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Steam app 362680 · updated 12 Sep 2026, 19:10 UTC

Fran Bow

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.

Fran Bow Steam header artwork
Killmonday Games ABKillmonday Games AB
172playing now
17224-hour peak
787all-time peak
98average, last 30 days

The last 30 days

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720 hourly samples, with the daily peak drawn over them. Weekends are shaded.

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All time

135 months, July 2015 to September 2026. The highest number of people in the game at once, each month, on a time axis -- a gap in the record stays a gap.

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Monthly peak

The last four months

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The highest number of people in the game at once, each month. Four, because four is as far back as the source keeps anything finer than one figure a month.

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July 2026

31 days, each one the highest figure that day. The source keeps no hourly detail this far back. Weekends are shaded.

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August 2026

31 days as the curve, each the highest figure that day. Behind it, 437 hourly samples from 13 Aug, which is as far back as the source keeps every hour. Weekends are shaded.

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September 2026

12 days as the curve, each the highest figure that day. Behind it, 283 hourly samples. Each dip is a night. Weekends are shaded.

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October 2026

Fran Bow was released on 27 Aug, 2015.

Not out yet.There is nothing to draw for this month.
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Game information

Updated 12 Sep 2026, 19:10 UTC
App ID
362680
Last updated
09 May 2023 build 11189293
Developer
Killmonday Games AB
Publisher
Killmonday Games AB
Release date
27 Aug, 2015
Platforms
WindowsmacOSLinux
Download size
1015 MB1020 MB1011 MB
Install size
3.57 GB3.59 GB3.57 GB
Genres
Adventure, Indie
Game modes
Single-player
Controller support
Unknown
Achievements
18
Metacritic
70

Features & support

Steam features

Steam AchievementsSteam Trading CardsRemote Play on PhoneRemote Play on TabletFamily Sharing

Controllers & input

Accessibility

Popular tags

Psychological HorrorPoint & ClickStory RichPuzzleHorrorAdventureIndieDarkSingleplayerAtmosphericPsychologicalGoreFemale ProtagonistSurrealDark Fantasy2DFantasyHand-drawnGreat SoundtrackHidden Object
About this gameFull description from Steam
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.
Content & age ratingsSteam content notice · 4 regional ratings

Content notice

THIS GAME CONTAINS DISTURBING IMAGES AND SCENES OF EXPLICIT VIOLENCE, GORE, SELF-HARM, SEXUAL HARASSMENT, ANIMAL CRUELTY, BODY HORROR, MENTAL ILLNESSES, FLASHING IMAGES AND DRUG USAGE. These themes are presented through the creative thinking of Fran, a young child who undergoes trauma. The game is sprinkled with fantasy, innocence and her endless curiosity. However, it may still be distressing to some players. Discretion is adviced.

Regional ratings

DEJUS16Violência Extrema · Temas sensíveis · Linguagem imprópria
ESRBtViolence · Blood · Partial Nudity
IGRSBANNEDRokok dan/atau rokok elektronik, minuman beralkohol, narkotika, psikotropika, dan/atau zat adiktif lainnya · Kekerasan · Horor
PEGI16Violence · Blood
System requirementsMinimum and recommended hardware

Minimum

Minimum: OS: 7+ Processor: 1.7 GHz Dual Core Memory: 2 GB RAM Graphics: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 260, ATI Radeon 4870 HD, or equivalent card with at least 512 MB VRAM Storage: 5 GB available space Sound Card: DirectX Compatible Sound Card

Recommended

macOS

Minimum: OS: Game Maker Legacy: 10.11 through 10.14 only - Fran Bow: 10.15 (MacOS Catalina) and above 64-bit OS Processor: Intel Core Duo Memory: 2 GB RAM Graphics: ATI Radeon HD 4850, NVIDIA GeForce GT 120, or equivalent card with at least 512 MB VRAM Storage: 5 GB available space Additional Notes: 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: OS: Ubuntu 12.04 LTS Processor: 1.7 GHz Dual Core Memory: 2 GB RAM Graphics: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 260, ATI Radeon 4870 HD, or equivalent card with at least 512 MB VRAM Storage: 5 GB available space
Supported languages6 languages
LanguageFull audio
English
German
Spanish - Spain
Russian
French
Portuguese - Brazil

A blank audio cell means full audio was not marked in the returned language list.

Screenshots & trailersScreenshots and trailers

Trailers

AchievementsTotal count and selected achievements

18 achievements in total.

