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# Fran Bow’s upcoming horror depicts a young girl’s trauma after losing her parents
- URL: https://www.killscreen.com/upcoming-horror-depicts-young-girls-trauma-after-losing-parents/
- Published: 2015-07-29T14:30:00.000Z
- Updated: 2015-11-17T17:31:35.000Z
- Description: Fran Bow has been in production for three years but only now has it got its first official trailer. Oh, and a release date of August 27th. Before you get to watching that trailer, a warning: it is not for the faint of heart. The game is about Fran Bow, a young girl struggling with seeing her own par
- Author: Chloi Rad
- Tags: News, Adventure Games, cats, fran bow, Horror, violence, #wp, #wp-post, #Import 2024-07-26 09:39

*Fran Bow* has been in production for three years but only now has it got its first official trailer. Oh, and a release date of August 27th. Before you get to watching that trailer, a warning: it is not for the faint of heart.

The game is about Fran Bow, a young girl struggling with seeing her own parents dismembered in her home and an unspecified mental illness, who decides to escape after waking up in a mistrustful mental asylum. Fran’s journey to reunite with her beloved cat, Mr. Midnight, and return to her Aunt Grace’s home is riddled with terrifying visions that vary between gore-laden sequences set in what seems like a parallel nightmare realm, and more bizarre and fantastical scenes involving demonic storybook creatures, steampunkish machinery, and… a family of pinecones? Yeah, it’s weird.

You’ll also be able to play as the cat

The chilling contrast between *Fran Bow*‘s cartoonish, pastel-colored world and startling violence calls to mind the paintings of pop surrealist Mark Ryden. Aside from its disturbing visuals, *Fran Bow* will also feature an enormous cast of characters, some old-school adventure game-style puzzles, and a few arcade-inspired mini-games. You’ll also be able to play as the cat! For a similarly violent and feline-filled horror adventure, you should also check out [*The Cat Lady*](http://www.thecatlady.co.uk/?ref=killscreen.com) by Harvester Games.

*[Fran Bow](http://www.franbow.com/?ref=killscreen.com) launches on Windows, Mac, and Linux on August 27 alongside a free demo.*