fran Bow

I seen this game being talked about on Tiktok, so of course I had to check it out. I am a big fan of horror, puzzle, and psychological games that give you choices. The choice aspect give it more replay value. The story is great and the art is interesting to say the least. Would love to see this get remastered.

I remember watching the game play for this game long ago when i was little, Back when this game was very very popular. It had been on my "want to play" list for a while, I cannot begin to explain the joy i felt finally playing this. It was just as fun as it looks. The hand full of puzzles, Story line, Everything about it is just chefs kiss to me. I would absolutely recommend this game to people, A solid 10/10 to me.

Great visuals and diverse game play with some puzzles being difficult and others being easy, a great way to keep the play enthusiastic!

literally the best game I've ever seen. disturbes the comforted, comforts the disturbed. definetly recommend

This game is amazing, from the story line to art work to the characters, this is my favorite game of all time!

very fun :) I liked the puzzles and the art was MWAH delicious! also the lore and worldbuilding was REALLY interesting to me, I will probably go look at the wiki and watch a few theorie videos now haha

This game is designed beautifully. It is a masterpiece and the analysis one can derive from it and its connection to other games only adds to its mastery. 10/10.

Maybe it's just the Addams Family macabre trappings, but this game resonated with me more than expected. It's a light adventure game. There's only one section with a lot of lateral thinking (a.k.a. "moon logic") puzzles. Even that may be a stretch; it had some riddles I didn't feel like solving that were tied to a scavenger hunt.

Unsolicited advice: Be wary of this studio's follow-up game (Little Misfortune). It didn't have nearly as much appeal for me, but it makes the lack of voice acting in Fran Bow a strong selling point.

made me cry bc kitty die alot but he fine amazing game would recomend to my future kids

Very good game, keeps me very entertained! Fran Bow also has many fun features and puzzles which is extremely fun! 10/10 would recommend if you like fun horror-ish games :)!

One of my favorite horror games that I've played. I really enjoyed the story with all the puzzles and the unique characters. I would definitely recommend this to everyone who's a fan of horror games, you must play this game at least once.

I love this game! Its very unique the way you're able to switch between "realities" or time, very enjoyable.

Leans into elements not typically leaned into like mental illness and psychological trauma it has a dark atmosphere and difficult yet thrilling puzzles.

love it i have wanted this game for so long i got it done loved it the art is so good and the story omgg

played this game when i was 11, played it again now that i'm 20 and i still feel like my brain has been rawdogged repeatedly. i understand the plot a bit better but the characters keep giving me strong existential crisis now that i'm an adult. it was a healing experience tbh. i love this game so much oml. the artstyle and gore elements are still such a vibe even after all these years.

Probably the best point and click game out there, much recommended.

Replayed the game years after it came out and it still held up all the emotional and psychological intensity that it held years ago. Very reflection-inducing

fran bow is a great psychological story game , recommended to play little misfortune after finishing the game

Creepy, dark, beautiful.

A point-and-click masterpiece that is equally dark and gruesome as it is whimsical and innocent.

I really love this story and all the deep metaphors surrounding it. It makes me realize more than I like the more surreal, abstract types of games in terms of telling a story. A game where I'm thinking more about the big picture than anything else. I also love the puzzles and how you could figure them all out, but hard enough that if you look over details, you'll miss the answers. All in all, really recommend playing this game if you're a fan of story games/surreal games.

5/5 Perfect Game

The game has a very good atmosphere and design, but at the same time it seems that after half of the game the plot becomes boring

I discovered this game many years ago but haven't had the chance to play it until today. The artwork is incredible, but the complex story is the best part. Touching on topics that are very uncommon in other games from a kid's perspective and in such a graphic, disturbing way. It has fairly simple puzzle-based gameplay, but the narrative and visuals keep you constantly engaged. The story is quite confusing and complex, but that makes it all even better.

It's a classic with lots of gore and an interesting storyline. Since I discovered it, I have played this game more times than I can count.

One of my favorite games of all time! It's so clear to see the insane amount of passion and loves that the developers poured into every aspect of this game! From the incredible illustrations, to the beautiful yet haunting soundtrack, to the carefully crafted puzzles and story. Just an amazing time all around! You won't regret purchasing this work of art!

I don't really have a joke for this one, this is just a really beautiful and unique narrative point-and-click that in my opinion effortlessly avoids indulging too hard in cringey tropes and offers a fantasy narrative neither pretentiously ambiguous nor overly straightforward or dull. The bold sort of traditional 2D over Flash style fits its Edwardian aesthetic like a glove, and the characters ooze charm and offer well proportioned glimpses into an often literally layered worldspace. I feel like creepy and cute is exceedingly hard to get right; it's a bit of an artifact from the often extremely teeth gritting aesthetics of emo and mall goth subculture that continues to be milked by even more idea bankrupt Tim Burton wannabe millennial white girl type stuff in the music.ly/tiktok era. A Fran Bow review would be a weird way to bring it up if I didn't think the punctuation to its victory as a deft creepy n cute title was the fact it would probably would have failed in this regard had it come out any earlier or later and if it wasn't made by a non-American studio. It's not perfect in this regard, either, and being a narrative driven game you really are one and done and can very comfortably get through it completely in two sittings, but for the price tag, super indie level production and genuine success as being a stand out in an annoying genre, I really want to thoroughly recommend it.

beautiful art beautiful storytelling all around a great experience

If you like story-based puzzle games, I would say this is good. It is a bit creepy but every theme fits!

