GINKA
Island romance visual novel about a missing childhood friend's lookalike
Frontwing · Published by Frontwing USA, Bushiroad Inc. · Released Oct 25, 2023
- Reviews
- Very Positive
- 91% of 2,836
- Recent reviews
- Very Positive
- 91% of 12 in 30 days
- Playing now
- 2
- right now
- Steam Deck
- Playable
- Last update
- 2 years ago
- Jun 6, 2024
What is GINKA?
GINKA is a single-player romance visual novel set on an island during summer break. You read the story of Ryusei, a high school student who returns to investigate his childhood friend's disappearance and meets a girl who looks like her but does not know her own name.
For you if...
- +you enjoy emotional romance centered on childhood friends
- +you like quiet island settings and mysterious stories
Not for you if...
- −you prefer action-focused play to reading a story
- −you want a story without romance
What players say
91% of 2,836 reviews are positive · 91% of 12 in the last 30 days
Players praise the romance and story, but some say the plot weakens later.
Screenshots and trailer
GINKA system requirements
As published by the developer.
Minimum
- OS
- Windows 10/11
- Processor
- Intel Core 2 DUO 2.0GHz
- Graphics
- VRAM320MB, 1280×720
- Memory
- 1 GB RAM
- Storage
- 4 GB available space
- DirectX
- Version 9.0c
- Notes
- Windows Media Player 9 equivalent or higher
Recommended
- OS
- Windows 10/11
- Processor
- Intel Core 2 DUO 2.66GHz
- Graphics
- VRAM512MB, 1280×720
- Memory
- 2 GB RAM
- Storage
- 4 GB available space
- DirectX
- Version 9.0c
- Notes
- Windows Media Player 9 equivalent or higher
PC version details
DRM, required accounts, controller support and Steam features.
- DRM
- None declared on Steam
- Controller
- Keyboard and mouse
- Platforms
- Windows
- Steam features
- Cloud saves, Family Sharing, Trading cards
Steam Deck: Playable
- Sometimes shows mouse, keyboard or non-Deck controller icons
- Some in-game text is small and may be hard to read
- All functionality is accessible with the default controller configuration
- Default graphics settings perform well on Steam Deck
Multiplayer and co-op
Languages
Full audio: Japanese. Text only: English, Simplified Chinese, Traditional Chinese.
Tags
- Visual Novel
- Anime
- Emotional
- Adventure
- Casual
- Cute
- Story Rich
- Romance
- Surreal
- Atmospheric
- Mythology
- Singleplayer
- Dating Sim
- Linear
- Choices Matter
- Great Soundtrack
Recent updates
- Jun 6, 2024 · June 2024 Update
1 DLC available.
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