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The friends of Ringo Ishikawa cover art

The friends of Ringo Ishikawa

yeo · 2018-05-17

SteamGOGAmazonMicrosoft Store

ActionAdventureIndieRPG

Modes: Single player, Multiplayer, Co-operative

Releases: Apr 04, 2019 (Nintendo Switch), Apr 14, 2021 (Xbox One), May 17, 2018 (Mac), May 17, 2018 (PC (Microsoft Windows))

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

25
playing now
89%
positive of 3.2k reviews
Very Positive
steam rating
100,000–200,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
50/100
critic score (1 outlets, IGDB)
81/100
IGDB user rating (11 ratings)
platinum
deck/linux tier (ProtonDB)
$5.84
steam price (US)

25 players in-game as of 2026-08-30 05:00 UTC (census sample)

The Friends of Ringo Ishikawa is a 2D side-scrolling beat 'em up developed by Yeo. It was released for Windows on May 17, 2018, ports for macOS, Nintendo Switch, and Xbox One followed later. The game forms a series called Existential Dilogy with the follow-up game Arrest of a Stone Buddha (2020). Another similar game by the same developer, Fading Afternoon, was released in 2023.

Health check

Quietly active
  • · 25 players in-game at the last census sample.
  • · 170 reviews in the last 8 weeks (~21/week).
  • · Review velocity down 23% vs the prior 8 weeks.
  • · Top 21% of 10,791 Action games in the census by review count.

Health tier since 2026-08-29

Estimated sales: 79k–190k copies

Review-multiple estimate from 3,160 total reviews — how this is computed.

Current store prices

lowest across shops (ITAD)$5.84-61%
GOG$14.99
Microsoft Store$14.99

Deal snapshots via CheapShark, refreshed daily.

All-time low: $3.74 at GOG (2021-12-13)via IsThereAnyDeal

12-month high $14.99 · on sale 12 of 28 observed days · $11.25 above the all-time low (census price snapshots)

