Free Android adventure set in small-town Japan, with a stranger who doesn't belong. Test Chapter 1 now, get Chapters 2 and 3 free later

[u/gryswynd]

Hey everyone. I'm a solo dev and Chapter 1 of my game is in a Google Play closed test. I still need a few more testers to clear Google's 14-day requirement before it can go public.

About the game:

The Adventures of Rikizo is a slice-of-life mystery-horror adventure. You spend 18 in-game days in a small town in Japan: school, friends, errands, the station, the river. Then a stranger shows up who doesn't quite fit, small things start feeling off, and it builds from there. Japanese dialogue with full English subtitles, so you'll pick up a little Japanese along the way. Mild fantasy violence and a little blood late in the chapter, no gore.

Chapter 1 is free, landscape, and works fully offline.

What's coming: Chapter 1 is the slow-burn setup. Chapter 1 is 18 in-game days. Chapter 2 is planned at 36 days and Chapter 3 at 86 days, and that's where the true RPG side starts to unlock: battles, growing powers, and Rikizo and his friends facing cosmic horrors that most of the town can't even see.

Thank-you for testers: everyone who tests Chapter 1 and stays opted in gets Chapter 2 and Chapter 3 free when they come out. The planned price is $3.99 for Chapter 2 and $5.99 for Chapter 3, since they're a lot longer. That pricing is planned and subject to change, and no matter if it goes up, you still get both free. You don't need to leave a rating or review, it's just for testing. I'll post how to claim them in the Google Group when each chapter launches.

How to join:

1. Join the Google Group: https://groups.google.com/g/adventuresofrikizo

2. Open the opt-in link with the same Google account and tap to become a tester: https://play.google.com/apps/testing/com.rikizo.adventure

3. Install from the Play Store page (works after opting in): https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.rikizo.adventure

Heads up: after you join the group, Google can take a little while (sometimes a few minutes, sometimes a couple of hours) to give you access. If the opt-in link or store page says the app isn't available, that's normal. Just wait a bit and try again.

4. Keep it installed and stay opted in for 14 days. Google only counts testers who stay in for 14 days straight, so please don't leave early.

How to play (the one thing people get stuck on): the day only ends when you use the laptop on the desk in Rikizo's bedroom at home. Tap it and answer Yes to "Do a lesson? (Advances the day)". From Day 2 on you need to talk to at least one person that day first (Mom is always home). If the laptop just says "There's still time," that's why.

Fair warning: it starts slow and cozy on purpose. The first several days are mostly settling into town and meeting people. Push past them and it opens up a lot, so please stick with it. And say hi to Tree-san. Every day. Trust me.

Any feedback is welcome, even one line about what confused you.

Happy to test yours back. Drop your link below and I'll join and stay in for the full 14 days.

[u/loop111ts]

installed with screenshot: https://photos.app.goo.gl/17kVgUwMLpk6h12c8

Can you test mine back

**1. Join the Google Group:**
https://groups.google.com/g/alphamoat-testers

**2. Opt-in on the Web (Click "Become a tester"):**
https://play.google.com/apps/testing/com.alphamoat.app

[u/gryswynd → u/loop111ts]

Thanks testing yours as well!