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84% | Very Positive
82% of users recommend this
4.6 out of 5
'Excellent'
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In this all-new entry in the legendary beat-'em-up series, hot-blooded heroes Kunio and Riki have been captured, leaving it to their hard-hitting girlfriends, Kyoko and Misako, to serve up some payback.
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About River City Girls
About this game
There's trouble once again on the mean streets of River City, but this time the boys are in over their heads!
In this all-new entry in the legendary beat-'em-up series, hot-blooded heroes Kunio and Riki have been captured, leaving it to their hard-hitting girlfriends, Kyoko and Misako, to serve up some payback.
As you punch and kick your way across town - either solo or with a friend in a local co-op - you'll gain new skills, chow down on power-ups, wield an assortment of weapons, and unleash an arsenal of combos, throws, and special attacks that will leave the bad guys crying for mama - all in outrageous 16-bit style!
The awesome action is punctuated by manga story panels, anime cutscenes, and an epic synth-pop soundtrack. It’s an old-school rumble for a new generation!
Key Features:
- Wild beat-'em-up action for one or two players!
- Glorious pixel-art graphics plus anime and manga cutscenes!
- Fantastic soundtrack featuring Megan McDuffee, Chipzel, Cristina Vee, Dale North, and NateWantsToBattle!
- Six large city regions to fight through, complete with shops and side quests!
- Loads of weapons, items, and abilities to power up your heroines!
- Guest appearances by classic River City characters!
Game Details
- Platform:
- steam
- Release Date:
- September 05, 2019
- Developer:
- WayForward
- Publishers:
- Arc System Works
WayForward
- Rating:
- Supported Languages:
- English
- Franchise:
- River City
- Features:
- PvP
SharedSplit Screen PvP
SharedSplit Screen Coop
SharedSplit Screen
Steam Achievements
Full controller support
Steam Cloud
Remote Play on Phone
Remote Play on Tablet
Remote Play on TV
Remote Play Together
Singleplayer
Multiplayer
Co-op
Product Requirements
Minimum:
- OS: Windows 7 (64-bit OS required)
- Processor: Intel(R) Core 2 Duo E7500
- Memory: 4 GB RAM
- Graphics: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 750 or equivalent
- DirectX: Version 11
- Storage: 6 GB available space
Recommended:
- OS: Windows 10 64-bit
- Processor: AMD Phenom(TM) II X6 1035T @3100 MHz / Intel(R) Core(TM) i7 3770 @3400 MHz or higher
- Memory: 8 GB RAM
- Graphics: AMD Radeon HD 7800 Series / NVIDIA GTX 950 or higher
- DirectX: Version 11
- Storage: 8 GB available space
River City Girls Statistics
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3.77%
~4 Hours
11.32%
~8 Hours
37.74%
~12 Hours
26.42%
~20 Hours
16.98%
~40 Hours
0%
~60 Hours
1.89%
>= 80 Hours
1.89%
Achievement Hunter?
1.89% of players played this game for >= 80 Hours!
1.89% of players played this game for >= 80 Hours!
Difficulty Statistics
Difficulty Rating
Simple
1.54%
Easy
1.54%
Just Right
80%
Tough
15.38%
Unforgiving
1.54%
Relax & enjoy! 80% of players consider this game to be Just Right
Completion Statistics
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Play Behaviour
Tried It
7.41%
Played It
11.11%
Halfway
7.41%
Beat It
53.09%
Conquered It
20.99%
Completionist! 20.99% of players have Conquered It
River City Girls User Reviews
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Muleate
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Excellent beat em up. A few problems with Hard mode and grinding money, but a casual playthrough is excellent.
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Ken
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I hadn't played this type of game for a long time.
But 2D side-scrolling fighting games like Little Fighter are still classics.
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Princesse Cupcake
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A retro beat them up with gorgeous pixel art.
River City Gilrs offers a modern take on games like Double Dragon or Final Fight.
