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Red Bow

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Red Bow
Red Bow cover
Developers
Stranga
Publishers
GrabTheGames
Engines
Adventure Game Studio[Note 1]
Release dates
Windows January 18, 2020
Taxonomy
Monetization One-time game purchase
Microtransactions None
Modes Singleplayer
Pacing Real-time
Perspectives Top-down view, Scrolling, Flip screen
Controls Direct control
Genres Adventure
Art styles Pixel art
Themes Fantasy, Horror, Japan
Series Red Bow
Red Bow on HowLongToBeat
Red Bow on IGDB
Red Bow on MobyGames
Red Bow
Just Ignore Them 2017
My Big Sister 2018
Red Bow 2020
Just Ignore Them: Brea's Story 2022
Ashina: The Red Witch 2022
My Big Sister: Remastered 2022

This game is a prequel to Ashina: The Red Witch and was conceived as the starting point of the franchise by the author. Therefore, it is recommended to play this title as first in the series.[2]

General information

Developer Discord server
Steam Community Discussions

Availability

Source DRM Notes Keys OS
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Windows
itch.io
DRM-free
Windows
Steam
DRM-free after installation through Steam client (notes may include more details)
DRM-free when launched directly from the executable.[3]
Windows
A demo is available from itch.io.

Game data

Configuration file(s) location

System Location
Windows %USERPROFILE%\Saved Games\Red Bow\acsetup.cfg
Steam Play (Linux) <SteamLibrary-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/710600/pfx/[Note 2]

Save game data location

System Location
Windows %USERPROFILE%\Saved Games\Red Bow\agssave.*
Steam Play (Linux) <SteamLibrary-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/710600/pfx/[Note 2]
Save game path can be customized in the launcher.

Save game cloud syncing

System Native Notes
Steam Cloud

Video

Launcher settings (<path-to-game>\winsetup.exe)
Launcher settings (<path-to-game>\winsetup.exe)

Graphics feature State Notes
Widescreen resolution
Rendered in 160x144 and upscaled to the resolution set in the launcher.
Integer scaling, anamorphic 10:9 or stretched behavior depending on the selected mode and target resolution.[1]
Multi-monitor
Ultra-widescreen
4K Ultra HD
Field of view (FOV)
Windowed
Set in the launcher or activated with Alt + Enter.
Borderless fullscreen windowed
See the glossary page for potential workarounds.
Anisotropic filtering (AF)
Anti-aliasing (AA)
High-fidelity upscaling
Nearest or linear interpolation can be selected in the launcher.
Vertical sync (Vsync)
Set in the launcher.
60 FPS
120+ FPS
High dynamic range display (HDR)
See the glossary page for potential alternatives.
Color blind mode
See the glossary page for potential workarounds.

Input

Keyboard and mouse State Notes
Remapping
See the glossary page for potential workarounds.
Mouse sensitivity
Mouse acceleration
Mouse input in menus
Mouse is not used.
Keyboard and mouse prompts
Mouse Y-axis inversion
Controller
Controller support

Audio

In-game settings
In-game settings

Audio feature State Notes
Separate volume controls
Music and Sound Effects.
Surround sound
Subtitles
No spoken dialogue.
Closed captions
Mute on focus lost
Royalty free audio

Localizations

Language UI Audio Sub Notes
English
French
German
Polish
Portuguese
Russian
Spanish
Turkish

Other information

API

Technical specs Supported Notes
Direct3D 9 Rendering API can be selected in the launcher.
OpenGL
Software renderer
Executable 32-bit 64-bit Notes
Windows

System requirements

Windows
Minimum
Operating system (OS) Vista
Processor (CPU) Intel Pentium 4 2.0 GHz
System memory (RAM) 512 MB
Storage drive (HDD/SSD) 60 MB


Notes

  1. Adventure Game Studio engine build: 3.5.0.14[1]
  2. 2.0 2.1 Notes regarding Steam Play (Linux) data:

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 Verified by User:Quiet Bob on 2025-03-17
    Checked by running the launcher.
  2. Question about the Stranga games - last accessed on 2025-03-25
    "If there were some order to play them it would most likely be:
    • Red Bow
    • Ashina: The Red Witch
    • My Big Sister: Remastered
    • Just Ignore Them: Brea's Story
    • Just Ignore Them"
  3. Verified by User:Quiet Bob on 2025-03-17