Show selected achievements (may contain spoilers)
I burn you!Achievement
Sleepy PrincessAchievement
Hello dolly!Achievement
Faster than a snail!Achievement
The kind thiefAchievement
Check!Achievement
Oops! You crashed the gameAchievement
This is Electroman!Achievement
It tasted fabulous!Achievement
I found my way outAchievement

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34 developer announcements, Aug 2015 to Aug 2025 · times in UTC

August

  1. Killmonday Games 10 Year Anniversary

    Hello sweeties! Welcome, curious soul—It’s time to celebrate the 10-year anniversary of Killmonday Games! We’re opening our doors for a week-long festivity! It’s all happening across our social media realms, where cute collides with creepy…

    Rebel Linda

July

  1. Fran Bow 2.0 Plushie

    “Will the Fran Bow plushie come back?” “I missed the campaign for the Fran Bow plushie!” The community has spoken! With the help of Makeships time machine, Fran Bow plushie has traveled through time. And is now back for another limited-time…

    Rebel Linda

February

  1. Fran Bow physical copy - Switch edition!

    Hello Sweeties! We are so excited to share the news with you! Fran Bow physical edition for Nintendo Switch is here! 🎉 Only 3000 copies will be available worldwide for purchase. Unbox the madness inside! 💊 The physical copy bundle will…

    Rebel Linda

December

  1. THE END OF 2023

    THE END OF THE STORY By Nati Martinsson. Killmonday Games started with the idea of achieving creative freedom in the form of video games. Interactive experiences that would explore life in-itself, and with it play and the whole range of…

    Rebel Linda

November

  1. FRAN BOW VINYL FIGURE PETITION

    For a long time, many of you have asked if we ever are going to do figurines of Fran Bow! And now this dream could become a reality! As we previously worked with Makeship on a couple of plushies, we got an opportunity to run this petition…

    Rebel Linda

May

  1. Legacy Fran Bow Achievement bugfix

    Fixed a bug where you couldn't earn achievements through playing the legacy version of Fran Bow anymore. You should now be able to earn achievements on either legacy or the updated version.

    Patch notes
  2. Clara and Mia Buhalmet Plush

    Hello Sweeties! We are excited to announce another plushie campaign together with Makeship! This time the conjoined twins Clara and Mia Buhalmet. After being subjected to cruel experiments, a hug from you would maybe help them relieve a…

    Rebel Linda

April

  1. Fran Bow Update

    What does this update include? We are finally done with moving Fran Bow from Gamemaker to Unity in order to release the game to Xbox, Nintendo Switch and Playstation! This means that you will now have an option to either start the original…

    Rebel Linda
  2. Fran Bow update!

    What does this update include? We are finally done with moving Fran Bow from Gamemaker to Unity in order to release the game to Xbox, Nintendo Switch and Playstation! This means that you will now have an option to either start the original…

    Patch notes

February

  1. Palontras Plushie

    Palontras, the soft and fluffy doctor from the island of Ithersta has made his way to Makeship! Ready to give you a lot of snuggles. How it works: - Makeship launches the campaign on their site. - During a limited time, the fans can go and…

    Rebel Linda

December

  1. Fran Bow news

    Music while reading: Fran Bow OST You can also watch the news video on Youtube: News Video Hello sweeties! Everyday we get the question: Fran Bow on consoles, when? And we wanted to let you know that: While we have been working on it on and…

    Liinyah
  2. Fran Bow Plushie

    We are excited to announce another plushie campaign together with Makeship. Now a Fran Bow plushie with a little Mr.Midnight for you to snuggle with. Fran and the cat, Mr. Midnight are best friends! Together they have gone through…

    Liinyah

October

  1. Remor Plushie

    Remor, the prince of darkness, feeds from fears and insecurities. A sinister and manipulative being from another reality. 💀 Together with Makeship we have launched another plushie campaign! This time with a fluffy Remor plushie. 🎉 How it…

    Liinyah

September

  1. Itward Plushie

    Itward, creature of the night. The one many children talk about! Is now available for you to cuddle with. The Itward campaign has launched on Makeship! 🎉 Available for a limited time! GET IT HERE: 👉…

    Liinyah

April

  1. Behind The Scenes videos and Youtube milestone!

    We did it! We reached 40k subscribers on Youtube! ːsteamhappyː Thank you so much! On youtube we share our progress behind the scenes, let’s draws, music, and much more. Sometimes a bit weird and random stuff. Check out our vlogs of Fran Bow…

    Bladderbloat

September

  1. Fran Bow owners get a Little Misfortune discount!

    {STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/9582121/29f803d32c052c136dff5ffeccf232781810c641.gif Did you know our new game, Little Misfortune, is coming out September 18? That's in 2 days! If you're a Fran Bow owner, you will receive a Loyalty Discount coupon which…