Review momentum

PositiveNegative
808020182026Week of 2018-05-01: 80 positiveWeek of 2018-05-01: 11 negativeWeek of 2018-06-01: 50 positiveWeek of 2018-06-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2018-07-01: 31 positiveWeek of 2018-07-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2018-08-01: 16 positiveWeek of 2018-09-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2018-09-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2018-10-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2018-11-01: 20 positiveWeek of 2018-11-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2018-12-01: 13 positiveWeek of 2018-12-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2019-01-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2019-01-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2019-02-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2019-03-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2019-03-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2019-04-01: 33 positiveWeek of 2019-04-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2019-05-01: 23 positiveWeek of 2019-05-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2019-06-01: 30 positiveWeek of 2019-06-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2019-07-01: 24 positiveWeek of 2019-07-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2019-08-01: 15 positiveWeek of 2019-08-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2019-09-01: 16 positiveWeek of 2019-09-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2019-10-01: 13 positiveWeek of 2019-11-01: 23 positiveWeek of 2019-11-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2019-12-01: 18 positiveWeek of 2019-12-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2020-01-01: 29 positiveWeek of 2020-01-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2020-02-01: 20 positiveWeek of 2020-02-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2020-03-01: 45 positiveWeek of 2020-03-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2020-04-01: 38 positiveWeek of 2020-04-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2020-05-01: 26 positiveWeek of 2020-05-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2020-06-01: 33 positiveWeek of 2020-06-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2020-07-01: 23 positiveWeek of 2020-07-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2020-08-01: 22 positiveWeek of 2020-08-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2020-09-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2020-09-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2020-10-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2020-10-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2020-11-01: 19 positiveWeek of 2020-11-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2020-12-01: 20 positiveWeek of 2020-12-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2021-01-01: 21 positiveWeek of 2021-01-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2021-02-01: 14 positiveWeek of 2021-03-01: 17 positiveWeek of 2021-03-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2021-04-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2021-04-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-05-01: 21 positiveWeek of 2021-05-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2021-06-01: 31 positiveWeek of 2021-06-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2021-07-01: 49 positiveWeek of 2021-07-01: 12 negativeWeek of 2021-08-01: 57 positiveWeek of 2021-08-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2021-09-01: 34 positiveWeek of 2021-09-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2021-10-01: 39 positiveWeek of 2021-10-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2021-11-01: 22 positiveWeek of 2021-11-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2021-12-01: 23 positiveWeek of 2021-12-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-01-01: 30 positiveWeek of 2022-02-01: 14 positiveWeek of 2022-02-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2022-03-01: 26 positiveWeek of 2022-03-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2022-04-01: 13 positiveWeek of 2022-05-01: 22 positiveWeek of 2022-05-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2022-06-01: 25 positiveWeek of 2022-06-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2022-07-01: 20 positiveWeek of 2022-07-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2022-08-01: 30 positiveWeek of 2022-08-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2022-09-01: 25 positiveWeek of 2022-09-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2022-10-01: 19 positiveWeek of 2022-11-01: 35 positiveWeek of 2022-11-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2022-12-01: 58 positiveWeek of 2022-12-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2023-01-01: 37 positiveWeek of 2023-01-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2023-02-01: 13 positiveWeek of 2023-02-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-03-01: 66 positiveWeek of 2023-03-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2023-04-01: 27 positiveWeek of 2023-04-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2023-05-01: 48 positiveWeek of 2023-05-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2023-06-01: 33 positiveWeek of 2023-06-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2023-07-01: 45 positiveWeek of 2023-07-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2023-08-01: 54 positiveWeek of 2023-08-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2023-09-01: 43 positiveWeek of 2023-09-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2023-10-01: 55 positiveWeek of 2023-10-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2023-11-01: 33 positiveWeek of 2023-11-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2023-12-01: 31 positiveWeek of 2023-12-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2024-01-01: 41 positiveWeek of 2024-01-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2024-02-01: 24 positiveWeek of 2024-02-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2024-03-01: 51 positiveWeek of 2024-03-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2024-04-01: 33 positiveWeek of 2024-04-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2024-05-01: 35 positiveWeek of 2024-05-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2024-06-01: 37 positiveWeek of 2024-06-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2024-07-01: 55 positiveWeek of 2024-07-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2024-08-01: 31 positiveWeek of 2024-08-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-09-01: 28 positiveWeek of 2024-09-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2024-10-01: 24 positiveWeek of 2024-10-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2024-11-01: 22 positiveWeek of 2024-11-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2024-12-01: 29 positiveWeek of 2024-12-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-01-01: 34 positiveWeek of 2025-01-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2025-02-01: 19 positiveWeek of 2025-02-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-03-01: 27 positiveWeek of 2025-03-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2025-04-01: 21 positiveWeek of 2025-04-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-05-01: 34 positiveWeek of 2025-05-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2025-06-01: 17 positiveWeek of 2025-06-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-07-01: 34 positiveWeek of 2025-07-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-08-01: 19 positiveWeek of 2025-08-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-09-01: 20 positiveWeek of 2025-09-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-10-01: 30 positiveWeek of 2025-10-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2025-11-01: 24 positiveWeek of 2025-11-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2025-12-01: 15 positiveWeek of 2025-12-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2026-01-01: 26 positiveWeek of 2026-01-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2026-02-01: 20 positiveWeek of 2026-02-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2026-03-01: 14 positiveWeek of 2026-03-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2026-04-01: 13 positiveWeek of 2026-04-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-05-01: 19 positiveWeek of 2026-05-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2026-06-01: 15 positiveWeek of 2026-06-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2026-07-01: 27 positiveWeek of 2026-07-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2026-08-01: 19 positiveWeek of 2026-08-01: 2 negative
Weekly review counts (Steam review histogram). Positive above the line, negative below.

