# Fran Bow

> Adventure

Canonical page: [https://chrome-stats.com/d/id6445911052](https://chrome-stats.com/d/id6445911052)

## Overview

- **ID:** `id6445911052`
- **Platform:** Apple
- **Type:** Apple app
- **Status:** Removed
- **Publisher:** Killmonday Games
- **Category:** Adventure
- **Rating:** 4.40 / 5 (42 ratings)
- **Version:** 1.0
- **Last updated:** 2023-04-28
- **First published:** 2023-04-27
- **Size:** 780 MB
- **Data as of:** 2026-09-14
- **Store listing:** [Apple App Store](https://apps.apple.com/us/app/fran-bow/id6445911052)
- **Privacy policy:** [https://franbowgame.wordpress.com/privacy-policy/](https://franbowgame.wordpress.com/privacy-policy/)

## Description

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.

## Review summary

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

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