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River City Girls

4.4 out of 5
98 User Ratings
5 Stars
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4 Stars
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84% | Very Positive
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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:
ACB rating of 6
ESRB rating of 10
PEGI rating of 12
Supported Languages:
English
Franchise:
River City
Genres:
Beat 'em up
Action

Adventure

RPG
Themes:
Female Protagonist
Pixel Graphics

Great Soundtrack

Anime

Retro

Cute

Funny

Side Scroller
Play Styles:
Local Co-Op
2D

Co-op

Singleplayer

Local Multiplayer

Multiplayer
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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~2 Hours
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!

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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User Rating

Average score from 98 ratings
82% of users would recommend this.
4.4

User Ratings Breakdown

5 Stars
58%
5 Stars
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4 Stars
31%
4 Stars
31%
3 Stars
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2 Stars
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Recommended

Scott Pilgrim
Verified purchase
Solid beat em up! Love the artstyle and sound, great fun to play with a friend!
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Incredabun
Verified purchase
Amazing game to run around and have fun
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Recommended

Chznpto
Verified purchase
A pretty fun beat-em-up game that's an especially enjoyable local co-op experience with either family or friends. Very keen to see what the sequel holds in store.
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A Classic Reborn

Nate
Verified purchase
Classic beat 'em up modernized! This game is a glorious mix of TMNT and the classic River City Rampage. Now with voice acting, nice anime/manga storytelling and much better controls. The only thing that I could see as being annoying is the requirement to level up each character separately. This means that if you come back to play a session and you choose someone else, they may not have the moveset you're used to.
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Recommended

Dark
Verified purchase
Great, i've been having this on my to get list
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Recommended

D
Verified purchase
I'd had this game in my wishlist for a while and removed it because of some of the negative comments on Steam. But when it came up as a Fanatical bundle choice, I figured, eh, why not? Man, I am glad I bought it. This is the first truly fun side-scrolling beat-em-up that I've played in a long while. Yeah, having the same button to pick up items and attack is annoying, and yeah, the >60fps bug that prevents recruiting was frustrating until I saw the fix in the Steam discussions, and the inability to remap keys is truly awful, but the game is engaging and keeps me coming back to play, something the other meh beat-em-ups couldn't do. Highly recommended--just make sure you get controllers and fix the bugs so that you can avoid the pitfalls that drove the negative reviews on Steam.
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Recommended

Challah Bread
Verified purchase
The game oozes style and is a blast to play, tight controls, feels great with co-op but perfectly standalone as an awesome modern River City Ransom side-scrolling beat-em-up with fun characters, only minor annoyances with boss fights, and it doesn't overstay its welcome. Good value for the price, regardless of the price you find it for. I have very little to criticize regarding it.
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Old school beat them up but it feels way fresher

Moli
Verified purchase
I enjoyed every second. The combat starts simple but it gets better and better as you level up and buy new moves and it is the best part of the game
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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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