Fun game with some brain working puzzles. Nice art style. Finished all 18 achievements, which wasn't difficult but a fun side quest.

fun game, very challenging, beautifully designed

wow. this is one of those games i could play over and over again. if you want an interesting, puzzle-filled, nightmarish game, this one's for you! (please look at tws before playing)

Amazing environments and unexpected story

As a person who doesn't have much experience on Point and Click Adventure games other than few Telltale Games, I gotta say I felt really iffy when I made the choice to play this game because I wasn't really used to the genre but the atmosphere, topic of psychological warfare, its own style and the similliar vibes to American McGee's Alice made me feel like I gotta do it one way or another and I did! All I can say is I should have done it long time ago. Such a journey that starts with really disturbing environment and shudders every part of hair on your body. Surprisingly enough pscyhological warfare that Fran is taking you the unknown to make you appreciate there is always more than what it is or what it looks like. Having so many philosophical topics in there also appreciate the story more and shows developers did their best via dropping crumbles of so many Philosopher's insight like Husserl, Bergson, Heidegger and many more. This kind of stuff makes you appreciate Fran Bow in a way that's hard to put into words but to experience. As the expereince goes I had times were I felt like I stuck in a section but it didnt make me feel miserable or anything and all I can say is more I kept going smoother it got. Fran Bow doesn't only take you to unexpected adventures it also gives you authentic experience that you will be missing from games of this era. It also doesn't stop there. Fran Bow also shows creatures from otherwordly universes no matter what both of their essence and nature is that, end of the day everything just tries to keep going and make their existence valuable in their own way by humanizing them via having them trivial problems to overcome. Luckily, Fran Bow is there to show them if there's a will, there's a way. Also would like to give a shout to Mr. Midnight, Sir Itward and Doctor Palontras to make the game even more enjoyable than it is. I am so happy that Fran Bow is one of my first entries to the Point and Click Adventure genre and I couldn't appreciate it more.

игра конечно сама по себе хорошая, но, как по мне, концовка супер жидкая, прям все впечатление испортило, как будто автор не знал как закончить сюжет

everything about this game is beautiful from the puzzle to the art to the soundtrack, the puzzle most of the time is pretty easy to figure out sometime you just gotta walk back and forth which for me is a bit frustrating, i dont mind it tho and some i need a lil help from good old yt, the drastic change of the music is fun and the art is just dark and gory right on the spot.

If you like the Stanley parable this is not that game, but this is good too.

I like the escape room type puzzles this game has, and the story is very good

I've wanted to play this game for years. I would obsessively watch gameplays of this game, hoping to one day finally play it. That day has come... I spent 5.7 hours to finish the game and get all of the achievements in a single day... Zero regrets, I loved it :)

Amazing

Love Love LOVE this Game!!
the artwork is so stunning! The plot is disturbing and devastating, told with twisted and whimsical metaphors and personifications. Buy this Game yesterday

I love the universe and story that this game has, I like the puzzles and the characters, Itward and Palontras are the best! Play this game yesyes, mhmhm!!

I discovered this game on yt when I was around eleven years old, even if it is indeed extremely violent, sometimes even in unecessary ways, I find it perfectly fitting in the story, the art style has a slightly print of Tim Burton but even that still manages to look unique, and the peculiar story of Fran is, according to me, really well written even if the base lore of the game was hard to understand. Still this game is beautiful. During my run it rarely got any bugs, i just wish there was a way to reset the game to just see once again the incipit without automatically locking the other chapters too.
For point-and-click horror fans, this is a must. It is creative in its own grotesque way.

Probably one of the best little puzzle games I have ever had the fortune of playing.

I remember seeing all the youtuber's play this game when it first came out and I loved the art style, the story and the overall gore of it all. Getting a PC years later led me back to this game and it did not disapoint! Iv'e replayed this again and again as the story is amazing!! if you like fucked up shit play this.

it's a really fun game, the mystery and horror aspects as well as the puzzles are fun to play with.

I really like the concept of the game even though it could be considered kind of cringe (you know, with all the edges), the execution is marvelous so far and manages to escape the fate of that unbearable ``this is def made by a 13 year old´´ vibe. It´s creepy and gory and the puzzles are quite entertaining. The backstories and double meanings behind all of the characters so far are delightfully disturbing. There just is something so intriguing about the conceptualization of trauma especially paired with a child´s imagination. It gives plenty of food for thought. The art style is also amazing (coming from a person with very strong opinions on art styles in games). The only personal qualms I have is the recurring portrayal of mental health facilities which is not explicitly directed at this game alone. I understand the concept and criticism behind it and the artistic commentary it opens up, however i wish there was less media scaring people away from therapy and medications and the acceptance/normalizing of mental health in general. While i acknowledge the more than unpleasantly squeamish history of mental facilities and that maybe this is not really the best place to bring this up considering the game and the fact this is supposed to be a review, one should not take it as discouragement from the playing Fran Bow. Just take it as any other strangers unnecessary opinion that like in most cases definitely was not asked for. This game is a 10/10. Thank you for coming to my TED talk.

I love this game so much, it’s honestly one of the best I’ve ever played. The story is super emotional, creepy in the best way, and completely pulled me in. The art style is so cool and unique, and the whole game feels like a dark, twisted fairy tale.

solid game; cool atmosphere and decent story, but i found some of the puzzles to be counterintuitive (possibly a skill issue)

It is a really amazing game, even though it is a bit tricky at certain points and you might get stuck. However, this didn't really take away the fun in the game and how well done it is as a game, as well as good representation of a lot of topics from a child's perspective. Would definitely recommend!!

Bizarre 2D puzzle psychological horror game. Had a lot to it I did not expect, I'm sure there're many theories & speculations about the meaning of what Fran sees.
Still, a good one.

This is easily one of my favorite games of all time. No matter how many times I play it through, I am still absolutely charmed and immersed in the world of Fran Bow!