Games like Fran Bow
Closest overall match: The Cat Lady (★ 4.3). Highest rated: The Stanley Parable at ★ 4.4. Quickest to finish: Serena at about 1 hours.
These 25 games score highest on our similarity model for Fran Bow — weighted by shared tags, genre overlap, rating proximity and release era. The strongest common threads are Horror, Singleplayer and Dark. Updated Oct 16, 2026.
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71%
1. The Cat Lady
Shares cats, Psychological, Surreal, Dark and Point & Click and 7 more tags.
- Year
- 2012
- Rating
- ★ 4.3
- Metacritic
- 81
- Playtime
- 3h
- Finish rate
- 85%
- Shared genres
- 3, Indie
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65%
2. The Beginner's Guide
Shares Psychological, Surreal, Dark, Horror and Great Soundtrack and 1 more tags; about 5h shorter; same release year.
- Year
- 2015
- Rating
- ★ 4.4
- Playtime
- 2h
- Finish rate
- 96%
- Shared genres
- 3, Indie
-
61%
3. Mouthwashing
Shares Psychological, Dark Humor, Surreal, Dark and Horror and 2 more tags.
- Year
- 2024
- Rating
- ★ 4.2
- Playtime
- 3h
- Finish rate
- 94%
- Shared genres
- 3, Indie
-
61%
4. The Stanley Parable
Shares Psychological, Surreal and Singleplayer; released within 2 years.
- Year
- 2013
- Rating
- ★ 4.4
- Metacritic
- 88
- Playtime
- 3h
- Finish rate
- 90%
- Shared genres
- 3, Indie
-
61%
5. The Night of the Rabbit
Shares Point & Click, Fantasy, Great Soundtrack, steam-trading-cards and Steam Achievements and 1 more tags; rated 0.8 lower; released within 2 years.
- Year
- 2013
- Rating
- ★ 3.5
- Metacritic
- 75
- Playtime
- 4h
- Finish rate
- 74%
- Shared genres
- 3, Indie
-
60%
6. DreadOut
Shares Female Protagonist, Horror, Great Soundtrack, steam-trading-cards and Steam Achievements and 1 more tags; rated 1.0 lower; released within 1 year.
- Year
- 2014
- Rating
- ★ 3.3
- Metacritic
- 55
- Playtime
- 3h
- Finish rate
- 59%
- Shared genres
- 3, Indie
-
59%
7. Aviary Attorney
Shares 2D, steam-trading-cards and Singleplayer; rated 0.9 lower; same release year.
- Year
- 2015
- Rating
- ★ 3.4
- Metacritic
- 77
- Playtime
- 4h
- Finish rate
- 63%
- Shared genres
- 3, Indie
-
59%
8. Before Your Eyes
Shares Psychological, Hand-drawn, Surreal, Steam Achievements and Singleplayer; about 5h shorter.
- Year
- 2021
- Rating
- ★ 4.4
- Playtime
- 2h
- Finish rate
- 90%
- Shared genres
- 3, Indie
-
58%
9. Doki Doki Literature Club!
Shares Horror and Singleplayer; released within 2 years.
- Year
- 2017
- Rating
- ★ 4.1
- Metacritic
- 78
- Playtime
- 3h
- Finish rate
- 88%
- Shared genres
- 3, Indie
-
58%
10. Anna's Quest
Shares Dark Humor, Dark, Point & Click, Female Protagonist and Fantasy and 4 more tags; rated 0.6 lower; same release year.
- Year
- 2015
- Rating
- ★ 3.7
- Metacritic
- 74
- Playtime
- 4h
- Finish rate
- 81%
- Shared genres
- 3, Indie
-
57%
11. LISA
Shares Dark Humor, Dark, Horror, Great Soundtrack and 2D and 3 more tags; released within 1 year.
- Year
- 2014
- Rating
- ★ 4.3
- Metacritic
- 78
- Playtime
- 4h
- Finish rate
- 72%
- Shared genres
- 3, Indie
-
57%
12. Serena
Shares Dark, Point & Click, Horror and Singleplayer; rated 2.0 lower; about 6h shorter; released within 1 year.
- Year
- 2014
- Rating
- ★ 2.3
- Playtime
- 1h
- Finish rate
- 72%
- Shared genres
- 3, Indie
-
56%
13. OneShot
Shares Surreal, Horror, Great Soundtrack, 2D and steam-trading-cards and 2 more tags; released within 1 year.
- Year
- 2016
- Rating
- ★ 4.3
- Metacritic
- 84
- Playtime
- 4h
- Finish rate
- 90%
- Shared genres
- 3, Indie
-
56%
14. Squishy the Suicidal Pig
Shares Horror, 2D, steam-trading-cards, Steam Achievements and Singleplayer; rated 2.3 lower; about 5h shorter; released within 1 year.
