Choose The friends of Ringo Ishikawa
Choose The friends of Ringo Ishikawa if you want an Indie and RPG experience. The friends of Ringo Ishikawa launched in 2018.
The friends of Ringo Ishikawa vs River City Girls Zero
The friends of Ringo Ishikawa and River City Girls Zero both land in Action, Adventure on Steam, which is why they keep getting compared. The comparison below is built from each game's Steam metadata — release year, genres, categories, Steam Deck status, price, and review score — refreshed daily by imho.run's scraper. Headline differences: Both share Action, Adventure on Steam. The friends of Ringo Ishikawa (2018) is 4 years older than River City Girls Zero (2022). The friends of Ringo Ishikawa scores higher on Steam reviews (88.7% positive) than River City Girls Zero (63.6% positive). No login or purchase needed — scroll for the full table, the verdict FAQ, and links to ranked similar games for both titles.
Which should you pick?
Choose River City Girls Zero
Choose River City Girls Zero if it's the newer release (2022) and ships with the modern feature baseline. River City Girls Zero launched in 2022.
Both The friends of Ringo Ishikawa and River City Girls Zero sit in Action and Adventure on Steam and both list Multi-player, Shared/Split Screen, and Shared/Split Screen Co-op, so either pick lands in the same broad neighborhood. Use the side-by-side table for the feature view, or follow the "Games like" links below to see ranked alternatives for either title.
Side-by-side comparison
 The friends of Ringo Ishikawa |  River City Girls Zero | |
|---|---|---|
| Released | 2018 | 2022 |
| Genres | Action, Indie, Adventure, RPG | Action, Adventure |
| Platforms | Windows, macOS | Windows |
| Steam Deck | Deck Playable | Deck Playable |
| Price | 14.99 USD | 14.99 USD |
| Steam reviews | 88.7% positive (494 reviews) | 63.6% positive (66 reviews) |
| Multiplayer | Multi-player, Shared/Split Screen Co-op, Co-op | Multi-player, Shared/Split Screen Co-op, Co-op |
| Developers | yeo | WayForward |
Side by side
- Both share Action, Adventure on Steam.
- The friends of Ringo Ishikawa (2018) is 4 years older than River City Girls Zero (2022).
- The friends of Ringo Ishikawa scores higher on Steam reviews (88.7% positive) than River City Girls Zero (63.6% positive).
- River City Girls Zero is currently ~0% cheaper on Steam than The friends of Ringo Ishikawa (14.99 USD vs. 14.99 USD).
- Both support cooperative play.
- Both are Deck Playable.
The friends of Ringo Ishikawa vs River City Girls Zero — FAQ
- Should I play The friends of Ringo Ishikawa or River City Girls Zero first?
- If you want chronology, The friends of Ringo Ishikawa (2018) came out before River City Girls Zero (2022). If neither is a sequel to the other, order doesn't really matter — start with whichever fits your current mood, since both share enough on Steam to make either a reasonable opener.
- Are The friends of Ringo Ishikawa and River City Girls Zero similar?
- They overlap on Action, Adventure on Steam, so the catalogue groups them together — but "similar" depends on the specific mechanics. Use the genre + category rows above to decide whether the overlap matches what drew you to the one you've already played.
- Do both The friends of Ringo Ishikawa and River City Girls Zero have co-op?
- Yes — both list a co-op category on Steam. Specifics differ: The friends of Ringo Ishikawa ships Shared/Split Screen Co-op, Co-op; River City Girls Zero ships Shared/Split Screen Co-op, Co-op.