A light-hearted story in an open-world with funny side-quests,
And while you may think at first that the fighting system feels simplistic, you'll unlock a lot of new abilities with a leveling system not too heavy on the grinding.
I would have liked that the game was a little longer, but at least it doesn't overstay its welcome.
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Hdefined
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Pretty much all Wayforward games look a lot better in trailers than they turn out to be in practice. Had I known this was by Wayforward, I probably wouldn't have gotten it. It's got very slick visuals, music, presentation, etc, but the combat is so sluggish.
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TV's Mr. Neil
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Modern retro games don't have to be clones of their forebearers. The best of them take modern sensibilities and apply them to the strengths of classic games. That's what you get with River City Girls.
It's nostalgia done right. It's the kind of gameplay you remember about the classic Kunio belt-scrollers, but without feeling like you're walking through syrup. This game is fast and fluid, taking cues from a quarter century worth of evolution that has happened in the game industry.
The graphics are cute and expressive. The music is awesome. It's a good time to have.
Play this game!
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Angelo N
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River City Girls is a love letter to the beat’em up genre, that respects the essence of the River City saga, but gives it a modern and feminine touch..The humor is also present in the dialogues, the game has a very careful pixel art style, with fluid and expressive animations. It’s a beat’em up with RPG elements, that lets you buy new attacks, improve your stats and recruit enemies to help you in your adventure- Very cool and funny :D
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John
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Not very far into the game but it scratches the old river city ransom itch. The levels are a little weird with transitioning areas but it’s cool.
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Gamer
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Awesome 2d fighting . Artwork are great
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Frequently Asked Questions
Somewhere in the middle. 80% of GameFAQs users said the difficulty is Just Right. 17% of GameFAQs users said River City Girls is Tough or Unforgiving.
According to PEGI, River City Girls is suitable for players aged 12 and above.
Yes, River City Girls is not fully Steam Deck Verified but the publisher says it is "Playable" on Steam Deck. Valve’s testing indicates that River City Girls is Playable on Steam Deck. This game is functional on Steam Deck, but might require extra effort to interact with or configure.
- All functionality is accessible when using the default controller configuration
- This game shows Steam Deck controller icons
- This game's default graphics configuration performs well on Steam Deck
- Some in-game text is small and may be difficult to read
- This game is incorrectly scaled on Steam Deck and may require you to configure the display resolution manually
Minimum:
- OS: Windows 7 (64-bit OS required)
- Processor: Intel(R) Core 2 Duo E7500
- Memory: 4 GB RAM
- Graphics: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 750 or equivalent
- DirectX: Version 11
- Storage: 6 GB available space
Recommended:
- OS: Windows 10 64-bit
- Processor: AMD Phenom(TM) II X6 1035T @3100 MHz / Intel(R) Core(TM) i7 3770 @3400 MHz or higher
- Memory: 8 GB RAM
- Graphics: AMD Radeon HD 7800 Series / NVIDIA GTX 950 or higher
- DirectX: Version 11
- Storage: 8 GB available space
The average playtime for GameFAQs users is 13 hours.
82% of Fanatical users recommend River City Girls. The average review score is 4.4/5
River City Girls was released on September 05, 2019
River City Girls is published by Arc System Works and WayForward
River City Girls was developed by WayForward
Fanatical users tagged River City Girls as Beat 'em up, Action, Adventure, and RPG
Fanatical users tagged River City Girls as Female Protagonist, Pixel Graphics, Great Soundtrack, and Anime
Yes. Fanatical users tagged River City Girls as having Local Co-Op
Yes. Fanatical users tagged River City Girls as having Co-op
Yes. Fanatical users tagged River City Girls as having Singleplayer
Yes. Fanatical users tagged River City Girls as having Local Multiplayer
Yes. Fanatical users tagged River City Girls as having Multiplayer
Yes, Fanatical users tagged River City Girls as Beat 'em up
Yes, Fanatical users tagged River City Girls as Action
Yes, Fanatical users tagged River City Girls as Adventure
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