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The friends of Ringo Ishikawa

Updated 1.0.1

The friends of Ringo Ishikawa is an existential open-world beat 'em up with school simulation elements. Players follow Ringo, a high school gang leader, through his final autumn before graduation. Gameplay includes exploring a small Japanese town, engaging in unique hand-to-hand brawls, attending classes, participating in club activities, and playing various mini-games such as baseball and arcade titles. The narrative focuses on friendship, personal growth, and the bittersweet transition to adulthood, blending everyday school life with occasional violent confrontations in a stylized 2D pixel-art environment.

Action Fighting Open World Pixel Graphics Role-playing
The friends of Ringo Ishikawa
Release Date:
Platform:
Windows (7, 8, 10, 11)
Developer:
yeo
Publisher:
yeo
About this game

The friends of Ringo Ishikawa Overview

A highschool gang leader Ringo Ishikawa trying to live through his last autumn before graduation. With his best friends.

You should play it if:

1) You’re fond of good stories with strong dialogues (especially about growing up)

2) You’re a fight games enthusiast (you’ll get your hands on some unique brawl mechanic and I promise you’ll be satisfied)

3) You’re into some yakuza-delinquent aesthetics

Basically, the game is an existential open world beat’em up with some school sim elements. It has a little of everything: a town to explore, day-night cycle, npc on their schedule, battle grinding, school grinding, mini-games (ping-pong, billiard, video-poker, video-game console with one game…) and so on.

But the main thing is the story I’m trying to tell. And I designed the game to make you feel this story. So it’s not about rival gangs, or taking over turfs, or anything. You just live there and feel. And that’s all.

Can Your PC Run It?

System Requirements

Minimum:
  • System: Windows 7 / 8 / 8.1 / 10
  • Processor: 1.2 GHz
  • Memory: 2 GB RAM
  • Storage: 320 MB available space
Easy Install and Play

Instructions

  1. Click the download button. You can also select a previous version if available.
  2. You’ll be redirected to Vidgazoo. Wait 5 seconds, then directly click the button or copy the link.
    • Make sure you have a supported download client installed (it’s free here) before downloading.
  3. Once the download process reaches 100%, locate the downloaded files.
    • Get ready for installation and make sure you have enough disk space for the game.
  4. To Install DRM-free The friends of Ringo Ishikawa:
    • Run or double-click setup_the_friends_of_ringo_ishikawa_********.exe to launch the installer.
    • Follow the on-screen instructions to complete the installation.
    • If a DLC folder is included, run any .exe files inside it as well.
  5. Once the installation is complete, launch the game and start playing.

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