Ginka
"Return to that summer with you..." Ryusei returns to the small island of his younger years, where time flows by gently, to spend a fairy-tale summer vacation with his childhood friend who was spirited away.
Ginka is an adventure developed by Frontwing, released 26 October 2023 on Nintendo Switch and PC (Microsoft Windows).
What Ginka is
Ginka is an adventure game developed by Frontwing and released in 2023. It was published by Bushiroad Games. It is available on Nintendo Switch and PC (Microsoft Windows). It runs on KiriKiri.
The premise, in the publisher's words
Five years ago, Aoba Ryusei's childhood friend, Shinomiya Ginka, disappeared without a trace on the night of the summer festival. The superstitious islanders believed this to be an act of God, saying that she was "spirited away." Now in high school, Ryusei decides to visit the island over summer break. He needs to know: Did Ginka ever come back? Could she be living a normal high school life? Sadly, his faint hopes are crushed when he learns that Ginka was never seen again after that night. He dejectedly prepares to depart, but then he meets a young girl who looks exactly like his missing childhood friend― Ginka. "Welcome back, Ryusei." The girl doesn't know her own name. All she knows is…
How it plays
It is played from a text perspective. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component.
What it launched against
Ginka launched on 26 October 2023, within three weeks of Alan Wake II, Super Mario Bros. Wonder, Marvel's Spider-Man 2 and Forza Motorsport. It arrived 6 years into the Nintendo Switch's life, so it was built for hardware developers already knew well.
Released around the same time: Alan Wake II, Super Mario Bros. Wonder, Marvel's Spider-Man 2, Forza Motorsport.
Official trailer
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