The friends of Ringo Ishikawa
Open-world beat 'em up about friendship before high school graduation
yeo · Released May 17, 2018
- Reviews
- Very Positive
- 89% of 3,178
- Recent reviews
- Very Positive
- 100% of 21 in 30 days
- Playing now
- 13
- right now
- Steam Deck
- Playable
- Last update
- 1 year ago
- Jan 21, 2025
What is The friends of Ringo Ishikawa?
This 2D open-world beat 'em up follows high school gang leader Ringo Ishikawa through his last autumn before graduation. You explore a town, attend school, study, fight, and play minigames as days pass and residents follow their routines.
For you if...
- +you enjoy reflective stories about friendship and growing up
- +you like exploring a town without a quest checklist
- +you want street fights alongside everyday school activities
Not for you if...
- −you prefer clear directions to finding story events yourself
- −you dislike slow stretches and repetitive activities
What players say
89% of 3,178 reviews are positive · 100% of 21 in the last 30 days
Players praise the coming-of-age story, music, pixel art, and street fights. Common complaints include slow, repetitive stretches, little guidance on finding story events, and studying or training that seems to have little effect on the outcome.
Screenshots and trailer
The friends of Ringo Ishikawa system requirements
As published by the developer.
Minimum
- OS
- 7
- Processor
- 1.2 GHZ
- Memory
- 2 GB RAM
- Storage
- 320 MB available space
PC version details
DRM, required accounts, controller support and Steam features.
- DRM
- None declared on Steam
- Controller
- Full controller support
- Platforms
- Windows, macOS
- Achievements
- 20
- Steam features
- Cloud saves, Family Sharing, Trading cards
Steam Deck: Playable
- Sometimes shows mouse, keyboard or non-Deck controller icons
- All functionality is accessible with the default controller configuration
- In-game text is legible on Steam Deck
- Default graphics settings perform well on Steam Deck
Multiplayer and co-op
Languages
Text only: English, Russian, Simplified Chinese, French, Japanese, Spanish - Spain, Spanish - Latin America, Korean, Portuguese - Brazil.
Tags
- Action
- Pixel Graphics
- RPG
- Beat 'em up
- Retro
- Adventure
- Story Rich
- Open World
- Atmospheric
- 2D
- Anime
- Action RPG
- Side Scroller
- 1980s
- Martial Arts
- Exploration
Recent updates
- Jan 21, 2025 · Player 2 can ride a bicycle solo, pet the cat etc.
- Jan 18, 2025 · EX update is live now!
- Dec 12, 2024 · New update is coming!
- Mar 2, 2021 · Bug in French dialogue fixed
1 DLC available.
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