Runaway: A Twist of Fate

Runaway: A Twist of Fate
Developer(s)	Pendulo Studios
Publisher(s)	Focus Home Interactive
Platform(s)	Microsoft Windows, Nintendo DS, iOS
Release	Windows EU: November 26, 2009 ESP: March 25, 2010 CIS: July 22, 2010 WW: April 21, 2011 (Steam) Nintendo DS EU: May 17, 2010 iOS WW: March 28, 2013 (Part 1) WW: April 25, 2013 (Part 2)
Genre(s)	Graphic adventure
Mode(s)	Single-player

Runaway: A Twist of Fate is a 2009 graphic adventure game developed by the Spanish company Pendulo Studios and published by Focus Home Interactive. It is the third entry in the Runaway franchise. The game follows series protagonists Brian Basco and Gina Timmins as they seek to clear Brian's name of a murder. Taking control of both characters, the player explores the game world, collects items, solves puzzles and converses with non-player characters.

Pendulo designed A Twist of Fate to avoid the pitfalls of Runaway 2, a game with which the team had been unhappy. Several versions of the game were scrapped before the team settled on the final story and structure. Just like the second entry in the series, the English, the French and German versions of the game were the first available for purchase, all three of them published on November 26, 2009. The original Spanish version was subsequently published in its homeland, Spain, on March 25, 2010, featuring an exclusive special collector's edition to mollify fans annoyed by the delay, as with Runaway 2.^[1]

A Twist of Fate received generally positive reviews. Pendulo chose to retire the Runaway series after its release, citing exhaustion with the franchise. However, it was followed by an iOS spin-off, entitled Hidden Runaway, in 2012. A Twist of Fate itself was ported to iOS in 2013.