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.