- Year
- 2014
- Rating
- ★ 2.0
- Playtime
- 2h
- Finish rate
- 15%
- Shared genres
- 3, Indie
-
56%
15. The Dark Eye: Chains of Satinav
Shares Dark Fantasy, Point & Click, Fantasy, Great Soundtrack and steam-trading-cards and 2 more tags; rated 0.7 lower.
- Year
- 2012
- Rating
- ★ 3.6
- Metacritic
- 75
- Playtime
- 4h
- Finish rate
- 81%
- Shared genres
- 3, Indie
-
56%
16. Tesla Effect: A Tex Murphy Adventure
Shares Point & Click, Great Soundtrack and Singleplayer; rated 1.7 lower; about 5h shorter; released within 1 year.
- Year
- 2014
- Rating
- ★ 2.6
- Metacritic
- 68
- Playtime
- 2h
- Finish rate
- 51%
- Shared genres
- 3, Indie
-
56%
17. Only If
Shares Surreal, Horror, Steam Achievements and Singleplayer; rated 2.3 lower; about 6h shorter; released within 1 year.
- Year
- 2014
- Rating
- ★ 2.0
- Metacritic
- 39
- Playtime
- 1h
- Finish rate
- 73%
- Shared genres
- 3, Indie
-
56%
18. Offspring Fling!
Shares Female Protagonist, 2D, steam-trading-cards, Steam Achievements and Singleplayer; rated 1.8 lower; about 5h shorter.
- Year
- 2012
- Rating
- ★ 2.5
- Metacritic
- 79
- Playtime
- 2h
- Finish rate
- 35%
- Shared genres
- 3, Indie
-
56%
19. The Dream Machine: Chapter 1 & 2
Shares Surreal, Dark, Point & Click, Fantasy and Horror and 4 more tags; rated 1.6 lower.
- Year
- 2012
- Rating
- ★ 2.7
- Metacritic
- 75
- Playtime
- 3h
- Finish rate
- 71%
- Shared genres
- 3, Indie
-
56%
20. Seasons After Fall
Shares Hand-drawn, Fantasy, Great Soundtrack, 2D and steam-trading-cards and 2 more tags; rated 0.9 lower; released within 1 year.
- Year
- 2016
- Rating
- ★ 3.4
- Metacritic
- 75
- Playtime
- 3h
- Finish rate
- 58%
- Shared genres
- 3, Indie
-
55%
21. Scanner Sombre
Shares Horror and Singleplayer; rated 1.3 lower; about 5h shorter; released within 2 years.
- Year
- 2017
- Rating
- ★ 3.0
- Metacritic
- 67
- Playtime
- 2h
- Finish rate
- 76%
- Shared genres
- 3, Indie
-
55%
22. Dagon: by H. P. Lovecraft
Shares Dark, Point & Click, Horror, Steam Achievements and Singleplayer; rated 0.9 lower; about 6h shorter.
- Year
- 2021
- Rating
- ★ 3.4
- Playtime
- 1h
- Finish rate
- 92%
- Shared genres
- 3, Indie
-
55%
23. The Haunted Island, a Frog Detective Game
Shares Singleplayer; rated 0.5 lower; about 6h shorter.
- Year
- 2018
- Rating
- ★ 3.8
- Playtime
- 1h
- Finish rate
- 93%
- Shared genres
- 3, Indie
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55%
24. HIVESWAP: Act 1
Shares Point & Click, Female Protagonist, Horror, Great Soundtrack and 2D and 3 more tags; rated 1.7 lower; released within 2 years.
- Year
- 2017
- Rating
- ★ 2.6
- Playtime
- 4h
- Finish rate
- 71%
- Shared genres
- 3, Indie
-
55%
25. Lightmatter
Shares Dark and Singleplayer; rated 0.9 lower.
- Year
- 2020
- Rating
- ★ 3.4
- Metacritic
- 73
- Playtime
- 3h
- Finish rate
- 53%
- Shared genres
- 3, Indie
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Questions people ask
What is the best game like Fran Bow?
On our similarity model, The Cat Lady is the closest match to Fran Bow — shares cats, Psychological, Surreal, Dark and Point & Click and 7 more tags.
Which game like Fran Bow is rated highest?
The Stanley Parable holds the highest player rating in this list at 4.4/5 from 2,042 players.
How this list is built
Every game in our catalog is scored against Fran Bow on five signals: weighted tag overlap (rare tags count more), genre overlap, platform family overlap, rating and playtime proximity, and release era. The list is recomputed nightly as ratings and new releases change.
Base game data via RAWG.