    Killmonday Games

April

  1. Little Misfortune Demo released!

    Hello, sweet people! https://steamcdn-a.akamaihd.net/steamcommunity/public/images/clans/9582121/a1e2c7db478ce877282d1031e1cd2285706a71b8.jpg You can now finally play a little part of our new game Little Misfortune! It will be an…

    Killmonday Games

January

  1. Official Fran Bow merchandise!

    Hello, awesome community friends! By popular demand, we have been working on making some original Fran Bow merchandise for you! We hope you like it, it's all made by us and a lot of love! Check out our Etsy store below

    Killmonday Games

November

  1. From the creators of Fran Bow comes LITTLE MISFORTUNE!

    Hello dears, https://steamcdn-a.akamaihd.net/steamcommunity/public/images/clans/9582121/dfd1877ad51308882fca95790a8182b72096d85d.png Today we, the Killmonday Games, released the first official trailer for our upcoming game called Little…

    Killmonday

July

  1. New game announced!

    Hello dear friends! It’s Isak and Natalia here :) We are happy to announce our upcoming video game, a mysterious interactive story from a child’s perspective "Little Misfortune" Little Misfortune is an interactive story, focused on…

    Killmonday

August

  1. Fran Bow Anniversary!

    http://cdn.akamai.steamstatic.com/steamcommunity/public/images/clans/9582121/b101d4dec917af3a098337d52f61c65678c0808c.gif Hello, awesome adventurer! Tomorrow is the day when Fran Bow was released one year ago! To celebrate her one year…

    Patch notes
  2. Fran Bow Anniversary!

    http://cdn.akamai.steamstatic.com/steamcommunity/public/images/clans/9582121/b101d4dec917af3a098337d52f61c65678c0808c.gif Hello, awesome adventurer! Tomorrow is the day when Fran Bow was released one year ago! To celebrate her one year…

    Killmonday

February

  1. Fran Bow hotfix!

    Hello dear adventurers! We have released a quick update to fix the startup problem that many experienced with a recent steam client update and it should be solved now! We have also taken away the beta branches since now you can make minor…

    Killmonday
  2. Fran Bow hotfix!

    Hello dear adventurers! We have released a quick update to fix the startup problem that many experienced with a recent steam client update and it should be solved now! We have also taken away the beta branches since now you can make minor…

    Patch notes

January

  1. Fran Bow trading cards!

    Hello adventurers!

    Killmonday
  2. Fran Bow trading cards!

    Hello adventurers!

    Killmonday

November

  1. Fran Bow Update #3

    Hello awesome adventurers! We have been trying out a beta patch that helps to get rid of the biggest issues in Fran Bow. We got great feedback from the players who tried the patch so we decided to make it available for everyone. Fixes done…

    Killmonday
  2. Fran Bow Update #3

    Hello awesome adventurers! We have been trying out a beta patch that helps to get rid of the biggest issues in Fran Bow. We got great feedback from the players who tried the patch so we decided to make it available for everyone. Fixes done…

    Patch notes

September

  1. Fran Bow Update #2

    Hello lovely adventurers!

    Killmonday
  2. Fran Bow Update #2

    Hello lovely adventurers!

    Patch notes
  3. Fran Bow first patch and thank you!

    Hello, mysterious adventurers! You might have noticed two updates on Fran Bow after the release day, and now we will tell you what's going on! So this post-release patch has fixed these issues: * A ton of Minor glitches fixed * A crash…

    Killmonday
  4. Fran Bow first patch and thank you!

    Hello, mysterious adventurers! You might have noticed two updates on Fran Bow after the release day, and now we will tell you what's going on! So this post-release patch has fixed these issues: * A ton of Minor glitches fixed * A crash…

    Patch notes

August

  1. Fran Bow Demo released!

    https://res.cloudinary.com/indiegogo-media-prod-cld/image/upload/c_limit,w_620/v1439666264/kzchzntmmfcbmuafhacf.png Hello super friends! We just wanted to share with you the Fran Bow demo! We just released it on Steam and it's ready to go!…

    Killmonday
  2. Fran Bow Demo released!

    https://res.cloudinary.com/indiegogo-media-prod-cld/image/upload/c_limit,w_620/v1439666264/kzchzntmmfcbmuafhacf.png Hello super friends! We just wanted to share with you the Fran Bow demo! We just released it on Steam and it's ready to go!…

    Killmonday

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