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Games like The friends of Ringo Ishikawa

If The friends of Ringo Ishikawa is your kind of game, the closest matches are Fading Afternoon, Brawler and The Legend of Yan Loong 1+2 — picked from the ranked list below. Reviewers single out its atmospheric, melancholic and beat em up combat. Each pick is ranked by what players of this game also play, shared genres and tags, and review-mined similarity — not a generic popularity list.

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

2018ActionIndieAdventureRPG14.99 USDDeck PlayableWindows · macOSby yeo
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Combat mechanics are satisfyingly basic yet effectiveMinimalist approach to gameplay guidanceAtmosphericMelancholicBeat em up combatCharacter interaction systems

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Steam players who put hours into The friends of Ringo Ishikawa also tend to own these titles — a signal called collaborative filtering. imho.run cross-references millions of library ownership patterns to surface games whose real audiences overlap, regardless of whether their genre tags match.

  1. Fading Afternoon

    WHY THIS

    Shares an atmospheric mood with The friends of Ringo Ishikawa.

    Top pick for The friends of Ringo Ishikawa fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with The friends of Ringo Ishikawa.

    Seiji Maruyama is a middle-aged yakuza recently released from prison. Known as "Gozuki" (one of the demon generals from Buddhist mythology) he is the power that his oyabun counts on. But there is one thing his aniki is not taking into account: Maruyama is getting old.

    2023ActionIndieAdventure19.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  2. Brawler

    WHY THIS

    Second-strongest match for The friends of Ringo Ishikawa fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with The friends of Ringo Ishikawa.

    Classic beat 'em up action brawling in gang-infested streets.

    2021ActionIndie3.99 USDSteam ↗
  3. The Legend of Yan Loong 1+2

    WHY THIS

    Third-strongest match for The friends of Ringo Ishikawa fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with The friends of Ringo Ishikawa.

    A nostalgic collections of the chapter 1 and 2 of “Yan Loong Legend” series. Pick up your sword again, transform into Yan Loong, Zhi Loong or Shui Yan with your friends to have a battle of light and darkness with the final boss Bai Loong and regain the occupied Green Hill Lake.

    2023ActionIndieRPG12.99 USDSteam ↗
  4. Glaze Cup: Journey to the West

    WHY THIS

    Shares an atmospheric mood with The friends of Ringo Ishikawa.

    Ranked #4 for The friends of Ringo Ishikawa fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with The friends of Ringo Ishikawa.

    This is a side scrolling action Rougelike game set in the three realms of humans, demons, ghosts, and gods. It tells the story of Lao Sha and other characters from Journey to the West before they learn from the classics

    2024ActionIndieAdventure14.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  5. River City Ransom: Underground

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #5 for The friends of Ringo Ishikawa fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with The friends of Ringo Ishikawa.

    Alex and Ryan must take to the streets to help a new crop of fighters. You'll earn money, unlock moves, and upgrade your skills in a sprawling city. This modern take on an old classic features over 500 unique street fighting moves, dozens of weapons, and fun online multiplayer modes.

    2017ActionIndieRPGDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  6. Yakuza Kiwami 3 & Dark Ties

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #6 for The friends of Ringo Ishikawa fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Adventure with The friends of Ringo Ishikawa.

    YAKUZA KIWAMI 3 is an extreme remake of the action-adventure beat 'em up Yakuza 3 featuring ex-yakuza Kazuma Kiryu's fight to protect those he loves. DARK TIES is a brand-new game featuring Yoshitaka Mine from Yakuza 3 included as a separate action-packed experience.

    2026ActionAdventureRPG59.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  7. Kingdom of Night

    WHY THIS

    Shares an atmospheric mood with The friends of Ringo Ishikawa.

    Ranked #7 for The friends of Ringo Ishikawa fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with The friends of Ringo Ishikawa.

    Hunt down nightmarish demons and save the town of Miami, AZ in this 80s-themed, isometric action-RPG. With an expansive, interconnected map and open-ended quests, explore freely while unraveling the main story. Kingdom of Night is a unique blend of coming-of-age drama, cosmic horror, and true love.

    2025ActionIndieAdventure19.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  8. Path of Kung Fu

    WHY THIS

    Shares open world exploration and an atmospheric mood with The friends of Ringo Ishikawa.

    Ranked #8 for The friends of Ringo Ishikawa fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with The friends of Ringo Ishikawa.

    Path of Kung Fu is a Wuxia RPG that blends classic martial arts storytelling with open-world freedom. Master kung fu, navigate the Jianghu's bloody conflicts, and rise from a novice to a legendary hero. Subscribe to top-rated Workshop MODs to elevate your experience to the next level!

    2025ActionIndieAdventure11.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗

Cheaper alternatives

Games in the same vein priced at least 40% below The friends of Ringo Ishikawa at current Steam store prices.

  1. Garry's Mod

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~67% under The friends of Ringo Ishikawa on Steam right now. Shares Indie with The friends of Ringo Ishikawa.

    Garry's Mod is a physics sandbox. There aren't any predefined aims or goals. We give you the tools and leave you to play.

    2006IndieSimulationCasual4.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  2. Vampire Survivors

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~67% under The friends of Ringo Ishikawa on Steam right now. Shares Action and Indie with The friends of Ringo Ishikawa.

