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Frank and Drake cover art

Frank and Drake

Appnormals Team · Chorus Worldwide Games · 2023-07-20

SteamPlayStation StoreAmazonMicrosoft Store

AdventureIndie

Modes: Single player · Perspectives: Third person, Side view

Releases: Jul 20, 2023 (PC (Microsoft Windows)), Jul 20, 2023 (Nintendo Switch), Jul 20, 2023 (Mac), Sep 01, 2023 (PlayStation 4), Sep 01, 2023 (PlayStation 5), Jul 20, 2023 (Xbox One)

Frank and Drake is a modern gothic tale that puts players at the heart of a supernatural mystery through its non-linear branching paths, mini-games and puzzles, and unique rotoscoped art. Take your time, explore, and soak up every word.

79%
positive of 62 reviews
Mostly Positive
steam's rating (official)
0–20,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
3.62★
PlayStation Store rating (26 ratings)
Playable
Steam Deck (Valve)
SteamOS: Playable
$12.99
steam price (US)

Health check

Quiet
  • · 8 reviews in the last 8 weeks (~1/week).
  • · Review velocity down 11% vs the prior 8 weeks.
  • · Top 56% of 21,222 Adventure games in the census by review count.
Estimated sales: 1.2k–2.8k copies

Review-multiple estimate from 62 total reviews — how this is computed.

Current store prices

lowest across shops (ITAD)$3.78-66%
Microsoft Store$5.19-60%

Deal snapshots via CheapShark, refreshed daily.

All-time low: $1.29 at IndieGala Store (2026-03-17) · bundled 1×via IsThereAnyDeal

12-month high $12.99 · on sale 72 of 107 observed days · $3.90 above the all-time low (census price snapshots)

Review momentum

PositiveNegative
151520232026Week of 2023-07-01: 15 positiveWeek of 2023-08-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2023-10-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2023-11-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2023-12-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2023-12-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-01-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2024-07-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2024-07-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-09-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2024-11-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2024-12-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-02-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-03-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2025-03-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-06-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-11-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2026-01-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2026-02-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-03-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2026-03-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-05-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-07-01: 1 negative
Weekly review counts (Steam review histogram). Positive above the line, negative below.

Price history

$19.99$1.292023-07-202026-09-262023-07-20 — best price $19.992023-10-02 — best price $19.992023-12-11 — best price $7.532023-12-28 — best price $12.992024-01-18 — best price $7.272024-02-16 — best price $7.272024-03-14 — best price $7.792024-04-03 — best price $12.992024-04-22 — best price $7.142024-06-17 — best price $5.842024-07-11 — best price $12.992024-08-26 — best price $12.992024-09-30 — best price $4.812024-11-01 — best price $5.582024-11-30 — best price $10.282025-01-13 — best price $4.972025-02-24 — best price $10.282025-04-14 — best price $4.282025-05-28 — best price $2.592025-07-10 — best price $3.872025-08-07 — best price $3.872025-09-03 — best price $2.912025-10-01 — best price $12.992025-11-02 — best price $12.992025-11-29 — best price $10.282025-12-22 — best price $9.892026-01-15 — best price $1.942026-02-16 — best price $9.892026-03-17 — best price $1.292026-04-08 — best price $2.592026-05-01 — best price $12.992026-06-01 — best price $1.622026-07-13 — best price $1.452026-08-01 — best price $9.722026-08-29 — best price $12.992026-09-19 — best price $12.992026-09-26 — best price $5.19
Lowest recorded price across tracked stores, per day (census snapshots).

Details

WindowsFull controller supportSingle-playerSteam AchievementsFull controller supportFamily Sharing1 DLC

6 supported languages: English, French, German, Spanish - Spain, Portuguese - Portugal, Japanese

Post-launch support: 1 DLC released, first 2023-07-20 (Steam store data)

Player tags

IndieModernMysteryAdventureCinematicNarrationHand-drawnStory RichSingleplayerVisual Novel

Census log

Computed from census-recorded observations only — dates are observation dates.

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