Fran Bow

 PC
Metascore
70

Mixed or average reviews - based on 6 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 3 out of 6
  2. Mixed: 3 out of 6
  3. Negative: 0 out of 6
  1. Ragequit.gr
    Sep 7, 2015
    89
    More than the sum of its parts. Dark. A favorite forgotten bedtime story from Hell. Beautiful in the intricacy of it's world. The single greatest indie adventure game surprise of 2015.
  2. SpazioGames
    Oct 22, 2015
    85
    Disturbing yet adorable, full of violence but at the same time tender, Fran Bow is an adventure with a compelling and sad story that we utterly recommend. The final part of the game might seem confusing and chaotic, but it's still a great moment that will hit you right in the guts.
  3. Adventure Gamers
    Oct 5, 2015
    80
    Fran Bow is a wonderfully dark and surreal adventure that is definitely worth the price of voluntary admission.
  5. CD-Action
    Nov 14, 2015
    70
    Despite an average story Fran Bow was an interesting journey that even left me feeling uneasy in dark places. [11/2015, p.40]
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  6. Quarter to Three
    Aug 27, 2015
    60
    An occasionally horrific game with a memorable character and some fantastically grotesque artwork, it’s absolutely worth the journey.
  7. Riot Pixels
    Dec 23, 2015
    53
    Fran Bow is chaos in its purest form. A stream of gibberish. A classic example of a story written on a napkin.

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User Score
8.2

Generally favorable reviews- based on 170 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 131 out of 170
  2. Mixed: 25 out of 170
  3. Negative: 14 out of 170
  1. qualquermerda
    Jun 22, 2018
    10
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  2. Tgc
    Oct 18, 2015
    9
    Wonderful adventure game. It reminds me gameplay of Sanitarium and American McGee Alice. Engaging story with will full of mysteries. It hasWonderful adventure game. It reminds me gameplay of Sanitarium and American McGee Alice. Engaging story with will full of mysteries. It has very original graphic style and decent music. Puzzles are classic point&click adventure style and rather easy/medium - but game won't finish by itself. It represents interesting mechanism of changing realities to solve the puzzles - of course this is not something new in adventure genres, but done here very nicely. Little pity that it doesn't have voice acting, but beside that I felt that I've played fully professional production from huge game developer, not an indie game with a low budget.… Full Review »
  3. malcolmm
    Feb 17, 2016
    4
    Not the worst adventure game ever, but certainly one of the most over rated.

    Nothing stands out - the graphics are average, the interface    Not the worst adventure game ever, but certainly one of the most over rated.

    Nothing stands out - the graphics are average, the interface is clumsy and none of the characters are voiced. Puzzles are okay, except for a bugged puzzle that caused me to give up on the game. I completed all the steps required to solve a puzzle (I know this because there is a "recipe" for the required items), put the items where they are suppose to go, but the game said I was missing an item.

    Which leads to another huge drawback to this buggy game, no saved games. The game auto saves, so I was stuck. I could go back to the start of the chapter, but I might encounter the same bug.

    Play the very similar, but much better Anna's Quest instead.    … Full Review »
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