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The Casting of Frank Stone

The shadow of Frank Stone looms over Cedar Hills, a town forever altered by his violent past. As a group of young friends are about to discover, Stone’s blood-soaked legacy cuts deep, leaving scars across…

75 3 September 2024

The Casting of Frank Stone is an adventure developed by Supermassive Games, released 3 September 2024 on PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S and PC (Microsoft Windows). The main story takes about 6 hrs to finish.

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What The Casting of Frank Stone is

The Casting of Frank Stone is an adventure game developed by Supermassive Games and released in 2024. It was published by Behaviour Interactive. It is available on PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S and PC (Microsoft Windows). It runs on Unreal Engine 5.

The premise, in the publisher's words

The shadow of Frank Stone looms over Cedar Hills, a town forever altered by his violent past. As a group of young friends are about to discover, Stone’s blood-soaked legacy cuts deep, leaving scars across families, generations, and the very fabric of reality itself.
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How it plays

It is played from a third person perspective. Its themes are drama, horror, mystery and thriller. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component. Available modes: Co-operative, Multiplayer and Single player. There are 32 achievements to unlock.

Where it sits in the Dead by Daylight series

The Casting of Frank Stone is the fourth of 4 entries we hold in the Dead by Daylight series. It arrived 9 months after Pinball FX Midnight. It is the most recent released entry in the series. Its critic score of 75 is 3 points below the series average of 78. The highest-rated entry is Pinball FX Midnight at 96.

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How it was received

The Casting of Frank Stone holds a critic score of 75 out of 100. That places it above 49% of the 7,527 rated adventure games in our database, which average 72. Games released in 2024 averaged 76, so it scored about average for its year.

How long it takes, and what that costs

The main story runs about 6 hrs.

What you need to run it

The minimum specification calls for Intel Core i5-8400 / AMD Ryzen 5 1600, 12 GB RAM and Nvidia GTX 1080 / AMD RX 5700 XT or similar. A 12GB memory requirement is demanding — worth checking before you buy, because 8GB is still common in older and budget machines. Install size is roughly 70GB. Both tiers are compared side by side on the requirements page, and you can check your own parts against them without installing anything.

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What it launched against

The Casting of Frank Stone launched on 3 September 2024, within three weeks of Black Myth: Wukong, Star Wars Outlaws, Astro Bot and Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine II. All of them reviewed better. It arrived 4 years into the PlayStation 5's life, so it was built for hardware developers already knew well.

Released around the same time: Black Myth: Wukong, Star Wars Outlaws, Astro Bot, Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine II.

Cheats and codes

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Official trailer

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Quick answers

The Casting of Frank Stone — frequently asked questions

When did The Casting of Frank Stone come out?
The Casting of Frank Stone was released on 3 September 2024 for PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S and PC (Microsoft Windows).
What are the minimum PC requirements for The Casting of Frank Stone?
At minimum, The Casting of Frank Stone needs Intel Core i5-8400 / AMD Ryzen 5 1600, 12 GB RAM, Nvidia GTX 1080 / AMD RX 5700 XT or similar graphics, 70 GB available space of storage.
How long does it take to beat The Casting of Frank Stone?
The main story of The Casting of Frank Stone takes around 6 hrs.
How many GB is The Casting of Frank Stone?
The PC version needs about 70 GB of storage, going by the storage line in the system requirements ("70 GB available space"). Updates can add to that, and console versions have their own sizes, which are not listed here.
Does The Casting of Frank Stone have crossplay?
Steam's store listing for The Casting of Frank Stone does not list cross-platform multiplayer. That is Steam's listing, not a test: some games have crossplay without Steam showing it, so the publisher's own notes are the final word.
Does The Casting of Frank Stone have split screen?
Yes. Steam lists shared or split screen for the PC version of The Casting of Frank Stone (co-op).
Can you play The Casting of Frank Stone solo?
Yes. Steam lists a single-player mode for The Casting of Frank Stone as well as multiplayer.
Does The Casting of Frank Stone have controller support?
Yes. Steam lists full controller support for The Casting of Frank Stone, including PlayStation controllers.
Can you play The Casting of Frank Stone on Mac?
Steam does not sell a macOS version of The Casting of Frank Stone; the Steam release is for Windows.
Is The Casting of Frank Stone on Linux?
Steam does not list a native Linux version of The Casting of Frank Stone. Windows games can often run on Linux and Steam Deck through Proton, but that is a different question from native support.

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