Players online

4322026-08-11 18:00 — 9 players2026-08-12 10:00 — 14 players2026-08-13 02:00 — 2 players2026-08-13 18:00 — 13 players2026-08-14 09:00 — 11 players2026-08-15 01:00 — 8 players2026-08-15 17:00 — 10 players2026-08-16 09:00 — 12 players2026-08-17 01:00 — 7 players2026-08-17 17:00 — 13 players2026-08-18 09:00 — 18 players2026-08-19 00:00 — 3 players2026-08-19 16:00 — 18 players2026-08-20 08:00 — 11 players2026-08-21 00:00 — 4 players2026-08-21 15:00 — 15 players2026-08-22 07:00 — 11 players2026-08-22 23:00 — 5 players2026-08-23 15:00 — 19 players2026-08-24 06:00 — 11 players2026-08-24 22:00 — 5 players2026-08-25 14:00 — 32 players2026-08-26 07:00 — 30 players2026-08-26 23:00 — 10 players2026-08-27 15:00 — 40 players2026-08-28 05:00 — 27 players2026-08-28 21:00 — 8 players2026-08-29 13:00 — 43 players2026-08-30 05:00 — 25 players
Concurrent players, hourly average, last 30 days (census samples).

Price history

$14.99$3.742018-05-182026-08-302018-05-18 — best price $13.492018-10-29 — best price $11.242018-11-27 — best price $14.992019-02-11 — best price $14.992019-07-09 — best price $14.992019-11-01 — best price $14.992019-12-03 — best price $14.992020-01-20 — best price $14.992020-04-20 — best price $7.492020-07-09 — best price $14.992020-10-29 — best price $7.492021-01-05 — best price $14.992021-03-22 — best price $7.492021-06-09 — best price $5.992021-10-27 — best price $5.992021-12-01 — best price $14.992022-01-17 — best price $5.842022-03-21 — best price $5.992022-06-28 — best price $14.992022-09-06 — best price $14.992023-03-06 — best price $14.992023-08-07 — best price $14.992024-01-22 — best price $14.992024-05-27 — best price $14.992024-10-14 — best price $14.992025-01-20 — best price $14.992025-05-26 — best price $14.992025-10-06 — best price $14.992026-01-19 — best price $14.992026-05-25 — best price $14.992026-08-29 — best price $14.992026-08-30 — best price $14.99
Lowest recorded price across tracked stores, per day (census snapshots).

Attention

8962026-05-29 — 26 pageviews2026-06-01 — 16 pageviews2026-06-04 — 20 pageviews2026-06-07 — 18 pageviews2026-06-10 — 10 pageviews2026-06-13 — 17 pageviews2026-06-16 — 37 pageviews2026-06-19 — 27 pageviews2026-06-22 — 13 pageviews2026-06-25 — 31 pageviews2026-06-28 — 18 pageviews2026-07-01 — 15 pageviews2026-07-04 — 17 pageviews2026-07-07 — 20 pageviews2026-07-10 — 13 pageviews2026-07-13 — 23 pageviews2026-07-16 — 13 pageviews2026-07-19 — 25 pageviews2026-07-22 — 18 pageviews2026-07-25 — 20 pageviews2026-07-28 — 12 pageviews2026-07-31 — 10 pageviews2026-08-03 — 13 pageviews2026-08-06 — 10 pageviews2026-08-09 — 7 pageviews2026-08-12 — 6 pageviews2026-08-15 — 14 pageviews2026-08-18 — 29 pageviews2026-08-21 — 16 pageviews2026-08-24 — 14 pageviews2026-08-26 — 19 pageviews
Daily Wikipedia pageviews (attention proxy, census-recorded).

Completion

20
achievements tracked
13.3%
earned "King of the hill"
0.8%
median achievement earned by

Global achievement rates from Steam.

Details

WindowsmacOSFull controller supportSingle-playerMulti-playerCo-opShared/Split Screen Co-opShared/Split ScreenSteam AchievementsFull controller supportSteam Trading CardsSteam CloudRemote Play Together1 DLC

9 supported languages: English, Russian, Simplified Chinese, French, Japanese, Spanish - Spain, Spanish - Latin America, Korean, Portuguese - Brazil

Console footprint

PlatformPlayers trackedCompletionTrophies/achievements
Steam (Steam)4113%20
Xbox One (Xbox)425%15
Switch (Nintendo)370%0
Switch (Nintendo)50%0
Switch (Nintendo)50%0
Switch (Nintendo)10%0

Players tracked by Exophase (achievement/trophy trackers) — a sample of the player base, not total sales.

Player tags

2DRPGAnimeDramaRetroActionAdventureAction RPGOpen WorldStory Rich

Census log

Computed from census-recorded observations only — dates are observation dates.

Recent updates

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