Fran Bow

Name: Fran Bow
Price: 9.99 USD
Rating: 4.3 (37 reviews)
Author: Killmonday Games

By: Killmonday Games

Adventure

Features & Capabilities

Follow Fran on her epic journey to uncover the truth about her parents' deaths and the sinister alternate world only she can see.

After witnessing the gruesome deaths of her parents, a peculiar young girl named Fran is imprisoned in Oswald Asylum. To survive the asylum’s cruel experiments, Fran self-medicates, giving her the ability to see a sinister alternate world, the Ultrareality.

Follow Fran on her epic journey through the Ultrareality to uncover who killed her parents, reunite with her missing cat Mr. Midnight, and return home to Aunt Grace, her only living relative.

FEATURES

Story-driven, psychological adventure game.
Self-medicate to experience a strange alternate world, and to help solve puzzles and find items.
Puzzles of varying levels of difficulty.
Interactive and occasionally playable pet cat, Mr. Midnight.
Creepy-cute 2D Graphics, reminiscent of a children’s book.
Explore 70+ hand-painted locations.
Interact with 50+ unique characters throughout the realms.
Enjoy Fran's dry, quirky sense of humor.
Includes 3 arcade-inspired mini-games with different art styles to play through between each chapter of the story.
Original soundtrack.

User Growth & Download Statistics

App

By:

Killmonday Games

Rating:

4.30

(37) 1 new ratings

Version:

1.0 Last updated: 2023-04-28

Version code:

855224821

Creation date:

2023-04-27

Compatible devices:

Size:

779.74MB

Price:

9.99

URLs:

Full description:

Source:

Apple Apps Store

Data ingested on:

2026-06-07

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Ranking

# 225,136 ▲ 3,777

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Developed by:

Killmonday Games

Apple Apps Store

https://apps.apple.com/us/app/fran-bow/id6445911052

User Reviews

Fran Bow is lauded for its stunning visuals, eerie atmosphere, and a dark, psychologically rich story that blends point-and-click puzzle gameplay with surreal exploration. Reviewers praise the art, world-building, and emotional impact, describing it as immersive and deeply affecting. However, several reviewers note technical issues in Chapter 4—particularly bucket/chemistry puzzles—that block progression, and critique the pay-per-chapter pricing. Content warnings about gore are also a recurring theme. Overall, it's a highly recommended, edge-of-your-seat experience for fans of dark, narrative-driven adventures, with caveats about bugs and cost.

Pros

Stunning visual art, animation, and overall art style
Rich, dark, psychological story with themes of mental health
Engaging, varied gameplay: point-and-click adventure with puzzles, mini-games, and exploration
Powerful emotional impact and sense of personal journey
Immersive macabre atmosphere and world-building

Cons

Chapter 4 bugs and progression blockers (bucket/chemistry puzzles) that can halt progress
Pricing model feels expensive due to paying for chapters separately
Graphic/gory content may be disturbing and requires trigger warnings

Recent reviews

I remember seeing so many playthroughs of this game as a kid and now i finally played it and fran bow a crazy girl like holy moly amazing game though

by sc*****, 2026-05-30

It’s hard to even put the experience of this game into words. It’s a wondrous view into the way an innocent child can see things, and a dark exploration of mental illness on top of that, with the forces of good and evil clashing in such a way where you don’t really know what’s real. If you like classic point and click style games and horror games with deep, fantastical, yet dark plots, then this one is for you. 10/10 experience, although I think an HD rerelease would be quite nice.

by So*****, 2025-10-24

I love this game so much then after I played little misfortune (which is another game done by the same creators) and it was great too and now I'm scouring the internet trying to find another game like those..... I can't !! They are great highly recommend