    Mow down thousands of night creatures and survive until dawn! Vampire Survivors is a gothic horror casual game with rogue-lite elements, where your choices can allow you to quickly snowball against the hundreds of monsters that get thrown at you. Be the bullet hell!

    2022ActionIndieRPG4.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  3. R.E.P.O.

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~53% under The friends of Ringo Ishikawa on Steam right now. Shares Action with The friends of Ringo Ishikawa.

    An online co-op horror game with up to 6 players. Locate valuable, fully physics-based objects and handle them with care as you retrieve and extract to satisfy your creator's desires.

    2025ActionEarly Access6.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  4. PEAK

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~47% under The friends of Ringo Ishikawa on Steam right now. Shares Action and Indie with The friends of Ringo Ishikawa.

    PEAK is a co-op climbing game where the slightest mistake can spell your doom. Either solo or as a group of lost nature scouts, your only hope of rescue from a mysterious island is to scale the mountain at its center. Do you have what it takes to reach the PEAK?

    2025ActionIndieAdventure7.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  5. Titanfall® 2

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~70% under The friends of Ringo Ishikawa on Steam right now. Shares Action with The friends of Ringo Ishikawa.

    Respawn Entertainment gives you the most advanced titan technology in its new, single player campaign & multiplayer experience. Combine & conquer with new titans & pilots, deadlier weapons, & customization and progression systems that help you and your titan flow as one unstoppable killing force.

    2020Action4.49 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  6. Slay the Spire

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~58% under The friends of Ringo Ishikawa on Steam right now. Shares Indie with The friends of Ringo Ishikawa.

    We fused card games and roguelikes together to make the best single player deckbuilder we could. Craft a unique deck, encounter bizarre creatures, discover relics of immense power, and Slay the Spire!

    2019StrategyIndie6.24 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  7. Inscryption

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~47% under The friends of Ringo Ishikawa on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Adventure with The friends of Ringo Ishikawa.

    Inscryption is an inky black card-based odyssey that blends the deckbuilding roguelike, escape-room style puzzles, and psychological horror into a blood-laced smoothie. Darker still are the secrets inscrybed upon the cards...

    2021StrategyIndieAdventure7.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  8. Cookie Clicker

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~67% under The friends of Ringo Ishikawa on Steam right now. Shares Indie with The friends of Ringo Ishikawa.

    An idle game about making cookies! Originally released in 2013 on the web, and actively developed since then. This is the official version for Steam.

    2021StrategyIndieSimulation4.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗

Free alternatives

Free-to-play games that recommended players of this title also tend to enjoy.

  1. Doki Doki Literature Club!

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with The friends of Ringo Ishikawa.

    The Literature Club is full of cute girls! Will you write the way into their heart? This game is not suitable for children or those who are easily disturbed.

    2017IndieFree To PlayCasualFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  2. Life is Strange - Episode 1

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action and Adventure with The friends of Ringo Ishikawa.

    Episode 1 now FREE! Life is Strange is an award-winning and critically acclaimed episodic adventure game that allows the player to rewind time and affect the past, present and future.

    2015ActionAdventureFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  3. Helltaker

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and Adventure with The friends of Ringo Ishikawa.

    Helltaker is a short game about sharply dressed demon girls.

    2020IndieAdventureFree To PlayFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  4. Ultimate Custom Night

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action and Indie with The friends of Ringo Ishikawa.

    Welcome to the ultimate FNAF mashup, featuring 50 selectable characters and custom difficulties!

    2018ActionIndieFree To PlayFreeSteam ↗
  5. ENA: Dream BBQ

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and Adventure with The friends of Ringo Ishikawa.

    Experience surreal environments and inexplicable characters as ENA in a new wild world.

    2025IndieAdventureFreeDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  6. Indigo Park: Chapter 1

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action and Indie with The friends of Ringo Ishikawa.

    Explore the abandoned childhood wonder of Indigo Park! Guided by Rambley the Raccoon, help restore power to the destroyed amusement park while you run from the reason it shut down.

    2024ActionIndieAdventureFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  7. The Looker

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with The friends of Ringo Ishikawa.

    You wake up, alone, on a strangely familiar island full of puzzles that will frustrate and annoy you.

    2022IndieFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  8. missed messages.

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with The friends of Ringo Ishikawa.

    ‘goth gf’s iPhone’ airdrops you - accept or decline? A love/horror story about life, death, & memes.

    2019IndieSimulationFree To PlayFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗

Frequently asked about The friends of Ringo Ishikawa

Does The friends of Ringo Ishikawa run on Steam Deck?
The friends of Ringo Ishikawa is rated Playable on Steam Deck — it runs, but expect some manual adjustments (control remapping, text size, or graphics settings) for the best experience.
How much does The friends of Ringo Ishikawa cost?
The friends of Ringo Ishikawa is listed on Steam at 14.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
Does The friends of Ringo Ishikawa have multiplayer or co-op?
Yes — The friends of Ringo Ishikawa supports multi-player play according to its Steam store listing (Multi-player, Shared/Split Screen Co-op, Co-op).
What games are most similar to The friends of Ringo Ishikawa?
Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside The friends of Ringo Ishikawa are Fading Afternoon, Brawler, The Legend of Yan Loong 1+2.
Who developed The friends of Ringo Ishikawa?
The friends of Ringo Ishikawa was developed by yeo.

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